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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Psyten Spann of jacks Cabin. is al
present in Mont o max ng ..,s regu-
,ar spring p rchases OF sto k.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

he first of the> week from Denver
Iw here he has bt en- in Attendance
as member of the examining
board for the state mine Inspector
10 be appointed 10y the governor
and we understand that four appli-
Icnnis passed under IA most riuid ex-
|aniInailon. The appointment TO this
position should be entirely free
from par,isauship and the l., st
qualified man acced. to the posi-.
ion outside fall political uffini
Ties. The matter of choosing a
nLnber Of deputies under tie state
inspector las not as yetbe IN passed |
upon by The legislature and is like |
iy to 20 10y the board as will most
all other needed legislation from
present indications. 1t is hoped
that enough pressure and influence
or boodle.if that is what is lacking.
will soon be in sight to settle the
contest, so that we can
ret something done for the people.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Dr.. E. F. Ba nett. tie we'll known
oyeSight specialist OF .5si,da, is TO lie at
the Eik MouEta Hotel on April lctk
and 10th.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

DR.. Barnett. tie reliable eye sp cisl-
'st will eooc IN from Said, A..,,I Is.
a..d 10, ON h 3 b mo thly sit,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Mrs. N. McWiii ans OF Gunrison. /
hcre whiting VITA aer son CL-ii.
airWiiiiams.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Just receIve., other car O: loar
chicken ,orn and SD ba ley.
Robinson's
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Mrs. W. Willso departed last week
to visit a short uu,e w.th her son
Ch rl.s in Pueblo. returning Monday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Grant Curtis. the depo; bill ng el rk
returned Tuesday from business trip
to Ihe capital city.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

M IS Katie Damn has be called
honis from Denver On account of the
illness OF her mother.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

A. o. Mcdonald has teen in Denver
the past week. where he went to joi"
his wife, who went the e early in March.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Prro maple orrp in gallon can.
direct 'Iefn thc mrpie groves IN New
for. site.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13
A,EIG GIFT TO TKE PUEIl,
The Denver
Republican,!
Dc liv rcd sub> sritele
90 cents a month,

A reduct on of more than 20 per cent
on or er ates. AT h pr oe tie
Repu Ii an is heapest paper pub
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paper in the W It. The Repul lican s
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gives our readers ev ry morning ALL
the news gather from every part of
the rid.
Send in your subscription today; Tol
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

C'l ell Theodore Roosevelt d re-
.hat he is ''not.an ;srirart for any
th rg tec ause is i;s Ia ov ~ thing.
rndi at ons asst ye led to tfe eliet
u ie wou Iot have Ii + ,om ut SO
org, lik' tn TO 'orst toi that lad
wall wed the pig, h, d to e still for
VIII lie and ct It d g st.
Union Congregational Church
Apiil 10th 1911
n. 20 am. Morn ng Service
Christian Endeavor $50 o'clock
1:30 pm. Third Lecture
! Glenn Stewart, Pastor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

J. Spann was up frou Jacks Cabin
ON Lu. ines-, one day this week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Buy y,ur apples, cheapest place in
town. Robinson Lbr Co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Supi. Robert Nc Allister returned
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

E. 0. Wilson went TO Denver last
Saturday on a slot trip.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

RAJ inson LLr. Co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Puy your rubber boot for any rur-
20 at Robinson's. i
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

Another load OF Haymaker' SIros.
Robinson Ltr. o
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

and 10th.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

! Our rev stock OF wall paper las -
rived. The. .newest and latest.
Rol inson Lbr. co.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-04-13

THURSDAY APRIL G. 1911 1
Puy your rubber boot. for any rur-
DO at Robinson's.
E. 0. Wilson went TO Denver last
Saturday ON shOit trip.
J. Spann was up frou Jacks Cabin
ON Lu. ines., one day this week.
Buy y,ur apples, cheapest place in
town. Robinson Lbr. Co.
III IS Katie Damn has be called
horis from Denver on account of the
illness OF her mother.
A. o. Mcdonald has teen in Denver
tie past week. where he went to joi.
his wife, who went the early in March.
Grant Curtis. the depo; bill ng 81, rk.
returned Tuesday from business trip
to The capital city.
Mrs. W. Wiilso departed last week
to visit a short uu,e with her son
Ch rl.s in Pueblo. returning Monday.
Just ece,ve.. other car Q: Ioar.
chicken .orn and sd ba ley.
Robinson's
Mrs. N. McWiii am- OF Gunrison. i
hcre Writing VITA ter son CL-ii..
oicWiiliams
DR.. Barnett, tie reliable eye sd cia,-
'st will eon.c IN from Said, A,.,l 10.
a..u 10, ON 4 b mo thly " siI
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Interesting Bits of knowledge.

people are rapidly adopting western
clothing and a meat diet.
Tho population OF Spain has increased
In the last forty-ilye years by only
1000. 900.
A Frenohma-, may obtain a divorce II
his wife goes on the stage without his
consent.
Twelve parts tin. two parts zinc. one
part aluminium and | per cent. chloride
OF sodium makes an alloy with which
the aluminium can &c so!dS.oi easily.
The worlds consumption OF tobacco
for the year 1909 Is given as 1861. Al, 6si
pounds, while the consumption for the
lis al year was l,sss. $685. as pounds.
Nickel mining Is quite active In New
Caledonia. European firms are Invest.
ing largely IN It and other mining. Some
fair gold discoveries have been made
recently.
The evening world., 1911-04-18

HLATINUM imports Of this country
doubled In 1909.
Gout and rheumatism are said to yield
to radium treatment.
A man generally reaches his heaviest
weight at forty years
Mans kinsh!p with the ape has been
proved by a blood test.
"A horse-dra Vt vehicle arouses the
wonder OF the natives OF Thibet,
The British museum contains 2.1N
complete Bibles IN all languages
B af
Last year 1880 dogs were put to death
hy the Chicago poundmaster.
10th Austria and Germany are I'm
proving their steamship services to
China
RJapan Is increasing its IMPORTS OF
Australian wool and frozen meat. The
The evening world., 1911-04-18

to Christine. | TO Erik. | reminded hin
that ] had saved his life. But no an
swer, saw that o! our despair. Of
madness: what was the timer We
argued. We tried to calculate tho time
which We had spent there. but we were
i~ncap OF reasoning. II only we
could see the face OF a watch! '''
Mine a stopped. but a.. de ChaGny's
was still going. 80 lie told me
MAT he had wound II up before dressing
for the Opera, 80
We had not a match upon us. 80
And yet We must know. NJ de
Chagny broke the glass Of his watch
and felt the two hands, He
questioned the hands OF the watch with
his fnser-ups. going by the position
OF the ring OF the watch. 80 Judg-
Ing by the space between the hands. he
thought II might be just IL o'clockl
Flu perhaps IL was not the II o'clock Of
which we stood IN dread. Perhaps We
had still twelve hours before usl
suddenly | exclaimed Hush"
l seemed to heo footsteps in the next
room. Some one tapped against the
wall, Christine Daao's voice said:
"RaOul, Raoul,"
We were now al talking at once on
either side 90 the wall Christine suhbed.
she was not sure hat size would find NJ.
de ChaFny alive. Tho monster had been
terrible, h. seemed. had done nothlng but
rave. waiting for her 70 gIye him tho
yes Wh.cN sao refused And yet she
had promised him that yes IL he
would take her 20 the turture.chnmbcr.
But no mad obytinatciy declined and had
uttered h.deous threats against an tNo
members % the human race ~ last.
after hours and hours OF that hell, 40
aa1 that moment gone out. leaving her
alone to reflect Tor the last time,
~"Ilours and hours? what IS the time
The evening world., 1911-04-18
BY CASTOR LerOux
Aghos of The MISERY o the XhoU Room. cM. !

now7 What IA the time. Christiner"
IT Is eleven o'clock! Eleven . clock.
all but Ave minutesv'
But which eleven o'ciockr'
, THE eleven o'clock hat Is to decide
life or death, 80 He told mo so Just
before he went. de Ia terrible.
49, lie Is quite mad ne tore on
his mask ana his yellow eyes shot
nanes! 49, He did nothing but
laugh! 80 lie said. I give you Ave
minutes to spare your bushes! Here
he said, taking a key from the little
bag OF life ana death. here IS the little
Bronze key that opens the I'VE ebony
caskets or the mantelpiece In the Louis
Philippe room. $50 In one of the
cashets you will find a scorpion. IN the
other a grasshopper. both very clevsrly
initiated In Japanese bronze; they Will
say YES or no for "ou. II you turn the
scorpion round. that will moan TO me.
when 7 return. that you have SAID yes.
The srasshopper VIII mean no.
And ho laughed Ike n drunken
demon. ! did nothing hut bog n en-
treat him "a give me the key of tho
torture-chamber. promising to be his
wife II he granted mo that request.
But he told me that there wns
no future need FOR that kcy ard that
he Wns going to throw Il into the lake,
$50 Ana he again laughed Ike 4
drunken demon and left me on. hts
lret words were. The cra%sshopper' Be
careful Of the "Ernsshoppcr' A grass
hopper does not only turn: II hops II
hops And n hops Jolly high "
The i've mlnut" had nearly elapsed
and the scorpion and tho ~r~nsshoppcr
we're scrntchiur at my brain. Ncverthc-
less, l had sufficient lucidlty left to
understand that. II the F%rasshopper
were turned II would hop and
with Il many members ~ tho human
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Copyright 1911. ny the Bobt.- Merrill co..
or rRECEpING CHAPrERs.

OIL Nofols OF fRhCEDlNG CdAfIERS.
Rsol dc ChAsny lovss ana 10 Oved BY CHRIS
sns Dane, . beautiful young opers singer. Tht
Pa1s opsrN HOUSE. where Christine sing. y
haunted. employees dsclAv, BY q ,kslston IKE ap-
Opera Ghost falls In 10, with Chrstine. she
confcses her love for Raoul, and. though Warning
him They AN never insrry, becomes engage 70
him, Christine one day. takes ltaoul TO the rvoi
Of tls opers llouse' fhefe she tells hun OF a
masSei maH nhmsl Fink. with seemingly su.el-
natural powers. who loves her and who once car
rlei her 10 his abode on an island in tho lake that
lies under the opcra House. There, she says, he
removed lis mass. disclosing q horrible face. She
eaca ped from his power 10y II fuse. lsOul /, eager
10 hlAy the man. Christine says this cannot be
done. An unseen creature has followed them and
O~ygghtsId their talk. A. ClIlstine was singing In
faust" one night Size Is III yster Ously kidnapped.
Iaoul searches the Opera House Tor her, lie meets
an sIled Persian who claims "a know Erik and
the %lAtter's hiding place, Together they, start for the
underground abode. lheS Ttach Lnk's uysteioI,
house aud find themselves ~ n 5nnm he has fitted
W as an oriental torture chamhcr. The room Il
arranged hy means Of mirrors, sc. ~ resemble \
Elk pleading with Christine. l1k learns '1pm
christine frightened manner that there are IN
traders In the torture chamber. Tie turn, int0lae
heat into Ills room, maAlug the ltNlau pud l.auul
suulter almost unlTataulv, T., two prisoner, Al
leI 9Th become -cmi- icllrpus AMI fancy themselves
LOST in a tropical Jungle. BreakInF into a cciIar un
der the room Tic thirsty eaplIytS ind barrels winch
they thIuk contain water.
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Eleven O'Clock tomorrow evening,
And We dragged ourselves through tho
darkness. feeling our way 10 the stone
steps. for the light In the trap door
overhead that led to the room OF mir
rors was now e~xt,nguished. and we re-
peated TO ourselves:
Eleven o'clock tomorrow evening"
At last ! found the staircase, liu'.
suddenly | drew myself up on the tirs'
step, for n terrible thought had como
To my mind:
what H. the time?'
An. What was the time? .
For, after all. II o'clock tomorrow
evening 'uIght be nov, might be this
very moment. Who could tell US the
time? We seemed TO ave been I'm
prisoned In that hell for days and days
. for years since tho
beginning OF the world, Perhaps we
should ba blown up then and there {!
All. "A sound a crack!
"Did You hear that There,
IN the corner good heavens {,
Like a sound OF machinery A!
Again! on, for a
,Ight' Perhaps IT'S the ma
chtncry that Is 10 blow everything up 4,
tell you, a cracking sound
Are YOU deaf?"
VI, dc Chagnv and ! began to yell
like madmen. Fear spgTrcl Us ON. We
rushed up the troads OF the staircase
stumbling as We went. anything to
escape the dark, TO return 70 the mortg.
Hight Z. the room Of Wirrorsi
We found the trap-dOor still open, but
II was now as dark IN the room ~
mirrors as In the cellar which VIC mad
LEFT. We dragged Ourselves a.onE the
door OF the toTture-chamber, the floor
that separated NJ from the powder
magazine. what was the time?
We shouted, We called: NJ. de Chagny
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cycles and general traction of all kinds
has a lot to do With II.
People, too, In the present day are
In such a hustle to get here, there and
everywhere In about a quarter Of the
time intended by nature that they have
no time left to think about Carrying
walking sticks.
Then. again" the added,
sadly, the general tendency Of the axe
Is to eschew the good old-fashioned ex-
erc'se OF walking, and as n result the
walking stick trade IS to-day well, MT
what It was by a very long ~chalk-and
those who do buy sticks are not able
by reason of their Increased cxpenditu G
in ~taxicabs, 20 buy a respectable sick
such as our grandfatthers went in for"
London Sketch.
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race There wa no doub but that ths
g~rasshopper controlled an electric cur.
rent Intended to blow up the powder
ma gazins!
M de Chasny, who seemed To have re-
covered all his moral force from hearing
Chr1stine's voice. explained to her Ia a
few hurried words the situa ton In
which We and all the Opera wore. He
told her to turn the scorpion at once
There was u pause.
Christine" I cried. where are your"
by the scorpion"
Don't touch III"
The idea had come TO me-for I knew
my Erik-that the monster had perhaps
deceived the girl once more. Perhaps Il
was the scorpion that would blow every
hin up. After all. why wasn't he
thsref The Ave minutes were long past.
And he was not back. Perhaps he had
taken shelter and was waiting for the
explosion Why had he not returnsd1
lie could not really expect Christine ever
TO consent to become his voluntary prey
Why had he not returned7
Don't touch phe s~corpion'" saE.
Here he comes cried Christine. "y
hear him! Here he s!''
We heard his steps approaching tae
Lo"'0-PaIlip?e room. He came up TO
Christine, but lid not speak. Then /
lahafA HNN hh4NNs
Erik 1t II /! Do you know ne""
$50 you are not dead In there we'll.
then, see that you keep quiet"
! tried TO speak, but he said coldly'
Not a word. daroga, or | SHALL blow
everything up" And he added; The
honor reets with mademo!selle.
Mademoiselle has not touched the
scorpion"-how deliberately ne spoke
-"mademoiselle has not touched the
grnsshopper'-with that c~omposure'-
but II IL not too late 20 DO the right
thing There. | open the cssNets with
out a key, for I am q trap-d1or lover
and | open and shut what | please and
as | please. ! open the little ebony
baskets Uademolselle. look At the H.
tie dears inside Aren't they pretty?
II you turn the g~rasshopper. made
moiselle. we shall all he blown up.
There Is enough giupoN i.r under our
feet 10 blow M q whole 4uarter OF
Parts. II you turu the -c.rpion, made
molselle, all that pnNi ? w''l ne soaked
and drowned NademoiseHe, 10 cele-
hratc c-r "e1d.as 500 -hoii make q
very handsome present TO a few hun.
dred PRr'slans wfO are AZ IA moment
~applaudIng a poor masterpiece OF
NeyePbeer's $50 you shall make them
a present OF their lives . For,
With your own fair hands you shall
turn the scorpion - And merrlly,
merrily. we with he married
~, In two mute malemoiselle, YOU
hsvs not turned tho scorpion. | shalt
turn the ~srassAopper " and the
Er~asshopper, tell you. hops Jolly
high!' G
(ro He Continually
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silt tinsel Is worry pretty and sells at
N75
New collars OF white swiss with tiny
black embroidered dots are edged with
lace, They are very eat as well as
stylish %aa ,aa 90 had uutn IN the
round and sailor shapes at 50 cents.
Large, soft shlrrei O1nnets OF chiffon
finished with purlngs and frllls n very
broad STRINGS are &C.
Wash Araids that are really en-
1roidsred LANDINGS can be had IN varl-
Gus widths and cp.oy,ngs and make an
effective trimming .or tu5 dresses.
one piece ~ blue has an oIcn des IN
Ia white eyelot. This would go bsautl-
fully with a blue Shambray or linen.
II soils q. 3 cents \ piece OF II yards
The evening world., 1911-04-18

feet, TO simulate beads, are outlined as
waist patterns, They are readily made
up and can be had IN black net with
white dots or white with o,a,k dots, In
either case they Will make up into
stylish and ~inevnerslv. waists a- ;he
price Is only SIS.
Net gu!mpes that aro In such demand
now with the short sleeved peasant
blouse are selling at so cents. including
a pair Of Indcrslceves
French hand-cmhgo.iercd lingerie pet
,icoota that have toe deep nJuuco I'm
isaeG on with d vide lace Trim are r,as-
enable at 81.
Metallic baudlngs Tor bandeaux are 10
cents a yard, \ fancy embroidered rib
ben bandeau edged on both A.des sIh
The evening world., 1911-04-18

A BEAUTIFUL pattern OF natural
"A pongee has a i-!nch edge In
Helen pink above which are :
rows OF Persian border O. different
widths II Is Il inches vide and sells at
S. n ward.
An all-linen scarf has the edge In EN-
~broidered scallops and on each end is an
embroidered design. II IS $40.
Blyomcr dresses % blue on tan linen
have the Dutch mech, sleeves and belt
banded with Kate ~Greenaway designs IN
colors which make these practical
dresses very attractive 20 tho little
folks. They are 81.
Hand-blottegs In various woods are
Aslling a. low as 10 cents. 4 very pretty
The evening world., 1911-04-18

one IL OF SLIT metal with a tiny
chicken on top 10 serve as a handle.
This pretty desk ornament Ia sl,75.
Nine-inch soft straw landings for hats
arc In two-,one effects and can DE had
for $40 a yard and upward.
A new material for facirgs and drap-
cries on hats s'rongl" resembles coarse
canvas, II can DO had in the various
prcdom!nat!ns shaded at $50 per yard
The Epla au,an blo4ses made mp Of
a coarse mesh material In unique color
ings are quito new. Fhcy soil at 81 10.
logns womeu's wash d.esse, we'll
made IN stylish patterns ara being
oiered both in plain and paid materials
at ie.15. 3
Net squares With q deStu N DOT ef-
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Therew were also some powdered 'kddtes' wi ospurned tight From ,,u
above tn. kneet tn seemed we'll taken to a point below hat didnt nattsr -
the circumstance theses chubby innocents we're covered only with noaa- ~.
effect. to speakp plainly, vas ugly, vulgar IN cheaply sensational Te nsr. ,r,
thai girls are small doesn't ge them m excuse for running barre eryad un,
a Broadway stage A 3 fort these particularly MOI vey parlcuiar-rris II mn.
be admitted tina they worked very hard
Mr. Herr a equally Industrious. without displaying n variety in nj, vmrr
The other member of the company did nothing to help matters along William
Pruette was recognized only to he speedily forgotten because h had little to a.
md lest TO sS' oily Prm n Ernest, Treux suggested vaudeville wtths an,
geance Ethel Green vas sac to hear wen though she voiced the cheerful senu.
mcnt For every Boy That's Lonely There n Cir Who's Lonely. Too" on,
Others too unlmpornnt to mention served to emphasize the fact tha+ ga ,ua
with a little musIc' may 70 u dull IL no a dangerous. thing
. Therew were tuncfulh hits here NJ there b mt nothing to slrrcstE ar uoscbr,
at his best while the supply OIL unor by otto Ihuerbnch did no. eml ts go
musical comedy demand. From beginning to END II was n,nnropt thu, ,n
authors OF Madame sherry" had been unable TO repeat themselves
However. don't let m keep you from going to "Dr. De Luxe" "a. a sn-n,
tonic.
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some kinds Of Sentiment and Sloppiness!
often II Is the Man Uho does q JOB
Just Pussdbly pho Kicks the Hdrdest
because his Pay isn't Ratsedl
when we're Out on q limb we'd
rather have Il Break under our Weight
than to Commit the Imbecility OF Saw
ing II Ourselves!
The Folks who call Lite a Warfare
usually are tho ones who have 1t as
Soft az SILK from the Cradle to the
Gravel
Better 20 be a Non-Exlstent than a
Nonontity!
The Planning doesn't matter. Any
wise Press Agent will tell you that he'd
rather have his Star Planned than Ig-
norcd!
The Thing that Looked Utterly Hope
less to us ten years w now constitutes
The evening world., 1911-04-18

Paris.
Barrels! .'' Barrels, Any
barrels to SELF"
My hand des.sted from It's work. NJ
de ChaSny had also heard. He said;
That's funny! 1t sounds as II the
barrels were s!ngingr
The song was renewed. farther away
Barrels! Barrels! Any
barrels to SELF"
"Oh. | swear" said the ~vlscount,
that the tune dies away in the
BARREL sss"
We stood up and went TO look behind
the barrel.
TITS inside said NJ. de Chsgny, "lt's
inside,'
But we heard nothing there and were
driven to accuse the bad condition OF
our senses. And We returned 10 the
hung-hoIc, VI. de Cha@ny put his two
hands together underneath II ana. vita
a last effort, | burst me huHg.
whats this?' cried tao viscount.
This isn't water''
The viscount put his two fulA hands
to look and at once threw
away tho la nm with such vioisncs
The evening world., 1911-04-18

lhine "a ubs Sew hoHa Wor0
the nices, little win-out Story In our
R~epertoirel
Temptation doesn't need Half an Eye.
10 know the Difference between a Re
sistant and a Receptive onel
The Swcar-On who Sticks doesn't
In u Veciy Days pe Jumped a lot
OF Jobs that Stickers pushed along so
Nittily that nop they oton white
Steam Yachts!
IT'S queer how we Tai into the Habit
OF Girding at the Dyspepdc just as 10
he Liked that stunt
Now that the Ponies are not Going TO
Run we know a Lot OF Regular Fcllsrs
that will have Vacations mis- Season
for the First Time In Years!
There's been Occasions when We
Hailed the Time when Things couldn't
Get any Worse We were 20 Crazy to
See the It'd Turnl
Some OF us are 50 Imaginative that
We ave to Put Up a Fight TO Tell the
Simple Truth!
The Chap who Chidcs us usually
Means II for our Good. but the Fellow
Who Kids us merely Is trying to Hand
us tine Harpoonl
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Tho really Worth
While Man who
h a 3 exhibited a
Weepy jag Just
o n C . will often
Wake Up In the
Middle OF h a
Might Hating the
stuff for the Re
maindc or of h ! 3
Life!
There's Just n
Hadr Line between
The evening world., 1911-04-18
The Phantom Of the Opera

that II broke and went out. leaving us
In utter darkness.
What l had seen in NJ. de Chagny's
hands was ~gun-powder!
The evening world., 1911-04-18

Christine Daae.
Yes or mol! II your answer Is no,
everybody will be dead md buried!'
Yes. buried under the ruins OF the
Paris Grand Opera!
The monster had given her until II
o'clock In tho evening. lie had chosen
his time we'll. There would be many
people, many members OF the human
race up there, in the resplendent thea
tire, What h"cr retinue could be ey-
pectel for his funeral? lie would 20
down to the tomb escorted by the
'wh,teRt shoulders iu the world, decked
with the richest Jewels.
Eleven o'clOck tomorrow evening,
We were all to be blown up IA the
middle ~ the per Torrance II
Christine Daao said no,
Eleven O'Clock tomorrow evening
And what else could Christine say
but no? Would she not prefer to
cspouse death itsolf rather thar that
living corpse? She did uot know that
on her acceptance or refusal depended
the awful fate Of many members Of the
human race!