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he hastily looked al hin watch-it
was midnighti-and turned to take
leave Of the lady. She was gone. He
found no conveyance waiting nor any
within reach. 81 suppose the fellow
got tired of waiting and left" he
thought as he walked rapidly from the
Casino in the direction Of the hotel.
He had not gone far along the badly
lighted street before his progress was
arrested by q confused crowd Of people,
apparently in great commotion, gathered
around o cabriolet, the driver Of which
was OF his box, wringing his hands
and muttering lamentations after the
manner Of q Frenchman when under
great excitement
Lying In the roadway, looking ghast-
~ In the pickering light cast by the
carriage lamps, was the body Of q young
E~nglishman. a thrill OF horror peryad-
cd the captain as he realized that he
was face 20 face with murder, and % he
advanced he caught the eye Of the nm
happy driver OF the cabriolet
Mon Dieui', said the latter In o tone
Of intense surprise Monsieur is then
not deadf And / had made certain that
the unfortunate man ct our feet was
mono other than monsieur himselfi''
With that be entered into o voluble
explanation. He had kept 30 monsieur's
instructions and had brought his cshrio-
let 20 the Casino o few minutes before
the time hxed upon. At 11:45 . young
Englishman had rushed ont OF the ca
sino and entered his vehicle, bidding
him drive rapidly 70 the Hotel des
Htrangers.
They had not driven far mp the street
(which at this time OF night was very
deserted) before his cabriolet was vio-
lently pulled by . man seixing the
horses head At the same moment an
other had entered the carriage and a
violent struggle had taken place between
the latter and the occupant. The whole
terrible affair had occupied bat . few
moments, and the driver had not recov-
cred from his confusion and stupafac-
tion before the men had decamped. He
had scarcely time 10 observe them, bat
his short glance had convinced him that
they were Italians.
At this point q light burst In upon
the captains mind Clearly the assas-
sins wer his two fellow travellers, the
Italians from Monaco
Hastily relating what he knew 10 the
gendarmea he sst ont quickly Cor the
hotel Arrived there he eastly obtained
o cab and conveyed himself and port
mantean 10 the station. Fortunataly
the train was still there and he was I'm
time toregain his seat a. he sank back
WEAKLY against the cushions he said 20
himself.
THAT mysterious red domino has
saved my life. Who knows what might
have happened had ] lefk, IS ] intended.
at II. on, worse still, II, had mot her
beautiful eyes detained me, I had kept
10 the appointed hour Of the DEPARTURE
As he neared London. late In the even
ING. . sad foreboding oppressed him,
and in spite OF himself he expected the
worst
Mr& Dacre, the mother OF his fancea
met him ON the threshold Of her house.
In an instant be knew the truth from
her faCe.
Ethel was deadi ''she died, = said
the weeping mother, Eat about IL
o'clock last night"
Sat l1i'' said the captain absently.
he was no stunned by the shook Of tho
evil news that hts mind seemed to ram
bla Sat III Why, at II O'Clock Last
night ! was dancing with-with the
red dominoi'', Then, Hhe q sudden in-
spiration, the truth flashed acroee h1s
fevered brain. "Great Godl'' he sald,
1.-THE red domino and Ethel were one
and the same, and It was Ethel alone
who saved my lifei" and he reeled TO
the door In d fainting ft.
Whether the reader accept this view
not, the coincidence is at least q re-
markable one Arthur v. Thompson In
London Cream.