Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

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~ aad IbN& sud which 80
fognd e0aln seedIngfins.
ye1 know .e slipped a into
her little, hand end AID. .,nhafeL H. !.
Take itl Take II for you
ana hIml Il snail Be
my waedingprenent a'epres-
ent from your poor. unhappy Erik.
~. ! know you lore the boy /.
don't cry any morel she
asked me. in . very soft voice. what 1
meant. Then made her un-
derstand that. where she was con-
cerned. i was only poor dog. ready
20 die for her ~. but that she
could marry the young man when she
pleased, because she had cried with
me and mingled her tears with mineI"
iErik's emotion was 80 great that ne
had to tell the Persian not to look at
him, for he was choking and must
take on his mask. The daroga went
TO the window and opened 1t. His
heart was full OF pity. but he took
care to keep his eyes fixed on the
trees in the TuiIeries gardens. lest he
should see the monsters face.
'T went and released the young
man." Erik continued, land told him
to come with me TO Christine.
They kissed before me in the Louis
Philippe room. Christine had
my ring. made Christine
swear to come back. one night. when
was dead, crossing the lake from
the Rue-Scribe side, and bury me IN
the greatest secrecy with the gold
ring, which she was to wear until
that moment. .. told her
whore she would md my body end
what to do with 1t. ;. Then
Christine kissed me- for the nrst
time, herself, here. on the forehead
don't look, daroga!-here, on the fore
head on my forehead, mine
don't look, daroga!-and they went
on together. Christine had stop
ped crying. / alone cried.
. Daroga, daroga, If Christine
keeps her promise. she will come back
soon! !"
The Persian asked him no questions.
He was quite reassured as to the fate
Of Raoul Chagny and Christine Daae;
no one could have doubted the word
Of the weeping Erik that night.
The monster resumed his mask and
collected his strength to leave the
daroga. He told him that, when he
felt his end to be very near at hand,
be would send him, in gratitude for |
the kindness which the Persian had
shown him. that which he held dear.
est in the world: all Christine Daae's
papers, which she had written for |
Raoul's benefit and left with Erik, to-
gether with a few objects belonging
10 her, such as a pair of gloves, q
shoe-buckle and two pocket-handker-
chiefs. In reply to the Persian's ques-
lions, Erik told him that the two
young people, as soon as they found
themselves free, had resolved to go
and look for a priest in some lonely
spot where they could hide their hap
Illness and that, with this object In
View, they had started from the
northern railway station Of the world"
Lastly, Erik relied on the Persian, Dc
soon as he received the promised rel
Ice and papers, to inform the young
Ocupie Of his death and to advertise 1t
N the Epoque. A' %@4eA*
That was all. The Persian saw |
Erik to the door of his hat. and Darius
helped him down to the street. A
,ab was waiting for him. Erik step
,ed In; and the Persian, who had
rome back to the window, heard him
Iay to the driver:
"Go 70 the opera"
And the cab drove on into the night.
The Persian had seen the poor. un-
ortunate Erik for the last time. Three
weeks later. the EpoQue published
his advertisement:
Erik is dead"