Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-26
TWENTY-SMTH EPISODE


'He MASQUERADE GALL.
50 confident was Elalne that Ker.
hedy was SIN alive that she would
nor admit TO herself What 10 ne r,s,
OF us seemed obvious
She even refused 10 accep, hsn, II.
sephines hints ard decided "a ei,. A
masquerade bah which sha hss
planned as the last even, Of The sea.
son before she closed the pA,dse town
mouse and opened her country honse
on The shore OF Connection,
It was shortly after the STRANGE An.
peamnco 0i the iussy Ola gentleman
mat ! dropped IN one Afternoon to
mud Elaine addressing iny9a,ons
while Aunt Josephine helped her AZ
We chatted picked up one az the
pile and mechanically contemplated
the address
NJ Del Mar Hotel La Costa New
YORK. City"
j don't like Shat fellow" / To
marked, shaking my head dabiousy
on, You're Jealous, Walter
laughed Elaine. taking the envelope
away from nae and piling Il again win
the others.
lAas .' "aa 'a=; ~ ;..s .aaaalrgs
mail, Del Mar along with the rest Of
ne received neatly engraved little
invitation
Miss EIains Dodge
Requests
the Pleasure Of Your Presence
al the
Masquerade Bail
70 be
Given at Her Residence on Frlsay
Evening, June ist
Good" he exclaimed. reaching for
the telephone. TN so.
In restaurant IN the white Ngh,
district two Of those who had bean ca
gaged In the preliminary Plot 20 steal
Kennedy's wireless torpedo model. th,
young woman stonognphcr Who had
betrayed her trust and the man "a
whom she had passed the model oui
OF tho window In Washington. were
seated at a table
So secret had been the relations Of
an those In the plot that one gronf
did not know the other, and ths
stEanpest methods Of communication
had been adopted,
The man removed cover from o
dish. Underneath. perhaps without
even the walters knowledge was 8
note
Hero are the orders 40 last. b.
whispered to tbs girl unfolding anc
reading the note "Look. The mode
OF she torpedo Is somewhere 10 hei
house Go tonight 10 the ball a.
masquerader and search for g.
eOh. splendid exclaimed tho girl
I'm crazy for 4 little society aite'
this grind Pay the check and ieii
get cut and choose our costumes
The man paid the check aud ihes
left hurrledly Halt on hour lai"l
they we're at q costumnra SHOP chooa
inc their diseulses. both careful 20 Sc
the fullest masks that would noi ek
cite suspicion.
II vas the night Of the mssqas
rade.
During the afternoon Elaine pa
been thinking more than ever q Yen
nedy. II all seemed unreal 70 neI
More than once she stopped 90 loe'
al hIs photograph Several times sh'
checked herself on the point OF tears
NO she said 10 herself win
sort Of grim deierminaiion. No q
Il alive He vlll come back TO me-
be will"
Ana yet she had a feeling OF tel
rine loneliness which even her NOS
powerul efforts could not thfoN oa
sha was Determined 70 80 ihfous.
with the ball, nsw that she had siAIl
"a I, hui she was really Elaa Wael
!, oame time 70 dress for even ina
took her mind from her bfcod'us.
AS Mario finished helping her y
on very elective and consp'soe ~.
costume Aunt Josephine entered 70
dressing room. - n
Are you ready. ny Gear
asked. adjusting the mask Nhleh ~ n
carried so tnas no one would reeos nlA
Ter as Martha Washington.
In lust a minute, aGnsie. ans es =,
elaine. sr3ine hard % pat ogs q - Z.
mind how Craig would have hkea 20
dress ..s~
somewhat carrier, ~ my OWE Ai.''
nent. ! had been arrayins insse,. {
Tsoau. Boum and modestlJ aeinii'l'
no imitation / made q . circus e'0~