New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
II Christmas Mdsque.
BIZ ]. BLoUNDELLE BURTON
ns Tluo PGrts.)

soft word in womans Judith. the count
nna OUT Who IoF IoTes @ This man deeply
madly. who would sell her soul to win him to ner
to bear his name to lean upon his arm. to be his
Get you about to the Tidottos to the court the
Mall Find me news.for that woman Go. Judith
bury on By her Chocolate table her little feet
her ewes Iookino gsa i1 fb oI bnrnin9 logs her
brain filled with thoughts of the man of whom she
sitting there While a little fuTroW wrinkled her
,s white 81 Sr4w & and her little white hands ciasPed the
man-have thought this woman could easily have
sPpen to % desire Gee F0 ny H'n she @
dellcacy that was all her own-a style and manne-
TO commend itself 70 all masculine eyes Her hair
beneath that saw the dark or almost dark. clear
and the short upper Ir~ifseIf a mark OF beauty
The ruf1es above her laced. pear shaped bodice
her arms, bare from the elbow down. models
OF symmetry: her waist might have tempted an
80, "A month" she unused now. "a month since he
out out Of France and rever once here never once to
might have Ans s6r ggand 6s 1osg ye9na m as VOICE
those dark eyes Of his-tRat voice that hinted
Could e he lSok like I that speak Mks, t5af.
sh t5T MSh ah that oT %Hs do % F Drc % & @ for
acting thus with others! And-and-I loved him
IGngeE lon and sPTinging chair: went toward
now her prettiness was clouded as a fair land
scape by the lowering of coming storm: If Judith
a yous. Lucille yanstone,, And you-yog. my Lord
on to wa o 5SS goa Never cOa
not harm sE1 yogaI-ITdo not think could All. mol
The snow had fallen for three days; wtiIe in
too % on the Ieaiess trees Of the woods and copses
roads, especially the broad open road which led up
e rFo the lodge gates to the manor itself the snow
mas moon; Also the manor shone out now Ike
its fifty-s.x front windows was iliuminated and
served to give promise TO all who approached OF
The marquis had hiied his house this Christmas
from snng g0oeiy & company @ gathereS @ togetaer
his his, father drove him into banishment. and also
wealth and position were only too willing TO Be
Up that avenue there toiled. for ton 4 was 20
dras II through the snow (as well as the slush
& It's hind wheels nearly as high as rs roof. rs
Ranginss deen red on etheg si6 % F +ar So,Iss
also two footmen; clad in scarlet and green. who.
every time the wheels stuck and the horses could
not drag the cumbrous thing on put their hands
Vehicle On a@afn what time The roacPn1s1 o1 tbe
box ashed the horses with his long whip. at
inside looking from oa1 one Of 5f9 those win4ows
6a Wdcn as tney tn A entered the lodge gates she had
ess Of Alderbury Her face, except for the domino
than usual for having braved the bitter wntry afr.
over her White % gnd fb e eq Be Ws
trimmed with some warm heecy fur and lined with
where is hep she whispered to herself. regard
said he would be behind the largest he could dis
Then, suddenly. She called out to the coacaman
to to stop c the % II ws Easy enough to DO
footman to advance fifty PAGES ahead Of the coach:
fom Rer hand and With f tSat White g s
three swift motions toward one Of the large
An instant later from behind that tree. there
in long cloak. which not. however. so long
to hide lit the d1 tip r Of fBag 9as Ra6 askd o8 to the
man possessed himself Somewhat nnasterfui1y Of
that wnite han9 on whicn Ins JeSeis sparKIed ana
, !. I came here at dark. after 4. and It
countess answered "One Of the horses fell at
Acton. and highwaynan sprang out at me on
nodded toward pistol lying on the front seat and
PERHAPS I nit t @ !Se ss ADDED he eea tb 2 b3T aa a9d
'these interludes waste time"
road Would frighten Caroline And since we touch
that word fear lars are you sun bold enough to go
'I am bold enough to DO all have said will do.
why. still. you have me- One. strawberry Leaf
more or It eSf one o o not f9rse sq the
Il forget nothing. Yet marvel that you would
There is one woman l would take from out the
foul fends arms Il she would come 5 70 mir 49,.
weIIl the foul fend?'
do so Sf before and could make her Now said.
tell me, have you brought III
rs ft goOd?'
TT is perfect
1T has Ifps?"
No the woman answered. smiling roguishiy at
him in the moonlight. None They must be sup
T understand And when am to touch those
when chance offers. When the thing is rps for
IF the trick is discovered what them
What then? Why, YOU have a sword and know
how to WELD it. I should suppose While Ewell,
l woman who has set her hopes. ay! almost
her life, upon cast. As Betterton says In Shake
speare's play. 7 will stand the hazard Of the die
Now, BERTHE. tell me- is she-you know whom
"She is here. She came to-day
And he? What does he do? Show his love 20
He favors none far I can perceive. yet IN
is to be performed masque. which some begsariy
poet and romance writer has prepared for rim A
fellow who holds his head high and might be
a masduer' the Countess exclaimed. interrupt
ing the Gfvagations of the other on the insoence
of the poet and romance writer. "A masquet Hal
Lucille Vanstone is the maiden lost in the wood
Il am the knight who rescues her from her rival.
''YouI therefore you have to love her. Tt must
er 5e se eyeTR TRef tse, grx Yo You All Ts we'll very
well And I-what am I? Or am not concerned?
You will be solicited to be the rival queen. Tbs
lis good 'Tis we'll is't not sweetheart? And
strange. too. Passing strange
Now leave me: shall meet at supper And call
to those dogs of footmen TO come back and bid the
coachman go on TIL supper Adieu
Ito be conttnued0