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| promised AdelefS mistress that he would
| not go to another masquerade ball, ii
/ was of course very natural and proper
4 that the faithful servant should inform
1 the young lady that he was going, and
that he was going in the blue and sill
yer suit, and that, moreover. he had
come to the decision Immediately after
receiving a note directed in female
hand '.''
Having obtained this little morsel of
gossip, Mdlle Adele darted away with
it in very birdike manner TO commu-
nicate if to Mdlle. Julia de Fontage.-
When you ask lady who told her such
and such thing, she will generally
smile and answer that a little bird
brought her the intelligence. Now
nine times out of ten, this same little
bird is light built lass with. rognish
eye, aaslender waist and a. foot like a
fairy's. .s.ssl
Some women in the position Of Julie
de Fontage, would have been thrown
into, a fit of jealons, rage, at hearing
such piece of news as Julie had Just
received, but Julie was good and sensi-
bic girl. and knew very we'll that Nor
mont loved her dearly, and so she said
very gently TO her maid 'F. ss'.
Very we'll, l shall be there my
selfn lrrt t
"You, Mademoiselle 2" e 1i Hp'sa''
t"Yes. Adele, why not 2" f Hs s..aa
Certainly if madame pleases." +'J
The little waiting maid clapped Her
little hands together and almost danced
for joy. 'aar ssaGf gai4.->
"And what dress will madame wear2n
she asked. fss s9rt. z4r5 -.a1
q That is my secret" replied the mis-
tress smiling quietly z-as.p
Miss Adele pouted, but asked no
more questions, for she knew her. mis-.
tress was finn and encouraged no fami-
liarity. sEa
Gaily and brilliantly did the ball
open that night; music, flowers, per-
fumes, vast crowd, universal hilarity,
gave il a peculiar and intoxicating
charm. You hardly regretted that the
ladies' were masked, it was SO interest
ing to guess what their faces might be
from the indications of hand, figure
and foot, or the contour of the white
and finely rounded chin. appearing be-
meath the lace fringe Of the wizard. IN
Mormont was there, seeking in the
throng for the pink domino. He found
her at last, but her figure was so dis
guised in the loose folds Of her dress,
that its contours were not Distinguish
able, but it was tall and commanding,
Notwithstanding the feet that peeped
forth in the high-heeled slippers were
beautifully small, and the jeweled
hand laid upon Mormonfs arm care
lessly and lightly, was white and aris-
tocratic. ~. etssea 5a zI
Here at last!D whispered the mask
sYpu are no Tecreant knight" whis-
pered one of the most musical voices
he had ever listened to. eYou have
not made your Annie wait in vain for
you. Now, tell me can you guess who
| am? Come, try if you canno
"You are the Baroness de Fauchere.n |
"Wide off the mark said The pink |
domino, laughing lightly.
You are notw
No; and yet can describe to YOU
the decorations of the baroness's bou-
doir, to show you that belong TO her
setn - .s5's. -. t5a.a 0E.afts
" If you please" said Mormont.
He listened to a minute and correct
description from the pink domino of her
ladyship'ss boudnir. Then branching
off, as if she delighted to perplex aud
surprise him, she recounted thousand
particulars of Marmonts life, habits,
even his thought,-until he was COM
pleiely perplexed and bewildered.a 4 i
II am entirely myslifed,o he said at
length. :; The! riddle of the Sphinx
was nothing TO this You must take
pity, andfreyeal to me the being, the
good angel who, takes suchan interest
ID my affairs; i feel that you must be
beautiful. Step aside with me aud lift
Foar mask. | conjuIesyon, do.R i sH
r. q Nay.Dta3 siIl bns ssge 20 jgB3 ari +
!" But Iinsist.v bio .sle585 1zoBI .
1aHPerhaps you may no, like me as
= do not fear, oome.p ie seina F
EialNot here, mot amid this Vulgar.
,fowd," J" replied the pink idomino-
Bat go with me to,my hotel, where t
here are some1friends OF fmfnewt1o are
lesiroas of the honor of making your
lcqnaintanee, and will reveal alI.--t'
When you know US you win thank fr-
nne for having brought you hereto
lightn huB sss6aash aHt b tae9 q
Don't accept the invitatioa,s said I
mother voice in allow whisper go low
indeed, that it reaUhed only the ears of q
dofmb4at. egunl N'saaspsafE'Es1 o. IN
He turned snddeoly and saw beside I"
i'm p youngtlad, uearingIhis own blue a
nd silver livery, but masked like
imself. - .f .sr n
The page, 50 soon as be was as ob- Ia
srved,s shook his head, held up warn v
ig finger, and then disappeared in the Y
riiliapt crowd that surroulded Them d
'But, of course, Mormont paid 40 at b
'ntion to the imperfinent interfere renee hta
a1sttange strfPling, and yielding 70 lie,
g impulse of his curiosity, left the f
lll-room with his fair. friend, and was b
on seated beside he5r, in. ber carriage. y
3 was so fascinated by the vii and tial