The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20

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uobye and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ro,, Of
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oiIad manor and dronned 81 doun
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| rho street of tbe Wise yiry,ps xv,s
not neor tho nalac. Even nv xv,,ling
brlsi,lv she yos in danger Of heinS
Into The wind kent ber bnc, too
Then. mt last. the Street of the Wise
| Virgins and the fincre standing nj mo
curb. with driver wrapped In rugs
against the cold of the February night.
and his hat pulled down over his ewes.
The countess stopped beside him.
"You are expecting a passenger?p
yes, madame.-
With her hand on the door. the
countess realized TINT the fiacre was
already occupied. AS she peered into
its darkened interior. the shadow re-
solved itself into cloaked and masked
figure. She shrank back.
Enter madame" said voice.
The figure appalled, her. 1t was not
sufficient to know that behind the
horrifying mask which covered the en-
-.
man figure. human pulses that beat.
human eyes that appraised her. She
hesitated.
Quickly" said the voice.
She got in. shrinking into a corner
of the carriage. Her lips were dry,
the roaring Of terror was in her ears.
The door closed
Then commenced drive of which
iifterward the countess dared not
think. The figure neither moved nor
spoke. Inside the carriage reigned the
rage stopped, and at last the shrouded
figure moved and spoke.
81 regret, countess. that my orders
are to bllndfold you.y
She submitted ungracefully, while
he bound n black cloth over her eyes.
He drew 1t very close and knotted it
behind. In the act his fingers touched
her face, and she felt them cold and
clammy. The contact sickened her.
Your hand, madame"
She was led out of the carriage, and
across soft earth, devious course
again. as though they avoided small
.,f, nt,a Cd
something low and hard like marble.
Again, in the darkness. they stumbled
oves . mound. She knew where she
was. th5;-- IN graveyard. But
which? There were many about the
city.
An open space. the opening of
gate or door that squeaked softly. a
flight of steps that led downward, and
Il breath of musty, cold air. damp and
cellarlike.
AT last, still in unbroken silence. she
knew that they had entered a large
space. Their footsteps no longer
echoed and reechoed. Her guide
walked more slowly. and at last paus-
ed, releasing her hand. She felt again
the touch of his clammy fingers as he
united the knots of her bandages. lie
took 1t Off.
AT first she could see little. When
her eyes grew accustomed, she made
out the scene slowly.
A great stone vault, its walls
broken into crypts WHICH had con-
tanned caskets of the dead. But the
caskets had been removed, and were
piled In corner, and in the inches
We're rifles. In the center was a pine
table, curiously incongruous. and on
it writing materials, u cheap clock,
and pile of documents. There were
| two candles only, and these were stuck
in Sl-ulls-,ld h,o,y,, vl,,l1c co ;nfipf+e