Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-26
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CHAPTER 11.-christine Daae. a mem.
Der Of the opera company. is called upor
to fill very important part and scores
2, great success. Count de Chagny anG
applaud the singer. Raoul tries to sec
Christine In the dressing room. but IL
unable to do so and later discovers that
ene alone ma ana 04e to a h
room he finds It empty.
CHAPTER 1I1.-while tho farewell
ceremony for the retiring managers is
going on. the Opera Ghost appears and
death. Richard and Moncharmin, the
clause In the contract which stipulates
that certain sum shah be paid to the
ghost and that box No. s shall be re-
CHAPTER 1v.-Box No. is sold with
I disastrous results. The managers receive
tention to the error. The box keeper ia
called in and gives her experience with
the ghost.
CHAPTER ,v.-.christine Daae writes
Raoul that she has gone to visit the
n the night follows her to 'e the sie ehur na
| Wonderful violin music Is heard Raoul
Is found next morning almost frozen.
| CHAPTER vI.-Moncharmin and Rich.
ara INVESTIGATE Inv box No. s and decide to
from
front seats of that box
CHAPTER VII.-Carlotta, who sings
the the. leading part IN Faust. is warned to
fusing, loses her voice in the middle Of
q song and the main chandelier crashes
down. killing woman and wounding
many.
CHAPTER vI11-Raoul searches for
Christine, who has disappeared He sees
her at last, but does not speak, and later
note is received from her making an
appointment for masked ball.
CHAPTER 1x.-Raoul meets Christine
at the ball and sees q person in the dis
Gus. He hears her conversing with some
one whom she calls Erik. He makes his
presence known and Christine vanishes
through a mirror.
CHAPTER &.-Raoul visits Christine
and tells her he knows the. name Of the
unseen man whom she calls the Angel
of Music. Christine implores him to for
get the voice and the name he heard.
Christine's narrative was again in
terrupted. An echo behind them
seemed to repeat the word after her.
Erik"
What echo? They both
turned round and saw that night had
fallen. Raoul made a movement as
though to rise, but Christine kept him
beside her.
Don't co. she said Il want you
to know everything here!'
But why here, Christine? l am
afraid of your catching cold
I'VE have nothing to fear except
the trap-doors. dear, and here We are
miles away from the trap-doors IS.
and am not allowed to see you out
side the theater. This is not the time
to annoy him. We must not arouse
his suspicion"
christine! Christine! Something
tells me that we are wrong to wait
till tomorrow evening and that we
ought to fly at once"
Il tell you that. if he does not hear
me sing tomorrow, it will cause him
infinite pain"
ut is difficult not to cause him pain
and yet to escape from him for good"
You are right In that. Raoul. for
certainly he will die of my flight"
And she added in a dull voice, But
then it counts both ways Z. for
we risk his killing u.s.
Does he love you so much?"
"He would commit murder for me-"
"But one can find out where he
lives. One can go in search of him.
Now that we know that Erik is not
a ghost. one can speak to him and
force him to answer"
Christine shook her head
mo, no, There Is nothing to be
done with Erik except to run
away"
''Then why. when you were able to
run away, did you go back to him."
Because l had 10. And you will
understand that when tel! you how
left him.
ooh. | hate hm!" cried Raoul.
"And you, Christine. tell me, do you
hate him too?"
NO." said Christine simply.
"No, of course not. Why.
you love him! Your fear. your ter
ror, all of that is just love and love
of the most exquisite kind. the kind
which people do not admit even to
said Raou bitterly. The
kind that gives you a thrill, when you
think of 1t. Picture 1t: man
who lives in a palace underground"
And he gave leer.
Then you want. me to go back
there?" said the young girl cruelty.
Take care. Raoul; I have told you: l
should never return!'
There was an appalling silence be-
tween the three of them; the two
who spoke and the shadow that list
ened, behind them.
Before answering that" said Raoul,
at last. speaking very slowly. Il should
like to know with what feeling he in
spires you, since you do not hate
him"
with horror!" she said. THAT Is
the terrible thing about it. He fills
me with horror and do not hate him.
How can hate him, Raoul? Think
Of Erik at my feet. in the house on
the lake, underground. He accuses
himself, he curses himself, he i'm
plores my forgiveness! He
confesses his cheat. He loves me!
He lays at my feet an immense and
tragic love. =. He has carried
ne off for love! He has i'm
prisoned me with him, underground,