The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-03

gled novels. But that was Sufficient
to people the young mind with knights
and lovers and champions galore.
And it came q pass that the great
Masquerade Gall of the Sons of the
Seventh Daughters vas held soon after
Myrtle came home. 1t was to be q
swell affair, and Myrtle was crazy to
go. But Aunt Eleanor was Mortified
and Setoed the bare suggestion.
Then the spirit of the Sead father
arose in the daughter and Myrtle re-
solved to go whether or no
And she did. 1t took plenty of
scheming and--alas. some lying, but
She went that day to spend a couple of
days with a girl friend. and arranged
with her so she could slip in upon her
return. OF course il was very
naughty and very dangerous thing
Tor a girl to do-and especially a
young girl just out of a convent. but
only such a one would have the nerve
to attempt it.
She appeared as lady OF the Eliza
bethan period. and was one of the
striking figures of the ball. No soon
the Crusades approached her and paid
ent knight and was not to be satisfied
with one dance. but haunted the Eliza
bethau Lady most ardently. And he
was good to look upon and most de-
voted and princely in his manner. and
Myrtie's blood ran through her veins
as it never had before. This. forsooth.
was life. Marry Tillson Montague
Never. She would find knight of her
own who would choose her for her
own charms. and not because mammas
and aunts and dead people had wiI1ed
lt-and she went whirling off on an
other delicious waltz with Sir knight.
All too quick it came to an end
as all things do. even a girls first
ball. And when the time for unmask-
ing came he was standing before her.
begging for the next dance,
"Ah, my Lady. l am at last to see
your face" he exclaimed.
No, no." she replied hastily. really
cannot unmask. Please take me to
the dressing room"
He offered his arm. expostulatisg
all the time that it was his privilege
to see the face of the lady who had
permitted him to be her knight all the
evening. and who had become the mis-
tress OF his heart. But she was OBJ
durate and they started toward. the
dressing room. 49,
Alas. for the honesty OF mamie
guided her. not to the dressing room
at all. but to cosy corner, far from
the throas drunk with the excitemen,
and surprises of the unmasking
Fair Lady" said he. Il am but hu-
man. l am mad with the intoxication
of your presence. If do not see your
face. If you escape ME now
l will spend all my life in a fruitless
search for you. You are the one wo-
man in the world for me and l can
not let you escape"
"Oh, please do not. she cried.
throwing up her hands to protect her
mask from his threatening hands.
You must know that 1 have no right
to be here; am promised to another"
And SO am L. he responded trium-
phantly. land that's why we are both
hereto escape bondage we hate
All, this is dispense ton of provi-
dence. I will protect you from any at
tempt to force an unwilling lover upon
you-any lover but me--if you will
let me- deaf"
And with a bold move he tore off
both masks. There were two quick
gasps of surprise, for there, face to
face stood Myrtle Vernon and Tillson
Montague.
The girl was the first to recover. "A
of errors, she exclaimed.
shrieking with laughter, not 'unmixed,
however, with vexation.
He gazed at her moment with open
mouth and staring eyes. Then a warm
flush came over his features and he
said:
Yes. a comedy of errors-but all