The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20

don't know IL 1t Is possible or
not; but there are ways and ways OF
carrying people off; and NJ. lie Comte
Philippe has never, so far as / know,
had anything to do with witchcraft."
Your arguments are convincing,
sir, and | am fool Oh, let
us make haste! | place myself en-
tirely In your hands, -. How
should l not believe you, when YOU
are the only one to believe me :.
when you are the only one not to
smile when Erik's name is men
tioned?"
And the young man tmpetuously
seized the Persian's hands. They
were ice-cOld
''Silence," said the Persian, stop
ping and listening to the distant
sounds of the theater. I'VE must not
mention that name here. Let us say
he and him; then there will be less
danger of attracting his attention"
DO you think he is near us?''
ut is quite possible, sir, il he is
not, at this moment, with his victim,
in the house on the lake"
''Ah, so you know that house, too?"
"If he Is not there, he may be
here, in this wall, in this floor, in
this ceiling! Comet"
And the Persian, asking Raoul to
deaden the sound of his footsteps, led
him down passages which Raoul had
never seen before, even at the time
when Christine used to take him for
walks through that labyrinth.
IF only Darius has comet" said the
Persian.
"Who is Darius?"
Darius? My servant"
They were now in the center Of
real deserted square, an immense
apartment ill-lit by small lamp. The
Persian stopped Raoui and, in the
softest of whispers, asked:
What did you say to the commits
sary?"
81 said that Christine Daae's alb
ductor was the Angel of Music, alias
the opera ghost, and that the real
name was
Hush And did he be-
,ieve your"
mo"
HE attached no Importance to
what you said?"
NO"
He took you for bit of mad
man?"
Yes"
so much the better!" sighed the
Persian.
And they continued their road.
After going up and down several
staircases which Raoui had never
seen before, the two men found them
selves in front of door which the
Persian opened with a masterkey.
The Persian and Raoul were both, Of
course, in dress-clothes; but, where
as Raoul had tall hat, the Persian
wore the astrakhan cap which | have
already mentioned 1t was an in
fringement of the rule which insists
upon the tall hat behind the scenes;
but in France foreigners are allowed
every license; the Englishman his
travelling cap, the Persian his cap Of
astrakhan.
Sir" said the Persian, your tall
hat will be in your way; you would
do we'll to leave it in the dressing
ROOM
What dressing room?" asked
Raoul.
Christine Daae's."
And the Persian, letting Raoui
through the door which he had just
opened. showed him the actress room
opposite.
They were at the end of the pass
age the whole of which Raoul had
been accustomed to traverse before
knocking at Christine's door
How well you know the opera,
sir!"
mot so we'll as he does!" said the
Persian modestly.
And he pushed the young man into
Christines dressing-room, which was
as Raoul had left 1t a few minutes
earlier
Closing the door, the Persian went
to a very thin partition that sep
arated the dressing-room from big
lumber-room next to 1t. He listened
and then coughed loudly.
There was sound Of some one
stirring In the lumber-room; and. a
few seconds later, finger tapped at
the door.
Come in" said the Persian.
A man entered. also wearing an