, 1859-11-10

ino against the winter ma.queTades u the paoae
rooms: thss domino Vas 20 contrived that tue
head of the wealer was hidden under the c.oak.
In xhSch an fmperceptihle opening Was mao:iot !:
shoulders, mud upon Ibis vas placed a talsc heaa,
which, When lifted up, exposed wnne sAnn
with cyeless sockets, and grinning, with set
Of brilliantly white teeth, ut The CURIOUS spec
tator. ......
Having settled his scheme. Nj. Tempest witt
drew 10 his omu lodgings in orderto MAKE prep
arstions for its execution.
CHAPTER xv.-l1's oStr l.
The company ut Mr. Goodchild's consisted
two divisions No. ], embracing the cider OF
more fashionable persons, md those VINO "ete
nearly conrected with the family, ha1 been m
vited to tea, supper, ana inasquca nsi]s ~.
tue younger md less dislioguisaed PEI soos, ~"
been invited to TUG ballt5ntS THIS affnog;;,
which proceeded from tue pcnurlous 4'srosueia
Of Mr. Goodchild, had on this oceaAoo snt
,Esarty approb.ttSn Of Mr. Tempest ABOUT
eicrs1 o'ciocl, therefore, uhen great part O.
The guests ia the second dfrislon nao mssaus
arrived; be ordeselA sedan chair to te istcaeo;
aud then, caus'ng 4'lmsel' 70 ne e.seai W n;rit
dawn through several ssree:s, that nobody mlEas
discorer IRON what house ,he gigantic oon'no as
| tcd issued, he rep:irsd 10 tie house Of At'
| Goodchild. .h
the more astoul.hnent among the phr1s -co1olete
NIB Of masauss 1sssnrs ae md nad naeed up nd
down with naughty strides. Ills denasano. ano
ar had in it son1t thing terrific to cTer5 booy
| cent tn Ida, to whom he, had mlispeted as ne
passed her a'oue in a1 anteroon'. 'Don y.
a1srmsa s on,y ns tue nsosestsd ssste oa' H.. mo-
u.uts' conversation with her at any time IN The
son,e " nersoia. hoTercr, had observed hip'
! sneakins to Ida; AID therefore. on her return
to ,be rTeat saloon, she was pressed on M eloes
70 tell wtst she knew Of sne mse'i.1s re tnnw any.
1hin9 Of dim? What had lie said, them: 1Aqs,
t,o. shc could ~ lis:le answer. he spoEe. 1Ie
| said. in such low, hollow. ana uE1a'e'tE1o'SS
tanc ttat she was quite alarmed, and heafa
rothing Of what he uttered. ,d r,ort,
The eompany now betrayed more aoa nloEe
ar-;rtv in reference to the unknown 1nasdee,
so ,hat Ida had no chance for answering nls
i,;l;ct nr granting the request which II con,
ta;rei. Sir. Tempest now began 10 sss.cs
mucL that he had not selected an olalnaEa
nlasauc, in which be might have egsse.s:u ~ y
lis ease, without being SO Fema1Aao's po'D'e>
out to the public attention
CHATTER xv1.-srsflclovs@
rho n,,-,n,,s about the tall domino grew
, lauder aud louder. and gathered more and NOR
ahout him. lie began to hear donnts p.Mn!}1
: c1nTessed whether he Was actually lnsiteo
+ 1hc master Of the house protested, tnat, 50 ~
+ ! from having any such giant amongst ais ~
Z: nn.;ntorce 6e had never seen such glant X
!, aasnt in show booths. THIS mention Of ooo1h
> aaFe xerr unfortunate direction to the sas
:. nicious already abroad agalnst the poo1 aa.e ~
i rr,tc. for at 1liat time there WIS giant IN u
= town who was exhibiting himself Tor none! M
o and M, Goodchild began to soFmlse 1aae ~;
man. either with view to the thcseAsus ~
5 know1edee of men mud manners: OF 1o1 us ts
$ creation after the tediun Of standing 70 DC
ut through a whole days length, had Poss!p!
;. smurr.ed himself rs contraoaaa aruc4e in'
q lis masqued ball
CHATTER xvr-nIFF1crLT1Es ISckhAsEp'
i. The worthy host set to work very delioerat
lv to count bis guests, and it turned out !, ih'
there WIS actually just one nasaoe more taa u
.he.e should be. upon this be stepped ,1o lnio :,
7t middle Of the company, aud spoke rs follow:
ci Most respectable aud respected nasqhes, u
1t der existing circumstances. and LOT csFta
ef .,yeirhty causes me thereto moving (ths para
1T Hr. Goodchi1d had borrowed from Als lawyet
o. Il have to request that you will MI anu sever
H. oue after auother, communicate you. na'Ae2
s. me- by Whispering them into my ear :,
y Wcll did Mr. Tempest perceive what we're
'o existing circumstances, and "nat snG isuso ~,
" Hereto moving, which had LED TO this ne me
Is. SIRE: and very glai@y- he would hare WI
tic drawn himself from this Ecxat'ous e1anf,t
), lion by marching of; but it, did not escape u
ds that couple Of sentineas we're already posi-
d. N Corc!usinn Tomorrow '''