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But the confusion of records brought about by the Civil War left it impossible to tell what became of this Louise Loisson-Fanning , or of either of her parents . The trail ended abruptly ; nor could Eddring find any means of pursuing it further , certain as he was that , in the person of Miss Lady , he had found the third Louise Loisson and the rightful heiress of the Loisson properties in the mountains below St. Louis . Again he looked at his uncompleted papers , and again he sighed . It was well toward noon , and Eddring was busying himself about other matters , when he heard the knock of his faithful henchman , Jack , and bade him enter . `` Lady done sent me over f ` om de hotel , sah , '' said Jack . `` I brung her trunk up f ` om de de-pot . Heah 's her kyard .