Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23


for you. OF course, you happened
have just the cut and style. Wentwort
lot to he had Queer! That's bit {
pique, III wager-he rather annoye
me some time ago and 1 had to remin
him that he was only number two. An
so you We come for the things? Their
they are, in that trunk, just as the.
were packed after the Midland tour
Take it as it stands. BY .Jove! reckon
then" be went on absently, "Blake il
a good deal put out: Has he posted ar
intinlatiOn:'
"No, Mr.. Catfyn," I said, quickly,
walking up close. HE has not, because
I've taken the liberty Of telling him
. there was no need-that can take both
! parts" 1t was out, and curious enough
= it sounded, but I gave him no time to
, gasp and ran on with a tense GOODNESS
that must have startled him. 'I'm not
playing the fool, Mr.. Catfyn; l shall
not disgrace your reputation! For years
Blake has refused me an opening, as
You know, and today l have as coed as
challenged him to this. The notion
came INTO my head, and can do tiff
you'll let me. This one night! No one
knows of your note, and'-
"No one knows!' be put in breath
lessly, catching my arm. "Why, it's
the There he stopped If 1 had
made some dreadful proposal, he could
hardly have turned whittier. "No, IL
couldn't think Of it" be said, and sat
down. For minute or so l stood there
staring at him, and then he turned |
round. "All right, have your within,
man." he Whispered. LET the house
find it out for themselves Go on! Hold .
hard, StrangI'
had just snatched up the trunk,
with hoarse "Thanks for that sirr"
and was opening the door, when he
sprang up and blurted out. He had
hand to his forehead.
mo, I've just recollected-I shall
want that mail shirt and helmet and
the rest for the fancy dress ball at the
club tonight" That was it. We stood
locking at each other; / could hardly
play the part without especially
in that last famous duel scene where
the unknown knight lifts his visor and
stands revealed as Karl Angel.
There, what to be done? 1t starts
at IL, and I'm bound to be there he I
went on, staring past me very strange {
~. "Ah, | know! Look here, don't t
stop to change, but as soon as the cur S
ain drops, jump into cab and como s
itralght here. | shall just have time to f
fhnf11 md hn ti,, 81
Vow, dom forget, :trang, l want them II
o time particularly. Dash off the mo- f;
nent you've killed your man and grip h
ed the verdict Of the house, ii
Why, certainly, Mr.. Cafyn; rely y
n that - i
] was out, and making lack to the O,
'llway station in a whrl. Imagine, I
'emed to be treading on air; l wanted in
give Il great shout-but it was the OF
me, II ever, to keep desperately cool. hi
had meant to run back home and see re
ahce-there was something more l Dir
10 to say to her, but there would only tb
just time enough to purchase one or tn
20 little things | must have snatch a in
a. freshen my memory by glance sta
rough the cues" and then-and M;
en- prepare to realize and eclipse the yo
ldest dream | ever dreamed. For to- wa
'ht | was Caffyn himself-and to- sca
5ht was to play Karl Angel. sin
ny O'Clock l had seen Blake. Ey tel
II past | bad slipped into dressing wa
IN and locked the door. AtanirDte her
:, when the callboy's voice sounded wi,
I'VE the finale Of the orchestra | stem yo,
OUT ready. One of the suEers, as ma
sea close, touched his forehead. bv
Good evening, Mr.. Canynv' din
he
.leyen O'Clock and all over! A cIori- wa.
success, that was ending in a pro- W
3ed shout as the curtain went slowly hon
n! And l-sick with the intoxica- wor
l. with the certain knowledge that | allo
maze never ralpaLlc slip and he h
g than justified my claims-I stood. dan,
loot on the chest Of my prone oppo. uno,
u hltlng my sword in one band and fact
4 the ether clasping the maiden fame
f'"" olali plohed and fuse
Yes at that moment could IN anv
lahd what CafTyn felt every night we'll
{ 1t was to be an idol of the uconle that
-,ofy,,n r,m, a pre-
,ro1a bravo Ca1lyn!' that
ain fou .l,. anu up roll'd the morn
1t was all over. +..
.uilo oal n'aAo was waiting. that
vo - j.. '' 1,. 'o pIesseo my hand. Ange
Vo u IS strang! He ought to have Morn
hefe--l' II leak ont! Take my word debit
> you need never look back now, ,,ro !,
rb!" 0A 'o" 're Il
+ l. ,, W. midst
vas there i'll front and her eyes to ~
wor In WIN aheer pride, than
,om-.n, 1" t, 'i'"hins Tor the dress that c
vhat 'n.n 1 suddenly recol- Tit-B
"hat had promised Caffyn.
ing on my hat and oyercoat. 7
u inc helmet and my own clothes LIT
ne trunk, scribbled note of OK. Town
lloh ana gave it to the callLoy to gan u
ound to where N,nco ;1y ~ for
I'd out into the ctroot ,ri' "'' to Ma
PITY hanson inst nor;,,r a. ., visitet
r. f"'' '''o from
rand hotel. sjr2 Pi,ht ;,,;,. on began
's' remember l sank back on o". mI ,
more than lilolv Cafr,!,, l'', a""y' on THU
curious to see what my "make . nan o.
as like. He should-he should me-
IS door and see his "double" that SAFES.
An ejaculation NJ $3.50, '""' sail to-
@ from his Inns would ~ scot, a
s triumph. And wouldn,t N p,o'o scenery
ing at home in a fnwnrt o,1 BY r
TT! ' "'esS from Il
cab STONED. Ior;nnod .ho .,. "Col
mt to step ont. T bo,rd 1' n - LIN LIN that fir
look, amt that Co,1ur 81. - wy ton Pos