The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-14

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pleasant occupations, such rs driving.
| boating. etc, ani we had forgotten al
about the third maid. We saw but
little Of Miss g.. though her handi.
work was pleasantly apparent in the
cuisine.
The sixth morning of our stay, which
was the day before we were to leave,
my wife, after breakfast, said she
would 30 mp and do little packing
while | made out oGr route for the fol-
lowing day in the Bradshaw, but was
soon interrupted by the return Of my
wife with a rather scared look on her
face.
We'll" she said, won were right
after all. for there is another maid, and
she is now in our bedroom, and appar-
emily engaged in much the same occu-
patton rs when you saw iier there. She
took no notice Of me. but stood there
with her body slightly bent over. the
bed, looking straight in front of her.
her hands smoothing the bed clothes -
She described her rs having dark hair,
her face very pale, and her mouth very
firmly set. Ny curiosity was now SO
much awakened that | determined to
question Miss G. on the subject. But
our carriage was now at the door wait
ing for us to start on an expedition that
would engage us all day.
On my return late in the afternoon.
meeting Miss G. in the passage, | said
to her: Who is the third servant that
Mrs. X. and myself have seen once or
twice in our bed-room?"
Miss G. looked, | thought. rather
scared, and murmuring something that
| could not catch. turned and went
hurriedly down the stairs into the
kitchen.
An hour afterward, as we were sit
ting waiting for our dinner. Jane
brought a note from Miss G. iuclosing
her account and saying that she had
had a telegram summoning her to the
sick bed of a relation. that in all proba-
bility she would not be back till after
our departure, but that she had left
directions with the servants and hoped
they would make us quite comfortable
and that we would excuse her hurried
departure.
A few minutes after cab drove up
to the door into which. from our win
dow, we saw Miss G.. ret in and drive
rapidly away.
Later on in the evening, while JanG
was clearing away tie dinner things /
said to her: ''By-thc-by. Jane, who is
the third maid?' She was just going
to leave the room as | spoke: instead of
vepiying she turned round with such
scared look on her face that felt quite
alarmed; then hurriedly catching up
her tray. she left the room. Thinking
that further inquiry would be very dis
agreeable to her forbore again men,
tioning the subject Next day, our week
being mp, we departed for fresh woods
and pastures new.
Our tour led us considerably farther
north, bat month later saw us home
Ward-bound. The nearest route bv
rail led lis by *. As we drew up at
the station we noticed on the platform
a parson, in whom we recognized one
of the clergy of x. whose church we
had been to. Presently the door of
our compartment was opened and he
put in Il lady, wished her good-by, the
guards whistle blew, and we were off.
After a short time we fell into CONVEX
sation with the lady and found her to
be the cIergyman's wife. Among
other things we asked after Miss q.
oh Miss G." she replied, ''she is
very well, bat | hear, poor thing, she
has not had Il very good season."
Il am sorry to hear that, replied.
Why is it?" She was silent for a
minute and then related to US the fol-
lowing facts:
At the beginning of the season a
rather untoward event occurred at Miss
G.'s lodgings. An elderly lady took
one of the flats for Il month. She had
with her an attendant of about 80. Be-
fore long Miss G.. observed that they
We're not ON very good terms. and one
morning the old lady was found dead
in her bed.
\ doctor was ut once called in, who
on viewing the body, found there were
very suspicious marks round the neck
and throat, rs if Il persons fingers hat.
been tightly pressed upon them. The
maid on hearing this ut once became
very restless, and going to her bedroom,
which was at the top of the house,
packed a small bag and, having put on
her things, was about to descend the
stairs, when from hurry or agitation,
she missed her footing and, falling to
the bottom, broke her neck.
Bat not the least extraordinary part
of the business was that not the Slight
est clew could be obtained as to who
the lady was, the linen of herself and
her maid having only initials marked
on it, The police I'D their best by ad-
vertising and inquiry, but all they
could find ont was that they had come
straight to Y from Liverpool, where
they had arrived from America. There
they were traced to the Fifth Avenue
hotel, in New York, where they had
been only known by the number of
their room. and where they had come
from no one knew. Enough money
was found in the lady's box to pay the
expenses of their funerals. An open
verdict was returned at the inquests
which were held. The police took
possession of their belongings and had
them no doubt, ut the present moment.
At this point the train stopped, the
lady wished us Good morning" and
left the carriage; and we. as we steamed
south. were left to mediate on this
strange but perfectly true story and to
solve rs we best could the still un-
answered question of WHO wils the
lhird maid? ?"--1rg0sy.
LeUtIng a NAN aionc.
That a husband is at times silent aud