The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29

to BIO told who was ringing up.
a moment later she returned,
laughing. and resumed her seat
II was wondering what on earth
could do to llven you up this eve-
ming, Enid" she said gaily. And
you may be sure l was delighted to
hear Teddy Mellors on the phone.
You remember him?"
Enid looked up with but slight In.
terest.
Yes" she answered. "he was
nice boy He went abroad. didn't
he?"
YES. and as q fact he Is only Just
home, with the result that he wants
to turn London inside out in as brief
a space OF time as possible. He has
discovered some masked ball which
Is to be held somewhere, the sort Of
things Covent Garden became ia
nous for. lie wants us to go. 1
won't youch for the responsibility Of
it, but I've agreed that We go. hope
- al ohiuSS yOpp NCuI. AlHuu
looked up at her friends rather for.
bidding face.
"Oh. don't know" began
Enid.
"Oh, chut!" put In Maud gaily.
mo one Will know us; we will wear
masks and domlnos. and we will
dance with Teddy nnd his foreigni
friend. Nothing could be moro rel
spectacle. You Will come, WON'T
you?"
For moment Enid wavered, then
her eyes clouded. while her lips
laughed.
Yes" she replied. II will come.
What timo does 1t start?"
Eleven, and we are too be ready
right on the hour. when Teddy and
his friend call for us"
So, precisely as the hour struck.
Enid in a blue domino and Maud In
a scarlet one greeted the two youth
ful-looklng men, who took them off in
the big lighted limousine. Before
Enid had time TO answer her self.
asked questions as to whether she
should be there or not. she found
herself in the brilliantly lighted ball
room, listening TO the rhythmic
strains of the music and the swish.
swish Of feet across the polished
floor.
After a dance or two with Teddy
Mellors the grass-wdow felt her
spirits rising. After all, the best way
to forget her troubles was in being
happy. If Philip no longer cared for
her. there was some satisfaction In
the knowledge that she had charms
for other men, though che felt she
hated tho whole race of them just
now. Therefore she was not altogether
sorry when she found herself sepa-
rated from her companions. She felt
thrill OF pride as she saw tall
man in the costume of Mephisto APP
proach and ask the pleasure of
dance.
There was no hesitation now in
Ends reply. and moment later
they were adrift among the dancing
couples which thronged the floor.
Their steps suited perfectly, and
Enid, with a slight tightening of her
heart strings, bethought herself that
this was fit and proper partner for
Philips wife to have found.
They supped together and returned
to the dance. 1t was becoming more
boisterous now, and the dancers
gave themselves up to the abandon
ment OF the moment. Suddenly her
partners red lips gave curious
smile as he glanced across the room.
All! there goes a man have not
seen for years-how many of them l
will not attempt to count. A scamp
ii ever there was one, and yet in his
hands there lay the supreme happi-
ness OF a woman who was the best
and purest in the world, one who was
sacrificed to her high station; one
whose tendereat feelings were thrust
aside that a throne might not lack a
queen" lie said in dreamy way.
ut sounds intervening. Where Is
hep" asked Enid.
THAT one over there in the cav.
alters dress. Ha, his mask has just
slipped off; you can see him."
Enid looked and gave startled
gasp, for the man whose coarse face
grinned viciously under the cavaliers