Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-07

about it." faliered Nest, struck with
compunction. 81 win begin at once.
Will the messenger waltz"
"That she won'ti" Fanny declared,
snatching the skirt from Nests hand
"Well, only wish Miss Gillespie could
look in for a minute. Wouldn't she
Taught I must send this away at once,
and madame viii have TO pay twice as
much as if you had unpicked it. You
seem uncommon useless, miss, TO take
situation as help"
II am not help and you are very
Impairment" Nest cried angrily.
Fanny did not wait to argue the mat
ter. She flung the skirt over her arm
and departed, slamming the door after
her.
Poor Nest, left alone, burst into tears,
and had a miserable time. No one came
near her, and she did not know how to
employ herself. Late in the evening she
stole downstairs and found Fanny, who
seemed to have recovered her good hui
NOR.
81 hadn't a minute, or ! would have
brought you up a cup of tea" she de-
clared THE house has been full of
grand people, and have been run off
my feet. But madame has gone and
won't be back until late, so if you 60
into her little room l viii get you some
thing to eat"
Perhaps l could get it myself" Nest
suggested family, but was answered by
a good -natured sniff of scorn from Fam
ny, who soon appeared with a small tray
of eatables, which she set triumphantly
on the table.
"They were all left from the grand tea
which the big folks had with madame
this afternoon" she explained. Il heat
ed up anything could, and when you
have taken what you want / will help
myself, and I warrant | sha'n't leave
much"
Don't wait for me to be done" Nest
said in voice which betrayed how much
her spirit was broken. Help yourself
now, Fanny and eat it here. am sorry
/ spoke so rudely to you upstairs, but
everything is so different from what /
expected"
Don't mention any words between us,
miss" Fanny said, graciously accepting
Nests invitation. at must be different
any one can see that. Miss Gillespie
would have been sent packing in half the
time if she had been in your shoes. But
madame is angry at nothing you do.
She has her own reasons for keeping
you or. Only, miss-will you fare up if
| give you word of adviceY"
Nest could not bring herself to answer;
she sat silent.
ut is only" Fanny went or, glancing
at the rising color in the sad young face
opposite her and speaking more respect
fully than she was perhaps herself aware
of, "that you ought to do your own mar
keting tomorrow and not let the pro-
feesor dangle after you. He is a fine
enough man, but madame will have a
word TO say before she gives him up to
you. Perkins, tine young imp, was out
with message. and followed you round
rs you and the professor went into the
shops. Cook and me had to threaten
him most awful before we could get him
to promise not to tell madame"
1t was the last humiliation. Nest
ung down her knife and fork and rushed
up to her own room in an agony of
shame and modification.
1t was very pale and heavy-e
Nest who brought madame her tea the
next morning She had risen early and
done it all unaided, for Fanny and the
cook preserved an offended silence, and
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cute strange capers when she passed him.
She carried the tray upstairs, and
found madame in the good humor which
seemed habitual to her. She scarcely
glanced at Nest, but burst at once into
an account of the events of yesterday
and the evenings triumphs.
The engagement to sing at the Ouch
ess' concert would be the seal of her
good fortune, and the climax seemed to
be that Prof. VolImarr had so readily
consented to play the Accomplishments
without that it would be nothingl"
cried madame. 'fDo you know, Nest, it
was a most lucky thing that you are so
poor at music? The professor had a
good excuse while Miss Gillespie was
here, but he has none since he heard the
attempt you made. For all that / must
put up with yoa while l am singing
over the songs today. / cannot do more
than expect him to appear at the re-
hearsal. Did / tell you that the concert
is to be in three days2 The duchess had
not thought of engaging me until she
heard me sing the evening you came,
when the professor played the accom-
paniments. / suppose you practiced a
good deal yesterday as you had so much
timer You viii be able to play for me
as soon as / am ready"
The color famed into Nests pale
cheeks as she remembered the miserable
idleness of the previous day. She was
about tremblingly to acknowledge her
faults when Nine. st. Aubert's mood
changed.
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