The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01


forth soms short locks for the forehead
there cams q knock and In bounoc the
mistress Of the houss, our lahdlady, Nine.
r.. who. missing our arrival the n light bcfore.
came now to bid " welcome n inquire
~ to our satisfaction with arrangements.
&C. She was a shot, woman. OF surprising
brcsdtb and more surprising velocity
OF speech. Sh. could pronounce more
words 10 the single breath than any other
peron ! have ever met, She was German
by birth and spoke French with a strong
thing 20 wiring the soul, sprnkled a. II was
with German Funds. sufs.' and .yuusts,.
and French -zes~- and Eats Dur frcnsh
being Of the slow and preciss kind and
her English Of the rafting and at first IN
WAS somewhat confused. but even -. my
friends noticed with surprise that Mrfame
did not address u word OF weloome TO
me. They hsst.nei to introduce me-,
using my married name.
A ~momentary ANNOYANCE came Into her
face. then Sh" dropp-d her lids i~aughtily.
swept me from head To foot with one CON
temptuOus glance. and without even the
faintsst nod In return to my 'Bon-Jour
Madame she turned TO Mr.. p. who. red
with indignation. was trying to rputter out
d demand for an explanation and asked
swiftly.
lind. zai ozzsr siy' you vas to be tree
n'est-ce rasp She hay not come y"d
Tomorrow perhaps -und-und. II saw
what was coming. but my companions
suspected nothinRl. IND. she druoped
her lid again and Indicated ms with n
contemptuuous movement cd the head
--he-zat maid en-. you want To make ar
range for herr You hav' not write for
room for zkt msidf-
lean.d from The window % hide my
laughter. for II seemed 20 me thai Col. =.
..-4 . NAae ahaIa Nka 49, ~ ~. N(tN.
drowned the sound OF the short. warm
word that IL Of great comfort To angry
men. Before they could advance one word
OF explanation, an aproned waiter fairly
burst into the room, crying for Madame
Madame, To come quick for that jules
was at IL very bad again And abe wildly
rushed out. saving over her shoulder, BY
und by we nee for dat maid. n about zat
oZzer lady by und by and 80 departed
AZ a run with a great rafting % starch and
futtsring Of cap ribbons, for jules. the
head cook. already In the first stages ~
delirum tremens. was making himself
interesting to the guests by trying To jump
into the fountain basin Ia save the lives Of
the tiny ducklings who wcrn happily swim
ming there. and Mime r was -or-ly nssded.
Yes. | laughed laughed honestly at the
helpless wrath Of INV friends, and pre-
tended to laugh al the mistake. but all the
time I was saying Ia myself Had | really
been acting az maid, how crhelly ! should
In We suffered under hat ~cuntednptuous
glance and from that withheld bow OF
recognition
She had found me well dressed intelligent
and well hammered, vet she had insuited
me, because she believed me To- l.. a ady's
maid. No wonder women find service bitter.
W. had retired from the breakfast room
and We're arranging our plans for the day
when n sort OF w%hirlwind cans" rushing
through the hall, the door sprang open.
almost without a pronouisrd Trrfns-ron.
and Mime. y flung herself into the room.
Cnught INV hands In herr. pressed them To
tier heart. 10 her lip~, to her brow. wopt ia
German. in French. in English. and called
dttractedly upon himmei'- Ger und
Heaven But she found her Apologies
~ coldly reviewed by my friends that she
was glad TO turn the food ~ her remor-e
in nv direction. and for very shame ~ tho
sccne she was making ] assured her tho
mistake was quite p~ardonable, ~ II Was II
wa her manner that was almost u~npardon-
able. Then she added 10 my discomfort
hy bursting out with fulsoma praise ~ ms
a. an actress. how she had once seen me
and had wepi and so on and on, she ELM
only al last walked and TALKED gently ont
81 the room
But that waa not the end Of her remor~e
A truly French bouquet with itz big white
paper pa,ticpat arrived In about an hour
From the ~ madly mi-tookeu Madame
p the card read. and that act 81 pen
ance was performed every morning ~
long a. | remained In Paris, But one day
she appealed to the Colonel for pity and
sympathy
All said she. Il have zes two truble@,
zep two sorrow. have zee grief 20 wound
zee feelings Of rat 40 fine actric~ Americains.
zat c-.s one tr'uble~, und den ] have nee
shame 90 make rat grande fool m~esstaks. Oh,
mon Dieu' | take her for nee maid. und
sare my most great tr'uble come I'M ] have
no one with zee right To koch me. tn ksrk
me hard from M back FOR heing suoh q fool.
] say init my husband zat night. viii you
keek me hard. II you plea-e' But he cant.
he hav. zee gouf in ~ grsnde toe und he
cant keek worth one SOU und zst IL INV
second rr'ubie'-
Behind her broad back the Colonel non
fes-ed that had abe expressed such a wish
on the occasion OF the mistake. he would
willingly have obliged her. as he was quite
free from govt!
20 any woman who goe- forth TO win
her living ~ an actress. will at least he
spared the contemptuous treatment be-
slowed m me In my short service a. amateur
ady's maid CLARA MokRIs