Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

tween us; and / shall know whom you |
love and who loves you,"
He burst into a mad laugh, while |
Christine gave a disconsolate moan
behind her velvet mask. With a tragic
gesture. she flung out her two arms,
which fixed a barrier of white flesh
against the door.
"In the mare of our love, Raoul,
you shall not pass, :"
He stopped. What had she said?
/. In the name of their love?
d. Meyer before had she con-
fessed that she loved him. And yet
she had had opportunities enough
Pooh, her only object was TO
gain a few seconds. She
wished to give the Red Death time to
escape. And, in accents OF
childish hatred, he said:
You lie, madam, for you do not
/ love me and you have never loved me!
/ What a poor fellow / must be to let
you mock and fout me as you have
/ done! Why did you give me every
reason for hope, at Perros for
honest hope, madam, for l am an
an honest woman. when your only in
tention was to deceive me, Alas, you
have deceived US all, You have TAX
en- a shameful advantage OF the can
did affection of your benefactress her
self, who continues to believe in your
sincerity while you go about the opera
ball with Red Death! =. / de-
srise you! :"
And he burst into tears She al
of but one thing, 20 keep him from
leaving the box.
You will beg my pardon, one day,
for all those ugly words, Raoul. and
when you do I shall forgive you'll"
i He shook his head. No, no, you
have driven me mad! When | think
that 1 had only one object in life: to
give my name to an opera wench!"
:. "Raoul! How can you?"
81 shall die of shame!"
NO. dear, Iive!" said Christine's
grave and changed voice. And 4.
good-by. Good-by, Raoul -
The boy stepped forward, stagger-
ing as he went He risked one more
sarcasm:
"Oh, you must let me come and ap-
plaud you from time to time!"
| Il shall never sing again, Raoul!"
: 'Really?" he replied, still more
satirically. 80 he is taking you on
| the stage; I congratulate you! .
} But We shall meet in the Bots, one
, of these evenings"
/ Not in the Bots nor anywhere,
: Raoul: you shall not see me again.
: May one ask at least to what dark
ness you are returning? For
what hell are you leaving, mysterious
l lady . or for what paradise?"
3 II came to tell you, dear, but ]
4 can't tell you now you would
5 not believe me. You have lost faitt
: in me, Raoul; it is finished"
Y She spoke in such despairing voice
t that the lad began to feel remorse fol
3 his cruelty.
But look here!" he cried. Cant
D you tell me what all this means!
n You are free, there is no one
g to interfere with you. You &c
s about Paris. You put on 6
I domino to come TO the ball.
p Why do you not go home?
d What have you been doing this pas
q fortnight? What is this tale
l. about the Angel of Music, which yol
= have been telling Mamma Valerius
Some one may have taken you in
i played upon your innocence. / was ;
s. witness of it myself. at Perros
o but you know what to believe now
y You seem to me quite sensible, Chris
tine. You know what you are doins
= And meanwhile Mamma Va
lerius lies waiting for you at hom,
e and appealing to your good genius!
e Explain yourself, Christine.
o beg of you! Any one might have beel
q deceived as was. What is thi
n faree?"
4, Christine simply took of her masl
h and said: Dear, it is a tragedy"
Raoul now saw her face and coult
G. not restrain an exclamation of SUI
a. prise and terror. The fresh com
d pleXion Of former days YVES gone.
ID mortal pallor covered those features
g which he had known so charming an,
so gentle, and sorrow had furrowe
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E. dark and unspeakabIy sad shadow
lie under her eyes
ID MY dearest! My dearestI" h
r. moaned, holding out his arms. "Yo
ID promised to forgive me :"
lie Perhaps! Some day, pei
in haps!" she said. resuming her mask
Of and she went away. forbidding hin
W with a gesture, to follow her.
X. He tried to disobey her; but sh
n turned round ard repeated her gestur
Ie of farewell with such authority tina
er he dared not move step.
ly He watched her till she was out {
ID sight. Then he also went down anon
r. the crowd, hardly knowing what b
was doing, with throbbing temple
:" and an aching heart; and as h
n crossed the dancing floor. he asked
anybody had seen Red Death. Ye
ut every one had seen Red Death; bt
n Raoul could not find him; and, at tw
al O'Clock in the morning, he tu-ne
D. down the passage. behind the scene
W. that led to Christine Daae's dressing
ct room.
Id His footsteps took him to that rool
OF where he had firsJ known sunferfpl