The Raymer enterprise., 1915-11-04

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glad to take up my white mask. throw
a long coat over my outlandish cos
tune and hurry off in my waiting car
In order TO forget everything that re-
minded me of him in the apartment.
Already continuous stream Of guests
was triclding Ia from carriages at the
curb to The Dodge door, while a gap.
| ing crowd surrounded the canopy on
the sideE ak
As ! entered the ballroom IL was
really a brilliant and picturesque as
semblagc OF course recognized
Elaine in spite Of her maRs, almost
Immediately.
CharaeteristIcally, she was talking
to the GHe most striking figure on the
floor, tall man IN red-a vsftaDle
N.phistopheles. As tho music started.
Elaine and his Satanic majesty laugh,
ingly fnx.trottrd oil. bat wore not loq
to me In the throng
soon found myself talking 10 2
young lady IN spotted domino. She
seemed to have a peculiar fascination
Tor me, Yet she did rot mpnaHnlize all
my attention. As We trotteh past the
door | could sre down the hall lsn.
nings waz still admitting late arrivals,
and | caught glimpse OF en- cos,
tuned rs a gray irirr his roEl over
his he ID and his eyes masked
CHATTING, mc hgd circlad about to
fhc conservatory 4 number ri COZ
pics wG-c there ard, fhrnHsh the
na'ms, I saw Flaire and Mrnhistu
Iaggh!1riy maze their way
IS M spotted domino partner and
I swung around again. / happened To
catch another GLIMPSE NJ thn PraT
5rlor H. was not dancing, hut walh
Ing or rather Shilling. aborr 'hn pls"
NJ lhr room ra1iHI gbpat AZ II search
iaE for EorarnHe
II The eoUtrryato-v EiFinc ard Ne
phigto hli rented rh nEolycs In ,hc
breeze uf an oyer window. someEGls
in He sftodnH.
'Goa dr." Nass rodzc, be satd sar
besgly
''Yan i.uen na'" she laughed An1
Fon2"
f." ra'-nA rrs "sa-t. dg"clr1aaq n"
handsome face aad fascinating eyes os
bet Mr..
"a hafo vop don't rMgk I'm hpSe In
charac'eF" ha lsgrHed easily as Hbe
started p bit
'1--I.-0ell didn't think Il wag
YOU she bhat # cut
-"Ah-uhHa there Is RG~'crnr else
YOU care more To dance rith?''
'N0--ro our-0n'
q may hope then"
he had moved closer end rf~ost
touched her hand The pointed bo0t
rt the gray 'riar III the palms showed
That at last he saw what he s6ulht
Nc no Ptaase-- excuse me" she
murnUrrd rising aud hrrrying back
10 the ballroom.
A subtle smile spread over the
gray friaT's masked face.
OF course | had known claims
Whether she knew ne at once | don't
know Gr whether II was an accident.
but she approached me as ! paused in
the dance moment with my domino
girl
From the-sublime the ridlcu.
lous." she cried tXcitedly,
My partner gave her a sharp glance.
"You will excuse me?" she said, and,
as ! bowed, almost ran of to the con.
servatory leaving Elaine to dance of
with me.
Del Mar. quite surprised at the sud
den flight of Elaine from his side. fol
lowed more slowly through the palms.
As he did so he passed a Mexican
attred in brilliant native costume. At
a sign from Del Mar he paused and
received a small package which Del
Mar slipped to him, then passed on as
though nothing had happened. The
keen eyes OF the gray friar, however,
had caught the little action and he
quietly slipped out after the Mexican
bolero.
Just then the domino girl hurried
into the conservatory. What's do.
ing" she asked eagerly
Keep close TO me-" whispered Del
Mar, as she nodded and they left the
conservatory, not apparently in com.
pany.
Upstairs. away from the gayety of
the ballroom, the bolero made his
way until he came TO Elaine's room,
dlmly lighted. Vita a quick glance
about. he entered cautiously. closed
the door, and approached a closet
which he opened. There was a safe
built into the wall.
As he stopped over, the man un.
wrapped the package Del Mar had
handed him and took out curious lit.
tie instrument Inside was a dry bat.
terry and most peculiar instrument
something like a little fat telephone
transmitter, yet attached by wires to
ear pieces that fitted over the head
after the manner OF those of wire
less detector.
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