Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-01-21

pennyworth of elastic. Returning, he
/ borrowed pair of scissors, and nee
, die and thread, from the pretty and
industrious seamstress on the ground
floor, and made mask, muttering to
himself in dulcet tones, ''This is the
evening of the masquerade, and, come
veal, come woe, I'll see my love to-
night"
When the appointed hour had ar
rived, De Mortimer sailed forth, and
at length, under cover of throng of
masquers, entered the halls at the We're
de We're. He sought, found and ac-
costed his fair mistress; but in the
midst of an enraptured dialogue that
deceitful rogue, Fitz-Plantagenet,
recognized his voice and betrayed
him. Rushing from the house, he
was followed by his well-hated rival.
In secluded portion of the street,
when the varlets of the We're de Veres
had given up the chase, De Mortimer
and FitZ-Plantagenet met face to face,
and the rejected lover forced his rival
to draw. The reports of the pistols
still echoed, and the flashes had scarce
ly left the muzzles of the pistols, when
De Mortimer fed.
As he lay down that night, despite
the exciting scenes through which he
had passed, his heart beat joyfully I;
his brain teemed with visions of celes-
tial happiness in the future, when the
bell rang vigorously and a youthful
voice inquired, in shrill pertinacity.
Tor "Sir Ralph de Mortimer"
He leaped from the bed and opened
the door one inch-his dishabille for
bade his opening it further-and re-
ceived a telegram informing him that
his uncle in Scotland had considerably
died in the nick of time, good old soul,
leaving him all his broad acres and his
title of Earl.
L
wilderment, joy, grief, hilarious sor-
row; and these facts: Immediate evac-
uation of this little room, visit to the
mansion of the We're de Veres (reunion
with the corpulent paternal consenD ,
marriage at St. Georges, and happi-
uess.
Fully satisfied that my riddle was
solved, and that from the slender
clue had worked out truthful solu-
ton of the problem which had
bothered me mentally not little,
slept the sleep of just man who had
done a virtuous action and smoked ex-
cellent tobacco, into the possession of
which he had come by piece of good
| fortune.
| Waking up in the middle of the
night looked into the darkness, made
more apparent by the ghost of flick
ering night-hght, and saw standing on
the opposite side of the street, intently
| icS al uiAS tuC uOusSJ pOllSChloh'
| "But his regard regarded not
That is to say, not then"
1t was only when, day after day
or, more correctly speaking, night after
night marched out to take the air,
which my shabby gentility denied me
day by day, that l noticed the jealous
solicitude with which l was followed,
sometimes by one man, sometimes by
another, but always by some one.
Then l commenced to wonder why l,
one of the most innocent of mortals,
should thus be made an object of sur.
veillance. True, l had not walked al
my days in the odor of sanctity; but
no clause of the criminal code had
infringed, no creditors could find il
thus worth their while TO watch me
was not Communist. had no eel
lar in which to store murderous weap
ons. l thought of the sbirri of Italy
of the gendarmerie of France, bu
still was l at loss to account for it
No clue could l catch to the mystery
But, having determined the fact that
was watched, 1 resolved to apply fol
an explanation at the nearest police
station. Thither l went accordingly
"Mr. Sergeant" quoth /, scan you
tell me why it is that at night my
chamber window is watched by youl
minions of the moon, and that all
my incomings and outgoings, and my
wanderiDgs to and fro, are scruti,
nized as thoroughly as though 1 were
criminal"
"No," quoth he.
s.Then," said L, 81 wish you'd cal
the dogs off; prefer to go where
list unheeded."
"Where do you live?" said the Ser
geant.
cat No. IL Queer street." said l.
"OhI obi" said he.
And he laughed as though some
theme of extraordinary iocularity had
occurred to him. When he finished
one hilarious explosion he began an,
other. until he devoured whatever
hilarity had been given to him. Then
he called constable and said: "Send
Jackson here"
eTell Jackson about 1t, salo th'
sergeant.
| "Mr. Jackson" began. 81 occupy
| a little two-pair room at No. II Queer