Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-06-24

lows and propped me mp OH the leather
couch III the library because II Was
cop!er there. Late III the afternoon.
:" hen the sun crept round that way
for d farewell touch, the little maid
closed the blinds, drew back the red
tapestry curtains and famed me 10
sleep
musr have dozed for some time.
for suddenly | aWoke with a sense Of
heayiness and oppression The black
| spot flashed before nv eyes, thel.
! shimmered and danced across II es
room till it rested Ike y sesr, )ooI- Y
T red; across tie face u tie Faun, Which
i'll another moment fell to the floor
with a loud crash
| remember to have screamed and
covered my face with my hands, and
then | must have been unconscious for
Il long time.
When | came to myself ] was in my
own room. and the white haired old
man from the little uptown office was
bending over me. Ny aunt was there,
too, smiling iovouslv to see me com
ing round again, and Aunt ella was
turning my pillows while the little
maid famed me.
You aremnch better, mademoiselle
is it not so?" said the old man in his
soft French
Have been very liz" | asked
Yes, perhaps, ,mademoiselle.
Long"
"Three weeks.
And the black spot do YOU know
nhout it, | asked.
.Ion told me while Won were i'll. >
the old man answered. But it is
gone now.
Tell me about it. | SAID
IT is long story, and mademoi-
sele IS weak, he said gently, "a
story about two boys, Pierre and
Jean. whose portraits You found III
the little closet. and about a will that
was hidden III the Faun's head and
which was not found till that day
when Won were taken ILL.,
Il remember, | interrupted him,
the Faun's face was cleft with a
blood-red scar.
The old man smiled. The Faun' $
head had been broken, he said, land
the sun on that hot afternoon melted
the wax and parted the old cleft.
There are red curtains to the lbrarX
windows, ,mademo1sel1e, douDrlessVnst
accounts for the blood-red scar as the
east fell in two before your excited
gaze.
But the black spot?' | persisted.
I'D a told YOU bout it hefo' missy,
honey" SAID Aunt 'Cilla. ''ef Massa
Pierre hadn't a hoodooea me.
knowed bout It, case | was here 70
il started. an | heard folks what Ill
here talk bout it eier since. But
Masser Pierre he hoodooed me, an Is
skccrel to tell.
Il dunno how come, the old Womal
went on but Masser Pierre was ol
marst.rs fayorit4 Look lack Masse1
Jean was toe gentle an good fer t
please him. and Aunt ella turned
her ewes humhlv to the old. white
haired man beside me III way tha
SIT me thinking.
so OF marster mex will an lef
tvtrvthing TO Nasser Pierre. Masse
Pierre he Was allus hol' an reckless
al one ,lav. when | went dere in 4
Iihr'rv to TEX ol' marster Il cupo cotfe
: Masser Pierre was dere talkln t. hin
an AKIN him fur money. An some
h,u nuthtr ol mar~ttr Wouldn II
hiln have Il. an den Pierre got ma
an Jerk ~ lie bic ink hottA an daS
: i ii rnarster'S head 1t hit him sill
Il IL head. den glance an strike ( ins
al, lat Won call a Faun an ~l'la~
in ,je face All break II open. Den o
; nar~ttr riz MP III his wrath an h
. tell Masser Pierre lat he g'"ine disil
heri- hmm an fur him to leave 4
! house. TNarn't long after dat IA .
lnaretel died an de very day Of {!
I. funeral ,leeS ae }ev takln de corps
out. Ma>ser Pierre cum walkn out {
de lihr'rv an him been gone sence 4
,lay Inar~ter ordered him of. He La
a paper III his han an look like Ii
4 didn't want lie folks t. see him. cas-
h, pull.a me III lie llbr'r Al shut i
do. an he rah a hooioo bag on u
e fac, en gin lne de paper an tol u
Il / didn't ~trnv i ny flesh w"nl
Il rot al u4y bones would crumblt ne
he rub III. Md l.. hooloo lag aeln
y an when | came t. nlyself h gon'
II All }e folk~os was all gone L. de i
lr neral
II - ii, When / cram de paper
N ie2faat AeaI All got some 0aE q
~ ~t!.h / taceiler al pnt Il away II .
j. ~ e.n-., t. Keep Na~~.r klerre
y .inla. !. ou- rreseu. y a. .aWte
III e..., as.j foun a. WIll vh.re ol H.ar
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