Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-15

served for him.
CHAPTER Iv.-Box No. 10 sold with
NlsastrOus results. The managers receive
q better from the Opera Ghost calling At
called In and gives her experience with
Gha ghost.
CHAPTER v.-ChristIne Daae writes
3a0ul that she has Zone to visit the
a ths night follows her % the church:
Wonderful violin music 10 heard. Rabul
. found next morning almost frosen.
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~EIow do you understand itT" she
asked, bringing her pale face 20 close
% his that he might have thought that
Chfistine was going to give him
hasa, but she only wanted TO read bis
eyss in spite Of the dark.
II understand" he said, "that no
human being can sing 40 you sang the
sthsr evening without the interven-
NAnm OF some miracle. No professor
q earth can teach you such accents
q those. You have heard the Angel
Ct Music, Christine"
-res," she said solemnly, "in my
Mreslng-rOom. That is where he
essnes 70 give me my lessons daily"
EN- your dressing-rOom? he echoed
mhuDldly.
eyes. that Il where have heard
ain: and have not been the only one
d. hear him."
.'Who else heard him, Christine"
.'Ycu. my friend"
Il? / heard the Angel Of MusieT
4 ''Yes, the other evening. Il was ne
whO was talking when you were listen
anR behind the door. It was be who
@aid. You must love me- But then
thought that was the only one to
Mnar his voice. Imagine my astonish-
ment when you told me, this morning,
chat you could hear him too"
RaouI burst out laughing. The iirst
rays OF the moon came and shrouded
the two young people in their light.
Christine turned on Raoul with q hos
2iIe air. Her eyes. usually 80 gentle,
NaHhed IRE.
.'What are you laughing at? You
think you heard mans voice, ] sup
pose?"
.'Welll II. !" replied the young
man, whose ideas began to grow con-
fused in the face Of Christine's de-
tormlned attitude.
'.It's you, Raoul, who say that? You,
nm old playfellow OF my own! A
friend 81 my father'sl But you have
changed since those days. What are
Won thinking Of? | am an honest girl,
n. le vicomte de Chagny, and ! don't
lock myself up in my dressing-room
with mems voices. II you had opened
the door, you would have seen that
4here was nobody in the room!"
THAT'S true! / did open the door.
when you were gone, and found no
one in the ROOM"
$50 you see! wellY"
The viscount summoned up all his
courage.
..Well. Christine, I think that some
body is making game Of you.
She gave cry and ran away. he
ran after her, but. in a tone OF terce
anger, she called out: Leave me!
Leave mel" And she disappeared.
Raoul returned to the inn feeling
very weary, very low-spirited and
very sad. He was told that Christine
had gone to her bedroom saying that
she would not be down to dinner
Raoul dined alone. in q very gloomy
mood. Then he went to his room and
tried to read. went to bed and tried
10 sleep. There was no sound in the
next room.
The hours passed slowly. 1t wal
about half-past eleven when he dis
ainctIy heard some one moving, witt
. light, stealthy step. in the room
next to his. Then Christine had mo-
~sne to bedl Without troubling fol
4 reason, Raoul dressed, taking cart
not 20 make q sound. and waited
Waited for whati How could he tell
But his heart thumped in hia ches
Wien he heard Chr1gtine's door turI
slowly on its hinges. Where coul'
uhe be going. Ct this hour. when ever
one was fast asloep ct Perrosl softl'
opening tho door, be saw Christinet
white form IN the moonlight, alippinl
nlong the passage. she went dow
ehe stairs and he leaned over ~
ha1nefrr above her -