Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-02-16
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1t happened in the present case, as it com
monty does, when a pair of lovers get into
quarrel. So soon IS Rosa took out her white
handkerchief to dry her eyes, turned away
her head and one sigh after another wellcd
up from the depths of her breast she was con-
fossadly in the rsght, and he in the wrong.
And he acknowledged his wrong; and admit
ted that he had been to masked ball; but
that the garments he had under his arm we're
no women's clothes, but silkcn domino, with
n mask and hat.
But having made this remor,cful confession
he was subjected to very strict examination.
Every girl in a large city knows that masked
ball is very dangerous labyrinth and battle
ground for unguarded hearts One plunges
into sen of pleasant dangers, and not un-
frequently goes down if he is not good
swimmer Rosa knew that her friend Philip
was not one of the best swimmers in the world
it is hard to say why, however. Thus, he
was called upon to say whetaer he had danced
or not and on his reply in the negative; il
he had had a3y adventures or affairs with
female? Philip could not deny that He
confessed everything, but added that the
ladies in question. were all of high rank. and
had all taken Kim for another person. Rosa
doubted, indeed, n little, but suppressed her
suspicious. Whom, on her inquiry, as to
whom he had been taken for, and to whom
the mask belonged, he constantly answered
Prince Julian. Rosa shook her unbcievipg
little head !; and yet more improbable was his
story that the Prince had taken his place as
watchman. while he was at the ball. But he
soon annihilated her doubts by asserting that
the Prince, (for he had no doubt Of the rank
of his substitutc) would soon make his ap-
pearancc at the Gregaran church, as had
been agreed between them. and reclaim the
elegant mask in exchange for his watchman 5
coat. staff and horn.
The alarmed maiden now began better to
understand her own adventure in the dark
passage. 1t had occurred to her then that
there was something strange and unusual in
the manner and conduct of the pretended
! Philip. And now that it came to her turn to
confess exactly how she came By the money,
for the lottery prize she stammercd so long,
and hesi.ated so much that Philip began to
feel very unpleasant.
Finally, she related all shat had occurred
but when she cane to the kiss, and its return,
she stammered again, but out it came at last
"It is not true ~ cried Philip, a. have
neither given thee kiss nor received one
from thee"
"It was meant for thec," said Rosa, softly
and csaxingly. Philip rubbed the blond hair
on his temples to prevent its standing strait
on end.
&" Hear, Fhilip," said Rosa. anxiously,
"If it was not thee, believe all the incrcdi-
| bic things thou hast related. 1t must have
been Prince Julian in thy clothes"
Philip had long since suspected that, and
cried :. The rascal lie has stolen my
kisses from thee. Now understand why he
gave me his Mask, and wanted to be I for an
hour or 50" And now occurred to him the
Mask who had told him about the opera singer
Rollina and about Rosa, herself lie re-
newed his examination of the poor girl more
strictly than before, as to whe,her she had
ever seen the Prince before or had ever
noticed noblanan following her to and
from church, or pretending to have business
in Milk street? Or whethera gentleman, OF
anybody. had ever been to- her mother with
benevolent pr itions of ass!stiicc in their
poverty: