Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-14

Dor with the dreamy eyes gallantly
picked it up for me.
Very awkward of me-" said 1.
Not in the least" said he.
This little occurrence broke the ice
and we soon became great friends. He
told me that he had been moose hunting
in Maine. | confded to him was to be
the companion-I didn't quite like to say
upstairs girl'-of Mrs. Marcati, of No.
Fifth avenue. He seemed very much
interested in me. He said there was some
thing so attractive in watching the Ca
reer of youth and innocence The fruit
boy came along, and he bought an or
ange and some bananas for me. i was
a little sorry that l had told the dreamy
eyed gentleman all about the Marcatis,
especially in regard to jewels in etegere
drawer and the nervous ailments of my
new employer. even down to the arrival
of the new physician who had distin-
guished hin self in Paris. But of course
it didn't matter Why should itS
He wrote down my address when we
parted at the depot, and said that he
should certainly avail himself of the
very 6rst opportunity to call.
1 found No Fifth avenue without
any difficulty. Helen Maria had written
out the direction very carefully, and ev~
erything was far grander than 1 had any
idea Of Mrs Marcati, handsome lady
in black velvet gown. said had nice
face, and she hoped l would do 10y best.
Mrs Maurice, the widowed daughter
said she would like to paint me as Hebe
The two sons and their wives were at
the country seat in YOnkers. But
wasn't so much disappointed about
them as should have been if had not
seen the dreamy-eyed hero of the rail-
way train.
did my best to learn my new duties
and fulfill them to the satisfaction of
my new mistress. Helen Maria was
there, and the cook, very genteel wO-
man, with a kitchen maid who did all
the dishwashing and floor scribbing, took
quite fancy to me, although the laund-
ress, sour faced Scotch woman, said
that l was "a deal too giddy and light
minded Still it was quite a pleasant
change from Milliken's Falls.
The third day that l was there, there
came ring at the door bell, and who
should stand there when opened it
but my dreamy-eyed hero!
Goodness mep said 1, coloring all
over as pink as daisy, "is il you?"
"Is Mrs. Marcati at homer" said be.
"No," said /; "she has just this min
ute driven away FROM the door. should
think you would have met her-in a
dark blue landau, with black horses
and"
mo matter. my good girl" said he, 81
will come in and wait. My name is of
no great importance. Perhaps you
don't know-I don't now remember
that 1 mentioned iU-but l am the
gentlemen from Paris"
"The new doctor?" said l. "Lal and
you never told me?" =
"Our professional secrets are not our
own property" said he, as solemn as an
owl.
please to walk in,'' said 1. 81 am so
sorry Mrs. Maurice went out with her
ma, because
1T don't matter" he said 81 can avail
myself of the opportunity to diagnose
some of the cases scribbled down in my
notes. dare say she will not be long"
He drew out pocket tablet as he
spoke and put on learned looking pair
of eye glasses; and tiptoed cut of the
room. So he was learned man who
had really visited Paris. How good it
was in him to be so interested in my
silly chatter that day on the railroad
cars.
l did not interrupt his scientific stu
dies, but as soon as l had finished tidy
ing the bedrooms, watched eagerly at
the door for Mis-. Marcati to return. 1t
was nearly an hour afterward when L
ran down the steps to take her shawl
and parasol, and told her that the new
doctor had been waiting for her.
"That is nonsense, child she said,
sharply. 81 have just come from his Of
flee, where l have had long interview
with him."
Hes here, mann" said |.
There must be some mistake, mans
ma," said Mrs Maurice, and they both
went up the steps and into the parlor.
No one was there.
"Oh, dearr' said l. "He has got tired
and gone away"
Mamma" cried Mrs. Maurice, 'the
etegere drawers are broken open and
all your jewels and money are gone!
And the silver card receivers and the
thousand-dollar bronzes. and the little
Miessonier that julius brought you
| from Europel'
Oh, dear! oh. dearl l don't know how
| am to tell the end of the story. The
dreamy-eyed gentleman was confidence
man of the most shark-like description,
and | was arrested as his accomplice
and put in Jail until Uncle SolOn came
up from MiIlikin Falls to testify to my
character and bail me out. Oh, often
wonder that didn't commit suicide. eX
cept there was nothing to commit it
with. And the judge looked at me. with
such terrible big eyes, and the lawyers
asked such insoience queStsons. But
somehow it proved that l didn't mean
any harm and that l wasn't an accom-
plice- only dupe. But of course lost