The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-07
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That year the smart set or Penn1ng-
ton concluded to give masquerade
ball at the close Of the season and be-
fore the opening OF Lent. The cos
tunes worn on the occasion during
the first part Of the evening were to
be covered with dominos until the IN
masking, when the dominos, with the
masks, were to be thrown off.
Charlie Erwin resolved to take ad-
vantage of this ball to spring a trap
on Mrs. Edwards that he hoped
would put her out of business as to do
ing Winifred Worth or himself any
harm. Worth returned few days be-
fore Ash Wednesday. He thanked
Charlie for his attentions to his wife,
but Charlie could see that he had
heard more of those attentions than
he cared to hear. Nevertheless he was
cordial and invited Charlie to dinner
on the evening of the ball After din
ner he went out, leaving his friend
alone with his wife, thus indicating
his confidence, This gave Charlie an
opportunity to give Winifred so much
Of his plan as was essential. He told
her to tell her husband that she would
wear crimson domino, but TO use
one of another color. This she prom
ised to do.
There was no hall in Pennington
suitable for a ball, so one of the lar
gest dwelling houses was offered by
its owner for the purpose.
A crimson domino was seen moving
about, always attended by a purple
one, the two dancing together nearly
every set. Presently some one stand
ing behind Worth said, Look out for
the Crimson Worth saw the crimson
and the purple dominos going out of a
door together.
Worth was an honorable man and
above spying, especially on his own
wife. But Mrs. Edwards had con-
trived to let out enough of his friends
attention to his wife during his alb
sence, colored to suit her purpose,
to make him anxious. He turned
to look behind him and saw a pale
blue domino just passing away. The
figure turned and pointed to the Grim
son. There was something about this
person which the domino did not CON
ceal that was familiar to him. Wheth-
er it was the walk or the gesture, or
what 1t was, he could not tell.
But this did not concern him as
much as the crimson He remembered
that his wife had told him she would
wear a crimson domino, and he had
seen the domino constantly attended
by the purple one. Indeed, the green
monster had begun to take root In his
breast before the warning came. Fol
lowing the two retreating figures, he
was led through several rooms on the
ground floor. The figure in purple,
evidently man, occasionally turned
his head and looked back.
Worth believed the man fancied him
self followed and was making an eff
fort to shake his shadower. This only
added to the formers determination
to remain on the scent. Nevertheless
he lost sight several times of the pair,
who mounted from one story to an
other till they entered an apartment
built ON the roof and used for plants
Before going in the purple domino
turned evidently to see If others were
about, but by this time Worth had
learned that If he were to discover
what he dreaded he had better keep
out of sight. He waited impatiently
for awhile, then stole to where the
two had entered. The crimson domino
was encircled in the purple domino's
arms. Rushing forward, there was a
muff1ed shrek. He tore off the mask
of the woman he thought to be his
wife.
He exposed the face of Mrs Ed
wards. The man uncovered. and
Worth saw his friend Charlie Erwin.
With an humble apology, Worth re-
treated, and Erwin felt sure that any
expectation of trouble with his friend
had been eliminated.
The next morning both Erwin and
Mrs Edwards left Pennington, but not
together. Mrs. Edwards did not re-
turn, and Erwin remained away un-
til the next spring, when the Worths
removed to the city. Then he re-
turned.
Thus by judicious management a
woman who yielded to a passing fancy
was saved from the worlds cold criti-
cism.