Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-06

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and lcrOte clearly and firmly.
derfrl specimen, real old Etruscan
tomb. You may never have another op-
portunity of seeing one so perfect and
interesting.
Il don care. said Alan Stacey dog
gedly. Il came here to enjoy myself
with my wife. My wife doesn't care
about tombs, and l don't care about
tombs All the Etruscan toWbs in the
world will not be the smallest use to
me- They do not interest me, and they
do not please me, and ! refuse to be
badgered into meditations which only
irritate and annoy me. Do you go and
not complain. shall never grumble at
( your choice of Il habitatioD.
Poor thing! He means well, - said
/ Mary when the energetic sightseer had
departed.
Il dare say he does. Alan replied,
with laugh, "but l wish he'd go and
mean well somewhere else Let rs move
on. You said yesterday that you would
like to go to Bella Villa. Let us go to
Bella Villa and lose him.
/ They worked their way home from
Italy at last, returning by way of the
Riviera. and the middle of May saw
/ Mrs. Alan Stacey settled in the beauti
/ full old house at Fulham, with what
was practically the world at her feet.
/ How happy she was! She had been
/ used to think that, no matter what fate
awaited her in the future, the horror,
the sickening dread. the terror. the re-
| pugnance, the shuddering misery, of the
past would always be with her. But it
was not SO. Time, the wonderful ply
sician. taught her to forget. and by the
time she found herself installed in the
Fulham house she might so far as her
feelings went, have been Mrs. Alan
Stacey for ten years instead of little
more than as many weeks.
On the very first morning after their
arrival home she sent for the housekeep-
who had been left in charge of the
anUres at the time of their mar
..;a.
Il sent for you" said Mrs. Stacey
btCduSt IL - '''St'i thtlt ~
should begin with clear understand
ing of how re mean to 60 ON. Sou viii
quite understand that as | shall con-
tipue to hell, Mr.. Stacey With his work
| shall have no time for housekeep-
ing You understand Mr.. Stacey's
ways, his likes and dislikes. He has
been admirably satisfied with you in
the past, and l would like you to know
now that | desire 10 make no change
So long as you continue to satisfy you1
master you will satisfy me. You will
please continue exactly as yOu have
done heretofore-your accounts, your
menus, everything Just as before. DC
casionallv | may make a suggestion to
you if there is some dish that ] should
like to have, or if we are having visit
ors | may like to make some little al
terations in the menu, but as a general
rule | do not wish to be troubled with
any housekeeping arrangements.
The housekeeper who was French
woman and thoroughly knew the value
of a good place, thanked her mistress
and assured hcr tf her fidelity and de-
votion.
Then Mary rang the bell, and when
John came in answer to the summons
she told him to shut the door; that she
wished to speak to him.
John" she said, Il have Just been
talking to Mime. Boniface and telling
her that I wish your masters marriage
to make no difference in the domestic
arrangements. You have satisfied him
for many years and l hope you will
continue to satisfy him for many years
longer. 1 may have to give you few
orders, bat on the whole l wish you to
continue precisely as you have always
done.
"You would like to have the key of
the cellar ma ann" said John politely.
He had no more intention of giving up
the key of the cellar than he had of
giving up the use of his senses, but to
make the offer was the highest compile
ment he could pay to his new mistress.
Mary laughed outright. mo, john,
she said; ~ do not think the key of the
cellar would be of very much use to NE.
l am frightened of cellars, to tell you /.
the truth, and l shouldn't know one |
bottle of wine from another. No. John
you understand Mr.. Stacey's ways, and
you will please just do for him as you |
have been accustomed to do. | don't |
think that his marriage-our marriage /
will make him more difficult to
please. ! hope quite the contrary. But, |
thank you, John, for offering NE the
key of the cellar. am sure it is very
great compliment, and l appreciate it
highly.
And then she smilingly dismissed
him, and John went away feeling that,
after all. his master had done the very
best possible thing for himself.
Then she and Alan settled down to
real hard grinding work. He declared
many times that never in the whole
course of his existence had he been
kept to work SO ruthlessly and SO per-
sistently as by his new task mistress.
by Jove, if had thought that you
were going to goad Inc on like this,
should have thought twice before |
asked You to come here for good and
all