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NEBRASKA
HEARTS
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MASKS
By
HAROLD MacGRATH
Authoref The Man on the Box etc
With Drawings by Harrison Fisher
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Copyright 1905 by Bobbs Morrlll Co
CHAPTER VII Continued
We entered the general assembly
room It was roomy and quaint and
somewhere above us was the inevit
able room in which George Washing
ton had slept Tho great hooded fire
place was merry with crackling logs
Casually I observed that we were not
alone Over yonder in a shadowed
corner sat two men very well bun
dled up and to all appearances fast
asleep Moriarty lighted a four
branched candelabrum and showed us
the way to the little private dining
room took our orders and left us
This is romance said I They
used to do these things hundreds of
years ago and everybody had a good
time
It is now all very wicked and im
proper murmured the girl laying
aside her domino for the first time
but delightful I now find I havent
the least bit of remorse for what I
have done
In that dark evening gown she was
very beautiful Her arms and shoul
ders were tinted like Carrara marble
and I knew instantly that I was never
going to recover I drew two chairs
close to the grate I sat down in one
and she in the other With a con
tented sigh she rested her
feet on the brass fender
My one regret is that I havent
any shoes What an adventure
Its fine Two hours in the soci
ety of tills enchanting creature It
was almost too good to be true Ah
if it might always be like this to re
turn home from the days work to be
greeted warmly by a woman as beauti
ful as this one I sighed loudly
Moriarty came with the chicken and
ham and coffee
If ye would like it wont be a bit
of trouble to show ye George Wash
ingtons room or with inimitable
Irish drollery I can tell ye that he
dined in this very room
That will serve smiled the girl
and Moriarty bowed himself out
His departure was followed by the
clatter of silver upon porcelain Of
a truth both of us were hungry
I was simply ravenous the girl
confessed
And as for me I never dreamt
I could be so unromantic Now said
I pushing aside my plate and drop
ping sugar into my coffee and vainly
hunting in my pockets for a cigar
there remains only one mystery to
be cleared up
And what might this mystery be
she asked The whereabouts of the
bogus Haggerty
The bogus Haggerty will never
cross our paths again He has skipped
by the light of the moon No thats
not the mystery Why did you tell
me you were an impostor why did
you go to the cellars with me when
all the while you were at the ball on
Mrs Hyphen Bonds invitation
She leaned on her elbows and
smiled at me humorously
Would you really like to know
Signor Well I was an impostor
She sat with her back to the fire and
a weird halo of light seemed to sur
round her and frame her Mrs Hyphen-Bonds
accidentally dropped that
invitation in my studio a few days
before she sailed for Europe I sim
ply could not resist the temptation
That is all the mystery there is
And they still think you were there
rightfully
You are no longer mystified
Yes there is yet another mystery
to solve myself I knew it With
out rhyme and reason I was in love
and without rhyme cr reason I was
glad of it
Shall you ever be able to solve
such a mystery quizzically
It all depends upon you
Mr Cornstalk you will not mar
the exquisite humor of our adventure
by causing me annoyance I am sure
that some day we shall be very good
friends But one does not talk of love
on eight hours acquaintance Besides
you would be taking advantage of my
helplessness for I really depend upon
you to see me safe back to New York
It is only the romance the adventure
and such moonlight nights often su
perinduce sentimentality What do
you know of me Nothing What do
I know of you Nothing save that
there is a kindred spirit which is al
ways likely to lead us into trouble
Down in your heart you know you are
only temporarily affected by moon
shine Come make me a toast lift
ing her cup
You are right said I I am a
gentleman But it was only consist
ent that having been the fool I
should now play the ass Heres
and I held up my cup
But neither of us drank there
wasn t time
For the door opened quietly and in
walked the two men we had seenupon
entering the Inn One of them gently-
closed the door and locked it One
was In soiled every day clothes the
other in immaculate evening dress
The latter doffed his opera hat with
the most engaging smile imaginable
The girl and I looked up at him In
blank bewilderment and set our cups
down so mechanically that the warm
amber liquid spattered on the table
cloth
Galloping Dick and the affable In
spector of the cellars stood before us
CHAPTER VIII
The unexpected always happens
began tho pseudo detective closing
his hat drawing off his gloves and
stuffing them Into a pocket As a
friend of mine used to say it is the
unexpected that always surprises us
We never expected to see these
charming masquesaders again did we
William
No sir said Wiliam grinning af
fably we didnt The gentleman was
very nice and obliging to me sir
when I was in the cellars
So I understand Now continued
the late Mr Haggerty with the deadly
affability of a Macaire I beg of you
Mr Cornstalk I beg of you not to
move or to become unduly excited
Physicians tell us that excitement
wastes the red corpuscles that is to
say the life of the blood
Your blood sir must be very thin
I returned coolly But I cursed him
soundly in my mind Williams bulg
ing side pocket convinced me that any
undue excitement on my part would
be exceedingly dangerous
William you can always tell a
gentleman said the chief rogue ad-
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You have not entered this room
said the girl her terror slipping from
her simply to offer these banalities
What do you wish
What perspicacity Wiliam cried
the rogue taking out a cigarette case
I dont know what that word
means sir but as you do it seems to
fit the occasion proper enough
It means William that this charm
ing young lady scents our visit from
afar
I had a suspicion sir that it might
mean that William leaned against
the wall his beady eyes twinkling mer
rily
The master rogue lighted a cigar
ette at one of the candles
Pardon me he said but will
you join me proffering the hand
some gold case
I took a cigarette and fired it I
really -wanted it I would show up
well before this girl if I died for it
I blew a cloud of smoke at the candle-flame
There was a sparkle of
admiration in the girls eyes
Mr Cornstalk my respect for you
increases each moment The rogue
sat down
And to whom might this hand
some case belong I asked examin
ing It closely
Oh that has always been mine
There was a time blowing rings at
the candelabrum when I was re
spected like yourself rich sought
after A woman and a trusted friend
how these often tumble down our
beautiful edifices Yes I am a scamp
a thief a rogue but not because I
need the money No with retro
spective eyes I need excitement
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Rested Her Blue Slippered Feet on the Fender
niiringly A gentleman always re
cognizes his opportunities and never
loses his sense of the balance of
things
And he is usually witty too sir
William assented
The girl sat pale and rigid in her
chair
What do you want I demanded
savagely
For one thing I should like to
question the propriety of a gentle
mans sitting down to dine with a lady
without having washed his face The
coal dust does not add to your manly
beauty You havent a cake of soap
about you William have you
No sir Wiliams face expressed
indescribable enjoyment of the scene
The girls mouth stiffened She was
struggling to repress the almost irre
sistible smile that tickled her lips
In times like these said ly deter
mined not to be outdone we are
often thoughtless in regard to our
personal appearances I apologize to
the lady
Fine fine I sincerely admire you
Mr Cornstalk You have the true
spirit of adventure Hasnt he Wil
liam
He certainly has sir
Comes to a private ball without an
invitation and has a merry time of
it indeed To have the perfect sense
of humor that is what makes the
world go round
Arent you taking extra risk in of
fering me these pleasantries I asked
Risks In what manner
The man you so cleverly imper
sonated is at the club I do not know
what prompted me to put him on his
guard
The rogue lauglied lightly I know
Mr Haggertys habits He is hustling
back to New York as fast as he can
He passed here ten minutes ago in
the patrol lickety clip He wishes to
warn all pawnbrokers and jewelers to
be on the lookout for me to morrow
Ten thousand in a night jovially
A very tidy sum sir said William
A fourth of which goes to you my
good and faithful friend
Thank you sir replied William
Two cooler rogues I never wish to
meet
But wouldnt it be well sir to
hasten asked William
We have plenty of time now my
son
tremendous and contiauous excite
ment to keep my vigilance and inven
tion active day and night excitement
to obliterate memoiy
But we cant do it my friend we
cant do it Memory is always with
us She is an impartial Nemesis she
dogs the steps of the righteous and
the unrighteous To obliterate mem
ory that is it And where might I
find this obliteration save in this
life Drugs Pah Oh I have given
Haggerty a royal chase It has been
meat and drink to me to fool the
cleverest policeman in New York Till
yesterday my face as a criminal was
unknown to any man or woman save
William here who was my valet in the
old days I have gone to my clubs
dined played billiards a fine comedy
a fine comedy To morrow William
and I sail for Europe Miss Haw
thorne you wear one of the most ex
quisite rubies I have ever seen Per
mit me to examine it
The girl tore the ring from her fin
ger and flung it on the table I made
a move as though to push back my
chair
I wouldnt do it sir warned Wil
liam quietly
My muscles relaxed
Do not commit any rash action Mr
Cornstalk said the girl smiling
bravely into my eyes The gentle
man would not appreciate it
The master rogue picked up the
ring and rolled it lovingly about his
palms
Beautiful beautiful he mur
mured Finest pigeon blood too It
is easy worth a thousand Shall I
give you my note of exchange for it
humorously The girl scorned to re
ply He took out a little chamois bag
and emptied its contents on the table
How they sparkled scintillated glow
ed thousands in the whitest of
stones How he ever had got his
fingers on them is something I shall
never learn Arent they just beauti
ful he asked naively Can you
blame me for coveting them He set
the ruby on top of the glittering heap
It lay there like a drop of blood Pres
ently he caught it up and presented
it to the girl who eyed him in aston
ishment I only wanted to look at
it he said courteously I like your
grit as much asI admire your beauty
Keep the ring
To be Continued
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