Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-05-05

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Deneve tat we've been in here
for five minutes and you haven't told
me that you love me-
Good ,heavens!" And his arms
went around her so tightly that she
begged for quarter
How strong you are!"
The splendor of the rooms, the daz-
cling array Of Jewels, the Kaleidoscope
colors, the perfume of the banked
flowers and the music all combined
to put Florence into pleasure BILE
kind of trance. And it was only when
the first waltz began that she became
herself and surrendered to the arms
of the man she loved.
And they were Waiting over vol
cano. She knew and he knew it.
From what direction would the blow
come? Well, they were prepared for
all manner of tricks
In an alcove off the ballroom sat
Braine and Olga, both dressed exactly
like Newton and Florence. Another
man and woman entered presently
and Braine spoke to them for mo-
ment, as if giving instructions, which
was indeed the case
The band crashed into another
dance, and the masqueraders began
swirling hither and thither and yon.
J A gay cavalier suddenly stopped in
front of Florence.
"Enchantress, may have the pleas
ure of this dancer" .....
Jim touched Florence's hand. But
she turned laughingly toward the
stranger. What difference did it
make? The man would never know
who she was nor would she know
him. 1t was a lark. that was all;
and despite Jim's warning touch she
was up and away like the mischievous
sprite that she was Jim remained
in his chair, twisting his fingers and
wondering whether to laugh or grow
angry. After all, he could not blame
her. To him an affair like this was an
ancient story: to her it was the door
OF tairyland swung open. Let her en-.
JOY herself
Florence was having a splendid
time. Her partner was asking all sorts
OF questions and she was replying in
kind when out of the crowd came
Norton las she supposedly, who touched
her arm The cavalier stopped. bowed
and made off.
Merton whispered: Il have made an
important discovery. We must be of
at once. Come with me-
Florence, without the least suspicion
in the world, followed him up the
! broad staircase. What with the many
sounds it was not to be wondered at
that the difference in the quality OF
voices did not strike Florence's ear
rs odd, The result of her confidence
was tnat upon reaching the upper
halls, opposite the dressing rooms, she
was suddenly thrust into a room and
made prisoner. When the light was
turned up she recognized with horror
the woman who had helped to kidnap
her and take her away on the George
Washington weeks ago. She could not
have cried out for help ii she had
! tried.
Meantime Jim got up and began to
wander about in search of Florence.
Braine played clever game that
night. He and the Russian, still dom
inoed like Norton and Florence, or
dered the Hargreave auto, by mum.
Ter, entered it and were driven up to
the porte cochere of the Hargreave
house. The two alighted, the chauf-
feur sent the car toward the garage,
and Braine and his companion ran
lightly down the path to the street
where the cab which had followed
picked them up. ..
1t grew more and more evident to
Jim that something untoward had
taken place. He could not find Flor
ence anywhere, in the alcoves, in the