Show M I 1 copyright 1204 by dally daily tub rub co when ChUmP skY left hom and aira mrs a Chu mAnLy iky th that at evening it was aa with the avowed intention nten llon tion of attending a louse lodge meeting dont dort sit up tor or me agnec be he had SAW jt it may be rather late when I 1 botu rotu u we are to elect our officers for ike he coming year you know A ae a tatter matter of fact mrs Chump sky ald did not dot linow but like a good tte ife eue obedience to her lord awl ter so 90 with a feeling of se auritt pulsing tu in hia his aa agnes was wits Bi binally lally a souad sleeper eleo por chump eky sky rade made his way abot to the lodge but to 0 the coomb a certa certain tui mr black well from whence a ful till lejour later the two wo of them issued clad in green maeke masks A carriage bore bare these rapidly to 0 behall o ball where the great ball wae was boon soon t break forth IB la all ita its gaiety and splendor nothing else helps a man like taking 1 ON occasion occasionally atly chump sky alsed addressing addres slag hia his own all well as mr Blac tewell elij of course with omen women it ie to different r they are satisfied atle fled to atay stay at homem they feel any of that restless na that desire for a little innocent excitement without which man cao can sl lf ja J to ahk mr blackwell ackwell Di murmured ready assent and conscience chimed IP iv the ball pall waa was indeed a gorgeous affair adu ol 01 the alty ot of their disguises and carried by the gay spirit of ot the occasion formality was tira 0 the winds men and women danced with whom they pleased fora ora while Chump sky stood back end and watched the revelers velera re awing swing and way sway across the polished floor door in their gay abandon thero there ma some hag for a whole year ever kito 1 hia his marriage home ian and mrs ChHin Chump sky had taken up his every eve ry tada thought dut but its tar far as a the pen bulam swings to tho the rl right ight so tar will jl to the left Chump sky felt imseis swinging back an ancon tradable able desire to dance to be one oj 01 throne throng seized on him 1 juet aa a he turned to cast bis big eyes abot fur for a partner a couple sayed by he could noc help but notice jib aa A in InT a state BUte of eral searil heavenly rapture item so gracefully they glided over the floor every turn wrapped the domino around tho the womans form Chumps itys eye eyet three timi 8 while he stood there eating spellbound abe she circled by the fourth they at appedu almost in front at ot ailta lm scarcely arcely ec two feet away he ile beard ward her murmur something about an ice and the man bowed and gilded glided aff eff ThU was opportunity ilyn f he ile took aan rivage of 0 it it what lb a e said he nevar know but dirin tion there more ho he was gliding across ahe Yf loor one of 0 hia his armia about her wiet oae ole of his handi hands clasping her hers hii warm M and eoff A t fab it wae true that Chum Chump sky was boin susceptible to feminine charms bat even IC his blood had been colder than the co Jest it would have thawed into worm living wine w when hen he felt fit tho the glow from her sa pressing against his breast bret steal slowly yet irresistibly over his whole being may be it was the wine win he had drunk before leaving ackwell s rood room may bo be it was tho the spirit of the 3 1 1 I 1 I 1 tj I 1 I 1 j 1 k 0 1 I 1 I rather overtaxed myself at the lodge lodge election occasion may be it w acs the rich heavy odor of roses that batted up to bla his nostrils nog every timo time the lone long black domino swing and clasped itself around the superb creature be he held in his armsby be thu th u as it may chu chump mp eky sky was intoxicated with a llvine in and from the fullness of his heart hearl bla his lips poke spoke Ilea heavenly venly sen he lie felther tel ther shoulder press closer to his ana her fingers tighten their clasp even when tho music stopped and they promenaded the lone long hall or sat in the shelter of fern and palm Chump sky dwelt in a state of semi heavenly rapture with ach breath be he drank in the rich hea heavy f perfume of roses and his eyes feasted on every I 1 graceful movement and posture he ile felt that bo be would lave elven given right hand lust for one glimpse at the face to well concealed by a mask which nol not only hid features but even her hair and prevented her voice ice from reaching alm except in the low es eat p Chum Chump sky had hid ex cpr r heard the evening passed couple by coupie tho the dancers deserted ane floor it was with a feeling of barbaric rage th that at saw tho the tall cheval lor for her arst partner coming toward them when shall I 1 see you again Chump Chu sky panted in his cage mess to finish anish before the man arrived tomorrow to morrow bo so well vell did the maak mask hide even the voice he could just catch the word how shall I 1 know you youl she caught up a told of her ski ebirt rt and swayed it 11 gently again heavy perfume of roses billowed up to 1118 nostrils but where when at what place L peeped sped before sh eho e could answer the man was at her aide side with a low bow he be his arm and when chump dazed stu el ambled to hta feet it was to feel band hand upon bli bis shoulder and to hear bear that gentleman saying in hilt hi sur st accents been look looking ing for you everywhere old boy then its a he be caught chump kye eyo OYO on the couple disappearing from the hall quite swell old fellow saw oa on with her all evening Chump sky murmured something that sounded ijen an invitation for x I 1 14 bleckwell ackwell to descend ta tol the regions 0 darkness then he followed sulkily into the cloak k room all 1110 a ay y to blackwells BIach Black welle wella room mind rad ran an a the woman in the black domino and rind the night cap he took there only luuie in ade it whirl whir and dance the taster faster NN when hen he reached his own house all 11 II wa was S dark except for or a light burning in 1 the he hall this Chum Chump skY turned out and lighting a match climber climbed softly up the stairs he lie opened the bedroom door and stepped in to hie his creat let it be said that chum staggered back only to tao paces tho the a air ir lo 10 the acom was heavy with the rich of rosea roses I 1 la is that you dear came 1 I a Chumps lYL oice sweetly from the I 1 pillow dillow I 1 weakly acknowledged that it was wal then be he bat sat down la in a ch chair air as if it exhausted this perfume agnes ho he stammered 4 I 1 it smells liko like roses whore where where did it come from Us so oppressive and 1 I 1 I amther overtaxed myself at the lodge lodge elec election I 1 perfume why yes 11 delicious cousin george brought I 1 all the way from france to aae me it ou hadn haan t been so impatient to gel get off to that old lodge you would bao have met him you had scarcely left the he bouse house when he came and oh be has grown into auch a handsome man n so tall he ile wanted me t to 0 go round r with him to look on at the be big mas ball said it would be a got gorgeous highl but of 0 course I 1 go unless you went you know Chum Chump sky thought that he beard heard a titter somewhere in the room but like a wise man he kept hie his thoughts to himself and went to bed without asking any more impertinent 1 duct eions and it was as the lovo of a bonnet that mr Chum Chump sLy generously paid tor for the next day |