The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

ing her suffering | would obtain Cer-
tain satisfaction.
I told the servant that | would wait
for his mistress in her boudoir and
went upstairs tn it, The boudoir was
"A pleasant. intimate room, Of soft rose
and gray culors She had Contrived, in
some way that women of strong physi-
cal influence have. To make it like her
self; 90 hat in it "A person familiar with
her was affected as though by a vague
replica Of her own personality. The
distinctive perfume which she always
used permeated the place very family
effecting a disturbing impression, al
most as though she had just moment
before left and the place was stili red
client of her.
\ door at the far end of the bOudoir
was open; through it | saw into the
more brightly lighted room beyond,
where her maid was busy. This woman
came out at once to meet me.
The maid was "A person of middle age,
neat. neutral Of appearance. nearly peas
antlikc in her substantial placidity.
Now. as always, her face, with is prlm.
almost absurdly respectable frame of
little, plastered curls was a model for
express ionless discretion She stood in
he door of the other room with her
rms mn ~ dImv garments RECENTLY
discarded and solu,ed mo r,snectfullv
and IN s,orce
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and sat dawn In , lnnp char with a
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not know VIVA. expression ON my race
/ | was startled 70 lind the maid "h"'rv-
/ ing me with peculiar look. 10y means
| Of little mirror on the wall. Her look
reflected in this mirror was. even If l
could not translat" it, the first definite
ore I had ever discovered in her sud
! denly she seemed just by possessing IA"
! ability Of definite expression, I" grow II
/ importance, to become SlSlihcaht IN
/ stead of an automaton. Sh" appeared al!
/ AZ once To- b" secret observer pos
1 So~S.n- an interference hlthtTt' care
fully hidden.
began To- De curious about Hrr oS-
Inmates of the things which every daN
were thrust carelcsslY within her no.
tlce. Urged parity by embarrassment al
the discovery or TINS servants stoalthF
scrutiny of me, and partly by curiosity
! asked her, to say something, my hrSt
personal question:
"How long have You been with
madame"
"Ton years, sir she said quietly, ana
without hesitation continued on her way
to the other room, calmly ro!lin"
together two long, gray silk stockings
which she had picked mp from the iio"r,
stared after her ast"nlSh"d ana d's-
turbed. had peculiar anxiety To can
her back, ana yet was atraid To q" 81
Before l mad known her mistress ms
maid had served her for years IN exactly
her present capacity. Where ! knew
the history OF those foregoing years
only by vague hearsay, by suggestion
by imagination, this discreet servant
could recall them in complete detail.
\ freezing jealousy or the past seized
me and turned me cold. ! got up and
stood staring toward the other room
felt really terrified, as though the
most distressing revelations were con-
cealod there, and something was urging
me against all reason 10 expose them.
with all my Judgment | Fought a
malignant desire to call the maid back