Telegram-herald., 1889-07-23

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fsoxa ta.s ons lie h>d ~ xsn .n1 we11sn
~ue euew6ing Eass tAs fAsos ~ fssz -
re uz.<n ss tie wsokss coon take their
pckesx nuss ~ rAs men we're Ia even
inx dress, tut a. the wozaen wore dom
iz.oss sad HAsks naFs were fe~ who
appeared In fancy dress. hut fhes were
TIE German members of the socsEy.
Rush Wa too young snd to- enthusi-
ssrsc not 70 nnd sxcaser<sanE IL ths scene.
I'D when the daDolng began he thought
Re had never witnessed anything %
brilliant and intoxic4ting as tia move
rnent q these many coiored eoEninoes 10
the music q the band AS tine wore
ON. the place Became more crowded. and
Rush recognized among tie men many
faces that hsd become familiar q him II
tie opera and elsewhere. There was
Uncle LAghEfoot Myers renewing his
youth. with . pink domino on ms arm;
and there was West Hastings lounging
against one q the pillars Of the balcony
and chatting 8 Columbine. Rush won
dered what Helen knowlton would think
II she saw her friend thus engaged His
thoughts were broken ia upon BY q voice
At his elbow
NY handsome young friend, saii
blue domino. taking his arm. why do
YOU pose IN this melancholy attitude on
80 festive an OCCASION This Is RoEneo's,
not HaInlets, night Let Us walk about
among the giddy reveiers Iwant 10 sss
mere cheerful expression on your
young face"
As they walked out into the lobby,
Rush racked his brain 70 recogaize the
voice or figure Of the mask His ex-
preston showed that be was puzzled
"Ah, you DO not recognize me-" abe
eaid. "How sad that makes ne feel A
little disguise and ones identity Is gone.
] should have known you through twen-
~ disgliises." And shs turned her nnask
up u him ia tie most bewitching nlan-
ner.
Certainly have never had the pleas
ore Il hearing thst voice before--ilO nlan
could forget soswecf thing. sai5 nush,
entering readily into the spirit u tie
ball. And 10 they thrust and p4rF1ed,
until his mask spicd epry old man with
gray side wliskcrs and q bald head,
when she dropped RuriI's rrfa az sud-
denly ~ she had taken il, and took tie
other by tho hand.
Dear general, / arm 70 glad % zee youl
! have been looking for you all tie even
ing. and feared you were not coming"
The general looked pleased. though
puzzled; but this was not his first masked
ball, and in a few moments Rush saw
him moving of IN the direction of the
supper room. the blue domino hanging
afcctionately upon his arm
Before tho night wns over. Rrsh
learned much Of the ways Of masked
balls, and came 10 tho conclusion that
the blue domino WIS an entirely new
acquaintance Of his and Of the generals.
AS he started for the pres room, he met
his city editor with a Swiss peasant gill
on his arm. "Hello, Hurlstone," said
he. And, stopping q moment. lie wills
pered, Get your copy down early, and
then have your fun. You can write it
out here and send II down" And lie,
too, passed on in the direction Of the
supper room.
Rush hardly recognized the press
room when he returned 10 Il. In the
first place, he could hardly see across il
for the smoke; and in the second, il was
so noisy that he did not see how it would
be possible to write there. Hello. here's
Hurlstoner" shouted reporter OF a
morning paper whom Rush had seen At
different places, but had never had occa-
sion to speak TO. "Come, Gil up your
glass and take cigar" added the re-
porter. s1iting the action 10 the word;
only he took q handful OF cigars: one he