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The Elbert County tribune., 1913-07-11
CHAPTER /.
10 Il the ohos,Y


II was the evening on which MN.
Debienne and Poligny, the managers
of the opera. were giving last gala
performance to mark their retirement
Suddenly the dressing-room OF La
sorelli, one of the principal dancers.
was invaded by half-a-dozen young
ladies' of the ballet. They rushed in
amid great confusion, some giving
vent to forced laughter, others to
cries of terror SorelH, who wished
to be alone for moment to run
through" the speech which she was to
make to the resigning managers,
looked around angriIy at the mad and
tumultuous crowd. 1t was little
Jammes who gave the explanation in
a trembling voice:
IT'S the ghostl' And she locked
the door.
Have you seen him?"
AS plainly as see you now" said
little Jammes
Thereupon little Giry added:
if that's the ghost. he's very
ugiy.'
'oh. yes!" cried the chorus of bal
letgIrIs.
And they all began to talk togeth-
er- The ghost had appeared to them
IN shs shape OF gentleman In dress
clothes. who had suddenly stood be-
fore them in the passage. He seemed
to have come straight through the
wall.
For several months there had been
nothing discussed at the opera but
this ghost in dress-clothes who stalked
about the building. from top to bot
tom. like shadow. who spoke to no
body, and who vanished as soon as
he was seen. The dress-suit had
popularity of its own. 1t covered a
skeleton. AT least. SO the balletgirIs
said
The idea of the skeleton came from
the description OF the ghost given by
Joseph Buquet, the chief scene-shifter.
He had run up against the ghost on
the little staircase. by the footiights.
which leads to the cellars"
He is extraordinarily thin and hts
dress-coat hangs on skeleton frame
His eyes are SO deep that you can
hardly see the fixed pupils. His nose
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which was answered by a groan., She
turned her head, saw Raoul and
started. She looked at the doctor, on
whom she bestowed smile, then at
her maid, then at Raoul again.
Monsieur" she said. in voice not
much above whisper. who are
you?"
"Mademoiselle." replied the young
man, kneeling on one knee and press
ing fervent kiss on the diva's hand,
81 am the little boy who went into
the sea to rescue your scarf
Christine again looked at the doctor
and the maid: and all three began to
laugh
Raoul turned very red and stood up.
.Mademoiselle,' he said. since you
should like to say something to you
in private"
when l am better. do you mind"
Yes, you must CO." said the doc
tor. with his pleasantest smile.
Il am not i'll now said Christine
suddenly. with strange and unexpect-
ed energy.
She rose and passed her hand over
her eyelids.
Thank you. doctor. Please go
away, all of you. Leave me-"
The doctor tried to make a short
protest, but, perceixing the girls evi
dent agitation. he thought the best
remedy was not to thwart her. And
he went away. saying to Raoul. out
side:
she is not herself tonight. She is
usually so gentle"
Then he said good night and Raoul
was left alone.
Suddenly the dressing-room door
opened and the maid came out by
herself, carrying bundles. He stopped
her and asked how her mistress was
The woman said that she was quite
we'll And she passed on. One idea
alone filed Raours burning brain: OF
course, Daae wished to be left alone
for himl Had he not told her that
he wanted to speak to her privately 2
Hardly breathing. he went up to the
dressing-roo and, with his ear to the
door to catch her reply, prepared to
knock But his hand dropped. He
had heard mans voice in the Dress
ing-room. saying. In masterful tone:
christine, you must love mel"
And Christine's voice. infinitely sad
and trembling. as though accompanied
by tears, replied:
How can you talk like that7 When
| sing only for you'll"
Raoul leaned against the panel to
ease his pain. His heart. which had
seemed gone forever. returned to his
breast and was throbblng loudly
The mans voice spoke again:
Are you very tired?"
"Oh, tonight gave you my soul and
| am deadl" Christine replied
your soul is a beautiful thing,
child" replied the grave mans voice,
land thank you. No emperor ever
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came TO the conclusion tnat RaouI
must have gone there alone while the
count stayed talking in the foyer with
Sorelli-
Postponing his usual visit to Soreili.
the count followed his brother down
the passage that led to Daae's dress
ing-room and saw that It had never
been so crammed- The girl had not
yet come to; and the doctor Of the
theater had Just arrived Mt the mo-
ment when RaouI entered Christine.
therefore. received the first aid OF the
one. while opening her eyes In the
arms Of the other. The COUNT and
many more Remained crowding in the
doorway.
Don't you think, doctor. that those
gentlemen had better clear the
room?" asked Raoul cooliy. There's
no breathing here"
You're quite right" said the doc
TOR.
And he sent every one away. except
Raoul and the maid.
Christine Daae uttered deep sigh.
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appeared on the stage. pale, bling
and practically tainted In the arms
of the mother of Jammes. And why7
Because he had seen coming toward
him. at the level of his head. but with
fire.
The fireman's name was Pampin.
To return to the evening In ques-
tion
Sorell, stealthily. with the tip of
her pink right thumb-nail. made St.
Andrews cross ON the wooden ring
which adorned the fourth finger OF
her left hand. She said to the little
ballet-girls:
Come. children. pull yourselves to-
getherl ! dare say no one has ever
seen the ghost"
Gabriel saw him. tool" said
Jammes. only yesterday"
Gabriel, the chorus-m -masterz'
why, yes, didn't you know? Ca
brieI was in the stage managers Of
flee Suddenly the door opened and
the Persian entered. You know the
Persian has the evil eye"
'Oh, yes." answered the little bal
let-girls in chorus.
And you know how superstitious
Gabriel is continued Jammes. How
ever. he is always polite. Well. the
moment the Persian appeared in the
doorway. Gabriel gave one jump from
his chair to the lock OF the cupboard.
so as to touch iron, He rushed out
of the office like a madman, slipped
on the staircase and came down the
whole of the first flight on his back
was just passing with mother. We
picked him up Then he told us he
had seen the ghost behind the. Per
sian. the ghost with the deaths head.
just like Joseph Buquet's descrip-
toni"
A silence followed. 1t was broken
by little CRY.
Joseph Buquet would do better TO
hold his tongue. Mother says the
ghost doesn't like being talked about
And why does your mother say
sog"
Becsuse-because-
This reticence exasperated the curl
osity OF the young ladies. who crowd
ed round little Giry. begging her te
explain herself.
Il swore not to tell,- gasped Meg.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-07-11
CUBS FOOD
They Thrive on Grape-Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry and the
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Many babies who cannot take any
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Grape-Nuts. and get well.
MY baby was given up by three
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ruined the child's stomach. One OF
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Grape
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follows: l soaked III tablespoonfuis
hour, then l strained off the liquid and
mixed IL teaspoonfuls OF this strained
Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls
OF rich milk, put In pinch of salt and
little sugar, warmed 1t and gave 1t
to baby every two hours.
In this simple, easy way saved
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as we have discovered in our family"
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There's reason" and it is explained
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Ever read the above letter. A new
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received so fair gift The angels
wept tonight"
Raoul heard nothing after that
Nevertheless. he did not go away.
but. as though he feared lest he
should be caught, he returned to his
dark corner. determined to wait Tor
the man to leave the room To his
great astonishment. the door opened
and Christine Daae appeared. wrapped
in flrs. with her face hidden in
lace veil. alone She passed him. he
did not even follow her with his eyes.
for his eyes were fixed on the door.
which did not open again.
When the passage was once more
deserted. he crossed 1t. opened the
door OF the dressing-room. went In
and shut the door He found himself
in absolute darkness. The gas mad
been turned out
There is some one heret" said
Raoul. with his back against the
closed door. in quiyering voice.
What are you hiding for?'
All was darkness and silence
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never seen him. but she has heard
him. Mother knows, because she
gives him his program"
There was sound OF hurried foot
steps In the passage and . voice
cried:
'Cecile! Are you there7"
Its mothers voice." said Jammes
She opened the door. A respect.
able lady. built on the lines OF q
Pomeranian grenadier. burst into the
dressing-room and dropped groanins
into vacant armchair.
How awful" she said
What" --
Joseph Buquet is deadl Yes, Id
was found hanging in the third-fioor
cellarl"
It's the ghost." little Giry bIurted.
Sorelli waB very pale.
Il shall never be able to recite my
speech" she said.
Ma Jammes gave her opinion. while
she emptied a glass OF liqueur that
happened to be standing on a table:
the ghost must have something to do
with it.
The news soon spread all over the
opera. The dressing-rooms emptied
and the ballet-girIs, crowding around
Sorelli like sheep around their shep-
herdess. made for the foyer through
the fll-lit passages and staircases.
trotting as fast as their little pink
legs could carry them.
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CHAPTER ~.
The Mysterious Reason.


During this time. the farewell cere
mony was taking place. Everybody
remarked that the retiring managers
looked cheerful. as is the Paris way
The foyer OF the ballet is the last
place in which two men so knowing
as NJ. Debienne and NJ. Poligny would
have made the mistake of betraying
their grief, however genuine 1t might
be. And they were already smiling
rather too broadly upon Sorelli. who
had begun to recite her speech, when
an exclamation from Jammes broke
the smile brutally.
The opera ghosti"
Jammes yelled these words in a
tone of unspeakable terror; and her
finger pointed, among the crowd OF
dandies. to face so pallid that the
deaths head in question Immediately
scored huge success.
The opera ghostt"
Everybody laughed and pushed his
neighbor and wanted to offer the
opera ghost drink. but he was gone.
He had slipped through the crowd !;
and the others vainly hunted for him,
while two old gentlemen tried to calm
little Jammes and while little Giry
stood screaming like peacock
Soreili was furious; she had not
been able to finish her speech; the
managers had kissed her, thanked her
and run away as fast as the ghos,
himself. They were to receive their
personal friends, for the last time, in
the great lobby outside the managers
office, where supper would be served
Here they found the new managers
NJ. Armand Moncharmin and M. Fir.
min Richard. whom they hardly knew;
nevertheless, they were lavish in pro-
testations of friendship and received
fiattering compliments in reply.
The retiring managers had already
handed over to their successors the
two tiny master-keys which opened
all the doors-thousands o. doors-of
the opera house. And those keys
were being passed from hand to hand
when the attention OF some OF the
guests was diverted by their discoy.
cry. at the end OF the table, of that
strange, wan and fantastic face. with
the hollow eyes, which had already
appeared in the foyer of the ballet.
The opera ghostl"
There sat the ghost, as natural as
could be. except that he neither ate
nor drank.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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10 so little worth talking about that
you can't see 1t side-face; and the
absence of that nose is a horrible
thing to look at"
This chief scene-shifter was q seri-
GUS, sober. steady man. very slow at
imagining things. And then, one after
the other. there came a series Of in
cidents SO curious that the shrewdest
people began to feel uneasy.
For instance, a fireman is brave
fellow, Well. the fireman. who had
gone to make round of inspection in
the cellars and who had yentured a
nttle farther than usual. suddenly re-
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Didn't Know Where to Stop.

'The great men are all dead" she
said, with evident regret.
But the beautiful women are not"
he replied, looking earnestly at her.
"Of course" she added, after mo-
ment's reflection, Il always except
present company"
$50 do l." he said.
Then she asked if he would be good
enough to conduct her to her husband.
Judge.
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Chafino Hives,

This troublesome skin affection is
difficult to diagnose at the outset. Be
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ever the skin is irritated use Tyree's
Antiseptic Powder Immediately and
avoid further trouble. 25c. at druggists.
Sample sent free by ]. S. Tyree,
Chemist, Washington, D. C.-Adv.
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But they left her no peace until
Meg began:
We'll, It's because OF the private
box. It's Box Five. you know. the
box on the grand tier, next to the
stage-box, on the left. Mother has
charge of 1t. No one has had it for
over a month. except the ghost, and
orders have been given at the box
office that 1t must never be sold"
And does the ghost really come
there?"
Yes. And he has no dress-coat
and no head You only hear him
when he Is In the box. Mother has
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Youthful Slayer.

A case of "preeocious violence" is
reported from Newark. N. j., where a
twenty-months-old infant, supposed to
have been Jealous of his baby sister.
two days old, struck the baby blow
with his fist and injured her fatally.
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Sarcastic.

Does your landlady allow you to
smoker"
No; only the stove does that"
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The Lord helps him who helps him
self, but don't let that prevent you
from helping others.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-07-11

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teething, softens the gums. reduces inhamma-
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Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
| the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
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What Hes Going to Give Tn.

For ten years have been trying
to give up smoking"
That so?"
Yes. but this year am going to
give up trying
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A theory is anything that is easier
to preach than to practice.
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He struck match. The blaze II,
up the room There was no one in
the rooml
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
PREPARING FOR
NEXT OLYMP|CS
Stars of American Organizations
Looking Ahead to German Meet

New York. bee. l5.-Practical attn
letes are already looking forward to
the campaign for the olympic meet
of 1916 in Berlin, ana every effort is
being MADE to strengthen the forces
in the spots that are admittedly weak.
Among the new departures advocated
is the inclusion of a tug of war in the
championship events. This feature for
the strong men has been neglected Of
late, but the event has been fixture
in Olympic contests and is one III
which with proper preparation Amer
lea should be able TO score. \ gen.
Cral inclusion of the event in games
programs would it is argued, meet
with response from the clubs ana lead
To the development of a winning team.
In order to encourage the tuS-of-war
men the event may be added To the
program Tor the junior indoor cham
pionship, To he held in the Thirteenth
regiment armory January 3. The IT.
ish- american \. G. has decided to
have a tux at its games in the Garden
There arc two other events rcquir-
ing a change in tactics if America Is
to hold its own at the Next Olympics
ia the standing broad jump as practic-
ed i'm America the tallcOm is from y
nat surface, while IN the olympic
competition the ground in front OF
che takeoT IS dug out. 1t was this
change in methods which led TO tho
defeat of Platt Adams at Stockholm
| 10y Tsiltras, the Greek, and 1t is ar
sued that Americans should not have
| to compete under one rule at home ant
then he expected To make good under
another in international events. Th'
passing of the baton in relay races al
so vii! have To be enforced.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
TYPHOID DEATH RATE.
Higher In Medium Sized Towns Than
Bigger Cities.

Ann Arbor. Mich, Dec, l5-Professor
w. G. Hoad, head of the sanitary en-
gnecrlng section of the University of
Michigan, has just completed chart
of the typhoid fever death rate in
Michigan from January l. 1904 To Dec.
so, 1912, showing that the average
death rate from typhoid is higher in
cities from 10000 To $4,000 than it is
i'm the large cities, or the small cities
and that in the medium sized cities it
is twice as high as In the rural dis
tricts.
We expect that cities having water
supplies and sewage disposal systems
will SHOW somewhat lower death rate
from typhoid than the country dis
tricts,' said Prof Hoad. This chart
shows the average typhoid death rate
in cities is above the average in cOun-
try districts 10y 30 per cent. This is II
condition that should not be allowed to
exist.
The medium sized cities have seen
considerable growth and are now
reaching the point where old water
supplies are becoming more and more
polluted. These cities can no longer
develop sufficient water from wells,
and must, i'm general. take water from
streams. The increasing pollution of
streams is making such water supply
more and more unsafe. These cities
have not considered they probably
could install filtration plants
| Professor load praises the water
| supply of Grand Rapids and calls at
tcntion to t'lints fight against typhoid
! Flint is Il notable exception among
! medium sized cities" he said. Flint
used to take its water supply from the
l'int river, which was becoming more
and more polluted But Flint realized
It's danger and has installed ultra
ton plant. believe its typhoid rat,
/ will be much lower.
The highest death rate from ~
lphoid in the state between 1904 anC
1912 was in 1908 and is now decreas
ing.
The death rate among the rura
districts has fallen from 20 per 100000
10 IL per 100000 inhabitants, and thu
city typhoid death rate, including al
cities, has dropped To about % pc
100. 900 These statistics show tina
cities are rcmiss i'm caring for thci
sanitation
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
sTAHL GETS HIS REVENGE.
His Action Forced the Sale Of Boston
Red SoS.

Boston, Dec. lj.-~JakC Stahl is the
man who forced tho sale of the hall
interest i'm the Boston club that has
lust been disposed of to Joseph j.
I.anuin. The former Sux manager took
no active part in the deal, but threats
of what he would do In voting his
stock. with which he could throw the
balance OF power To the Taylors, there
by diyorcing Jim MCAleer from his
$4,000 salary as president, resulted III
the deal. I'm other words, Stahrs de-
sire for revenge brought about the
home ownership that Boston fans nave
been demanding.
The deal Is the farewell echo OF last
seasons internal trouble in the kcd
Sox. eliminating with the mid-sea-
son discharge of Manager Jake Stain
10y President McAleer. BY the DEAL
TOO. Stahl gets his revenge for his re-
lease by his former friend and part
ner President McAleer. while Secre-
tary treasurer McRoy. friendly to both
sides. also finds himself frozen out
| CT rather virtually forced To sell. Tha'
McAleer and McRoy were forced OUT
Iby President Ian Johnson is wholly
at variance with the real facts tha'
| led To the transfer of the stock
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
LONG JOURNEY BY WRESTLER
Finnish Amateur Travels 5000 Miles to
Learn Game.

New York Dec. lJ.-SiN thousand
miles is quite "A distance to travel to
learn the fine points OF the wrestling
game, yet that is what Oscar kaplur,
who recently arrived here from Reval.
Finland, has done. kaplur is 50
anxious to win the wrestling cham
pionship at the olympic games at Ber-
lin in 1876 that he is going To spend
the Intervening time with Alex AbcrS
i'm order 10 learn all the intricacicS OF
the art of graphing.
Kaplus is Il genuine amateur, %
years OF age. lie is a mechanical en-
gineer 10y trade. but has saved enough
money at his profession to keep him
in food, drink and clothing until after
the next olympic meet.
kaplur is considered the best anna
tcur light heavyweight wrestler in
Europe, but he doesn't think his
knowledge of the sport is anything as
compared with that of the professions
al, Abcrg, who has been here three
or tour weeks i'm the hope of beating
al Corners and earning n match with
FRANK tOtCn lor tnc Noilu Nh"h
piOnship.
Even now Abcrg says that kaplu,
IAN give him all he wants in thciI
training bouts, and lie predicts that
| if nothing happens To interfere with
| Kaplur's plans by 1916 he will be able
10 easily defeat all corners in the
games at Berlin.
Kaplur isn't soing to appear at any
tournament in this country whatso-
ever unless it is at some amateur bouts
conducted by the New York \. G., oi
| some such club. Kaplur isn't going tt
earn one cent during the next three
years, but will pay his own way eV'
| erywherc Aberg goes. 50 as not tt
| lose his amateur caste.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
READY FOR COLLEGE HOCKEY,
First Big Matches Immediately Afts'
the Holidays.

New York, Dec. 15.--The passing OF
football as the major college sport OF
the autumn brings hockey into the
varsity limelight. Hardly had the nm
al thud of tackle and punt died away
before the clash OF sticks and ring OF
steel on artificial ice was heard, ana
i'm many cases the gridiron hero OF
Yesterday is chasing the puck today.
Although many of tho leading eastern
colleges are unable to secure ice prac-
ticc until Jack Frost comes to their
aid. regular training sessions are un-
der way In the gymnasiums ana ar
raugcmcnts are being made for out
door training practice az soon as ice
forms on campus Kinks or nearby
ponds Harvard. Columbia, Princeton
and Massachusetts Technical insti-
tute all enjoy the advantages of tram
ing at the artificial Kinks of New YORK
or boston. Amhurst Dartmouth, VIII
llams. Yale and Cornell have to date
confined their work TO gymnasium
puck passing aud shooting, but dm'inS
the Christmas holidays they viii de-
vote a week to practice and games
la The rinLS or the large CITED al tl'
east aud middle west, -.