The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-18
fROff"eCONFIDENCE/.o Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

"A lady. She has had an-an acct
dent | said hurriedly Zone of Sc
verify"
He looked sympathetic.
sHelas! But so it chances All to
know renders one indulgent Atten-
DEE, then. madame. But a little space
of time and it shall be ready, this rem
edy, and madame shall be the good
angel OF my client. 1t is to be forever
grateful in situation SO despairing
that one receives the aid of madame's
SO renowned skill"
i could do with a good deal more
renoWn. M. Thibaud,' I said as
watched his deft hands and careful
eyes occupied in preparing the wonder
full disguise "But I must not COM
plain. Considering how many of my
profession there are in the field, J.
SHOULD be grateful that can earn my
Iown living
...Ah. but madame has the good for
tune to possess the so admirable pre-
.scriptions," he cried enthusiastically
SO rare, SO excellent, of a virtue so
true and commendable.'
For which / have to thank my
French grandmother" said. Il little
thought how valuable those old papers
would turn out. AS I have ae-
quainted you, my good friend. the old
box had been in my mothers posses
sion for years; then it came into mine
Mere curiosity prompted me to open it
one day. and then I found those ia
nous recettes lie toilette. Little did
imagine that they would turn into
small gold mine as they have done"
He nodded satisfaction. Il, moi
aussl. have the reason to be gratified.
For madame has been so good as to
beStoW to rae her custom 1t is OF
verify / say that L to her shall be all
ways all of the most grateful. the most
devoted. And madame has all my
skill and my good wishes to command
And let her rest tranquil I give not
one secret away, even though they
come to bribe and beseech me-those
Others
What! Have they found out who
prepares my things?" 1 cried in alarm.
.'Ah, let it not then distress madame
She may assure herself of my perfect
discretion. l know nothing of what
those ladies so distinguished demand!
[ give my little shrug, I say I am in
constable so to disappoint them, but
the affairs of madame are her own af-
fairs. They must of necessity to her
apply. And then they are enrages.
They depart themselves l think they
do not pay the visit of inquiry to
madame herself. Is it not SOP"
Indeed they don't" laughed. Catch
them coming to ask me for any of my
recipes! But it's very mean to try and
bride you, M. Thibaud."
Madam, your sex, so adorable, is
also not too critical of ways and means
to an end desired. And madam has
made to herself success; the fame of
the specialists de baute. She must ex-
pect that she has of rivals the envious
and the mean of spirit. En-
fin, it is accomplished. The disguise.
All that is to do I will write on the
label and madam may assure herself of
the results that shall be all of satisfac-
ton to her client and herself"
He showed me the mixture in it's lit
tie glass phial and described the best
method for it's application. Armed with
it / returned to my fiat and hurriedly
collected my usual relay of articles de
toilette" There was no knowing what
might be required on this occasion. To
tell the truth 1 was quite in f1utter
of expectation. At last I was to meet
the redoubtable and renowned Countess
w. AT last l was to be received by
her in that intimate and sacred confess
sional, the dressing room of famous
beauty.
What should I find, and, above all,
what should l hear?
Lady iOrmaroyd, who had offered me