The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-14

put your head into one of your big trunks,
you will see about as much of the south of
France as l ever saw. 1t was pack, pack,
pack for ever and ever for me. My ladies
drove about and saw the sights of the town,
and got done with them nearly always in
one day, and moved on to the next place,
and l lived with my head in their trunks,
unpacking them and packing them again
nearly every day of my life. That was my
enjoyment of foreign towns and scenery,
and most maids will tell you much the
same; but did pick up some of the Ian
guage, and tonight, when you were talk
ing, | did think that perhaps | ought to
ask you to speak German when you were
saying anything you did not wish me to
understand"
'We will, Glenton, but still think that
you ought to have said you knew some
French"
"Don't reproach me, Miss Dorothy.
Take my word for it that you shall never
be worse for anything have heard
eWell, | must trust you, Glenton, but
do be careful not to repeat anything; and
take the French book, as you can read it,
and sit down by the fire and do your best
to be comfortable. You can go to sleep if
you like, of course. Now must be off;
there's the bell the carriage has come
round"
CHAPTER II.
"Oh, dear oh, dear !" thought Glenton,
girls are funny things There they go.
They are just my own age, not anything
like so clever as l am, and | don't fancy
much better looking, if any, and they seem
to think that it will make me quite happy
to sit by their freside for two hours quite
alone and yawning over one of their dull
books. For once it is French novel, |
wonder they did not insist ON my amusing
myself with some old story book they had
in their nursery. It's just too funny for
anything. Well, Miss Alice did say one
sensible thing before she went out, and
that was that it was shame those two
tickets for the masked ball should be
wasted. quite agree with her there, and
it shall be my duty and pleasure now to see
that one of them, at all events, Is put to a
good use. Let me see, it is ten minutes
past ten; can soon fling on dress, and
easily be at the Rooms by eleven. shall
not have much more than au hour and a
half of it, but that will be thousand times
mere amusing than sitting here by this
fire.
She hastily arranged the bedroom; then
she went to the servants hall, and declined,
on the plea of headache, the supper that
they had kept warm for her. al shall
rest for an hour or two, think, she said
II shall not be wanted till one O'Clock. "
Then she went into the deserted morning
room and took ticket for the ball from
the rack, Other tickets for that evening
were there which she might have used, but
this ball was the thing she most fancied.
She skipped joyfully up stairs with the
ticket in her hand, saying to herself, Sand
now my turn for little enjoyment has
come What do young ladies think
young servants are made off? | don't
suppose l shall have enough to hurt
me much, it will be bare two hours. Sit
down by the fire and rest: indeed, when ]
can put on dress that will cost me moth
ing, and wear a mask that will disguise me
so complely that even Miss Alice, sharp as
the poor young woman thinks herself,
could not recognize me; as for Miss Dolly,
she has no eyes for anything but her own
stupid little love troubles.
Then Glenton got out white silk dress
of Miss Dolly's that was not by any means
in the first flower of its youth, but had
much creditable wear in it. She knew
that it would fit her, because her figure
was very much like Miss DOrothy's, and
she had still better reason for her conf.
denee, for she had worn this same dress
before, and it had fitted her like we'll
made glove, II will take these shoes,
she thought; ''they are not quite so clean
as should like, but | will make them do,
and these gloves. 1t is shame of Miss
Alice not to get them button or two
longer"
She took Alice's gloves, but she was
careful to take one Of Miss Dolly's fans,
and no ornaments that did not belong to
her. Then, armed with her young ladies
little gold latchkey, which they had not
taken because their father had his own key
with him, and having carefully secured her
mask, she flung over her the domino that
had been bought for Miss Alice, and be-
gan to go cautiously down stairs. No one
was about, and she had no fear On her
way, however, she had lucky inspiration,
and turned into the drawing room for som
apemones to make small bouquet for the
front of her dress, and then pursued her
way noiselessly into the hall.
at is hard lines on my poor shoes, least
ways on Miss Dorothy's,' she thought, as
she looked down on her pretty little en-
broidered white slippers, "but 1 can't help
it, for | dare not gel a cab in any other
way than by walking to it." 1t was fine
night, fortunately, andin less than ten min
utes after leaving the house was at the Ne
vile Rooms "Now, thank goodness !" she
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