The Rich Hill tribune., 1903-09-03

eoyly.
"0cb, ye mustn't DO ihstg
"Whai harIns None can sce!'
-Te-he-heI' abe giggled, hystsr-
icaIly.
Just one~ Mg arm vas still
about her waist.
~lIe-he-be! Captain she
made q playful feint of resistance,
but seemed not much averse to the
ordeal. With one hand grasped
the lower end Of oer mssks and vas
about 70 remove them.
POUNDS, sirl What are you doing
thereg7
These words, ihnndered in a deep
voice at my ear, supplemented b. the
monogllable, Tint" shrieked forth
b. the maiden, caused me to look
around In alright.
In the doorway stood an Elizabeth
an courticr, rapier BY his sidg- With
folded arms he glared alternately at
me and my companion through the
eyelet holes Of his black mask. /
started up, in my haste forgetting to
release my hold On cur masks and off
they both came, revealing to my gaze
the eountenance Of my hitherto un-
known chsrmer--a Fat, red, merry
looking face, which, as it looked into
mine, reflected in its expression Of
ludicrous smazement the zstOnish-
ment depicted in ny o#n at what /
saw before me. For moment l was
struck dumb By . host Of conflicting
emotions When az last / found NY
tongue it vas 10 g&p:
-What. Father SulliTan."
-'Tare-sn' '-Ounsl It's Con Costi-
gam
Here's a pretty kettle Of fshP
said the Elizabethan courtier, his
belligerent air vanishing, and he
looked helplessly from one 10 the
other Of US.
Mutual explanations revealed the
following state Of affairs:
Miss Sirron, against the wishes Of
her relatives, had fallen violently in
love with Gussis Fitzgerald, the fop
eornet before mentioned-to such
desperate degree as to compel her
parents 20 leck IA 80 her rooua, this
act resulting from the discovery Of a
note addressed by her to Gussie,
wherein she declared her intention
Of meeting him in the ball that night
for the purpose of eloping.
She described the costume she
would wear, together with that Of q
female friend who would accompany
her. and advised Gussie what 10 Eear
in turn that she might identify him
which happened 10 b. . domino
like mine The note fell into the
hands Of her brother. the Elizabeth
an courtier, who was a lieutenant in
my regiment. The brother fastened
with the note 20 Father Sullivan 10
ask his advice and cooperation in the
carrying out Of plan be had formed
The priest entered into the spirit of
the adventure, and. Disgusting him
self as a fairy. this being ;he costume
Of the female friend designated in
the note, he had rrpaired 10 the ball
in company with The Elizabethsn
courticT
The plan had been for him to lure
the unsuspociing Gussie 70 the al
cove on the prctense q leading him
30 the lady, where the Eli1abcihan
oouriier was in waiting, there TO re-
veal themselves 10 him after show
ing him a copy OF the note-the
original had been forwarded to the
one IL was originally meant for
administer to Gussie his meriiee
ohas,isemen, and then turn him
adrift with the promise Of a seyeref
punishment II he persisted in bis ad
dresses.
The brother and the priest until
nov had supposed me to be FtrgeT.
aid. Now that our lu6ieroas error
was discovered the awkward ques-
tion occurred 10 each; What Il The
plot. instead of a hindFsnce 10 the
lovers, should prove an ally to their
cause BY keeping their enemies from
them while they made good their e.
capes
Readjusiing oar masks ne SCI cut
in compsuy 20 patrol the ballroom.
Bat ] need hardly say cur sesrch VA
in yain--ihe lovers had vanished
elopcd-and tbo plot had ieen made
10 reooil boomenng-hke on the heads
Of the oonspiratoTs,
We sailed az dawn. I afierwErd
learned that some DAYS after The ball
the Sirrons received a psniten;ial
episile from she lair Emilie. ss,iag
that She and Gassie wcrs married
and, the latter having ohiained 4 fur,
Tough, they we've taking q wedding
tour on the continent, and The enc
thing necessary 10 hsr perfect hsp-
nfnes> Was 10 kuow lhaf sha ha1 r.