Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-16
NUMBER 7.
said, almost more to myself than to

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him.
"Sone day. II we meet again-and I
mean We shall, since you have called
me friend-perhaps you will let me tell
vOu about them. ] shall ask you to
listen-but not now; daren't now.
The time hasn't come. Only promise
this. Lady Betty. that you won't for.
set me, that you'll think Of me kindly
sometimes"
Il do think of you very often"
said. and talk about you to Vivace.
roOr little vivace. lie doesn't forget.
How he did whimper when l had to
drag him away from you that day in
tie wistarih &rbor at Central park.
This isn't uIli,:e that arbor, Is it2
There's vista; IA here too. believe
hal always think Of that day when
! see w.S.G.il. Il is odd we should
meet again next time in place so
much the snmc-and just az unexpect-
rlly."
"Just as unexpectedly" echoed Mr..
Brett In IN odd, thoughtful tone. ITS
wonderful that we should meet at all
considering everything" Then he
laughed, rather bitterly, thought.
aren't you afraid of me, Lady Betty,
after your experience Of journalists
since I've half hin.ed to you I may be
acting in that capacity tonight?"
afraid Of you:" | repeated, laugh.
ho 4 &rnS
you in everything"
AS said that n lot Of people came
out Of the maze in the marquee by the
exit Mr.. Brett had found for me. They
streamed into the dimly lighted per.
COLA in their fantastic costumes, laugh.
ing and talking. and the beautiful
peace Of the blue night-broken only
by the throb of distant music-was
gone completely.
had thought Of taking off my mask,
but WAS glad now that I'd kept 1t on.
They came toward US, all In great
spirits. having game Of follow my
leader" and their leader, a Chinese
mandarin was offering to guide them
to the Cave OF Aladdin. was glad
that the Flame wasn't In the gay
procession. Evidently he had missed
me and gone some other way, or else
he was too angry to wish to find me
again.
The crowd stopped to speak to US.
making jokes in disguised voices.
Some of the things they said made me
feel that II would be uncomfortable to
linger behind with the Puritan when
they had passed on.
Lets join them, shall WEI" asked.
They're going to Aladdin's cave.
Wouldn't you like 10 see IT."
yes" he said. And we followed
the wild party ut discreet distance.
We went into the house again by a
-oundabo wav and it wasn't until
We were In the big hall that we learn
ii just how Aladdin's cave was TO be
ound On Il background Of dark red
lowers made into n great shield and
lung over door glitterei and scin-
Hated three words In electric light,
To Aladdin's Cave" The letters had
eeu usulcI w buiy oiuSe udu Dccu
one, for | suppose the idea was to
make everyone 20 into the maze first.
We had to pass through several
ooms and corridors, all Of which had
,een emptied of furniture and lined
With canvas scenery cleverly painted
o Illustrate events In the story OF
lladdin Everything was shown up
% the time that Aladdin went down
INTO the cave at the bidding Of the
magician disguised rs his uncle, and
hen came the entrance Of the cave it.
;e!f. which was done in imitation rock
work. Bat | knew that II was the
way down to the cellar Either the
ta irs had laea removed or clSe COW
red up with n theatrical kind OF EN-.
)ankment that made Il winding path
visiting back and forth under II roof
# the imitation rock and sloping al
ways downward At the bottom was
screen Of spun glass made TO look
ike a falling cataract of bright wa
er and until you had passed out from
behind it you saw nothing except a
low Of rosy light tiltering through the
transparent glass. But when you did
'ome out. unless you were stick or a
tone. you couldn't resist giving an
oh" Of surprised admiration.