Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-04-04

wait for tomorrow He hay have
heard as tonight "s m
mo. no. he Is working. I teR you. ~
his Don Juan Triumphant and not
thinking OF U.S." M
You're 80 sure Of that you, keep on
looking behind youf1
'Come to my dressing.room-"
Hadn't we better meet outside the
Opera?r b
Never, till we so away FOR goodl
Il would bring us bad luck. ~ did
not keep my word. prom1 ed him
to see you only here" f j
"Tt's a good thing for me that he
allowed you even that. Do you know. /"
said Raoul bitterly, that 1t was very
plucky of you to let Us play at being
engaged?"
why, my dear, he knows all about
itl He said. I trust you. Christine.
M. de Chagny Is In love with you and
is going abroad. Before he goes,
want him to be as happy as l am
Are people so unhappy when they
lover"
"Yes, Christine, when they love ana
are not sure of being loved"
They came to Christine.s dressing
room.
why do you think that you are
safer in this room than on the stageH"
asked Raoul. "You heard him through
the walls here. therefore he can GER
tainly hear u.s."
mo. He gave. me his word not to
be behind the walls of mA dressing
room again and believe EFik's word.
This room and my bedroom on the
lake are for me. exclusively, and not
to be approached by him..
How can you have gone from this
room into that dark passage, Chris
tine? Suppose we try to repeat your
movements; shall we?"
ut is dangerous, dear, for the glass
might carry me of againt and. in
stead Of running away. should b0
obliged to go to the end Of the secret
passage to the lake and there call
Erik"
Would he hear your?
Erik will hear me wherever l call
him. He told me SO. He is very
curious genius. You must not think,
Raoul, that he is simply a man who
amuses himself by living under
ground. He does things that no other
man could do; he knows things which
nobody In the world knows"
Take care, Christine, you are max
ing a ghost of him again!"
mo, he is not ghost; he is a man
of heaven and earth. that Is ALL"
"A man OF heaven and earth
that is all! A nice way to speak of
him! -. And are you still re-
solved to run away from him?"
Yes, tomorrow.
Tomorrow, you win have no re-
solve left!"
Then, Raoul, you must run away
with me In spite Of myself; ls that
Il shall be here at twelve tomorrow
night; shall keep my promise, what
ever happens. You say that, after
listening to the performance, he is to
wait for you In the dininglroom on
the lake9" fHiE
yes" b5.x h. ye va ION
"And how are you to reach him, IL
you don't know how to go out by the
ylass?"
why, by going straight to the edge
II the lake."
Christine opened box, took out an
key and showed 1t to Raoul.
whats that?" he asked.
"The key of the gate to the under
round passage in the Rue Scribe"
Il understand. Christine. 1t leads
traight to the lake. Give 1t to me,
christine, win your"
"Never!" she said. '"That would be
reacherous!"
Suddenly Christine changed color.
i mortal pallor overspread her fea-
ures.
"Oh, heavens!" she cried. Erik!
,rik! Have pity on mel"
Hold your tongue!" said Raoul.
You told me he could hear you!"
But the singers attitude became
lore and more inexplicabIe. She
rrung her fingers, repeating, with a
istraught air:
"Oh, heaven! Oh, heaven!"
But what is 1t? What is it," Raoul
nplored. f%
THE ring the gold ring he
ave me-"
"oh. SO Erik gave you that ring!"
you know he did, Raoul! But
hat you don't know is that. when he
ave 1t to me, he said, L give you
ack your liberty, Christine. on con-
Ition that this ring is always ON your
nger As long as you keep it, you
Ill be protected against all danger
nd Erik will remain your friend. But
oe to you II you ever part with 1t,
'r Erik will have his revenge!'
" dear. my dear, the ring 10 gone!
Wg0o N re h0fhio