The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-19
A Story Of
Ieredity
BY EUNIcE BLAKE


manner born. So Impressed was
the lady with the belief that Silvia
had good blood in her veins that she
asked the girl to tell her something
about her origin. Silvia refused.
Where did you spend your child
hood?' asked Mrs. Waterbury.
Il cannot tell you" was the reply,
while Silvia hung her head.
Don't you remember your parents"
II do not"
How long have you been in serv-
iceT
1.-TWO years"
Mrs. Waterbury gave up trying to
find her maids antecedents, but she
was not convinced that she had been
born a servant. Silvia's case interest
ed her the more because she reminded
her of a woman she had met when she
was entering society. This Mrs. Mar
shall had been at the time woman or
forty and had become a social leader
from the fact Of certain courtliness
there was about her.
w LdL IL was al IiC 5NANAh eAdS ~.
minded her of the high bred woman
Mrs. Waterbury could not tell Mrs.
Marshall had been socially prominent
a quarter of a century before. Mrs.
Waterbury, who was twenty years her
junior. had not been intimate with her
and had seen her only at certain func"
tons.
Silvia came to be an important per-
son to her employer other than as a
servant. Arthur Waterbury. the lat
ter's son. CAME home from college and
had not been In the house day before
his mother noticed that he had become
engrossed with her maid. Arthur
struggled against the passion ill with
holding expression Cf II became I'M
bearable, then confessed It TO Silvia.
His mother overheard him doing so.
"You were not born servant" said
Arthur. mo such high bred manner
could come from plebeian; 1t is hered-
itary."
II am a servant and nothing else"
Silvia replied.
Whatever yoa are cannot help low
ing you. | do love you. and yon shall
be my wife"
II will not be your wife. because to
marry me would deprive you OF the |
social position which is your right
You would always be ashamed of me.
and | would drag you down"
Mrs. Waterbury heard no more. She |
said nothing to her son about what /
she had overheard. but the next day |
a misalliance, She sent the girl away |
and did not tell Arthur where she had |
gone
Several months passed. Mrs Wafer
bury saw that her son was not the I
same man be had been before he cane
home from college. Ambition had left
him; be took no interest In anything.
He had experienced grand passion.
and the breaking with his mate had
blighted his life.
Then came coincidence-a chain OF
IfNthere were no coinci-
iences there would be 20 stories.
DR.. Shotwell. Mrs. Waterbury's fam
Ily physician, one day drove up TO her
house. rang and was admitted.
why. DOCTOR" said the lady, what
brings you? We are all well here.
Surely yon must have called socially
md are welcome socially"
II have called to tell you Of singu-
ar happening"
"Let me hear H."
"You remember the pretty maid you
lad here for a time. / have often seen
Ter here and noticed how little Ike a
servant she appeared-that ladyllke
Iir''-
Yes. we all noticed that" interrupt
"a the lady somewhat impatently.
well. on leaving you she at once
'Ound a position In a family l also AZ.
end professionally. She Ia III. and
vas called IN 20 treat her. In applying
hot poultice between her shoulder
'lades noticed a birthmsrk shaped
omething like a Maltese cross. had
eason 20 remember that birthmark.
or | Ind attended the mother OF the
hid who bore u eighteen years be-
ore under peculiar circumstances. The
voman was the daughter Of a social
aader. and ! had not beard that she
ad been married. though ! was after
rard furnished with proof that she
as. At any rate. the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
'as secret"
'.The name OF this family. dOctory" J
frs. Waterbury broke In.
Marshall
Marshall DO sou mean 10 tell
Ie that silvia Is the granddaughter 81 9
Irs james osgood Marshall. who v
Durished socially twenty-five years
roT
4 DO Julia Marshall. the daughter. v
srrieS eiandestiDeir There was rou- 9
p IN tire family. snd Der mother witb- =
rev FROM society 1ulia's marriage .
80 never published The child WIS
,usigued % a fOundlincs bone aud =
az Test 30 Der parents. both q uhnfn =
"a soon sitter she was barn
when silvia recovered be- health she =
ne removed b. the houss ~ Der FOR !.
eF mistress Dot ne servant. but - .
q befrathe1 = Arthur WsterburF. T"
~ i6enutv wns established. sud SO :.
ne into possession 81 certnin uraT#f- III
that taa t.sen eft hsf. tlut couid MT U
ralg since % frncs - her cuui1 b.
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