The Tribune
F M KIMMELL Publisher
MXTOOK - - - NEBRASKA
HEARTS
AND
MASKS
By
HAROLD MacCRATH
Authorof TheManon the Boxttc
With Drawings by Harrison Fisher
Copyright IKS by Bobbs Merrill Co
CHAPTER III Continued
What do you know about the ten
of hearts I began with directness
I am a shade all things are known
to me
You may be a lamp shade for all I
care What do you know about the
ten of hearts
Beware of it hollowly From
under his toga he produced a ten of
hearts
My knees wabbled and there was a
sense of looseness about my collar
The fellow knew I was an impostor
Why didnt he denounce me
Ib the back of your card anything
like this one ironically I dare
say it isnt But have your good time
grave monk doubtless you are willing
that the fiddlers shall be paid And
wrapping ais toga about him majesti
cally he stalked away leaving me
staring dumfoundedly after his reced
ing form
Discovered
The deuce Had I been attired like
yon Romeo I certainly should have
taken to my heels but a fellow can
not run in a Capuchins gown and re
tain any dignity I would much rather
be arrested than laughed at I stood
irresolute What was to he done
How much did he know Did he know
who I was And what was his object
in letting me run my course I was
all at sea Hang the grisly
old Roman Ihut my teeth I would
see the comedy to its end no matter
what befell If worst came to worst
there was always Teddy Hamilton to
fall hack on
I made off toward the smoking
room rumbling imprecations against
the gods for having given me the idea
of attending this masquerade when it
would have been cheaper and far more
comfortable to go to the theater
But as soon as L entered the smok
ing room I laughed It was a droll
scene Here we were all of us trying
savagely to smoke a cigar or cigarette
through the flabby aperture desig
nated in a mask as the mouth It was
a hopeless job for myself I gave it
up in disgust
Nobody dared talk naturally for fear
of being identified When a man did
open his mouth it was only to commit
some banal idiocy for which during
office hours he would have been haled
to the nearest insane asylum and
labeled incurable Added to this was
heat matching Saharas and the op
pressive odor of weltering paint
By Jove Only one man knew that
the back of my card was unlike the
others the man who had picked it up
in old Friards curio shop the man
who had come to Blankshire with me
I knew now He had been there buy-
ing a costume like myself He had
seen me on the train- and had guessed
ihe secret I elbowed my way out of
the smoking room It wouldnt do me
a bit of harm to ask a few polite ques
tions of Mr Caesar of the sardonic
laugh
But I had lost the golden oppor
tunity Caesar had gone to join the
shades of other noble Romans in
vain I searched high and low for him
Once I ran into Hamilton His face
was pale and disturbed and anxious
Whats the trouble Hamilton I
asked with forced gaiety
He favored mo with a penetrating
glance
The very devil is the trouble he
growled Several of the ladies have
begun to miss valuable jewels Anne
of Austria has lost her necklace and
Queen Elizabeth is without a priceless
comb altogether about ten thousand
dollars
Robbery I looked at him aghast
Thats the word Curse the luck
There is always something of this sort
happening to spoil the fun But who
ever has the jewels will not get away
with them
What are you going to do
I have already sent for the village
police Now I shall lock all the doors
and make every man and woman pro
duce cards for identification ab
ruptly leaving me
Thunderbolts out of heavens My
knees and collar bothered me again
the first attack was trifling compared
to this second seizure How the devil
-was I to get out
Are you searching for me In
quired a soft voice at my elbow
I turned Instantly The Blue Dom
ino had come back to me
I have been searching for you
everywhere I said gallantly
Oh but that is a black one Never
mind the fib was well meant
I led her over to a secluded nook
within a few feet of the door which
gave entrance to the club cellars
This doorI bad been bearing in mind
for some time It Is well to know
your topography The door was at
the left of the band platform There
was a twin door on the other side
ye sat down
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Have you heard the news I
asked
No Has some one been discov
ered making love to his own wife by
mistake
Its serious Anne of Austria and
Queen Elizabeth have been robbed of
some jewels
A thief among us
A regular Galloping Dick Im a
thief myself for that matter
You she drew away from me a
bit
Yes My name is Procrastination
Ah my grave Capuchin we do not
steal time we merely waste it But
is what you tell me true
I am very sorry to say it Is The
jewels were worth something like ten
thousand dollars
Merciful heavens
It is true infernally true look
ing around to see if by chance Caesar
had reappeared on the scene How
was 1 to manage my escape It Is
true I might hie me to the cellars but
how to get out of the cellars Have
you seen Julius Caesar I asked
Caesar
Yes Miss Hawthorne
The Blue Domino swung about and
leaned toward me her hands tense
upon the sides of her chair
What name did you say a
strained note in her voice
Hawthorne I answered taking
out the sHp of pasteboard See it
says that one blue domino was rented
of Monsieur Friard at five thirty this
afternoon
How did you come by that ticket
she demanded
It was a miracle I purchased a
mask there and this ticket was
wrapped up in my bundle by mistake
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and I beheld the girl I had met in
Mouqulns
You
Silence So this is the meaning
of your shuffling those cards Oh it
Is certainly droll She laughed
And are you Miss Hawthorne
I am still in the mask sir I shall
answer none of your questions
This is the finest romance in the
world cried
You were talking about getting
out she said Shall I lend you my
domino But that would be useless
Such a prestidigitator as Signor Fan
toccini has only to say Presto and
disappear at once
I assure you it Is no laughing mat
ter
I see it from adiffcrent angle
An artists model and yet a guest at
this exclusive function
A commotion around the stage dis
tracted us Presently we saw Teddy
Hamilton mount the stage and hold up
his hands
Attention ladies arid gentlemen
he called
Silence gradually fell upon the mote
ly groups of masqueraders
A thief is among us I have had
all the exits closed Everybody will
be so kind as to present cards at the
main entrance Three ten spots of
hearts have been tallied on the com
paring lists We have been imposed
upon The police are on the way
Very sorry to cause you this annoy
ance The identity of the holders of
the cards will be known only to those
of us on the committee
Silence and then a murmur which
soon became a buzzing like that of
many bees
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The Blue Domino Swung1 About
It is a curious coincidence her
voice normal and unagitated
I was confused Then I am mis
taken my chagrin evident All
this while mind you I was wonder
ing if that cellar door was unlocked
and how long it would -take me to
reach it before the denouement
One way or the other it does not
matter said she
Yet if I could reach the cellars
absently Then I bit my tongue
Cellars Who said anything about
cellars I meant that this is not the
hour for unmasking or disclosing
ones identity coldly
And 3et when Caesar whispered
Beware the ten of hearts you turned
and shuddered What have you to
offer in defense
It was the horrid mask he wore
Well it wasnt handsome of him
What did you mean by cellars
suddenly becoming the inquisitor in
her turn
I Oh I was thinking what I
should do in case of fire nimbly
That is not the truth
Well no it isnt Can you keep a
secret I whispered
If it isnt a terrible one-
Well I have no earthly business
here I am an impostor
An impostor
Yes And for the past few min
utes since I heard of the robbery Ive
been thinking how I could get out of
here upon the slightest notice While
the reckless spirit was upon me I pro
duced the fatal card and showed the
back to her You will find that yours
is of a different color But I am not
the Galloping Dick it was only a
hare brained lark on my part and I
had no idea it would turn out serious
like this I was going to disappear
before they unmasked What would
you advise me to do
She took the card studied it and
finally returned it There followed an
Interval of silence
I have known the imposition from
the first she said
What
She touched the signet ring on my
little finger - I have seen that once
before to night No she mused you
will not blow up the postoffice to night
nor the police station
She lifted the corner of her mask
The Blue Domino suddenly clutched
my arm
Please take me away take me-
away at once Im an impostor too
Two of us
This was disaster I give you my
solemn word there was nothing I re-
retted so much as the fact that I
f
adnt gone to the theater
But I am a man of quick thought
and resource In the inelegant phras
ing of the day me for the cellars
Come said I to the girl theres
only once chance in a hundred but
well take it together
Together Where
Why to the cellars Ive a pocket
ful of matches We can make a try
For if theres a thief around and we
are caught and proved impostors r
Well I leave you to imagine
I will go with you she replied
resolutely
The gods were with us The door
leading to the cellars was not locked
I opened it passed the girl before me
and closed the door
I am frightened she whispered
So am I I offered to reassure her
You are not afraid of rats are you
No o
Bully I cried Then I laughed
How can you laugh It is horri
ble she protested
You would come though I heard
your uncle warn you Look at It the
way I do Its ar huge joke and years
from now youll have great fun telling
it to your grandchildren
I wish at this moment I could see
so far ahead What was that
seizing my arm
Click
Somebody had locked the -door be
hind us -To
be Continued
Willing to Overlook It
You exclaimed the Indignant
old gentleman you want to marry
my daughter Why sir It was only
a few years ago that you were caddy
Ing for me
Yes the young man replied but
I dont intend to let that stand in the
way I hope I am philosopher enough
to understand that a Tery bad golfer
may make a fairly good- father-in-law
Chicago Record Herald
8aved by a Song
A boy was amusing himself by
watching tho birds that were flying
around him At length a beautiful
bobolink perched on a rough bough of
an apple tree near by
The boy picked up a stone and got
ready to throw it at the bird The
birds throat swelled and forth came
the song A llnk a llnk a link bobo
ling bobolink a-no-sweet a-no-sweet
I know it I know it a link a link
dont throw it throw It throw it
And the boy did not throw the
stone but dropped it on the ground
- Why didnt you stone him my
boy You might have killed him and
carried Wm home
The little fellow looked up and re
plied Couldnt cos he sang so
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Being only 12 years old when he
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where the natural friction between the
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he was at particular feud with one of
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Every woman naturally should be
healthy and strong but a great many
Women unfortunately are not owing
to the unnatural condition of the lives
we lead Headache backache and a
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Henry Clay and Lew Wallace
Mr Clay was of a personality once
seen never to be forgotten Tall
Blender graceful he had besides the
air majestic which kings affect im
agining it exclusive property
Throughout Mr Clays performance
my eyes scarcely left his countenance
which as he -proceeded sank from
sight until by the familiar optical
illusions nothing of it remained but
the mouth and that kept enlarging
and widening until it seemed an elas
tic link holding the ears together
Indeed at this late writing my one
distinct recollection of the man and
his speech is the mouth and its capac
ity for infinite distension Autobiog
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When we pray for any virtue we
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should be the rule of your life every
petition to God is a precept to man
Look not therefore upon your pray
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only but as a perpetual motion of
duty By what we require of God we
see what He requires of us Jeremy
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CANADAS 6000 TIMES
The Immigration During 1906 Wa3
216000
While it is well to heed every
word of caution from the leaders in
commerce and finance and to avoid
all speculative ventures that lack a
solid business foundation it is clearly
evident that there is no conspicuous
weak spot in Canadas present era of
prosperity The Toronto Globe says
The Dominion has in a commercial
sense plenty of money and our lead
ing financial Institutions are in a po
sition to lend freely In the United
States The chief productive enter
prises of Canada are not buoyed up
by an era of dangerous speculation
but are following substantial busi
ness methods and finding safe and
continuous markets for their goods
We are not bolstering up any indus
tries by extensive export bonuses
that must Impoverish the people as
a whole and ultimately lead to col
lapse through the failure of the arti
ficial aid There is no extreme pro
tection in Canada such as would cre
ate great fortunes for a few at the
expense of the general public and
lead to disruption and catastrophe
Tho prosperity of Canada has no ar
tificial foundation being based on a
healthy and substantial expansion of
trade and industry with a proportion
ate extension of productive settlement
to new areas
It is true that we are borrowing
extensively for railway construction
but every line will bring new terri
tory within the limits of profitable
occupation and will create prosper
ous settlements to bear the burdens
and repay the outlay Wo are not
exhausting mineral resources for it
is quite reasonable to assume that
although mineral wealth is never
permanent ours will during the
measurable future develop a far
greater productive capacity than at
present Our timber wealth can be
made continuous by a judicious pol
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with every new expenditure on rail
way construction We are not in
the flush of a railway mania that
could bring its punishment through
the useless duplication of lines The
gigantic railway enterprises that
now stimulate every line of business
in Canada will create a new Domin
ion and thus render easy the heavy
burdens of kdebt now freely assumed
Canadas era of prosperity has been
unprecedented but there is no sign
of weakness and no cause for lack
of confidence While our growth is
normal and healthy we need have no
alarm at its rapidity This article
might have gone on to relate the
great growth that is taking place in
Central Canada where thousands of
Americans have made their homes
during the past few years The past
calendar year has given to Canada by
importation an addition of 216000 to
its population Of this the United
States contributed 63781 The agents
of the Canadian government whose
advertisement appears elsewhere eay
that this number will be largely in
creased during 1907
Connecticuts Bad Record
Connecticut is usually regarded as
a safe and pleasant place to live in
and yet it had 43 murders in 1906
where Maine had only two To be
sure Connecticut has more people
than Maine but not so very many
more it has fewer than 1000000
while Maine has 725000 It is fair
to state that it was an unusually bad
year for the old Nutmeg state in this
respect as its 43 murders are more
than it ever had before in a single
year and 17 more than the annual av
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