The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-06-08


prime minister of Lady Lydiard'
household
'Hal Our worthy Moody. How wei
he wears Not a gray hair on hi
head-and look at mine! What do 70,
use, Moody? If he had my open dispo
stion he would tell AS it is, he look
unutterable things, and holds hi,
tongue. All! If could only have hell
my tongue-when I was in the diplo
matte service, you know-what a DO
sition | might have occupied by thif
time! Don't let me interrupt you
Moody, if you have anything to say
to Lady Lydiard."
Having acknowledged Mr.. Sweet
sir's lively greeting by a formal bow
and grave look of wonder which re.
spectfully repealed that vivacious gen.
tleman's flow of humor, Moody turned
toward his mistress.
Have you got the bank note?'
asked her ladyship. Moody laid the
bobh hOtC I'll TIC LdOl6.
Am l in the way?" inquired Felix.
No. said his aunt Il have a let
ter to write; it won't occupy me for
more than few minutes. You can
stay here, or go and look at the Hob
bema, which you please"
Felix made second sauntering at
tempt to reach the picture gallery. Ar
rived within few steps of the en-
trance, he stopped again, attracted by
an open cabinet of Italian workman
ship filled with rare old china. Be-
ng nothing if not a cultivated anna
eur, Mr.. Sweetsir paused to pay his
passing tribute of admiration before
he contents of the cabinet. Charm
ng!" he said to himself, with his
lead twisted approximately little
n one side. Lady Lydiard and Moody
eft him in undisturbed enjoyment of
he china, and went on with the bust
ess of the note.
Ought we to take the number of |,
lie note, in case of accident?" asked
err ladyship.
Moody produced slip of paper from
IS waistcoat pocket. 81 took the num-
or, my lady, at the bank"
Very we'll. You keep it. While I
writing my letter, suppose you di-
ct the envelope. What is the clergy
ans name?" T,
Moody mentioned the name and di
cted the envelope. Felix, happen
to look around at Lady Lydiard
d the steward, while they were =
tn engaged in writing, returned sud-
My to the table as if he had been y
uck by new idea. 8
is there third penn" he asked. q
Thy shouldn't I write a line at once -
Hardyman, aunt? The sooner you -
We his opinion about Tommie, the -
you think SOP" ~
tt
lady Lydiard pointed to the pen ~,
y, with smile To show considera- -
4 for her dog WIS to seize irresist
? on the high-road to her favor.
tx set to work on his letter, in a
sc, scrambling handwriting, with
nty of ink and noisy pen. 'I de-
re we are like clerks in an Of g.
y he remarked, in his cherry way.
with our noses to the paper, writ
as If we lived by it! Here,
'dy, let one of the servants take Tia
at once to Mr. Hardyman's."
he messenger was dispatched
ert returned, and waited near his
tress, with the directed envelope or
lis hand. Felix sauntered back )
lily toward the picture gallery for w. -
tnlrd tlme In moment more pre-
Lydiard finished her letter and sci
ed up the bank note in it. She POI
just taken the directed envelope kae
MOODY, ana mad just placed the mil
r inside it, when a scream from on
inner room in which 1s.ho, - dru
ing the sick dog, startled every da1
: my lady! My lady!" cried the VIII,
d1stractedly, "Tommie is in a me-
Tommy is dyingI" \
a., ,,a,os nal
- ~ uioppeo tne unclosed sha
lope on the table, and ran-yes, 7
as she was and fat as she was, Sat
into the inner room The two -. y
left together, looked at each '
:.
Loody," said Felix, in his lazy II
do you think if you or 1 were ner
tit that her ladyship would run? G
These are the things that shake rye