Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-31
She Set a Trap
For Him
Or F. A. Mitchell

.,v train, took cab and was driven
;, suburban residence. His sum
rons At the front door was answered
~ maid In a white uniform. trimmed
q, more deliberately .han is usual for
.sryants. Indeed. had 1t not been for
,sa cap on her bead he would not have
tseen her for such.
ia Miss milford at homer
No. sir: she's not She's gone to
the city"
THAT'S too bad. I've come long
atstRnre 10 See her" The gentleman
,s4nssi much put out. He stood think
,ue what he would do next.
BEG pardon. sir. Are you Mr.. Fltz
HugaF
Yes"
please come In. Miss milford Jeff
q message for you-"
Mr. Fftz Hugh entered the house.
and the maid showed him into very
pleasant reception room. on a table
BE- found note addressed to him. 1t
reai
~ MAF0EntF AA&A AaNHAN4 NAAN you
vii visit me for conference upon the set
,isaBens OF our interests tn the ovmaby
estate Ia the hope that so may come 10
m asreeruent whereby litigation may be
ayaIsd I have been ealied away today
and Rave Instructed my maid 10 keep sou
I'm my return this evening Annie will
provide sou with whatever win enable
yoa 10 pass tho time SO far as sna can.
The maid stood by demurely waiting
while the gentleman read the note.
When he had finished he looked Up at
her sdmiringly and said:
Miss Milford assures inc that you
will Do what you can 20 keep me till
her return. The way for you to do
that Is not to give me books TO read
or pictures 10 look at. bat to entertain
me Yourself.
How could l do that. SIR" protested
the SRI. you being AN educated gentle
man and | only a iady's mnidT'
You can do II 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 intended for
motherhood and has no business with
IDEAS"
"oh. sir. you're very hard on US poor
women"
Not on your klnd--on women who
know everything Doubtless II you
had left Miss milford to entertain
me she would have bored me with
lot of opinions that would interest no
one but herself"
What kind of woman ia your idealY'
ITO me amiahillty and beauty are
the only requisite traits
Then you don't care for smart wo-
men at aliT'
Il don't wish one of them to come
near me-
Not even a woman who Is capable
OF taking care of her business affairs7
Miss Muiford wouldn't suit you. sir.
Ter she's all OF that
The maid entertained Mr. Fitx Hugh
during the day by listening to him
talk BY the afternoon mall came n
note from Miss Mulford asking him TO
leave proposition with Annie since
she would be delayed In the city for
several days. lie submitted a basis
for settlement. and Annie picked out
several points In. 1t that would lead
10 trouble. He saw and corrected
them at once and compllmented her
On her foresight. Then he left her and
returned to the city.
Ia eco lac bA aENse
from Miss milford that she was sorry
to give him another journey. but she
would be pleased to have him call
again He went, wishing that be
might ind the lady again absent and
he turned over TO the care OF the maid.
That girl" he said to himself. is Just
what I'd want for a wife-that Is. II
she were in the same social class with
myself"
On reaching the house he was ad-
mitted By butler, which was u great
disappointment TO him. He had intend
cd 90 say a few nice things to the maid
before seeing her mistress He was
ushered into the same room as before.
and In due time Annie came into the
room dressed like lady. F1tz Hugh
looked at her surprised.
Mr. Fitz Hugh" she said, pardon
me for playing maid the other day. /
desired before entering upon discus
sion with you as to business Affairs
OF great importance to both Of US to
learn what kind OF man ! had to
deal with. l found you, | am happy
to say. a gentleman Of sound IDEAS.
liberal and capable Of understanding
your own interest as well as mine
you know that It is In your power to
deprive me Of my interest in the estate
II go to law. In other words, i am
at yeur mercy. Can you blame me
Tor learning your disposition before
taking aedonT
No. can't" rejoined Fitz Hugh
earnestly. II can suggest way by
which r,str 4x.fn 30 ga. tss mazda Man.