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The Kure u
the Mask
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
•
Copyrishl, 1908, by the Dobbs -
Merrill Co, •
was so invisible -co you haat t uearn
the policeman call out your name. I.
thank you for insisting that I was not
a chorus lady."
Here was a revelation which ac-
counted for many things. "I haven't
been very fortunate so far in this ad-
venture."
"That is rank ingratitude.
I am of
the opinion that fortune has
highly
favored you."
"But the mask -the mask! If you
heard the policeman call my name you
must have heard him speak of one
Leddy Lightflnger."
-1 did. indeed. And is it not pos-
sible that I am that very person?"
Hillard dropped his hand toward his
watch. "Why do you hate Italy?"
She sat straight, and what little he
could see of hermouth had hardened.
"There will be no retrospection this
evening. If you please," her voice'
rather metallic.
The mystery liftedits head .again.
One does not hate a country without
a strong and vital reason. Was G10-
venui partly right, after all? Was
this a kind of trap -a play to gain his
interest? \t as her singing under his
window purely accidental?,
"Will you not sing?" he asked. This
was an inspiration. Music might as-
sist in melting ber new reserve. ,
"You recollect, then, that I possess a
voice?"
"It Is all I have to recollect, Tell
- roe. •w,hiither is all :this to lend?"
"To the door and into a ter gliifi:"`
"On nay word, I'm half inclined to i
belie't'e you to be an anarchist or. a,
red or something on that order."
"Put yourself at ease. I am neither
Leddy Lightfinger nor a • Socialist.'
There are no dynamite bombs in this,.
house."
Her severity, her irony and her ap .
parent lack of warmth were mere' mat-
ters of calculation. Her plan .was to
inspire him with trepidation, to keep
him always at arm's length, for, his
own safety as well as hers. She' knew
something of men. She was secretly
' The song you sang under nvy windelo"
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head. The chinwas square, out
not heavy; thehnouth humorous, kind-
ly
in -ly and firm; the nose bridged, and the
brown eyes, sicaRy, yetwith Iato
rat
Ores, were really handsome, She was
not afraid to be alone with him, nor
ws it r ees
a Bally n G s a•ry to wear a
mask. But the romance 1n her heart
that she believed to'be•dead was not
dead, only waiting to be rekindled.
•'I will sing."
"That is more than'I •dared to hope."
"What shall it be?" she asked.
"The song yon sang , ander my tvin.
dow."
."But that is for themale voice!"
"You sang it very well nevertheless.
I have a good memory too," He leaned
forward, his arms crossed on his knees.
Was . there ever in all the world such
au Arabian night?
She sang, but without that buoyant
note of the first night, One .after an•
other he called mit the: popular airs of
the old light operas. $he had them all
onh tongue's t s end : ,
m e
Where had he seen that copy et.
Botticel1i before? If only there was a
little more light!
"Pardon mei" he said. "You asked" -
She repeated her question, wondering
what had drawn his attention.
"I like my grand opera after dinner..
After dinner I shall want Verdi, Ber.
lion, Gotinod." '
"But after dinner I may not care to
sing." She spoke In German. • -
He was not expecting this tongue.
Besides, his German had never been a
finished product. For all that, he trade
a passable reply.
y
"Yon speak as many languages as a
Swiss hotel .concierge."
"I wish Y did. My mother had one 1
idea in regard to my youth-I•shduld'
speak four languages and eventually
hecerne a great diplomat. My mother
hadone of'the.Ioveliest voices. It was
a joy to hear her speak now. Italian,
now German, now French. We were
great comrades: It was rare fun to
go with her on an antique jaunting ex-.
pedition. They never fooled her nor .
got the better of her in a bargain."
•. She liked the way he spoke of his
mother.
"But ouehehe•-said-htyewsrse•enot-
Italian?"
She smiled.
Her fingers stfrred over the keys
again, and Grieg"s."Papillon" fluttered
softly from flower to flower. -
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• , `CHAPTER VL . -
INTO TUB FOG AGAIN. •
RESENTLY she spoke, still play-
ing softly. -
My father was an American,.
my mother Italian. But I have
lived in Europe nearly, alt my life..
There! You ;have more of my -history
titan'. I. Intedded' telling you,": • The
music went dreamily. ' - ,
"I knew itt 'Who but an American •
woman4wouid have•the courage to do .
What _. you are • doing tonight? Who
but one of mine own countrywomen
would trust me so wholly:and aecepti
me. so frankly for, what I am -an; •
American gentleman?" : r
' "Softly!" she warned. ' "You•will dig
a pit for your vanity." ..
""Na I. am an American; gentleman,
and I am proud of it, though this state.
went in your ears may. have a school•• -
boy ring."
"A• nobility in this country? . Impos•
sibie!" ,
"Not the kind you •find 'in the AI•
•manach de Gotba. I speak of the no.
billty•of the heart and the mind." He.
was very much in earnest now. ' '
"Indeed."- The music stopped.; and..
she turned. • Sae regarded his earnest-:
aess with favor. Ile continued: •
•`1 have traveled. much. .I have found
noblemen' everywhere, in all climes,
and also I have found beasts, Oh, 1•
confess that . my country is not wholly
free from the beast:. But the beast
hereis a beast -shunned, discredited. '
autcast. On • the other side, if he be
mentioned in the Almanach, they give
him sashes and decorations. And they
credit us with being: money mad! It
Is not true." . • .
"But. if you are not money mad, why
these. great fortunes?" dubiously. .
"At a certain age a fortune in this
country doubles •itself without any ef:
fort on the part of the owner. Few of
as marry for money, and when we do
we at least have the. manhood to keep
the letter OE our bargain."
"And when you marry?" she queried.
"Well, it generally the woman we
love: • Dowries are not considered,
There Is no social law which forbids
a dYWerless girl to marry a dowerless
• man," laughing. ,"l3ut over there it is
always. and eternally a business con-
tract simply. You know that."
"Yes, a business contract,"' listlessly:
"lint they tack of nobility on the
ether side. That is it; they talk. talk•
Italy, F rause, Germany! Why, 1 had.
rather be the son of an English tarn
h* than a prince on the Continppt, And
i had rather be whet I are titan the
greatest nobleman in England."
"Go on, go on! 1 like It. What do
you rail it-stingo?" she laughed.
"Call it what you wilt look at the
,lion we produce. Three or ..`our hun-
dred years ago Europe gave us great
poets. great artists, great soldiers,
great eburebtnen and great reseals. 1
ednrlre a great reseal when he Is a
Napoleon, .a Talleytand. a Maehlavehi.
But a petty onel We have no art, no
music, no antiquity, but we have a
race of gentlemen. The old country is .
not breeding them nowadays."
"Signora, dinner it served," the mid
abtehMeedt
".liter YOU, Ur. Hillard," .he .Aid.
He bowed lend pMsod on before ber.
but not tilt he bad paused did 1w un-
derstand the man%uvei To follow her
would have been nothing les* than the
temptation to pluck et the string. ot
her meek. Would he .have touched it/
lie Gould not say.
That dlnnert Waa be 1p New York'?
Waa ,not Bagdad, the bottle and the
genii? Had be ever, even in his roost
romantle dreams, .expected to turn a
page, so charming, so enchanting or se
dangerous to his peace of mind, alt.
game of Magical hide and seek? .
And she? A, whim, a fantastic. un
accountable whim -the whim of a Wce
.ratan seeking torgettulness, not cours-
ing the coat nor caring,, simply a
Whim,
wOn the little table was a Tuscany
brass lamp of three wicks, fed by olive
011. It wassufficient to light the ta-
ble, but the rest of the room was sunk
id darkness. He half understood that
there was purpose Uath 3
semi -illumination, She bad no wish.
Met he;•sboutd by, chance recognize
anything familiarin this house.
"May I ask you one question?". he
asked. .
"No," promptly:, There was some•
thing in his eyes that made her growl
wary of a sudden.
"Then I shan't• ask it. 1 shall Rot
ask you if you,are married:" •
'And I shall not say one Way or the
other."
She smiled, and he tau ;bed quietly.
,il running conversation, a fencing
match with words and .phrases; time
after time she touched hint, but with
all his skill be could not break through
her guard.
"And that interesting dissertation on,
the American gentleman?" she said
icily.
"
Thatsthetrouble with posing as
a
moralist. One must live up to the
s ie :deliberately drew a line across the
center otthe table.
precepts. Would• you believe me if I
told you that at the age of three and
thirty I amstill heart wbole?" • '
She parried. "l trust you will not •.
spoil that ennellent record • by making
love to the." She ` reached for - the
matches, touched:, off :- one, watched it
buru . for a moment, extinguished 'it
and then deliberately drew a line
across the center of the tablecloth. _..!.
"Now, what tonight that `represent?"
he asked curiously. '•
"A line, M. Hillard. • The •moment,
yon cross thatline that moment yea'-
leave this house. On- guard!" '
"Corrie, that is . not brave. • You can
retreat till your shoulders beech • the
mat, but I must stand.this side of the
line,: unable to reach you. And you,
strong •s yam'"
",• h.V A gC coarse, 1 may pan
the kin., to reach the stilt, for Sustain*.Will that be sinner the,ruieel You
bar* put temptation in my path."
"tzid Satan get bebini thee,"
,. "I wish 1 knew the color ofyour,
eyee. Behind those holes 1 see nothing
but ,points of fire, Po color."
'"They are bine, But supposing I
.wear this mask because my faee ie
dreadfully warred?"
"Vanity, yes; but scars, never. At
least never so deep as you yourself can
make. You wear that Mask but out
of mercy to me."
Once she rose and approached the.
window. slyly raising the mask- and
breathing deeply of the cold air which
rushed in :through the crevices. When
sheturnedhe found that a
s. k Ue
t had
h
d
risen. Tie was looking at the sterns,
one of which he held in his hand.
Moreover, he returned and set the stein
down1 s plate.
beside hi plat .
"Tell me, why do you do that?"
T'bere was" an anxious note in her
voice.
. "! bare an idea. But Jet us proceed
with the dinner. This salad"--
"1 am more interested in the idea."
She pushed aside the salad and took
e sip or tbe ruby burgundy, .dad he ,
discovered something?
-May 1 smoke?" he asked. .
'`Ey all means." . . -
Ile lighted a cigarette and put rhe •
ease near the line.
"Do you enjoy a cigarette?" '
"Sometimes," she answered. "But
the idea"-
"Will
dea"-"\lill you not have one?" l: Ie moved
tbe case still nearer to the line..
lehe reached out a firm round white
arta.
"One moment," he said. "Let us nu-
t
derstanrl each other thoroughly.R
"What do you mean?" her arm pois-
ed In midair.
"To touch a cigarette you must cross
the line to this side,'" ,
She withdrew her arm slowly.
"1 shall not smoke.. If I .crossed the
line- I should establish •a dangerous
preeedent And ."must have that ideal"
a "The mirror over the Rialto confused .
'Me, 1 have seen it somewhere before.
then. there is that old copy of Both -
tett', The frame is familiar, but I
;could not place It. This stein, . how-
ever!"' Ile laughed. The laughter was
boyish, even triumphant,
1 "'Well, that stein?" She was now
leaning across the table, her lingers
tense on the cloth. •
"I bought that stein . two seasons
ago. This is the Sandfords' place, and
you are the veiled lady who has been
riding airs. Sandford's -favorite hunter
in the park.".
Tiley• stood up simultaneously. In a
matter of this sort he was by far tiie
quicker. In an instant he had caught
her by the wrist, at the same time
drawing her irresistibly round the ta-
ble toward him. .
"I must see your face. '1 shall never
be at peace if I do not."
' eft finihhar0. u"will"never knoweany--
peace if you do: Be careful."
l IIis• free hand stole toward the
•
strings of her mask. She moved not,`
IIis. face was very close to hers now.
If 'only she would struggle! He re-
leased her wrist. •
'No; I haven't the courage. IfI:-take
pint "'legit. from - your Race . it will be •
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If m see your
y u
face or your own free will, so be it. i
shall see it someday, mark me. Fate
does not cross two paths in this man-•
net without a purpose." He stepped
hack slowly. "You do not understand
the lure of that mask."
"Perhaps 1. do. I am beginning to
admire your self centro!, 1'0r. Millard.
But I am tired now, and I must ask
you to go."
"Once more, will you Jet me see
our face?"
"No. •If, as you say, fate intends for
MS to meet again you will see it. But
1havel disl
n oubts, So it mywill to
y
pass , out of your life. as .colnpletety as
though I bad never watered it -froth .
one fog into another. No, 1 am not
happy woman. I am not happy in my
friendships, Listen to me," and her
voice grew low and sweet. "Let inc
appeal to your imnglnation. This light
adventure shall be a souvenir for your
aid age. One night romance stepped
I into yourlife and out of it. Thinh1;
I i'here will always be tire•same churzu;
the same mystery, the same enchant -
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or the sleeping beauty or what' your
fancy wills: Do you understand me'?
", othrng" she ;proceeded "nothing
P.luiii<bin .and •Ti king
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l anatS Sm long tu tine :recouecuou es a
pleasant mystery -in other days, s,in
other times. Well, on my side I shall
recall this night ,pleasantly. Without
knowing it you have given me a new
foothold in life. I ;did not believe that
there lived a single man who -could
keep to the letter of his bargain.
(Mood night! And do not lean out of
any morewindows," she added. lightly,
"•You are right," he said reluctantly,
"something to dream over in my . old
age. And certainly I shall dream of
it -•a• flash of sunlight in the window."
'Tlten slowly he reached down to-
ward her wineglass. She understood
bisr and. to sto him.
pu pose p
"I)o not deny me this little thing;'
tae, snkL
, Site let- her hand fall. He took the
Leash, held - it against the light to see
where her lips bad touched it. Care-
'niiy he poured out the twine from the
apposite side and kissed the rime,
*"I 'shall keep this glass. •.I must have
conn visible • object to make' sure that
is liasn't•been a dream."
."Yon may kiss my hand, Mr. Hillard."
II'e bent gtiickly and kissed not the
hand, but the wrist where the marks
Df his dangers still•remained faintly. .
IIe squared himself and gazed long
-and •-steadlf astly_.1nto-0-her aeyes..a:Tb.erq_.
was a flutter in her heart that she .
was unable to define, On his part he
realized the sooner he was gone. the .
better. There was a limit to his self
control. He gained the street some -
bow. There" he stopped and turned.
Did the curtain move? He wasn't
sure, •but he raisedhishat, settled it
firmly on Ms headand°walked rapidly
away. •
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' There was little sleepfor him that;,
night, and 'in .the morning the •first
thing he did was to pick up the wine-
glass'. It was all true. And then his •
good resolutions melted and vanished.:
He taust have one more Word with her,
happen what might.' So at 10 o'clock
he called a cab and drove rapidly: to
the Sandford place.' Snow had fallen
during the, nicht; and many of the.
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