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THE CARNIVAL BALL.
NJ LIEUTENANT EEEAY.

The carnival of 1914 Vas drawing to its
close and 4 CAV period of festivity and ex-
cess it Lad proved Tile Young Cont de
Mormont was situated alpne, luxuriously
wrapped in his brocade dressing gown. and
daihtily sipping cup Of pure Mocha cedee,
then at the height of his p4pularit in Par.
is, when his valet entered and presented
him delieicasly Perfumed mote upon a sill
yer salver
Tile Count lazily examined the seal. the
devices of which were quaint and pretty. but
the arms were not those Of any noble house
he GOULD on The moment rechllI The super
scription was in fine, female hand, but that
too, was unknown !, In consideration Of these
circumstances lie opened the note with some
degree Of interest. and readEas follows
MY DEAR CouET j. Yoa will be without
'failIat the opera ball 10 night il IS the last
one of the Carnival and viii he so gay.
Bnt it is not for that bid syou ccme---I,
must.see youlin rclstion to matters ofimper
tanSe Youlwill know Inc BY wfaringa pink
domino with a Star gu the shoulder /
shalt know You in whatever disguise you
may assume The heart is the lest cair-
yoyant. II Yours, AMiE,'
Mernont tossed thenote from him rather
carelessly and recdmmeEeed Slipping hislcof
fee muttering. meanwhile tohimself-. Who
can thi<be l'f ButSpshaw wliyInecd both
or MY head about the matter 1t all am l
not engaged No Julie de Fontauge, the finest
little Peri oht Of ParadiseR And have |
not promised her to cut thdse balls But
this is the last of the season. aud faith
should like TO go Now I should like to
60 above all things for the last time
Does Monsieur think Of going 70 the ball
mas4ne tonight asked tbe obsequious val
ct, Lecompte, who bad bedn Watching his
masters face with keen ewes. such d look as
terrier dog. might regara suspicious hole
IN the floor. n Ali II viii be IhagniGeeHtf
All the uoblfsse viii IL there. arid Monsieur
looks 50 vel In theInew blueiand silver suit
Silence cried AIormont H
The counteharce Of the valet fell If he
had lost his father or nothdr, He could not
/, have looked more heart stricken
Z. Monsieur viii BIZ the ddata Of me- be
said
Wen, then | am going said Mormont,
rising 4 butEsee you say nothing Of my pur-
poseito any onc
Yes. Monsieur
Remen ber "A.
I sh4llbeI dumb, Monsieur W
The valet laid bis hand upon his heart as
be thus promised NEST faithfully to obey his
masters injnhctionI; and Mprmbntj 3snt 10
the new fiding school, with al cenfGsnce III
the integrity IF his servant.
"a the course Of the morning however. the
valet met in the garden of the Palais Roy
ale. Mhdemoiselle Adele. the plamp aud
/ pretty waiting maid Of Mdlls. Julie de Fou
tango Thesaete characters. officiating as
the winged Mercafiss Of their master and
mis,Sss, were freqaehtiy hEpugAs into con,
tact With each other, aud tS preserve the
dramatic unity asMr Deeempie averred
they fell ii, love. OF course when they m s,
that day, the ball of the evening was the top
&c of the moment. aud as Lecompte master
had promised Adele mistress that he would
Iynot GO 70 another InaskqlsrAee ball, it was
I Of course very natural aud proper that the
( faithful servant should inform the yennp
lady. that he was gpipg. and that lie was GO
ing in the blue and silver suit. and that
moreover, be had come TO this decision i'm
mediately after receiving note directed il
female hand
Having obtained this little morssl Of Cos
sip Mdlle Adele dRrted away With il II ,
very birdlike manner TO cemm ibicate il &
MdIle Julie De Fontange. When yea ash
] lady who told her such and such thing
she viii generally smile and answer that
little bird brought her the intelligence