Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
BY A
WOMAN'S LOVE


sucy dress BAN. There was some
thing attractive in his appearance.
Whether it was iu his graceful figure
(his face was maskedJ or the lighmcss
Of his step or the air OF one 20 the
manner born no one could say but the
fact remained thar there was some.
thing about him to excite admiration
and curiosity. Among others lady
robed In the period of Venetian su-
premacy stood looking at him, and one
could see interest In her attitude If not
in her masked face
May l crave my ladyr hand Tor a
dance said the man TO her.
with pleasure" replied the lady In
low voice.
Come; let US 80 into the winter gar
den" he said after the dance. 1T is
insuferably hot here, and | dislike
crowd"
When they were screened behind a
miniature forest OF tropical trees. the
mans manner suddenly changed
"Would YOU know who 1 am he
said. Il am what the highwayman Of
two centuries ago was at that time
do not play my prauks on the road
levy contributions ia the palaces OF the
rich
Where youth ana beauty meet
g@.r
.r,u +roulIo vor for tbot rirgs"
Tho woman s+,od ,no,ionIe.s for q
ti,,a Ur,.t9..r j.. v... ,.,.,l,.,ad
sna,,, eu,,,,,t -. ,,... ,,.r,+ - -,
.a,,Id net \. dat..to5 sine. har t,re
no. o,,.orad pr...rtl,. .bo s,id.
"Iistap to mo ,nonant and tho rfng
80 ,.nurs Il i onIr I,taIv tbot came
r. Tro +, m. cit,- ,.,. ,nca 81 co,,n-
trr ,,ia ,rn.r. us , lov i, am. IN.
loco a dorino ro.r.ro.s .nf,,t forever
in mischief ana had ha leon soldier
no would have fnrrd mis- yocatfop
who, bo ,,.o. t.,..,,,. no hoc,r,a nm ne.
+or r,r,o,,,l,o,. 49,. ,I,,.I ,,,,.,od win,
hin, whom ~, .,,.,nt ~, Lis frs, tbe,trf.
col to,,r b,d Io,,,, I.foro ,rf,.an INV
beort n ,l,a Wild s,,i,fr tl,o+ n,.e,vnody
Iovod admired vot or wbom nil shook
tho,r boode and e,fd .r1a,u some dov
come to grief. hrgraJ him to curI
his naseior r,,. avcfta,ra,t ia strdv bIe
cboeo, r,,ogo.sior to no conton+ with
what s1ccass ho v-os sura 10 cain ON
tha s+ogo for no had roro,II,sbIo toIant
ITo +ool, mo I'm his arms and contded
- mo ,t,ot l,. f.,,,J l,f. l,,.o fan. r.cl,-
Ioss dood. ,rorId hin an stnodv .ro,+
t,,+ Cor ,,,,. s,l., H., ,,.n,,Id t,.,. 70 o,oid
,ho ono ond cri,., - rho otbor
"tIa n,a5, aIT,.,.,,,t,, .,r.a.so. ord
r,jIrros Fvory success was foIIoved
NV some wild fraal- Same dasnarota ad-
venture One onuageman+ ofIar auorh-
or u-o. co,corod nnl ,t last mo wos
forced 70 abandon legitimate endeayor
and rove himself wholly to-
She bent her head ana buried her
face in her hands
Tho masked faca hprora hnr loukod M
bo,. viii, a l,I.,,l. .t.,r. ,.ioid a.. ri,r,,In
Whom She stonncJ su,3I;fnp tba man
said.
..At opr hirtb rota m,rI,. am. courses
To some II gives tho mower of b.com-
inc merchants profossiouaI men Ia
hnrors oil tb,t H. bo,or.,hra ov,p if nm
rr,a,,hIo ,rI.,. ,ra mo fyad stars
o+,or. ,,nsr ~. ,,,,.i,c nov. forward
NOW backward nay.r steady sIwavs
Iarrin,, IN an unaynarrcd direction
Thev are the planets. Both follow the
course, marked ont for them. Your
friend vour lover Was doomed from
his birth If he couId bayr been saved
Won would have sawed him
"oh Alan had nor recognized Won
at npce updrr your dispuise wouId
kpo,v vou rha Durnort Won ha,,au tn
s,.,,., 1A,nv ru,,-r ann. 80 .siftrJ he
dragged down hy AN uncomfortable
defect"
He stood mute iumoyable ii. had
s.I,.to3 ll. g,,d ,,,,,.l f,r rol,ha,.v
II,. ,:.I.... -. M. Is,l.,ni,.,, ana
-,
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