Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-02
That French Maid

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lid you ever hear me tell oi my
French maid, Clarice'
She was perfect. | shall never he
allie to hnd her like again. am con.
ndent
A. massage she was divine. All
even now at the thought oi those days
when tired from round oi calls or
three ot four hours of shopping, |
came home. distobed. and gave my.
sell over to her manipulation. ox-
peficnccd thrill oi delight Il Was
more Of q tonic than this sea air. II
set my blood lingling
Her hands were an soft ~ rose
petals they soolhcd aud invigorated
at the same time
She had been IN my employ three
months when had visit from -
man who announced himself merely
q. Mr. ntoWn.
sent word that was not At home.
lie said he would wait. For five
hours hc sat In the reception room.
Would you believe II, dear, he was n
detective. lie had rcasou 10 believe.
he said, that the pctsun he wanted
was IN nv employ
AZ drst | VAS indignant. Then !
remembered ve had ioutmsn whom
ho had taken without - reference. aud
| consented to have him called.
lie came. bat he WAS not the man.
" II can do no harm" said the lie.
,ecli,s. "i io L., me see the rest Of your
servants
Very sell, | thought. u will. PER
haps, he The most expeditions way To-
get fid ol the ieilnw
Every man in the house Wss
brought up. and every ono Was dis.
missed again.
And nov. he said, "let me see
the women :"
Hut, my suod cir cried. I
thought u was = Iaan you wcru after. Z"
rofhsps he might have hal an
soconplice oi lhe other seS. he aug
Eested
The women wee called with the
same resul,
Have seen silf" bee asked
Al" I tepliesi--" all. that i-. eT
cep, nay maid She is = good girl. I
kaos should hate tn ash her to-"
uhliEs me. please, ny calling her D
be- ssll, aud bee said /, 81 slernly had
no choice lu, to ol.ey.
ssnd Clatlea b. me-" | ordered
sdIFss.lns one II ths chamlctmaids
ani the nes, moment Clstice entered
the rom
The detective spsang ,o his feet,
AT last he et,sd " ~ heaven
I've had long ehaso iof YOU. NJ
Clarence puqussne. hu, have sou
nos."
Ia q secund be had fastened q pail
oi haedcuiis upon my Ipor Clstlce''
slender wfisls
"uh' pfaf sir. protested, "ihi'
Il outrageous You must be mistaken
Clssics u not = man am sure sh'
l. not. She ls-"
ranlun me. madame. " he aaid. and
ia Hash he hal fipI'ed up his prison
sfs sleeve There are the initial'
q u lhoashl could not be mis-
taken Do tou require any iufthe'
pt's'i ~ ,hls rerson's sssf
wha. could | say
AID yuu can imsalne the crime 81
waleh ,his ~uli la sheep's clolhIn,
~ss aceused' thsii' No,s be ei u
lIo ~ss ehafged--ani cun, ieled too-
~iih--lsl me ~hlsrsS ~ I shouldn'
dsfa ,e SPEAK !, aloud ,.
wssnt u smssias' IN. my dear
I c''uli esy ~i,h sesa,,oa ConsideI
hos ! sss 10 hls piws', aud Sst--an,
Fvi--hs astsf save me Feason to sus
pet ihst be- was not the maid
Imagined
osnuu' sou comprehend ~, anno,
snes' NJ my humiliation
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