The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-11
She SET A
TRAP FOR HIM
BY r. A. Mitchell

| by maid in a white uniform, trim
med far more deliberately than is
usual for servants. Indeed, had 1t
not been for the cap on her head he
would not have taken her for such.
is Miss milford at homer"
"No, sir; shes not. She's gone to
the city"
That's too bad I've come a long
distance to see her" The gentleman
seemed much put out. He stood
thinking what he would do next.
Beg pardon, sir. Are you Mr..
Fitz Hugh?"
yes"
Please come in. Miss milford left
a message for you"
Mr.. Fitz Hugh entered the house,
and the maid showed him into very
pleasant reception room. On a table
he found note addressed to him. 1t
read:
my attorney has advised me that
you will visit me for conference upon
Ormsby estate in the hope that we
may come to an agreement whereby
litigation may be avoided. have
been called away today and have in
structed my maid to keep you till my
return this evening. Annie will pro-
vide you with whatever will enable
you to pass the time So far as she
can"
The maid stood by demurely wait.
ing while the gentleman read the
note. When he had finished he look
ed up at Ter admiringly and said:
Miss milford assures me that you
will do what you can to keep me till
her return. The way for you to do
that is not to give me books to read
or pictures to look at, but to enter.
tain me yourself"
How could l do that, sir" pro-
tested the girl, you being an educat-
ed gentleman and | only a lady's
maid?"
"You can do 1t better than the
lady herself. Heaven protect me from
these intellectual women. They know
just enough about a subject to show
their want of depth and think all the
while that they are showing their
brains. In my opinion woman is
business with ideas"
"oh, sir, you're very hard on us
poor women"
Not on your kind-on women who
know everything. Doubtless If you
had left Miss milford to entertain
me she would have bored me with
a lot of opinions that would interest
no one but herself"
What kind of woman is your
ideai?"
TO me amiability and beauty are
the only requisite traits"
Then you do not care for smart
at all?"
Il do not wish one of them to come
near me-"
Not even woman who is capable
Of taking care of her business af.
airs? Miss Milford would not suit
you, sir, for she is all Of that"
The maid entertained Mr.. Fitz
Hugh during the day by listening to
lim talk. By the afternoon mail
zane a note from Miss Milford ask.
ng him to leave proposition with
Annie since she would be delayed in
he city for several days. He submit.
ed basis for settlement and Annie
picked out several points in It that
would lead to trouble. He saw and
corrected them at once and compli-
mented her on her foresight Then
he left her and returned to the city.
In a few days he received n note
from Miss milford that she was sor-
ny 70 give him another journey, but
nhe would be pleased to have him
all again He went, wishing that ne
might find the lady again absent and
be turned over to the care of the
maid. THAT girl" he said to MIN
elf, is just what I'd want Tor II
wile-that is, IL she were in the same
social class with myself. "
On reaching the house he was ad.
mitted by a butler which was of
great disappo tment to him. He had
intended to say few nice things to
the maid before seeing her mistress
lie was ushered into the same room
as before, and in due time Annie
came into the room dressed like q
lady. Fitz Hugh looked at her sur
prised.
Mr.. Fitz Hugh" she said, par
don me for playing maid the otheI
dav. ! desired before entering upoI
"A discussion with Won ao 10 huotnac