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

passionatclv. ~ won tt can't be.
lieyc anything but good Of my dear
mistress And. TO show how she dis
believed his story she fell to crying
silently.
Then, all of sudden, "ticktock
came the sound of sharp pair of heels
along the passage. Puss gave sub
dued hiss and jumped into an obscure
corner, and a very smart, very Partisan
Young woman tiptocd into the room.
Good morning. Master Denis. Good
morning. Mademoiscle. - she said, max
ing turn so that her full skirts stuck
straight out. 81 m carly this morn.
ing. for mt last We re going. thank
Heaven.
Denis darted meaning look at his
niece and asked. with unwonted gra
ciousness: What takes you off sc
soon!'
La, Master Denis. YOU We lived too
long in good families TO expect me 10
give YOU a straight answer she re.
turned. "All | can say is that we
leave this morning and / hope TO sleep
lige a top tonight, sung Off by the good
tune of the cab wheels and the horses
the driver S whip. ! m almost out of
my head down here for lack of sleep,
In the beginning of the night the quiet
hours keep me awake, and then, inst rs
| IN nearly of, the barnyard fowls be-
gin their to.do. ! want the princess
boots, sharp now. She had one of her
tantrums last night and today-oh, la
the prince and ]. -
Giles a good master, your prince'i,
asked Denis, picking out the desired
boots and beginning TO clean them.
81 You speak the truth there. AS good
as gold And why should he be blamed
If he has au eye for a pretty woman
once in while, when YOU think how
old and hidcons the princess is?
Hortcuse again whirled around in a
and put her hands into the useless pock.
cts Of her useless apron in approved
stage style.
'EADd so it s n case of ieolousy that
takes YOU away so unexpectedly
=" How clever YOUR uncle is, mademoi
sellcl He's like n detective, / VOW.
Well, yes: as long as YOU We guessed il.
out that Yesterday, instead Of going
shooting, the prince found the game to
his liking nearer the chateau. He, he!
Wash Z there a famous to-do last night
] m quite worn ont today, l assure
you
.'And the lady7H asked Denis. his
eyes on Claude, whose pale face made a
white patch i'll the gloom. ''Who is
she go
Hortcnsc piroucttcd about the room
on the tips of her toes, saying Don I
you wish YOU knew? Don't you wish
YOU knew7''
Here's what YOU came for,'' said
Denis. holding out the boots.
"Thank You. Master Denis You
haven't once said you were sorry TO
have me go.
As | m going myself, the pain of
parting with you, my lady, IS dead
ened. -
With her mistress s boots in one hand
she tripped of. kissing the other TO the
unrcsponsIve Denis, who looked after
her with anything but a flattering
glance.
'fThe monllcyln he muttercd. Then,
turning to Claude, he added, in a kinder
voice, Now, my girl, you see L spoke
the truth, eh?p
The cat had once again found an
asylum on Claude s knee, and the girl S
tears fell thick and fast ooh, pussy.
pussy she moaned "It s not only the
countess | must lcavc-It's Pierre, too.
And / love him sol love him So.
Some light had begun to struggle in
at the deepest windows, fighting with
the lamp flames; so Denis blew them out
and the room seemed darker than be
and sit like one stunned, She dared not
creep out of her corner. for the other
servants had begun their work; she
could hear The calls for hot water and
the orders for the trays with the "lit-
tle Breakfasts for the early risers,
She forgot that her mistress might be
ringing for her even then. She could
ing had made of her life. Next 10
Pierre, She loved the countess. Who else
in her place. a great lady and a pretty
woman, would have taken her, an ig-
norant country girl, for her maid7 Who
would have been so patient with her?
Who so sympathetic in her simple love
affair? And now she was told that her
idol was false. Never. She would be
obliged to obey and follow her uncle
but she would keep her faith IN her
lady. She was not conscious that n
part of her TebelIous rage came from
the feeling that Denis had never liked
his Young mistress and was glad TO find
her in fanlt.
The long passage was now brilliantly
anght, for the sun was pouring his full
rays through the row of windows, and
they were reflected from the walls,
painted gay shade Of yellow. A door
at the other end shut with bang, quick
footballs were heard, and a gay tune,
hummed by man s voice. From her
corner Claude saw the sunlight on
Pierre g honest, rosy face as he came
forward toward the furnace room
"Hello, Uncle Denis,' he cried, when
only halfway down. EYou have me 10
thank this morning, for l We done some
of your dirty work for you without be-
ing asked Look herei'' He held up a
pair of riding boots as he spoke "You
never saw such a mess MS these were in
covered with a nasty clay that sticks
like bad habits
F'Bad habits don stick TO a man
who has bit of philosophy and honest
notions, growlcd Denis
"'Come, now, my friend, don It be
grumpy this morning. we a BIT of
good news for you. Have you seen
Claudc?o
The old man ierked his head toward
the dark corner. Pierre looked and
when he made ont Claude g form he was
by her side IN an instant and had his
arm around her waist, TO the disgust OF
puss, who jumped down, arched her
back and then began to clean her face
with n disnpproviug air.
''Cheer up. little grl - There's 4
uOol time coming - he win red