El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-31


little foot, 1T is already past TO-"
How she was looking forward 10 the
masquerade She had never been TO a
masquerade That is to say. at home
in the country, the minister's wife had
once arranged costume ball sno the
young Inspector from the manor hao
proposed to Ter during a mazurka
| He was dressed rs a trooper from " al
lensteins camp with a fierce mustache
| glued on to his good natured tyrIcalIy
! Danish face which almost concealed
| his weak mouth. But that was no real
! masquerade. for everybody recognized
| everybody else on the spot But tonight
| was a real big carnival with hundreds
! of people and she was almost mad with
! Joy that she was going.
! Don't you think you could stano
! quiet. miss just for one moment
asked Johfru Olsen, the old seamstress,
! drily IF you don't am afraid Will
stick a pin into you
"Oh. but 1 am so happy, Jom1ru VI
SEN"
rs this perhaps your first dance
miss?"
Dance" said Pierrette in a tose OF
pity, IF 1T were nothing but dance
| but at a masquerade you do lots Oh
| things besides dancing.
She looked into the mirror and smiled
at herself.
DO YOU think there will be many
! Pierrettes, Jomfru Olsen?' she asked
II really don't know. miss
..Rut- surely not one just like me, for
uncIe Bernhardt has designed my cos
| tune himself She made mods at her
| ina ge in the mirror. Perhaps none
as pretty. either" she thought. for she
| Thought herself charming, and began
humming q tune
Have you ever been to masquer-
ade, Jomfru Olsen?
mo. miss"
poor Jonfru Olsen.'
Then she drives off with her uncle
| Bernhardt and aunt Fanny Her heart
is heating and she feels how >sne
bushes and turns pale again. -
mo. uncle Bernhard" she said ht-
tle later "it is not quite as nice as
had thought. The masks stare SO Se
olings to his arm like tlmlc piru.
And this awful Plerrette Is ruhie
after me all the time
ct was quite sure you would not en-
ioz- Yourself" said aunt Fanny
"Oh but I do enjoy myself, aunt
Fannvw She still clings 20 ner uncle
I'm "Rut I had thought N~oncer
where Mr.. Herlov is?" she SAID quite
irreyantly and felt how Fne oluSh-
Heaven only knows He dined win
Beckwiths and is probably In nc nu,Is
70 pet away from the beautiful MIS-
Kramer -
NO Of course" Pierrette says. ana
for while walks quite silent clinging
- ber uncle.s arm. "Of course, she
repeats. quite softly
But Mr. Herlov came at last -
they were sitting behind the Dig
palms. Pierrette and he For "hols |
hour they have been sitting here ana
uncle Bernhard is quite worried pe
cause he can't find her anywhere
.sI recoqnized YOU at once. M Her
low would know you among thou-
eand How did you know me-? she
looks at the crowd. How funny peo-
nle lookt Don't you think so, TOO!
well yes! 1t is difficult enough
to wear your own clothes. Dat 10 wear
other people's is almost inop"sseole-
at had thought masquerade va
quite different says Plerret.S. -,
shows the point of very pretty httie
foot :. ,-o,,,d !:
Ia liLe7- he asked with a smile
"Ob had thought people woulo
,ool( much handsomer and that there /
would be many more knights ana trou-
badours."l ~,
He laughs The noise OF the pail
room reached their ears fa1ntly as lney
sat alone in the wfntergaroeh De,iinu
the Mains. Sometimes they had TO
bend their heads close together "neh
the music became too loud
pierrette thought it a paradise. TINS
ouiet little nook behind the palms ana
Herlov quite forgot the people ne nau
800 With She was so bewitching. the
little Pierrette. like spring itself. Inere
were many Mrs. Kramers. ana MIS-
Kramer he might see tomorro" VI
anv other day. but Pierrette was spIihs
itself so absolutely unlike any other
girl
"you are charming. Miss Holm, ne
cold suddenly. absolutely charming.
And she was charming. Her red lips
smiled. her eyes laughed. and her nap
piness made her beautiful face dlvlne-
1v pretty. The little pierrette was In
love. Her first love!
She had been in love with him long,
all winter, ever since she came 10 -
nenhagen to study music. 1t was
love that lived on little, glance.
short handshake, a chance meeting. But
when YOU love as she did you need
nothing more
ON the DAYS when she had met him,
all people seemed to look happier. the
sunshine was prettier. she could feel
TIE pressure OF his mana 1or hours' she
1onged for him, when she did not see
him She had never thought any
further
Here. underneath the palms. her love
grew. 1t was awakened by the airs
of the music It opened itself up with
the excitement Of the dancing and the
night made he rfeel hitherto unsus-
pected hopes
Won't you dancer Herlov asked.
They danced.
How beautiful the music was, Pier
rette thought. just like the singing Of
the birds. She did not like to talk. she
would much rather lean on his arm
and let him carry hen far. far away
She leaned her head little towards his
shoulder. How strong he wasi And
how beautifully he danced.
Have you enjoyed yourself?" she
asked. AS soon as she had asked, she | ,
blushed, for she knew well that he
had