Tales of the Lady Bandits were circulating among the backrooms of gambling houses and in the anti-rooms of social events. Everyone was talking about these beautiful highwaywomen that took your money and your virtue, leaving their monogrammed handkerchiefs as remembrances. Such handkerchiefs were the prize possession of the recipient given it. At one gambling house, it was even used to cover a bet of ₤2000. During the auction of a deceased nobleman's effects, his 'Lady Lace' handkerchief brought ₤5000. Members of parliament were upset by these attacks n the King's Highways. But unless someone came forth to file a complaint nothing could be done until the 'Loving Ladies' were caught in the act of holding up a coach. Most of the victims put the blame on the Osborne Gang. The magistrates that found the victims on their patrols were often threatened with retaliation in their next election or appointment, if they made it known their predicament. So the plan was to increase the constabulary's ranks and send out more patrols on weekends. Christine decided this would be the perfect time to take a vacation to Amsterdam and sell their stolen gems to the sub- society of Amsterdam's merchant class. Mrs. Viika Hendriksen introduced them to Dutch Society at her Christmas Soirée. Viika had a legitimate merchant business and bought and sold valuable gems. She also had an additional side business.
Tales of the Lady Bandits were circulating among the backrooms of gambling houses and in the anti-rooms of social events. Everyone was talking about these beautiful highwaywomen that took your money and your virtue, leaving their monogrammed handkerchiefs as remembrances. Such handkerchiefs were the prize possession of the recipient given it. At one gambling house, it was even used to cover a bet of ₤2000. During the auction of a deceased nobleman's effects, his 'Lady Lace' handkerchief brought ₤5000. Members of parliament were upset by these attacks n the King's Highways. But unless someone came forth to file a complaint nothing could be done until the 'Loving Ladies' were caught in the act of holding up a coach. Most of the victims put the blame on the Osborne Gang. The magistrates that found the victims on their patrols were often threatened with retaliation in their next election or appointment, if they made it known their predicament. So the plan was to increase the constabulary's ranks and send out more patrols on weekends. Christine decided this would be the perfect time to take a vacation to Amsterdam and sell their stolen gems to the sub- society of Amsterdam's merchant class. Mrs. Viika Hendriksen introduced them to Dutch Society at her Christmas Soirée. Viika had a legitimate merchant business and bought and sold valuable gems. She also had an additional side business.
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