The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-09
THE E DOMINO.

'sBotherationi'' said Captain Hugh
Walters TO himself as the express train
from Nice drew up with . sudden jerk
ut the station Of M. some six hours
from Paris.
The guards presently came 10 the door
OF the compartment TO inform messieurs
les voyageurs that aserious collision
had taken place between No. and the
next station, and that the trafic would
not be resumed In all likelihood TIL aft
er 12 that night It was then q.
The captain determined TO seek the
best hotel in the place and console him
self In the meantime with q good din.
men. And In q very short time he was
seated at the table d'hote In the Hotel
des Etrangers.
Captain Hugh Walters was O young
officer. only recently promoted TO his
present rank. He had paid q short visit
to Monte Carlo among other places, and
having plenty Of money TO throw sway
had, Ut course essayed his fortune at
the gaming tables
His luck had been extraordinary. The
very INC that money was no object to
him seemed, strangely enough, 10 have
gained him all the more the smile of
hckle Fortune.
Most OF the money he carried In the
shape or notes In the pockets OF o lsath-
ern belt.
he . received . telegram which
had greatly disturbed him Il Wa from
D mother or bis fiancee In London and
o hus Ethel In dangerously ~ with
pneumonia Come home at once
he was barely seased at % table be-
fore no had discovered . couple q 20
quaintances-Ameracans whom - had
mes % Monte Carlo. and who had lett
thas place Q 1ew Gays previously for
M In their society ne was COM
PEELED 20 banasn hia grief ana ~ con-
eai ms anxiety. Thas very evenang
tney said tnere was 70 % 2 grand masks
90 all as the Oaslno. Would - not
come 20 ~
Tne capSaan was IN NO mood cor enc
1nB nat evening pus ne q aAlege
no eoo0 excuse.
a. NO va ABOUT V mount tne sesps
o. me Caaino 2 tnonghf struck hisns
ana ne suxned oowafo tne drfver on tne
oaDrlCae1 Suss Do mai moment ne no
ncod ny Swo aeiAow sravsiers' me III
1a1s. go ~ 1ne Casinos arm IN am.
ne AshOass 1nas soey ALSO
LIZ.
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nm 9 amaoae. ana Gaming ous y
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rase n.u Is cn ~. sne captain
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himself anu nAo ~ ann Ton paEs-
ner " pAIln a. lass NO was iels TOT
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ciocA vas ssriking me nour Ill Wnens
ai1nougn ~ was yes ~ cary, Re nnaliy
ueciueu " go ne Wou,u goCo Ias novel
ON .oo.. and the WALK ne tnougnb
Wouio 90 MIN COCO.
rase decreed otnerEise' however. be-
lore ne 9 the exit OF the bali
room ne Was Du.sonnoied Dy one OF hts
american Irienos.
Wnat, going alreadys Th1s WfM
never GOT ne exclaimed. There ID .
iady Just arrived wnom l am deter
mined you hall n with. She seems
2 great beauty, and the Comte du Val
OF the stewards, says she In the best
dancer In NJ
As ne finished the Connie du Val came
up with tho Lady In question. The lady
wore . domino OF Q deepred silk. which
effectuaily concealed her identity. When
she was introduced to Walters. only her
eyes were visible. These were Of ex-
ceptional beauty-the color OF o very
dark blue. 90 deep that ID approached to
black. The captain was Immediately
drawn TO her BY their fascination
80 far he had only known a person
with snch eyes % these, and that was
his PARKWAY fiancee, the girl On whom