Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-02
THE THIRD MAID.

train at weJ known watering place in
the north OF England The wind was howl
ing and roaring with delight at It's resist
Iess power; che RAIN came Kissing down in
large drops
Our hotel was situated on an erninence
overlooking tle town; and as we slowly
sscenled TO 30 10 our cab, we thought,
swell, we must not be surprised to find
our intended abode for the night has van.
shed
However presently we stopped In front
Of a building which looked substantial
enough TO wi hstand anything, and ia
An8wer to our drivers application TO the
bell, tho door WAS promptly opened by n
SmArtl attrpd porter, Iewas closely fol-
bowed by person fun OF smiles and bows,
sho posted himself in the doorway ready
~ receive u.s.
Al rt once there WIS a terrific baug as
slough forty FOUNDER had been fired 10
welcome orr arrival, and he Of tho smiles
and bows was hurried headlonR against the
muddy who's Of our conveyance by the
Ilamming to Of the large door My ifo's
bonnet blew OIL and tusgcd hard AZ ita
moonnes; the light In the porch was ex-
AnRuishCd, chile the wind seemed 20 give
ashHes Of triumph no the jokes he was
playing upon US. Here we were then, ia
Total darkness and exposed TO the Grench-
ing rain. However, half an hour afJer-
ward al cur dlscomrorts were forgotten Az
W. sat down 10 an excellent dinner q Ia
rArto
Next morning was abroad very early,
booking for lodgings Fortune seemed TO
smile upon rue on this occasion, for scarce
y had / proceeded fifty yards from my
hotel when ! came upon very nice look
ing row OF houses, aud in the window OF
she flrst was lodgings 10 let" Knocking
II the door, IL YVES soon opened by very
neat looking maid
| inquired IL I could see the proprietor,
but was told that MB c. was not yet
down said would wait, and was shown
into q very comfortably furnished dining
room. Soon Miss c. appeared, and
proved 90 be pretty brunette OF about
hVe-aud-twcnty. whose dark eyes during
our short interview were avery now and
then fixed GA nae with an ibtcntness that
seemed TO be yiug TO read what kind II
a person / was; while her manner, though
decidedly pleasing, had certain restless
ness in (which / could not help observing.
Her father and mother being both dead
abe kept the lodging house herself.
asked her II she had good cook 10 which
he replied she was Responsible for most OF
IhBt difficult part OF the mcnaEs herself,
Keeping two maids to assist In the house
aud paglor work. She went ON to say that
her drawing room was "disseCted," d term
common AMONG north country lodging
houac keepers, aud meant 10 express that
Il was undergoing lbs autumn cleaning
but she would have it put straight II
wished told her that We should he quite
couteuted with the dining room, provided
we had good bedroom, This she Mt once
showed me, aud soon coming TO terms / re-
turned To the hotel
After breakfast went to the bureau 10
ask for my account While 10 was being
made cut, | observed casually that | had
taken lodgings nc Miss G-----'s, on Gin ter
race, upon which the accountant looked
quickly up and said, ooh, Miss G-'s,"
aud then Ss quickly went ON with my bill l
hardly noticed this at the moment, though
| Thought Of il afterward
Eleven o'clock saw us comfortably en-
Eoonced iu our rooms, After lunch we
took delightful expedition the weather
having greatly moderated We found shat
night atdinnor, that Miss CT was fi~st
rate cook ana We retired TO rest much
pleased with our quarters
We soon made the acquaintance Of the
two maids--Jauo, who waited on MS, and
Mary, the housemaid; and two very pleas
ant aud obligiug young women we found
Ihem
About the third morning OF our stay. on
going up 20 my bedroom after breakfast ]
was surprsel TO find o strange maid in the
r-pm She was standing by the bed,
smoothing down the bedGlothcs with both
hands and appeared 20 take no notice OF
me, but continued gazing steadily IN front
of her. while her hands went mechanically
on smoothing the clothes. / could not
help being struck with her pale lucc, which
wore a look OF pain, and the fixed aud
almost stony expression OF her eyes, ! left
her ia exactly che same position as / found
her GA coming down | said 20 my wife.
II did not know Miss Co., employed three
servants There certainly is another maxi
m@ the bed Inn our room" i am short
ugh,e,'. ana NY wife would have 10 chat
had make "a mistake, but ! ,ol, quite eag.
tain / bad au, Later ON, while JanS was
laying tbe lunch, said 90 her 81 thou-at
that YOU and Mary were The only two s,r
wants ~ tAa house,
Eyes. sir, uuly mea2i Mary, w8sJane's
leply, It's she lclt Zine ROOM.
"Ihgp. ,..1 wy wife, "I told you thlt
sou were mis..l Aud Ibid not pag,ue
the Hicet further
Two ar three da5s slipped away tn P.eas
ant occupations, such gs driving. poss.H-
etc. anl we nld tor-Jt,ea an ala8t Sine
third maid W. SAW bu,ly}eot Miss yj---,
enough her hlu3ivprN was pleasantly air
parent Ill tine cuisine.