Gunnison news-champion., 1907-01-25

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sense uf .0usau0ss sbsaf uy CaiiaT
The fellow kucg ] vas ar Lalessor
N-hy DIDN'T be deuounos ue.
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The daucr' n ai @ haan al.'r.1 TEe
you Romeo. 3 cerasrly sb1ald fa.a
taken - my heels bm lsfrW en-
no' ran ia a Cas.chius gavn. aHd rc-
"a. v..l much rather
Dee s-ras. 90 ar lfl.LaI at 1 stsud
ire fiuln. What sas o. De done
How ag"h aid ne suuw9 rad ne know
Who : WAS aud what was his 0b jsci
in leifiug me run my course I vas
all al sea. Hung the grisiy
old bomsu' ! shut my teeth, / would
see the comedy 20 its end. no matter
what hefcll II worst came to worst.
there was always Teddy Hamilton 10
fail back on
! made OF toward the smoking
room. rumbling imprecations against
the gods Tor having given me the iaca
OF attending this masquerade. when IL
would have been cheaper and far more
comfortable to go to the thester
But as soon as | entered the smok-
ing room. | laughed II was droll
scene. Here we were, all of us. trying
savagely to smoke a cigar or cigarette
through the fabby aperture desig-
mated In a mask as the mouth Il was
hopeless job; for myself. 1 gave ii
w in disgust.
Nobody dared talk naturally for fear
Of being identified. When a man did
Open his mouth il was only to commit
some banal idiocy, for which, during
once hours. he would have been hailed
to the nearest insane asylum and
labelsd incurabIe. Added to this Was
heat matching sahara's and the Op
pressive OAOr u welterins paiat.
ny JOve. Only one man knew that
the back Of my card Was unlike the
others: the man who had picked 1t mp
in old Friard's curio-shop. the man
Who had come TO Blankshire with me!
] knew nov. He had been there buy
ing . costume like myself He had
seen me On the train. and had guessed
the smoking room. ID wouldn't % NE
. bit Of harm TO ask q few polite ques-
tiOns Of Mr.. Caesar Of the sardonic
laugh.
But ! had lost the golden Oppor-
tunity. Caesar had gone to join the
shades Of other noble Romans; in
vain ] searched high and low for him
Once ! ran into Hamilton. His face
vas pale and disturbed and anxious
What's the trouble, Hamilton" I
asked, with forced gaiety
He favored me with . penetrating
glance
The very devil 10 the trouble" he
groWled. Several Of the ladies have
begun to miss valuable Jewels. Anne
OF Austria has lost her necklace and
Queen Elizabeth is without . priceless
comb: altogether, about ten thousand
dollars"
Robbery" l looked at him aghast.
That's the word Curse the luck!
NJ, i~ ell in, of
happening to spoil the fun. But who
ever has the jewels will not get away
with them"
What are you going to do?"
Il have already sent for the village
police. Now | shall lock all the doors
and make every man and woman pro-
duce cards for identification, "-ab-
ruptly leaving me.
Thunderbolts out OF heavens, My
knees and collar bothered me again
the first attack was trifiing compared
to this second seizure. How the devil
was ] to get OUT
Are you searching for me-" in
qured soft voice at my elbow.
! turned instantly. The Blue Dom
ino had come back to me.
Il have been searching for you
everywhere | said CALAMITY.
oh but that is a black one. Never
mind: the fib was well meant"
l led her over to a secluded nook,
within a few feet Of the door which
gave entrance to the club cellars.
This door | had been bearing in mind
for some time. 1t is well to know
your topography. The door was at
the left of the band platform There
was twin door on the other side /
We sat down.
Have you heard the news"
asked.
No. Has some one been discoy- I
cred making love to his own wife bv
nistake?"
It's serious. Anne Of Austria and I