The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

| Will begin with The countess she said
gently; but he snatched the boot from
You shall not touch them. unhappy
c9ild! You have done Your last stroke
ot work under this roof Today you
and ! leave
Are YOU mad. my uncle7" she
asked, IN amazement
Mad. Yes, if it's mad to think
that women should he pure and men
honorable; Mad. indeed. Ii only want
ed TINS. knew that ] was out of the
fashion with nv ideas; but now my own
niece tells me thar | am mad. because
have the folly TO want her to live
with decent people. -
" Dear uncle, never called you mad
for that; ! only
Don 7 interrupt, I know your
tricks, m your master. for | stand
IN tho place of vour parents, and I've
gwen up my life 10 YOU. Nv old mis-
tress left me pension, to be mine only
wbeD ] quilted the Young count s scrv
zee. But she made me promise solcmnlv
d Stav with him until ] was too old
to work, unless my conscience told me
TO leave. ! want home of my own:
want YOU TO keep it for nc. I've
been on the watch for six wears for
chance to leave. and IL come at last
] won I have them saw | can 7 keep
my word: m philosopher, and con
slider myself n very good man. Now
| prove il. | quit for the sake of
morality. If YOU are economical, we
can put aside something Tor YOUR dot
when ] IN gone. but while I live Won
shan I have a sou. Get ready To leave
TODAY
Tn TO this moment Claude had stood
staring at him with frightened ewes.
but whom he paused for breath she
struck IN:
Uncle, I know how good you We been
before me. ! am happy here; my mis-
trcss is so kind so good"
''Girl, YOU lie, If she is kind. it is
only TO make YOU her slave; but good'
No, She is bad. and six years ago,
when she came here n bride, began to
foresec this dav. She was so young
so dressed up, so different from the old
countess. / have lived in this house
for forty years. The old countess took
me, raw lad from the fields. and
taught me all I know. Thcre'was a fine
able. shoddy things on her feet like
thls9' The iratc old fellow held up
The little boot with an air of scorD.
"No. her shoes were as solid and big
as man s; she never wore heels. The
first time I blockcd this fine lady S
shoes | knew what would come, sooner
or later, and here it is
Here is what. uncle? Don Z talk
riddles any more-tell me the truth,
Remember what leaving here means for
me; it means giving mp Pierre. -
She covered her face with her hands
as she spoke and sank on chair She
was one Of the persons of whom Puss
approved. so her catship jumped ou her
lap and made herself comfortable.
''Picrre, Well. / should not crv my
eyes out for that. I want to look out
for my own comfort a little now.
didn't bring you up for nothing, YOU
know
"Now. my predictions have come
true For six years ! we waited for a
chance TO get free; at last it come. -
"Why do you hate the countess, my
unclc7''
81 IN philosopher and hate no one
But she's not my sort. A great family
like this should have serious lady
at its head. 1t goes against me TO see
chit taking up old mistress s place.
Now, I'll explain why we must go. >"
He took up one of the bewitching
boots, holding it by one button. as if
he feared poison from lis touch. and
dangled it before Claude's anxious