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T1. XIII.---No. 14; 3‘
VP. 0. VICXERYL
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urnmn ru yon ornu u Avaluuilol run-unu n ucuu run nun.
‘Augusta, Maine, April 15,1887.
SEMI-lfON‘l‘ELY.
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-‘.1 srnosn aux notour nxcracnzn nan walsr.“
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, SAVED : From an Doom:
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l A Telegram from Scotland Yard, :
Atithor qft?r‘zi;u;:Itar:i," ‘EA
fomplicutezi Case," “.F'Imnt'ny Talisman,"
“L7P4'lrit Hand," rtc., etc, etc.
CIIAYFER I. ,
AT THE nu. MASQUE. ,
It was again night for many in the city of
Baltimore. Eutav: Street, south of the ill-'ll.ll
thoroughfare, was alive with gaudy equi-
pages, whose occupants had thronged the (‘on-
eordia Opera ilouse to attend nball of Iuiusual
attractiveness, composed of the very best 0
the old southern city‘s fashionable folk.
The music poured forth meiodiously from
the almost packed interior, and there were
hundreds of couples participating at the mo-
ment in the delicious enjoyment of a waltz.
‘ The hour was fast approaching midnight.
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. as “)lorning"-her
“sni: nanzn IIREARILI‘ man!
nor; vros mu." '
Maskers all were tin-so festive spirits; In
many a garb of novelty, with identity con-
cealed beneath the wally colored masks, they
moved and mingle hither and thither, ex-
changing ringing badinage and ' iilling the
musical air with more n ‘ an" ter
Prominent amonz them was a female form
that seemed to glide with ubiquitous enchant-
rnent ever where, attracting the attention of
all who be neld her in her beautiful “make up"
orvlu-ad. above
ieamin mask, adorned wilhan electric star
that shot forth its tiny but severe rays with
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arresting originality. lit-r attire was superb bett
lyrlch; the costumer‘: art would seem to
have been exhausted upon its perfection.
And another there was, who, though not at-
tracting the universal attention, as did the
Goddess of Morning, was no loss destined to
play an important part in our narrative.
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f man whofeemed riveted with gazing afterthe
morning maskcr, his eyes following her everr
movmnent,and gleaming intensely from the
eyelets of his scarlet mask. ’ ‘
" is she," he hluttered. inaudibiv to
others; and clinching one its-t at last. its if
tlnaliy resolving upon the identity of the sus
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INTO Jm-1 Mv>0xr.rr:Ir'r."
pet-b female. -“X0 such form as that on this
side of the Atlantic, I can swear.‘ 1 st all,
least, satisfy myself en: the night is gum-."
e kept near to the object of his I-rrutiny.
She seemed unconscious of the fact that she
was under this mysterious surveillance; many
a time. and oft, she stopped to chat with some
chance passer who ventu to addn-us her;
and again she would be lost in the gliding
throng. Not lost from those following; o ‘es,
however. Ever close was the scarlet music.
“By heaven 2'’ he at last exclaimed, “I be-
lieve the Wii’(‘hiS unaccompanied. so much the
er. For it is the witch, and I will strike
my life upon it.” ‘ ‘
True. the magnificent female did not appear
to have any particular companion for the ow
casion; and again he mu e :
“That fact alone tends to convince me that
I have stumbled across my relentless quL-en-
e, “‘it(‘hi Well, it shall be soon setti
r within a few minutes the bell will sound,
“lien on‘ shall come every mask on this gay
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Iapidly enough flew the tniuutvs in that
great hall of dancers.
Suddenly there was a magical sound. One
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t err scenery broke
item: mnczxw snare: or ‘me moron oowx man rna0A1'."
in was A wouu nmu: is rm: VAST r.xraxsE." A .
sharp stroke of I distant bell, behind the flow-
. upon the ears of the new
ciers: and as if prepared for the occurrence,
simultaneously every mask was removed, and
faces turned here and there in bewildered sur-
prise at their companions and the rcst around
them. lie of the scarlet mask started for-
ward with a half suppressed exclamation .-
“I was right. It is she!”
lie endeavored to force his way at once to .
the side of the woman who did not disappoint '
the beholders who, judo-Aug from her mask and
figure, had conceived that a most beautiful lw
ingmustbeconcealed beneath.’ A face like
the face of an houri, surmouu by h ‘
opulence like shimmering gold; eyes of melts
in: hazel, that seemed for the mace to light
with strange tire beneath lone, roopiug
lashes, while the symmetrical hands tort-ti
nervously wilhthe costly fan at her waist.
She seemed tobe gazing about her as if in
seal-rh of some one, an there was a half
eager, half expectant look in the tlashing eves.
as they swept their glance over the througf.
The scarlet man, now unmasked, drew
between an lnterposlng oup as her gaze
came his way; and when t was past, once
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