Missing Maid - Chapter 7

The Missing Maid

A Tawse Hall Mystery

By

Lisa

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Friday was beautiful and warm but everyone at Tawse Hall was a bit tense because of what might befall Lisa later. Some felt sorry for her, Mr Welt had a growing fondness for the girl but most were hoping that it would be a public flogging, to give a bit of spectacle. Public beatings were very rare, Ms Strict generally believed that punishment was a private matter. However if there was a serious offence, and one where a wider message needed to be sent out, then she would deliver the beating in the walled garden in front of the whole household. She knew that this was arousing for some, but also few would actually want to be in the miscreants place, so the message would be received regardless. Fantasy is a wonderful thing when it comes to the cane. Reality bites very hard indeed.

Where is a man’s breaking point, when does he know enough is enough? William was probably the second gloomiest person in the house. He hated his sexual desire; he was so ashamed of what he had allowed himself to do just for Shona’s caress. Yes, she made love to him like no other woman, but what he had to endure in return was too much. What he was going to have to do today was terrible, but Shona had spelt out in no uncertain terms that he had no choice. She had been cruel, she was loving how much this tormented him, how much he had to fight between his desire for her and his what remained of his moral compass. For her he took slaps, he took abuse, he surrendered the right to enjoy his own body. For her he would let an innocent girl be beaten, for her he had let another man use him. But still she was pushing him further, and using that horrible film.

‘William, you have no choice. You fulfil your part of the deal or everyone in the village will get to see this.’ He could not look at the screen of Shona’s mobile, the video of him kneeling at Kevin’s feet. Sucking Kevin’s cock as Shona’s voice in the background tease and abused him. ‘Do you want the whole pub to know that you suck cock Billy boy? If you don’t then you have to fulfil your side of the bargain.’

How had he been so fucking stupid? He wept with frustration at his own weakness. He had to get away from Shona now; she was eating him, eating him from the inside out. But what else could he do apart from  what she demanded. Nobody must ever see that film.

Mrs Scolding laughed at Lisa’s her ashen face. ‘It is going to get a lot worse before it gets any better my girl. Maybe she will be generous as you are new.’ She said it in a way that made it clear Lisa could expect no mercy. Lisa was sent to clean and prepare the guest rooms, there would be visitors shortly and things had to be perfect. She was glad, it got her away from everyone, she was sick with fear and their comments just made it so much worse.  It was so important to be brave, but she could not imagine how terrible it would be to be caned in public. The shame of her bare bottom being on show, the inevitable telling off and then whatever time on display afterwards, let alone the pain of the caning itself.

Welt was on his guard. There was some petty theft going on in the house. Some alcohol and food was going missing. He was responsible for the stores and the Mistress was always thorough when she checked the accounts with him. He knew how intolerant of sloppy work she could be. Jacob Welt had been part of Louise Strict’s household longer than anyone. His private thoughts were not known to anyone but he was always absolutely loyal to his Mistress. For him here serving Louise Strict was where he wanted to be, but was also a hard life. His love for his Mistress was absolute, a devotion that he could not put into words. Her acknowledgement of his good work could make his day, the thought that he had let her down could leave him barely consolable. But he knew that however much she valued him he would never have her love. Not in the way he would have wanted. Jacob Welt, knew about duty and service. He had served in the Royal Marines and fought and killed for his country. But now he had found his role and nobody was going to steal from his Mistress, not one penny.

 He had noticed William seemed to be hanging around the kitchen and shooed him away. He was therefore very  surprised to spot the man sneaking back in half an hour later. His initial thought was to  grab him and thrash him for his disobedience, but something made him hang back, to observe from a distance. William carefully reached under the fridge and pulled something out, a key? Then  furtively he made his way towards the door by the pantry. He was going to the cellar. Maybe 5 minutes passed then he reappeared holding a bottle of wine. Again Welt restrained himself from jumping in, because something very odd happened. Rather than making off with his booty William opened the wine and poured it through a funnel into a plastic water bottle. Why would anyone do that? Then he crept out of the kitchen with both the empty wine bottle and the plastic bottle. Welt followed, keeping his distance.

Louise was in her study. She had taken the punishment book from the draw and collected the senior cane from the cupboard. She knew that some members of the staff, particularly Shona, would want to see Lisa caned and had no intention of giving them that satisfaction, but boy the girl needed to learn a lesson. The kind of lesson that 18 strokes from the senior girls cane can give. She had already sent a note via Welt that Lisa should report to her study at 1.00pm so the girl would know what was about to happen.  How would she take it? Suddenly there were raised voices in the hall snapped her out of her musings.

‘Shona, find out want on earth is going on.’

Moments later the commotion burst through the door of the study. Mr Welt had William bent double, frog marching him. The lad was bawling and shouting, begging to be let go, cursing and swearing, they were followed in by a now worried looking Shona.

‘Mr Welt what on earth is going on.’

‘Tell him to let me go!’ William bellowed.

Thwack, the cane came down on the leather bound punishment book. ‘Silence’, then  in a softer tone, ‘May we have some order, Mr Welt please explain what is going on.’

‘Ma’am, there have been some thefts of late. I have been keeping an eye out and this morning spotted this creature stealing wine from your seller.

‘No, he is lying.’

Silence William or I will cane you here and now for your insolence regardless of what else you may or may not have done.  But  Mr Welt you can let the boy up, he is not going to run away. You are not going to run away are you William.?’

‘No, no Ma’am.’

‘Good, carry on Welt.’

‘As I said he sneaked into your cellar using a spare key. I don’t know where he got it, and that is something I mean to find out, but he had it, and here it is.’ Welt held up a tarnished Yale key on a string. ‘But there is far worse Ma’am. I finally caught him coming down a ladder from young Lisa’s room. Upon investigation he had planted the empty bottle amongst her things. The only thing I can construe is that he meant her to take the blame for his thefts. Despicable wretch.’

‘William, explain yourself.’

The boy seemed to be lost for words, he kept looking at Shona who was brandishing her mobile phone. ‘I am sure William meant no harm Ma’am.’ She offered.

‘Shona, can you cast any light on this?’ Louise snapped at her.

‘No, Ma’am.’ Shona shrunk back. Louise noticed that Williams gaze seemed rather focused on Shona’s phone,  but then he straightened.

‘Ma’am, I stole the wine so I could drink it later. I did not want to get caught with the bottle. I thought even if Lisa found it in her room she would not tell anyone. I have stolen, but I was not trying to get anyone else in trouble.’

Louise thought for am moment, her eyes running along the three faces in front of her. Welt looking at William with cold fury, Shona trying to be invisible and William, tears rolling down his cheeks. It gave her no pleasure but she would need to be firm.

‘William. You have admitted stealing from me. You enjoy good pay here and considerably more security than you would find anywhere else. So to say that I am disappointed in you is a huge understatement. It also looks very much like you were trying to pass off your crime by getting another member of staff blamed. Because Mr Welt caught you, I do not know for certain but this is how it looks. Given that Lisa is already in considerable trouble your actions were downright evil.’

Louise explained the rules of the house, he could leave now forever of take her punishment. William knew that  leaving without a reference would mean no new job, swallowed hard and accepted her punishment. Louise dismissed Welt and Shona.

‘Take off your trousers and underpants boy.’ With William stood in front of her in his shirt tails she could not restrain herself from laughing. ‘Who put that thing on you?’

William looked down at the chastity cage and blushed a deep, deep red.

One pm came. Lisa was unaware of all that had been going on. She looked at the note, it simply told her to wait on the bench outside Ms Strict’s study. Time ticked by. There were sounds from inside, but she could not make out what they were. She had deliberately gone to the toilet before coming for fear of embarrassing herself with fright but  could feel the need to go again. The clock ticked its slow rhythm. 

After 20 minutes the call came, and nervously she got to her feet, smoothing her uniform and straightening the seams of her stocking before she went in. She did not want to give Ms Strict any further reason for displeasure. The sight before her  stopped her in her tracks. The office was familiar, except facing one wall was a small desk, with a wooden chair. Sat in the chair was William, he was naked and it was obvious that against the slats of that hard wooden chair was his heavily caned bottom. He looked up as she came in, his eyes filling with tears but quickly returned his eyes to the desk where he was writing with an old fashioned dipping pen. Behind her desk say Ms Strict, with her punishment book and that hideous senior cane.

‘Stand in front of my desk girl.’

‘This has not been a happy week for Tawse Hall. As you will have seen I have just had to discipline a thief. He is currently writing 500 times, ‘I am a dirty thief who deserved to be caned.’ The reason I have kept him here is so that you could see what a pathetic creature he is. I hope you will show more courage in taking your medicine. Also, William wants to apologise to you. William!

The man got to his feet, and stepped forward eyes cast to the floor, despite his efforts Lisa could see the cage around his cock but his ardour was much dampened now. She was terrified and now completely bewildered about what was going on.

‘William, you have something to say to Lisa.’

It was a barely audible mumble. Louise got up, and coming behind him gave William 3 hard smacks on the back of his thighs. ‘Speak up, she can’t hear you!’

‘I am sorry Lisa, I hid an empty bottle in your room so that you would get the blame if anyone noticed and not me for stealing it.’ He turned round and went back to the seat, the angry cane marks on his bottom were  very visible. His misery gave no comfort to Lisa.

‘Now, girl to you.’ Again Louise explained Lisa’s choices, pack and leave now or accept her punishment. For Lisa there was no real choice, she had nowhere else to go, even if she had wanted to. She gave her answer.

‘Lisa, I am pleased. You have richly earned this caning but I am very glad you have decided to remain part of this household. Once you have had your medicine the slate is wiped clean. Tomorrow you will resume your duties with me as my personal Maid. I am sure Shona is disappointed but that is my  decision. Remove your dress and knickers and then return to the front of my desk.’ Lisa, knew this drill and slipped out of her things quickly and folded them.

Louise was drinking in the sight before her, the black stockings, the neat bush of hair, rising past a smooth flat belly, up to a black bra, and a pair of firm breasts. And soon she would be bent over for her. She was breathing hard as the girl shuddered. She looked closely now at the girls face hoping to see the moment she would crumble, when she heard her sentence.

‘Lisa, you know what you did. I will forgive you but you have to pay a heavy price. I know you are new here and are not familiar with the cane. I have taken these things into account.  Louise paused, You will receive 18 strokes of the cane.’ Yes she could see the girl dissolve into tears, her hands over her face. ‘Tears will do you no good now Lisa.’

Louise stood up having completed the entry into the punishment book and picked up the senior cane. ‘Bend over the desk girl, rest on your elbows and stick that bottom out, right out.’ What a bottom it was. Louise ran her hand over its smooth curves, and enjoyed seeing the girl shudder. ‘Feet two feet apart please.’ Oh yes, Louise could now take in the beauty of Lisa’s sex. But there was work to be done. ‘Steady yourself girl.’ After a few preparatory taps  Louise raised the cane and delivered 6 hard strokes in rapid succession. Lisa’s howls of pain filled the room. She jumped up holding her blazing bottom, hopping from one foot to the other.

‘Please Ma’am that hurt so much!’

‘Back down Lisa, and don’t you dare get up again without my permission. If you do we will start over again.’ Louise took a few moments to take in the lovely red stripes that were forming on that smooth white bum. Despite the rapid fire delivery the strokes were well placed across the centre of Lisa’s lovely bottom. Louise had been shown this way of caning by an old nun. It is cruel because it meant the next blow falls before the effects of the first have subsided leading to a tidal wave of pain that storms from the poor victim’s bottom, through the whole of her body. Those nuns could be nasty when they wanted to be.

‘Good girl Lisa, now steady yourself again.’ Louise noticed with pleasure how Lisa’s bottom clenched and unclenched in anticipation of the next salvo. Again 6 strokes, quick fire.

Owwww nooo owow. Lisa was hopping on the spot but this time stayed in position. Louise inspected the damage, and noticed that Lisa’s sex was showing some signs of interest. She reached down. ‘Hmmmm, you seem to be getting something out of this. Never mind.’ Louise had a nasty trick up her sleeve for the final 6. She was going for the space between the tops of Lisa’s stockings and her bottom. That would have her jumping.

‘The final six girl, and these are going to hurt.’  Whick, whick, whick, whick, whick, whick. The stokes came fast again, Lisa was bawling now.

Please stop, please stop Ma’am, I will do as I am told, I will obey the rules, please.’ Lisa’s hands went to the back for her punished thighs. Louis thought about punishing her for getting out of position but she look so cute, but over holding onto her caned bottom that Louise was happy to leave it at that. Slowly she walked back to the desk and put the cane down.

‘That’s it Lisa, the slate is wiped clean. Come to me.’ Louise wrapped the weeping girl in her arms and comforted her.