Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-08-10

AASs "hilC S1C was pdSSluS Cle umG
in the sewing room doing some mend
ing, be stumbled in.
Pardon me-" he said. IL didn't
know there was any n here"
you're excusable. sir"
Are you Miss Childers' maidT'
II am. sir"
"You have a very nice mistress, I
am told"
"Passable. sir"
you're not very enthusiastic"
my mistress doesn't need a charac-
ter from her maid"
did you get such sprightly repartee
from Miss Childers?"
miss Childers does not pride herself
on repartee. She has matters of i'm
p%ortance to interest her and keep her
from chatting her interiors"
II trust she hasn't the keen edged
tongue of her maid"
"She may need it. I'm told she's
thinking of marriage"
us she to get a fine fellow?"
Il trust he will be above bandying
words with her maid"
THAT depends upon the maid. One
as pretty and as bright as she who has
come here before her mistress would
tempt any man."
The maid lowered her eyes.
what do you consider Miss Chill
ders' best trait?" y
THAT she is fully aware of her own
faults"
"How long do you think it will take
her to become ware Of the faults of
the man she is to marry?"
Miss Childers will have the good
sense to ignore them. All people have
faults. 1t is the duty of married cou-
pies to find excuses for each other"
You mean that if her husband
passes time that would otherwise hang
heavy on his hands chatting with her
maid his wife will find an excuse for
him"
If she does he will not deserve such
a wife"
Then if you were Miss Childers he
would not fare so well.'
1--WE are discussing Miss Childers.
not her maid"
In this matter let us consider the
maid. You blame me. a gentleman,
for chatting with you. a servant Sup
pose Miss Childers were to become a
pauper and &c out to service. Would
you expect me to recognize her for
what she had been?"
THAT is different"
I'm what ~respect?'
Miss Childers would be a lady who
had only recently become a servant"
How long would she need to be a
servant before my recognition Of her
would be ~inexcuSable?"
ut would never be inexcusable."
Very we'll. Suppose you were Miss
Childers and had only today become
her maid"
The girl cast Il quick glance at him.
suppose" she said in reply. that
you had only this afternoon become
Mr.. Reginald SanderSon'S coachman'-
Good" he said. You being Miss
Childers' maid and | Mr.. Sanderson's
coachman, | am free to tell you that
this is a case Of love at first sight"
A long pause.
would you, were you Miss Childers,
consider it a proper thing to become
your maid?"
And would you. being Mr.. Sander
son. demean yourself by becoming
your coachman!"
II would-to see a unguard-
ed who ought be my wife"
and what could be Miss Childers'
object" he asked. lin becoming her
own maid? ~
"Once upon a time" continued the
man. "a princess was betrothed to a
prince she had never seen. Desiring
to observe him incog. she personated
her own maid and went to visit the
princes mother. The prince. poor fool.
thinking to see his fancee when she
was not masquerading-in fact. to do
the masquerading himself-drove his
carriage to the station. where. 10 and
behold. he found not her, but her maid.
disappointed at not meeting the mis-
trqss. he solaced himself by chatting
with the maid and-lost his heart"
Miss Childers' maid looked up with
q smile. But she was Miss Chill
mean the princess"
"And the coachman was Mr.. SAM
mean the prince"
Mrs. Sanderson. passing upstairs.
hearing voices in the serving room.
glanced in and was inexpressibly
shocked to see Miss Childers' maid in
the arms Of her son. The fond moth
err kept the secret. She was not sur
prised the next morning when the girl,
making an excuse. departed, but she
was surprised when Miss Childers ar.
rived later at the resemblance be-
tween her and her maid.