CHAPTER XXVIII

Valerie at Garre The servants of Lady's Manor excused the presence in the kitchen of their young mistress at such frequent intervals to the fact that the house was something of a new toy. "That's the third time the young lady's asked why the cellar door was locked last night," said the cook, "and the cellar door doesn't lock." "She found a bolt on the inside, and I've never seen that before," said the kitchenmaid. "As you've only been in the house five minutes," said the superior cook, "it isn't surprising that the…