ady Angela's Diamond Tiara Concern

ome time ago Baron Von Lodge was the head of a small country near Switzerland known as Lilliland.

Lady Angela of Alpine Castle was the Baron’s fiancée and was seen with him at all the official affairs in Lilliland. The Baron relied on her judgment in affairs of state equal to that of Professor Hamblin, his chief advisor. Lady Angela was much more than just a pretty face.

In her own right, she had inherited a vast fortune from the Rosett family of which she was a part. Although the history of that family was not well known, they did leave a sizable estate to Lady Angela. The estate equaled, if not exceeded, that of the Baron.

Among her jewelry was a diamond tiara that she did not like to wear in public or on state occasions because of security concerns. Lady Angela lived alone in Alpine Castle with some staff, but the staff was not sufficient to withstand any forced robbery. Therefore, the fact that she was wealthy was not well known and she could hopefully avoid certain security problems.

She also said that the diamond tiara was too large and the size of the large diamonds made it glitter too much. The Baron, on the other hand, liked the tiara and so there was some disagreement about it being worn.

That problem was resolved by having a new, more moderate tiara designed for her to wear at special occasions.

Where did all this jewelry come from and was Lady Angela’s real family name Rosett? She asked Professor Hamblin to have someone in confidence look over the documents that she had about the history of her family tree.

The historian made a preliminary report that stated “Rosett” was the name of a ship that sailed over two hundred years ago. It was accused of being a pirate ship. But that fact was never proven. Alpine Castle, directly on Lake Lilliland, had several secret entrances on the water that would make it easy for smugglers to come and go at will. Lady Angela requested a pause in the historian’s work because she needed some time to digest the facts about her family tree that were coming to light. But she continued to wonder if her inheritance was obtained by honest or less than honest means. “Time will tell,” she thought.