Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-05

cast curious glance on the papyri. the
prints and pictures of all kinds which
covered the walls to the ceiling Then
she looked for some time at the god
dess Pacht which was on my table. At
last:
She is charming" she said.
You are speaking of this little
statueP 1t has indeed rather curious
inscription. But may l inquire to
what circumstance l am indie bted for
this visit?"
"Oh!" she replied, 81 do not trouble
myself with the particulars OF an in
scription She has cats face of an
exquisite delicacy. You believe that
she is true goddess do you not
Monsieur Pigeonneau?"
defended myself against such an in
furious suspicion
Such belief" said 1, "would be
fetishism."
She turned her large green eyes on
me with surprise.
"Ah! You are not fetch. l did not
believe one could be an archeologist
without being fetch. How can Pacht
interest you if you do not believe that
she is a goddess? But never mind
that have come to see you, Monsieur
Pigeonneau, with regard to very i'm
portant affair"
Very Important"
"Yes. With regard to a costume
Look at me"
with pleasure"
do you not find that my profile has
certain characteristics of the Egyptian
race?"
l did not know how to reply. Such
conversation was quite outside of my
line. She continued:
'Oh! 1t is not astonishing I re-
member having been an Egy yptian. And
you, Monsieur Pigeonneau, were you
also formerly an Egyptian? You do
not remember? 1t is strange You do
not disbelieve, at least, that we pass
through series of successive incarna-
tions?"
II do not know, Mademoiselle."
You surprise me- Monsieur Pigeon
neau."
Would you kindly tell me to what
l owe the honor" -
81 beg your pardon, 1 have not yet
told you that have come come to beg
you to aid me to compose an Egyptian
costume for the costume ball at the
house of Countess N. l wish to
have costume perfectly correct and
of a stupefying beauty. l have already
worked great deal over it. l have
consulted my recollections, for can
very we'll recall having lived at The bes
six thousand years ago / have had
designs made in London and New
York.
That is the surest way"
mo, nothing is surer than an inner
revelation / have also studied the
Egyptian museum at the Louvre. 1t is
full of the most ravishi ng things. OF
forms slender and pure, of profiles
with the most delicate lines, of women
who look like flowers, and have an in
describable stiffness and suppleness at
the same time. And a goddess who re-
sembles M. Sarcey! Oh! you have nc
idea how beautiful they arel"
MY dear young lady. l do not yet
know"
That is not all 1 went to hear
your essay on the toilette of woman
of the middle empire, and took notes.
Your article was a little difficult to un-
derstand, but l worked hard. From
all these documents, | have composed
a costume 1t is not yet just right
have come to beg you to correct it
Come to my house to morrow, please.
Do that for the love of Egypt. 1t is
understood? Tomorrow! am going
now. Mamma is waiting for me in
the carriage"
While pronouncing these last words,
she fitted away, l followed her When
/ reached the ante-cham ber she was
already at the foot of the stairs, from
whence l heard her clear voice crying:
Tomorrow! Avenue Bois-de Bou
logne. At the corner of the Villa Said.
Il will not go to this crazy woman.
house." / said to myself.
The next day at four l rang the bel
at her door. A servant showed me
into an immense gass hall filed with
pictures and statues of marble ant
bronze: sedan chairs filed with porce
ains Peruvian mummies; a dozen
forms of men and horses covered with
armor that harmonized with their tall
figures; a Polish cavalier. on whose
hack were fastened white wings; and
a French cavalier in tourney ostume
perfect forest of palms stood about
the hall. in the centre of the room
was seated gigantic golden Buddha.
AT the foot of tine God, an old woman
poorly clad was reading Bible. was
still daZzled by so many marve is, when
Miss Morgan, raising purple cloth
portierc, appeared to me. She wore q
white gown, lorderei with swan
down She advanced toward me. Two