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In the green roou Of the Theatre Farcais,
=. ihe close Of the evening performances,
stood, group Of ballet girls, hastily pre-
PArIng ~ ret arm to their respective h0mes
"a Vacancy IN the crops, 0eeAsioned BY
death had rseeptly been supplied BY . beau.
Wal and sylphslike creature, whom no Que
seemed TO knoE more about than that her
Christian name wss Marie Her great beau
ty, together with her skill 10 dancing. .nd
the air Of strange mystery which Seemed to
hapg abodt her person, made ths humble
ballet girl 40 objee; Of envy in The green
room among The other members Of the corps
an especial favoFito With the large audie nee
that nightly crowded The theatre
BY some unseoouutGble delay, Marie
fooud herself 20 be tho last oae to depart -
ItWas her usual custom TO rctuTn home
nightly With 40 old gentleman, whom she
called BY Che uAths Of father But on this
Paytieplar evening Ibs young girl vas lsfI
entirely without company
The heart Of MafIe beat widely, as she
drew Der saJswi closely around heF.apd pass
I'd 0ut Of the door, i6to tho narrow passage
way, leading fFom Abe theatre TO the street
All vas dark about her and she could only
gfope htE Ray along
/ At saddeu abfio cf the alley, = hand
vas placed quickly upon the arm Of the
ypunR giIl sui tie RoEl mOmenl q rado kiss
was iPpTintsd HPon her cheek, by a tall aud
dark looking nGn
Afearful teream escaped the lips Of tho
teffifed girl who struggled vaiuly 20 free
hOEsalf from the grasp u bim uho still re-.
tanned bersa prisoner
leave ms mobsieurs, bssseoh y9u we're
tbe words Of the poor suppIiant
Nay, yon must eomo With me, my pFet.
y uharmvr, [ Will lsad you ssfs 20 your
hoVia said tbouaknosn lifting. a. the sane
lime. tbs sligbt form u the ,yOuBg gisl 10
his aFJas a
iHjllisn ir1ftor relax your hold Of this
iBheccht woman y cried q voice ubich thc
Msf1dis sis Mafchs Fsooknissd al once a.
thss ~ ghaSlss DppFs
Qa.ek SEE Sab, Mafis sas placed upon
ibs eFeand uhAs ths m0Etifed aud snrssod
msrquis searched vsinly aboat foF sword
pAieh bad fallen from ils ssabbard
fTafy 10 iougtr here, dsegiiful knaye,
lest ny uboontsellabls yeagenos fall upou
yoqg eowafdly head 2 sHeIsipsd she artist
rs ion3 and aulhofaGSs Bbne.
Thrn. ufsppisz ibs ,gsnbling foTm o.
Maris ia kis el5sks, - nobls youth pre-.
pared 70 lead Der % hsr obscure homa.
adiibg AZ tho sane tine, 10 aa uadcr
tJao
tTha saintt bs prnissi, 81 ihus oBnahiira z
ms A. fosesa from ibe Arms n q basa m0a
sisr, ihe pefe and sjDless eissiufs 8 uouli
bate made bic visiim
81 o. sbsh asasf ~ this Dugfs. hissei
stts msFquis ihsoseA kis isstb e. BE- gaiok
q be ti,s sPoi.
A usok passed, sad Nsrio's heart assm-
"a ofsTa9Hibg siib Rraitude ttwsrds im
Hbs hai saved her if0m eternal Dig sta
TIE bapsls.s i8vh uhirh Chafiss b. 70
81 80 long cutfFisissi ~ beagra u
Gisir uas ftst kscomiag sapsgsodsa ~
ihs dep az eHen Nlist BE- nov feit o.
lba hambis ballet dsgcrg
NNuifbsisn3.ag iha slrtfsl yir.hnos
stsf-iss3 "a ihs sssaH paisief ever his fsir
ehargs. thr Fpang Fifi vas ~ ~ mssnf
frss ifon tbs iap,fiaa'iics % ibe r1aFqais.
stoss felast steh niehi % tAe Ersesia
I 3sassass ass sesanpsaisi hg nots nfgina
hss Is sssgpf hiS i9Fs. sni ts usaia a8i lsil
q maks hff "a wifa
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1ssttis sl aiisiftt8 fh1 mafltas aff6.et.
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