The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-12-16

wrote note to Kowlaslii telling him
or Lola's plight and advising him to
engage counsel for her defense. In an
other half hour he was in his own
rooms.
After making a good meal, for he felt
the need OF food to sustain him, he sat
down to read the manuscript of Mrs.
Jersey.
The confession Of the v-etchcd wo-
man who had come to so tragic an end
was written on several sheets of fools.
cap loosely pinned together. She wrote
In most cold blooded way and seem
ingly eXuting in her wickcdness. All
through her confession ran n ven
omous strain Of deadly hatred toward
Georges mother, and indeed against
any woman who paid attention to
Fane. Jenny Howard was not spared,
and the woman veiez, who kept nm
oil shop" was mentioned.
MY parents were Of humble station"
oesan Mrs. Jersey abruptly. IL believe
my mother was lady's maid. She
married my supposed father, who was
putier. say my supposed father as
have reason to believe that 1 was the
daughter Of certain italian count who
had loved and betrayed my mother. In
her moments Of rage my mother would
taunt my supposed father with this,
out when calm she always denied that
there was any truth. When l grew
OLD enough to understand she rebuked
me Tor asking about the matter You
are my daughter she said abruptly.
and the daughter Of Samuel Stokes,
who Is the biggest fool and the great
est craven know
III VIII be seen that there was no
ioVe lost between my parents. My IA
ther, Stokes-as may call him.
though l believe the count was nv
real sire-was always very kind to me
ana shielded me from my mothers
rage. She treated me very cruelty
ana when fifteen 1 was glad to go out
as scullery maid SO as to escape her
persecution. Shortly after I took I'D
uie on my own account she died in a
MT or violent rage, during which she
broke blood vessel
1T Is needless to give my early life
IN detail. rose from scullery maid
TO housemaid. Then l became parlor
maid in suburban villa, where the
wages were poor and the food was
bad. took charge Of children when
not doing housework and managed to
get ON. But I was ambitious. I wish
Ell TO get among the servants of the
aristocracy. A friend Of mine who
was maid to the Duchess of - taught
me her duties. and procured a situa-
promised to 90 murr irtanss., and ,ho
ever. she died, and I was thrown VI,
the world. / saw an advertisement
for lady's maid and got the situa-
ton. 1t was In this way that 1 be-
came tho servant OF that woman whom
I hated so deeply.
"She was called Rosina Lockwood
and was no better born than myself.
Her father was a low man who taught
singing. and she appeared herself on
the stage. | never thought she was
beautiful myself.
AT first l rather liked Miss Lock
wood. She was kind to me in her
silly way, and the gentlemen who
were in love with her gave me plenty
Of money to deliver notes and other
things. There was one gentleman
who was the best Of them all-and the
biggest fool over her blue eyes and
fair hair. His name was Ireland, and
he had plenty Of money. He came to
learn singing from old Lockwood sim
ply to be near her, and proposed three
times to my knowledge. But she
would have nothing to do with him,
which was foolish. as he had money,
and she could have twisted him round
her finger.
II was a handsome girl In those
days. though say it myself. But II
woman is good looking why shouldn't
she say so? l had a perfect figure
and complexion like cream and roses.
My hair was as black as night, and
my eyes were sparkling and large.
taught myself to read and write. and
l learned French. Also I learned to
play the piano and to conduct myself
like lady, as l always was.
II knew my own value and looked
about for the gentleman who would
give me my rightful position as
lady. From my Italian father I in
herited aristocratic tastes, and / was
not going to remain low, vulgar
common servant all my life, not me-
Then he came to the house. Percy
was his dear name. and his blood was
very blue. Lord Darlington was his
father, most aristocratic nobleman.
who was an old brute, from my expe-
rience Of him. But he was Of high
rank don't deny, and Percy had the
blood OF heroes in his veins He came
to take lessons In singing. But after
time saw that he was in love with
my mistress. 1t was her arts that
captured him, else he would have
turned from her to me. But he never
did.
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