The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-24
CHAPTER xxxv. Civil War.

Civil War.
 In the morning Hester awoke to find Marietta standing. erect and tall, at her bedside.
 "oh. Mademoiselle" she began. such fight as I have had to make your tea. and I believe will never get your bath-water-hot water. I mean-they say you always had 1t cold, even in winter! Oh, had a nice scene with those old women! No morning tea be- fore breakfast in this house; but here 1t is!" setting down the tray with Il chatter of triumph; "see, had to bring the hot water in a shaving-pot. and l stole the sugar; she chased me, but IL was no good--I shut the door in her face"
 Well, Marietta, at any rate you are victorious" said Hester. "Why, here Is actually bread-and- -butter!'
 q should think so! In Made moiselle's own house!"
 "The Jubbers never heard of early morning tea, you know"
 "weIl"-drawing long breath they have heard of 1t now! And. oh! they put me last night to eat with the fat girl and boot-boy in the kitchen; the old woman with the teeth had her dinner in a room apart Now. Made moiselle, am not troublesome. am I? and to please you. I would eat any where; but you are rich, and will no doubt one day be a great lady, and l, too, have my position. and 1t Is not convenable that Marietta Erguy is to eat with the shoe -boy-now. is t?"
 In short time certain grave matters were arranged. Marietta's meals and a moderate supply of hot water were granted: but whenever Hester ventured to ask for what she deemed necessi- ties-for more table-linen. more ap- .x.l rafQ--ghA was invariably confronted by her la1e
 ''what was good enough for your mother, a Boutwell,, and your father. who made all the money" declared Jane, Ifs surely good enough for you. Clean towels every day-I never will give in to iti"
 still in her heart mortaily afraid Of Jane, and having obtained some com sessions. she relinquished the conflict.
 Hester had returned home in search of peace, like a wounded animal that seeks its lair, and if ever there was place of unbroken quiet, surely 1t was Shalesmoor! Here she desired to re- pose her weary heart and mind. to sur render herself to thronging memories and dream of the happy days at Cor dova and Cambo that were no more the days before Dolores de los Can tales had come Into her life!
 But. to her dismay and discomfort, here, instead of peace. was war! An uncivil, internecine war ragged between the Jubhers and their niece on one side, and Marietta and herself on the other Marietta was an active foe her bold and cumulative Basque nature seemed to discover her enemies weak points, she found potent weapon In the cats, and many a time she opened the lower windows and let the Inside cats out, and the outside cats in! For this enormity she would suffer in the matter of no milk sor her coffee. no candles for her room and in many other ways devised by the fertile brain of Jane Jubber.
 Marietta was an incorrigible and at- tractive flirt; she soon made friends with Jukes, the gardener. who. all though q most unpromiSing subject. be- came her slave. and secretly supplied her with strawberries. and even early pears When Jonah Tudgoose appear ed on Sunday, in spite of Jane's vigor- ous opposition, Marietta forced her. self, as Jane declared. into his notice and his company; and the bold, brazen- faced hussy actually carried him round the garden. and ultimately away into fhe meadows flor one little Sunday walk" and to show her the country! The Frenchwoman Was gay, vivacious, had splendid figure. a smart gown. wonderful teeth, and wonderful ways! She besieged poor Jane's irresolute swain. and easily affected his capture.