Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-04-23

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now as sue caught inc iamillar hoarsc
wheezo as tha' lauy oroNe INTO sort
OF JoS-'ro'' H"ilG us unconscious Oh
Ilmc'NecPlng Us nor oppoSlte gehlie-
man was that Dolh OF MS leet were
turned ulrectiy inward, rs ho Wo'c tho
intricate masses oil the dance
Oecil partner regarueu hcr curious
~ 'hrouSh iHe Slits III MS hasH' theh
GREW hiillSclt toSeIhcr as II ohehueu'
Ley sue hearu nm lauSh'
ono ielt her lace grow reu peneath
ner uiSSuiSe. ono Always had the
FACULTY oi oiichulhg Mr' Ieppcrton'
anu now Sho vaguely wondered why
nc nld not recoEhl ner; Ddt ne faileu
10 10 soi ana whch inc dance came TO
an emu, ana She loSl slght OF inc frIls'
san 0lIIGer' Wnoh She thouSht no
doubt Hau gone IN Searcm OF partner
whose khoWlcnSe Oh gally-ulteu lao-
rlcS was more complete 'hah her own
one aSmh came upon h'r Uncle rat
'lnG'oh SUING among ihe spectators
WIN Aunt Maria oesiGc MN, VINO was
iahnlhg hcr heateu lnrc vigorously
occ'i iioNGu away, now angry Sho
would no She 'hought II sue knew that
hcr lounE h'cGo whom Shc iiuu peeh
wont 10 regard win cold ihdiHerchce
was theTo not ht'l r"aS away from ner
anu uechcu III cNpch''Ne I''co anu uia-
mohuS, ana una. very niece was haopy'
an SO hHapPy' Nhi'e sne SlooI thihk-
ih@ II III, over agar, 'he Danu Struck
up waltz one aloreu WalI|lhgi 10
hcr eager restless leel inc quaurlllo
seemed SLOW ana url@Sins'
was therc no one TO ask ier TO Join
IN tIis lance HOW IL" 'ncre would
be ociore the hour arrived Tor her de-
partMre.
hctp Is ouu ono uaiicG lolio"ilG
tilS wait" before uhmaSKlh%' thc
RUSSIAN ollicer Sald, appearing sud
uGhly from thG mluSt OF Ihc crowd
10 you waltz II So can cli'lm you
ioT my partner
II tillS was 10 pe lli' last Waltl DO
lore lhG rculoVai ol 'le ihaNkS' IL was
certalulH her laSt' ana even 10 uahco
II WIN Mr' Ieppert"h would he pre-
ieraolc TO SUING II out But ior mo-
meht Cccll hesiIatou III uncertainty
inc man beside hcr sung Tor the
dance she ielt was scanning her close
~ rs IL ehucaVorlhE 10 pcmrlratc lhc
oPaque,eSS ol ler mask W nat II shc
should ne rGcoSnlHed at the laSt mo-
mrnt, she Thought. She hrcw back.
NOT II you Try 10 discover my lucht-
n.y., CGcil Sald' NIUE coidly'
Inc iruS'lan olllcer laughed. "NelI'
promise you that VIII cease my I'M
performance II you VIII not drhy mo
TINS dance ana we VIII leave inc un-
raNclllhgoi the mystery to time.
Does tnat always clear up mlSlc-
rlGS? Oecll ASKED Us lhey Wllrleu OIL
Lime Is never SO DrIei as wileh some
pleasure whose intensity EXISTS IN It's
novelty aDsnrDS inc NINA OF the par
tclpant, and Cecil felt Il panS OF re-
Srct rs the SOUND oil iIH lnrcc strokes
OF the quarter to midnight came to
hcr' Shc must Icavc thls elySllm OF
bliss TOO soon. Dld Cinderella feel
kcenly the sorrow when she He'd from
the palace ut the midnight Ginning.
Cecil wondered, and she sighed at the
brletneSS OF the hour,
u have but one more favor to ask,
Ccclls partner sad, as the music
came to a sudden stop, and the waltz
crS sought their seats or promenadCd
down the long hall
"What IS that?' she asked, rs thoy
followed the promenaders, there was
a ring OF merrlmcnt III her hitherto
whecAy voice, Tor she was 50 intensely
happy that she had forgotten her role.
"Ihat may have the llrst dance
after the masks have been removed,
And that is but one after the next,
Cecil said, IN tone OF regret 81 Will
not say yes, Tor promise never made !
Is better lhan Il promise broken l
may, like Cinderella, be obliged to lily !
from all this when the clock strikes
IL but should we chance to meet
again, l VIII give You tho liberty OF
cNactln@ II from me. she laughed
little mallclously as she spoke when
she thought of MIR. Pepperton 5 futile |
search for her through the crowd.
AS they neared one OF the doors that |
led into the wide hall they met many |
OF tho dancers with their masks re-
moved, and Cecil experienced thrill |
OF surprise, even agitation upon COM
ing suddenly face to face with her |
cousin Alice leaning upon the arm of |
Mr.. Pepperton, her, Cecil 5, much de-
spised admrer. Involuntary Sho
turned to look at her partner. "Who |
was hep Not Pcppcrton, not Profess
or Megs, for he was short OF stature,
scarcely reaching her shoulders. Lit
tie as Cecil possessed, she would have
willingly given all to SEQ the face of
her companion who was either sur
prlsinsIy like MIR. Pcppcrton in both
voice and manner or had studded ac-
curatcly his peculiarllies.
Five minutes later she had escaped
to the drcssing-room. She must go. |
orcmain longer would be ut the risk
of being recognized. Cecil removed |
her mask and with trembling fingers
threw the thin, white shawl over her
head, but us she did so she discovered |
that one of the blossoms upon the proc-
ious spray was missing. Yet whore in
that surging crowd could she seek it,
and even should she find it, it would |
be only to behold it crushed and torn,
and the diamond gone. Suddenly, |
and without warning, Cecil burst into
tears, Her carClcSSncSS would be the |