Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-18

| Ilse.c wils ;s :.sar.sscl Dallacoalinr off, and tho A.5s Towards wished to go
 unbckIowa to their father. I entered
 into the spirit of the joke. I procured them two blue, do,1linos and each sprig of yellow holly so that they might know one another, They went to the ball thus disguised.
 T went also in the same dress. had got third blue domino, and also
 wore a sprig of holly. In my pocket took a stiletto. Why did I do that?
 Because I was determined to kill any
 one who tried to make love1to my Per- cy. I knew that Jenny Howard, the
 little cat, would try to get him to
 love her. and I would have killed her with pleasure had she become Percys
 bride. As was masked, had no fear of being discovered should stab any
 one, and, moreover, were there trouble, the Misses Howard being dressed as was, even to the sprig of yellow hol-
 ly, might be accused~of any crime that
 might happen. Moreover, even if I
 killed Jenny knew that the two sisters quarreled and that on the evidence of
 the holly and the domino Violet might UC CldISSO WILL tue CflDle.
 About the stiletto. received that from low shopkeeper called Velez,
 who was in love with Percy. She and
 her husband kept an oil shop, and her
 husband was very jealous of her. She
 was madly in love with Percy, as I
 found out when buying something at her shop, and got to know her in timately.
 T heard Percy propose to marry
 Jenny, and was minded then to kill
 her. I drew the stiletto from my
 breast and would have rushed for
 ward hoping to escape in the con fusion when I killed her. But my heart failed me; even when she was left alone my heart failed me. Jenny took off her mask, and I left her sit ting waiting for Percy's return. Then
 1 followed Percy and saw Violet join him. I knew it was Violet, owing to. 1 the unmasking of Jenny, and, more
 over, had seen Violet listening, as I
 was She loved him also-the cat. However, saw that she wanted to l get Percy out of the place by making him think she was. Jenny. She did. I l followed. He took her. home to tho gates of the hotel and left her there. l When he was coming back to the ball stopped him at the bottom of the l parade. There was no one in sight.
 it was late, and clear moon was shin 1 ing.
 "Percy thought was Violet, whom l he mistook for her sister. He ad- dressed me in such endearing tones as I Jenny and demonstrated so gently l about what he called the rashness of | following him from the hotel thatN | lost my temper. snatched off the mask and poured out my wrath. Percy burst out laughing when he recognized me. He said never mind what he | said-but it was an insult, and my 1 Italian blood boiled in my veins. I | drew the stiletto and rushed on him. I At that moment my hand was caught from behind, and fell It was that
 man Ireland, who was then at San 1 Reno, and a great friend of Percy's. l He had wrenched the stiletto out of
 nay hand. For a moment no~one said anything, and arose to my feet. Ire I land addressed me as Miss Howard l Miss Violet Howard. Percy laughed again and corrected his mistake, says ing that I was lovesick nursemaid
 whom he had discharged. Then I lost my temper.
 Stop! must say exactly how it I happened. Percy was leaning against l the parapet of the parade ina careless I attitude He did not even move when l I rushed on him with the stiletto, and ] had Ireland not caught my arm | l should have killed him. Ireland said that he had followed me, thinking I
 was Violet Howard, to ask me to re- 1 turn to the hotel. He talked some rub I bish about gentle born English girl 1 being out at night, but when he found I that was only servant there was no more Of that talk Poor Eliza Stokes I could have been out till dawn for all
 these gentlemen cared They laughed
 at me, Percy leaning against the para pet, Ireland beside me, holding the l stiletto carelessly in his hand. As 1
 said, lost my temper, and told Percy. what thought of that fool Ro-
 sina Lockwood. He lost his temper al
 50, but that only made me more an
 gry. At last he dashed forward, and believe he would have struck me but { that MT. Ireland interyened.
 d T don't know exactly how it hap pened, but in. moving MT. Ireland evil
 dently forgot how he held the stiletto N