Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-05-23

ing you; and ! know all that you
know about me. here. ] spared you
yesterday, In my Communists road;
but warn you. seriously, don't LEI
me catch you there againl Upon my
word. you don't seem able 70 take .
hinti"
He was 30 furious that did not
think, for the moment. OF interrupting
him. After pufing and blowing like
a walrus. he put his horrible thought
into words:
Yes. you must learn. once and for
aII-once and for all. ! say-to take a
hintl tell you that, with your reck-
lessness-for you have already been
twice arrested by the shade in the
felt hat, who did not know what you
were doing in the cellars, and took
you to the managers, who looked up
on you as an eccentric Persian inter
ested in stage mechanism and life be-
hind the scenes; know all about It,
I was there, in the ONCE; you know
am everywhere-well.I tell you that.
with your recklessness, they Will end
by wondering what you are after
here and they will end by
knowing that you are after Erik &.
and then they will be after Erik them
selves and they will discover the
house on the lake. II they
do, It will be bad lookout for you,
old chap, a bad lookout! 1
g.
Again he pulled and blew like a
walrus.
81 won't answer for anything! g.
II Erik's secrets cease to be Erik's
secrets, 1t will be bad lookout for
a goodly number of the human race!
That's all have to tell you. and UNI
less you are a great BOBBY, it ought
to be enough for you except
that you don't know how to take
hint" n
He had sat down on the stern OF
his boat and was kicking his heels
against the pIanks, waiting to hear
what l had to answer. l simply said:
TITS not Erik that I'm after here!"
"Who them"
"You know as well as do: It's
Christine Daae," answered.
He retorted: II have every right to
see her in my own house. l am loved
for my own sake"
That's not true" l said. you
have carried her of and are keeping
her locked up"
Listen" he said. "Win you prom
Use never to NEEDLE with my affairs
again, II l prove to you that l am
loved for my own sake?"
YES, / promise you," replied, with
out hesitation, for I felt convinced
that for such a monster the proof
was impossible.
well, then, it's quite simple. :.
Christine Daae shall leave this as she
pleases and come back again! +.
Yes. come back again, because she
wishes come back Of herself,
because she loves me for myself"
"oh. l doubt If she will come back!
But it is your duty to let her
CO."
my duty, you great BOBBY! !.
It is my wish my wish to let
her go: and she will come back again
for she loves me! All
this will end in marriage :. q
marriage at the Madeleine, you great
BOBBY! Do you believe me now?
When I tell you that my nuptial mass
10 written wait till you hear
the Kyrie. :"
He beat time with his heels on the
plarks Of the boat and sang:
"Kyrie! Kyrie! KY
RE eleisonl Wait till you
hear. wait till you hear that mass"
Look here" said. Il shall be-
lieye youAf see Christine Daae come
out of the house on the lake. and go
hack to it of her own accord"
"And you won't NEEDLE any more
in my affairs?"
NO"
Every well, you shall see that to-
night. Come to the masked bail.
Christine and l will go and have Q
look round. Then you can hide in
the lumber-room and you snail see
Christine, who will have gone to her
dressing-room. delighted to come back
by the Communist road. .
And. now, be on. for I must 60 and
do some shopping!"
To my intense astonishment, things
happened as he had announced. Chris
tine Daae left the house on the lake
and returned to 1t several times, WIN
out, apparently, being forced to 90 30.
It was very difacult for me to clear
my mind of Erik. However. resolved
70 be extremely prudent, and did not
make the mistake Of returning to tne
shore Of the lake, or OF going Dy tne
Communists road. But the idea OF
the secret entrance In the third cellar
haunted me. and l repeatedly Went
and waited for hours behind q scene
from the Roi de Lahore, which MAD
haan left there for some reason OF