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Show J.J j ., . u THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH UTAH ART TREASURES NOT INSURED ror Mardi Gras Mystery By Storehouses. . H. BEDFORD. JONES Copyright by D0U1LEDAY, face and company drop the prince stuff altogether if these French people around here would let The doctor laughed In Wizard Yes, about that amount "The Masquer Is a piker, observed t Fell, In his toneless voice. "Eh? ' A piker when he can make a haul? Dont dream that those figures represent value. Doctor. They dont All the loot the Masquer has taken since he began work Is worth little to him. Jewels are hard to sell. Of course, the crook has obtained a bit of money, but not enough to be worth the risk. Yet he has got quite a bit, reAll the turned Ansley thoughtfully. men have money, naturally; we dont want to find ourselves bare at some gay carnival moment! Id warrant youve a hundred or so In your pocket right now! One Not I, rejoined Fell calmly. bill. Also I left my watch at heme. And Im not dressed ; I dont care to lose my pearl studs. Eh? What do Ansley frowned. you mean? Jachin took a folded paper from his pocket and handed it to the physician. I met Maillard at the bank this He called me into his office morning. and handed me this he had just received it In the mall. Doctor Ansley opened the folded paper; an exclamation broke from him 1 unison. The tale of a carnival joke that led to grim reali- , ties. him. page brought the domino. Fell, discarding the mask, threw the domino about his shoulders, and the two men left the club in company. They sought their destination afoot the home of the banker Joseph Mail-larThe streets were riotous, filled with an eddying, laughing crowd of masquers and merrymakers of all ages and sexes; confetti twirled through the air, horns were deafening, and laughing voices rose into sharp screams of unrestrained delight At last gaining St. Charles avenue, n with the Maillard residence a blocks distant, the two companions found themselves well away from the main carnival throngs. As they walked along they were suddenly aware of a lithe figure approaching from the rear; with a running leap and an exclamation of delight the figure forced itself in between them, grasping an arm of either man, and a bantering voice broke in' upon their train of talk. it criej. Forfeit where, are your masks, sober gentlemen? This grave physician may be pardoned, but not a domino who refuses to mask! And for forfeit you shall be my escort and take me whither you are going. Laughing, the two fell into step, glancing at the gay figure between A Columbine, them. she was both cloaked and masked. Encircling her hair was a magnificent scarf shot with metal designs of solid gold a most unusual thing. Also, from her words it was evident that she bad recognized A hundred-thousand-doll- ar 1 CHAPTER I. Carnival. Jachin Fell pushed aside the glass curtains between the voluminous In the windows of the Chess and Checkers club, and gazed out upon the riotous streets of New Orleans. Half an hour he had been waiting here in the lounge room for Dr. Cyril Ans-lebachelor who had a middle-age- d practiced In Opelousas for twenty years, and who had come to the city for the Mardi Gras festivities. Another man might have seemed Irritated by the wait, but Jachln Fell was quite over-draperi- -- y, unruffled. He had much the air of a clerk. His features were thin and unremarkable; his pale eyes constantly wore an expression of wondering aloofness, as though he saw around him much that he vainly tried to understand. In his entire manner was a shy reticence. He was no clerk, however; this was evident from his attire. He was garbed from head to foot in soberly blending shades of gray whose richness was notable only at close view. One fancied him a very precise sort of man, an old maid of the wrong sex. Doctor Ansley, an Inverness flung over his evening .clothes, entered the lounge room, and Fell turned to him with a dry, toneless chuckle. You're the limit! Did you forget we were going to the Mailiards tonight? However, we need not leave for fifteen minutes yet, at least. Doctor Ansley laid aside his cape, stick and hat and dropped into one of the comfortable big chairs. You intend, to mask for the Ansley cast his eye over the gray business attire of the little man, "I never mask. Jachin Fell shook his head. Ill get a domino and go as I am. Excuse tue Ill order a domino now. Back in a moment. ' Doctor Ansley followed the slight figure of the other man with specula tlve eyes. Well as he knew Jachin Fell, he invariably found the man a source of puzzled speculation. During many years Jachin Fell had been a member of the most exclusive New Orleans clubs. He was even received in the inner circles of Creole society, which in Itself Was evidence su preme as to his position. At this particular club he was famed as a wizard master of chess. He never entered tournament, yet he consistently defeated the champions in private matches defeated them with a bewildering ease, a shy and apologetic ease, an ease which left the beholders incredulous and aghast. With all this, Jachin Fell was very much of a mystery, even among his closest friends. Very little was known of him ; he was a lawyer, and certainly maintained offices in the Maison Blanche building, but he never appeared in the courts and no case of his pleading was known. Ansley knew him as well as did most men, and Ansley knew of a few who could boast of having been a guest in Jachin Fells home. There was a mother, an invalid, of whom Fell sometimes spoke and to whom he appeared to devote himself. The family, an old one in the city, promised to die out with Jachin Fell. Ansley puffed at his cigar and, considered these things. Outside, in the Nw Orleans streets, was rocketing the mad mirth of carnival. The week preceding Mardi Gras was at its close. Now, as ever, was Mardi Gras sym In New Orleans bollzed by masques. thfe masquerade was not the pale and pitiful frolic of colder climes, where the occasion is but one for display of Jewels and costumes, and where actual concealment of identity is a farce. Here in New Orleans were jewels and costumes in a profusion of splendor; but here was preserved the underlying Idea of the masque itself that in concealment of identity lay the life of the thing! When Jachin Fell returned and lighted his cigar he sank into one of the luxurious chairs beside Ansley and Indicated a newspaper lying across the latters knee. Its flaring headlines standing out blackly. Whats that about the Midnight Masquer? Hes not appeared again? "What? Ansley glanced at him In surprise.. "Youve not heard? Good He showed up last heavens,' man night at the Lapeyrouse dance, two A minutes before midnight, as usual detective had been engaged, but was afterward found locked in a closet, ' bound with his own handcuffs. The Masquer wore his usual costume and went through the party famously, stripping everyone in sight, Then he jacked through the doors and van. O. Mail-lards- d. half-doze- ten-doll- them." Willingly, fair Columbine,, responded Fell in his dry and unimpassioned tone of voice. We shall be most happy indeed to protect and take you with far as the door, at least, Inter-rupte-d Ansley, with evident caution. But Fell drily laughed aside this wary limitation. Nay, good physician, farther I" went on Fell. Our Columbine has an excellent passport, I assure you. This gauzy scarf about her raven tresses was woven for the good Queen Hortense, and I would venture a random guess that, clasped about her slender throat, lies the queens collar of star sapphires " Oh! From the Columbine broke a cry of warning and swift dismay. Dont you dare speak my name, sip So '? dont Eh? A Piksr When He Can Make a Hundred Thousand Dollar Haul?" as he read the note, which was addressed to their host of the evening. Joseph Maillard, President, Exeter National Bank, City. I thank you for the masque that you are giving tonight. I shall be present. Please see that Mrs. M. Wears her diamonds I, need them. THE MIDNIGHT MASQUER. Ansley glanced up.' Whats this some hoax? Some carnival jest? Maillard pretended to think so. Fell shrugged his shoulders as he repocketed the note. But he was nervous. Hell have a brace of detectives inside the house tonight, and others outside. Ever since the? first ball of the year by the Twelfth Night club this Midnight Masquer, as he was termed, had held New Orleans gripped in terror, fascination and vivid interest. During the past month he appeared at least once a week, now at some private ball, now at some restaurant banquet, but always in the same garb: the helmet, huge goggles and mask, and leathern clothes of a service aviator. On these occasions the throbbing roar of an airplane motor had been reported, so that it was popular gossip that he landed on the roof of, his designated victims and made his getaway in the same No machine manner by airplane. had ever been seen, and the theory was believed by some, "hooted at by others. Doctor Ansley glanced at his watch, and deposited his cigar in a n ash tray. Wed best be moving. Fell. Youll want a domino?" -I ordered one. Itll be here In a minute. Do you seriously you dare! Fell assented with a chuckle, and subsided. Ansley regarded his two companions with sidelong curiosity. He could not recognize Columbine, and he could not tell whether Fell was speaking of the scarf and Jewels in jest or earnest. Such historic things were not uncommon In New Orleans, yet Ansley never heard of these particular treasures. However, it seemed that Fell knew their companion, and accepted her as a fellow guest at the Maillard house. . What are you doing out on the streets alone? demanded Bell, sudHavent you any friends or denly. relatives to take care of you? Columbines laughter pealed out, and she pressed Fells arm confidingly. Have I not some little rights in the world, monsieur? she said in French. I have been mingling with the dear crowds and enjoying them, before I go to be buried in the dull splendors of the rich mans house. Tell me, do you think that the Midnight Masquer will make an appearance tonight? I have every reason to believe that he will," said Jachin Fell, gravely. Columbine put one hand to her throat, and shivered a trifle. You you really think so? You are not trying to frighten me? Her voice was no longer gay. But the jewels If they are taken by the Masquer In that case, said Fell, let the blame be mine entirely. If they are lost, little Columbine, others will be lost with them, fear not ! I think that this party would be a rich haul for the Masquer, eh? Take the rich man and Ids friends they could bear plucking, that crowd I Rogues all." "Confound you. 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While in the West last summer I was Induced to lecture to a summer school. During the course of this Cinderella. go. But you dont know how this play is going to end. The dickens I dont! Didnt the heroine appear In the first act in a shabby gown and didnt a lot of disagreeable people impose on her and order her around In a way that almost made your blood boil? Yes. Shell be a fine lady in the last act. Birmingham Age-Heral- A Stranger to Her. Youll never be able to sell antiqui- ties. Why not? You told that woman the (hair she was looking at formerly belonged to Mme. de Pompadour. I told you to say Du Barry. It didnt matter. She asked If n It Would Be But a Pittance. I used to think I could be perfectly happy, she said, if my husband had a million. Wouldnt you he satisfied with that much now? her friend asked. Goodness, no! Nearly every man In our neighborhood was a war Household for Weatern Trade Western Made lecture I chanced to remark : The ostrich sees very little; on the other hand, it digests everything. a girl on the front Whereupon bench exclaimed, sotto voee, to her neighbor: Gee! What an ideal husband an ostrich must make ! Pompadour wasnt that dreadful woman who was always spreading poison around. Diplomacy. Jimmy "Yer ma wont let yer do that." Freddy She will if I can get pa ter say I cant. Money doesnt make a fool of a man. It merely gives him an opportunity to display his natural talents. Damages for Grief. Measuring human emotions in dollars and cents Is the newest problem confronting French juries as a result of a decision of the Paris courts of appeals, promising to revolutionize French procedure in damage cases. Hitherto, for example, In the case of a person killed in an accident the survivor was allotted damages only upon the basis of actual material loss, such as the depreciation of the family income, but henceforward juries will be asked to grant a supplemental allowance covering grief and physical wear and tear. UP AGAINST TOUGH PROBLEM Small Janes Scruples Prevented Her From Eating the Candy That Had Been Lent." Little Janes mother brought horns a box of candy given to her by an Episcopal friend shortly before Easter, and passed around some of Its contents to her children, explaining that Mrs. Coxs children bail given up eating candy until after Easter, ;so they cannot eat any now, as It Is Lent. Little Janes brothers promptly nta their pieces, but she stood looking at' the candy in her hand with a puzzled Eventually, Why Not Now. Mandy and Itastus had become en- air. gaged, but Mandy still had misgivings. Why dont you eat it, Jane? her Big boy, she murmured one eve- mother asked. Because, she explained, then how; ning, Ah knows yo love me, but huccum you comes roun wantin to could I give It back if its Just lent?" marry me so soon after yo loses yo f A Youthful Logician. job? seven is olL Sho, Mandy, he replied reassuryears only Margaret ingly, whats de difference does Ah but sometimes quite naughty. On on quit work and marry yo, or marry yo of these occasions her mbtber, hoping an quit work? to be particularly Impressive, safdr Dont you knoy that if yon keep 00 Looking Forward. doing so many naughty things your Mothers take an pride children will be naughty, too? in their offspring want to see their Margaret dimpled, and cried trichildren second to no others in the umphantly: Crtmqther Sow yen world. A young matron was massag- have given yourself away j ing her little girls knees when a Magazine. friend inquired the reason for that seeming extraordinary care. According to Circumstances. 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It has a differently designed but tread, and it sells for considerably Clincher, A Little Shy on History. What Is the charge, officer? Reckless driving and exceeding the speed limit, your honor. When I arrested him he told me his name was Paul Revere, and he was duplicating a us genuine? Some thrills await you in the Fell shrugged ligjitly. Who knows? next installment afford can Maillard worried. Im not to be robbed. one ! a calm Ansley Youre (TO BE CONTINUED.) chuckled. Oh, I believe the prince Is to Cardinal Gibbons. to be there tonight Youve met him, Popes Good-b- y I cannot help recalling an instance I suppose? No. Heard something about him, where a lady, a guest at the White though. An American, isnt he? They House at luncheon, asked the late Carsay lies become quite popular in dinal Gibbons whether he really believed that tlie pope was Infallible In town. Quite a fine chap. all he said. The cardinal smiled and Ansley nodded. I can only respond to His mother was an American she answered: married the prince de Gramont ; an In- that, nradame, by saying that when the last ternational affair of the past genera-tio- the pope bade me good-bDe Gramont led her a dogs life, time he said, Addio, Cardinale ished. ! Maurice Francis Egan in the Fell pointed his cigar at the ceiling, I hear, until he was killed in a duel She lived in Paris with the boy, sent Review of Reviews. Ah, most interesting! and sighed. d him to school here at home, and he The loot was valued at about a . was at Yale when the war broke out. Circular Slid Rule. thousand? A circular slide rate that can be I thought you said you'd pot heard Be was technically a French subject, 1 so he went back to serve his time. carried in a coat pocket is the invenof ill demanded., Ansley, . now. an American Calls. 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