The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-18
XVI
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Late enough In all conscience wa,
the last guest TO arrive for the Had
lcy Owen masquerade.
Already town cara. carriages and
private busscs were being called for
and departing with their share OF
the more seasoned and sober. sided
jewellers. to whom bed and appetite
for breakfast had come TO mean
more than a chance TO romp thru
a ootilion BY the light OF the rising
sun--to say discrcctiy little or moth
Ing OF those other conveyances which
had borne away their due proportion
of far lcsr sage and By no means
sobersaded ones. who yet retained
sufficient sense OF the fitness OF
things to realize that bed followed
by matutinai hromides would be bet.
ter for them than further dalliance
with the effcrvcscent and evanes-
cant spirits OF fcsuvity.
More and more frequently the Gle
vatora. empty but for their attend
ants. were flying up to the famous
ballroom floor OF the Bizarre. TO
descend heavy laden with languid
laughing parties OF gaily-costumcd
ladies and gentlemen no iess bril-
iiantly aturcd-prince and pauper.
empress and shcpherdess. monk.
milkmaid and mountebank: all weary
yet reluctant in their going.
At this hour n smailish gentleman.
In an old-stylo inverness opera coat
that cloaked him to his ankles. with
an opera hat set tauntily n wee bit
askcw on his head. a mask OF Grim.
son silk covering hts face from brows
TO lips. slipped silently like some sly.
sinister shadow thru the Fifth ave.
portals OF the Bizarre. and shaped a
course by his wits across the lobby
to the elevators. so discrcetly and
unobtrusively that none OF the fun
keys in attendance noticed his ar.
rival
In effect. he didn't arrive at all. but
suddenly was there.
, A car. dlscharging It's passengers
before the smallish gentleman could
catch the eye OF It's operator. flew
suddenly upward In the echo OF a
gate EluN III anu
all the other cars were stu at the
top. according to the bronze arrows
OF their tell.tale dials. The late ar.
rival held up patiently: but after
an instani's elaboration. dotted his
hat. crushed 1t nat. slipped out OF
his voluminous cloak. and beckoned
a liveried attendant.
In the costume thus disclosed. he
cut an impish figure. Satan on the
half shell" Peter Kenny had chris
tened him.
A dress coat OF black satin fitted Y.
Sybarite more neatly than him for
whom IL had been made. The frilled
bosom OF his shirt was set with wink.
ing rubics. and the lace cuffs at his
wrists were caught together with ru.
real or false, like Goals
of fire. and ruby was the hue both
of his satin mask and his satin small
clothes. Buckles OF red paste bril-.
liants burned on the insteps OF his
slender polished shoes with scarlet
heels: and his snug black silk stock.
ings set of ankles and calves so we'll
turned that the Prince OF Sin him
self might have taken pride in them.
For buttonniere he wore a shoulder.
ing cmber-so true an imitation that
Mt FIRST he himself had hositated to
touch II. Literally. TO crown all. his
rudy hair was twisted upward from
each temple In a cornuted fashion
that was most wildly picturesque.
''Hcrer' no said, surrendering hat
and coat to tho servitor before tho
AFTER could take and