The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-13

ne never looked at them The heir CO.,
witt his hands over his face Man. -,
1 rue men stepped in front of the women
1here was no Whispering | think We
az +, turned our eyes to the door.
some ladies' screamed lone T have
heard swooned, but we gave her not a
giancel when the door opened II yroa
only the African servant who ontouoJ
A. a man most of US had heard Of, but few
hau seen. lie made a sign to the earl
VINO drew back from him and then sten.
PED forward. The heir hurried TO Tho
uoor and some of US heard this con.
versation: eo44-
Not You, father-me."
Stay here, my son; 1 entreat. I com.
mand." e0tii-
Both said the servant authoritative.
~ and then they went out with him and
the door closed. '''N
The dancing was resumed almost IN,
mediately. This is strange thing 70
tei, Only Il woman could have forced
us to seem once more as we were before
mat horrid cry; snd the woman was orr
hostess As the door closed. nv eyes MOT
hers' and saw that She had been snn.lz.
ing to the musicians She was smilino
graclousIy as if what had occurred had
been but an amusing utcrludc. 7 saw her.
take her place beside her partner ana
begin the waltz again with The ,ausi,
All locked at her with amazcmcnt. dread.
pity suspicion. Inf tbrv b,J =, H.
Docs she know Hnthiug:" / g>..J NV
self, oyorhearing hpr laughing mrrriIv
as she was whitfield past me. or was
thls the Womaus part in the TRAGEDY
WhHe the mon werc doing theirs? What
Were they doing! It was whispered in
the the ballroom that they were in the
open looking for something that had os-
capped IRON the castle.
An hour dare say passed, and neither
the carl nor his son han rc-urnad. The
danchg went ON. AUt it had become an
uncanny scene. oyrrr one trying to read
the other ; faeo-tha men Uncomfortable.
rs II feeling that they should be else
where many of the women craven. only
the countess in high spirits BY this
time 1T was known to all VI Us that the
door of the ballroom was locked ON the
outside. Guests babe our hostess good
hlght' nut could retire no farther. One
man dared request her to bid the serv-
ans unlock the door, and she smiled
ana asked INN for the next waltz.
About O'Clock in the morning many
OF us heard child's scream that came
as we thought from the hall of the
castle.
a moment afterward we again heard it
this time from the shrubbcry. | saw
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but 1t was only for a moment. Already
she was reckoning to the musicians to
continue playing. One Of the guests
stopped them by raising his hand. lie
was the childs father
You must bid your servants unhar
that door," he said to the countess
sternly, 'or | will force it open"
You cannot leave this room, sir" she
answered quite composedly, and then he
broke out passonately, fear for his child
him, something about the dew
lis work, he said.
There is some one on the other side Of
that door who would not hesitate to kill
YOU she replied and we knew that she
spoke OF the native servant.
order nm to open the door"
Il Will not"
In another moment the door would
nave been broken open had she not put
her back against it. Her eyes were now
hashlng. The men looked at each other
IN doubt, and each Of them, know, was
Tor tearing her from the door. 1t was
then that we heard the report like gun.
1t IS my belief that the countess saved
the life OF her guest by preventing his
leaving the ballroom. For nearly another
hour she stood at the door, and the serv-
fnts gathered around her like men ready