Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
ACTING A PART.
An Heiress in the Role Of the Pret-
7 ty House Maid. .5 )

The years preceding or following the
one bright point in Violet Fields life I
shall have very little to do with, since
they lack the dramatic interest neces-
sary to even mediocre story. Pass
by the baby age Of down and lacy cur
tain folds, of nursery squabbles, of
school days, of early orphanage, and,
at last, of a debut in the high social
circles of Gotham, a reputed heiress
and a beauty-though she has honest
" had no real claim to the latter quail
fication. being only a nice bright-feat-
ured maiden-and come to Miss Violet
Fields nineteenth year. ss w. z##
In. the year Of which write Life has
grown to be quite a burden to the
young lady in question; and the emptiest
dream told in the mournfulest numbers
was all she could dig out of the never
ending problem. She almost wished it
would end; she could forget day in
October-a day that had led her to the
highest pinnacle of hope only to dash
her TO its lowest ebb of despair, all in
the space Of its twelve short Indian
summer hours! r. s1.
October was thirteen whole
months ago; yet a pair OF indiferent-
looking brown eyes still haunted her;
and a pair Of wide, brawny shoulders
doomed up in the zenith OF her thoughts
And even though she was at this mo-
ment on her way to visit Hon. Mrs.
Torrensham at her country villa, with
visions of rides and drives, picnics and
boatings innumerable ready to name
at any call OF her fancy, she still pom
dered over the sudden disappearance
of the owner Of the pair OF Indifferent
looking brown eyes on a certain even
ing in October last.
Twenty miles yet to Willoughby,
Miss Fields destination. She closes
her pretty gray eyes and woos Nor
pheus. he comes stealthily, and, after
bobbing her head for her in an ex-
tremely undignified manner for few
uncomfortable moments, vanishes ut
terly before the voice of Miss Field s.
French maid, who is gently poking her
young mistress on the shoulder and
calling: 5=.
a'amselle! Ma'amselle! Velobee
ees widout!'' .s {, y. 81
zsz Without what, Finette? Oh, see!,p'
And the two, mistress and maid, are
soon hurrying out into cold, dreary
mist, that is almost as Disseminating
as heavy rainfall. III
No carriage awaits the guest; and as
there is ne depot at WilloughD BY un-
less the long plank platform can lay
claim to so ambitious an appellation
Miss Field and her maid find them
selves IN sorry plight. .. s
Since there is no ono near upon
whom they can call for assistance, up
the darkling unfamiliar streets Of the
I little town they find themselves obliged
70 march, cold, hungry and friend
less 3. D. s.. !. Sc ss
A big lantern at last looms out from
somewhere overhead like yellow
ghost and disclose the entrance Of al
inn. Glad OF any she1ter the two be-
lated ones lift the huge knocker, whose
brassy summons fetches 8 blooming
bar-maid to the rescue In another
hour Finette has tucked her mistress
IN under q flaming set III d, SIM q quilt,
and finding 8 lounge near at hand pre-
fers stretching her d minutive length
upon It's chintz cover rather than 10
occupy another room aeross the car
petless passage.
The next day Is clear and fine; and
Yiolet's first peep out of the hie old !.
fashioned fwindoWs shows q quiet little
village street v ith 1nosses and all
sorts of rank weeds growing defantly
upon eaeh side OF the crooked curb
stones, while flock OF geese, adyano-
inR I'D Indian file, seem the only IN
hahitants abroad. 5 l5s
lsinette call Miss Fields attention
from the yerd ant lsI 20 the state
"a sr trByeling ress. which astiiceIe
81 apparel being off that xasperat thu
40 q & me- hi l,1'anll en ail !