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for the fierce conspirator were instructed to impre unusual thing was the p Richard and M. Monchs Five. Carlotta‘s friends perhaps, the managersâ€" their side, of the propose and that they had dete in the house, so as to stc there; but this was unjt position, as the reader kn ard and M. Moncharmir ing of nothing but their The _ famous _ barito Fonta, had h‘l‘a{ fin Faust‘s first appeal to t darkness, when M. Fir who was sitting in the chair, the front chair leaned over to his partn him chaffingly: "Well, has the ghost word in your ear yet?" "Wait. don‘t be in su to try to sing toâ€"night "You have a bad wise, you will see t to try to sing toâ€"nin Carlotta _ sneered handsome shoulders three notes to reass Her friends were promise. They were that wight hut Iaok promise. that nig brought a seco the same hand short and said ealled to ask after the diva‘s health and returned with the assurance that ahe was perfectly we.l and that, "were she dying," she would sing that part of Margarita that evening. The secre tary urged her, in his chief‘s name, to commit no imprudence, to su{ at home all day and to be careful of drafts; and Carlotta cou‘d not help, after he had gone, comparing this unâ€" usual and unexpected advice with the threats contained in the letter. It was five o‘clock when the post brought a second anonymous letter in the same hand as the first It was short and said simply: ‘ "You have a bad cold. If vou are G. 0. Ro:ruon. Trav. Pass, Agent * C :cry General Agent nte Fe Ry. 404 Transportation Bldg. pay Detroit. Mich., Phone Main 6547 "We shall ses," she said, adding a few oaths in acr native Spanish with a very determined air. She collected all her supporters, told them that she was threatened at that evening‘s performance with a plot organized by Christine Daae and declared that they must pfng.n trick upon that chit by filling the house with her, Carlotta‘s admirers. . She had no lack of tkem, had she?t She relied upon them to hold themselves pnpancfofor any eventuality and to slence the adversaries, if, as she fearâ€" ed, they created a disturbance. M. Richard‘s private secretary â€"on your way a sunny, scenic When Carlotta ha® finished thinkâ€" ing over the threat contained in the strango letter, she up. "We shall [ si:‘ said, adding a few oaths in m' native Spanish with California hotel rates are reasonable Enjoy the outâ€"ofâ€"doors dining serviceâ€" Santa Fe feature Moy 1 send you our picture folders? Fred Harvey the moment you board a SantaTe train for l’h;fietm of the Opcra I‘ The world‘s bess * hair tint. Will re store fi.{ hair to its natural color 5 minutes. Smail size, $3.30 by mail Double size, $5.50 by mail The W. T. Pember Stores Limited 120 Yonge St CHAPTER VIâ€"(Cont‘d.) t§8VUE No 50â€"25. « the ghost whispered a r ear yet?" n‘t be in such a hurry," INECTO RAPID BY GASTON LEROUX Toronto |_ But here that toad was incompreâ€" ihensib!e! So much so that, after some | seconds spent in asking herse‘lf if she | had realiy heard that note, that sound, that infernal noise issue from her 'thmt, she tried to persuade herself that it was not so, that she was the victim of an illusion of the ear, and not of an act of treachery on the pari | of her voice. . . . Meanwhile, in Box Five, Monckarâ€" min and Piskard had turned pale. the catastrophe that broke the arms of the Venus de Milo . . . And even then they would have seen . . . and understood . . . iglass. They looked at each other. | They had no inclination to laugh. All that Mme. Giry had told them returnâ€" \ed to their memory . . and then . . lnnd then . . they seemed to feel a \curious sort of draft around them . . \They sat down in silence. "Coâ€"ack!" | There was consternation on Carâ€" lotta‘s face and consternation on thei faces of all the audience. The two. managers in their box could not supâ€" press an exclamation of horror. Every one felt that the thing was not naâ€" tural, that there was witchcraft beâ€" hind. it. That toad smelt of brimâ€" stone. Poor, wretched, despairing, crushed Carlotta! The uproar in the house was indeâ€" scribable. If the thing had happened\ to any one but Carlotta, sh> would have been hooted. But everybody| knew how perfect an instrument her voice was; and there was no display of anger, but only of horror and disâ€" may, the sort of dismay which men would have fe‘t if they had witnessed . When Margarita had finished singâ€" ing the ballad of the King of Thule, she was loudly cheered and again when she came to the end of the jewel song : "Ah, the joy of past compare These jewels bright to wear! . . . ." Thenceforth, certain of hersolf, certain of her friends in the house, certain of h&r voice and her success, fearing nothing, Carlotta flung herâ€" se‘f into her part without restraint of modesty. . . . She was no longer Marâ€" garita, she was Carmen. She was applauded all the more; and her debut with Faust seemed about to bring her a new success, when suddenly . . . a terrible thing hae?ened. Carlotta croaked like a toad: "Your Little Christine Thunders of applause. Car made her entrance. bands that veiled his boyish tears, thought oniy of the letter which he received on his return to Paris, where Christine, fleeing from Perros like a thief in the night, had arrived before him : "My Dear Little Playfellow : "Â¥%ou must have the courafie not to see me again, not to speak to me again. If you love me just a little, do this for me, for me who will never forâ€" get you, my dear Raou!. My life deâ€" pends upon it. Your life depends upon Bome, who seemed to be better inâ€" formed than the rest, declared that the "row" would be*in with the balâ€" lad of the King of Thule and rushed to the subscribers‘ entrance to warn C’.flogf e ... C 1 The scene represented Margarita‘s garden : w4f+ s & AARTP CCC D OCCCY SHCC ulflupycnu:u €LL 0CE Gentle flow‘rs in the dew, | the performance. A fortnight elapsed Be messages from me . . ." during which she was seen neither at As she sang these two first lines, the Opera nor outside. with her bunci of roses and lilacs in Raoul, of course, was the first to her hand, Christine, raising her head, be astonished at the prima donna‘s saw the Vicomte de Chagny in his absence. He wrote to her at Mme. box; and, from that moment, her| Valerius‘ flat and received no reply. voice scemed less sure, less crystalâ€" His grief increased and he ended by clear than usual. Something seemed being seriously alarmed at never seeâ€" to deaden and dull her singing. |ing her name on the program. Faust Raoul, behind the curtain of his was played without her. bands that veiled his boyish tears,| One afternoon he went to the manâ€" thought oniv of the lotter which hoi nsweor‘s aftem ts ask tha ransom af | _ The first act passed without inciâ€" | dent, which did not surprise Carlotta‘s 'frknds, because Margarita does not sing in this act. As for the managers, .xey looked at each other when the rtain fell. "That‘s one!" said Moncharmin. | _ "It‘s not a bad house," said Monâ€" charmin, "for ‘a house with a curse on it.‘" _ _On the other hand, when Margarita crossed the stage and sang the only two lines allotted her in this second act: repied M. Armand Moncharmin, in Itbe same gay tone. "The performance | has only begun and flou know that the ghost does not usually come until the | middle of the first act." The stage rang with gay song: "Red or white liquor, Coarse or fine! } What can it matter, So we have wine?" ‘ Students, citizens, solidiers, girls and ‘ matrons whirled lightâ€"heartedly beâ€" fore the inn with the figure of Bacâ€" chus for a sign. Sicbel made her enâ€" trance. Christine Daae looked charmâ€" Ing in her boy‘s clothes; and Carâ€" lotta‘s partisans expected to hear her| greeted with an ovation which would‘ have enlightened them as to the intenâ€" tion of her friends. But nothing hlpâ€"l pened. . arlotta "Then she is ill!" he cried. "What is the matter with her?" "We don‘t know." "Didn‘t you send the doctor of the Opera to see her?" # In their daily intercourse, theyi showed themselves very impatient,‘ except with Mme. Giry, who had been | reinstated in her functions. And their| reception of the Vicomte de Chagny,‘ when he came to ask about Christine, | was anything but cordial. They mereâ€" ly told him that she was taking a! holiday. He asked how long the holiâ€"‘ day was for, and they replied curtly| that it was for an unlimited period,‘ as Mile. Daae had ret}uested leave of absence for reasons of health. | some event even more horrible the all of the chandelier must affected their state of mind. The fall of the chandelier had inâ€"‘ volved them in no little responsibility ; | but it was difficult to make them speak about it. The inquest had ended in a verdict of accidental death, caused | by the wear and tear of the chains| by which the chandelier was hung| from the ceiling; but it was the duty’ of both the old and the new managers to have discovered this wear and tear| and tc have remed‘ed it in time. And| 1 feel bound to say that MM. Richard| and Moncharmin at this time appearâ€"| ed so changed, so absentâ€"minded, so| mysterious, so incomprehensible that : many of the subscribers thought that One afternoon he went to the manâ€" ager‘s office to ask the reason of Christine‘s disappearance. He found them both looking extremely worried. Their own friends did not recognize them: they had lost all their gaiety and spirits. They were seen crossing the stage with hanging heads, careâ€" worn brows, pale checks, as though pursued by some abominable thougit or a prey to some persistent sport of fate. With one accord, they raised their eyes to the ceiling and uttered a terâ€" rible cry. The chandelier, the imâ€" mense mass of the chandelier was s!iptieng down, coming toward them, at the cal} of th#t fiendish voice. Reâ€" leased from its hook, it plunged from the ceiling and came smashing into the midd‘e of the ‘stalls, amid a thouâ€" sand shouts of terror. CHAPTER VII THE LETTER That tragic evening was bad for everybody. Carlotta fell ill. As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance. A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside. g coâ€"ack! And all my heart subâ€"coâ€"ack!" The toad also had started afresh! The house broke into a wild tumuilt. The two managers collapsed in their chairs andâ€" dared not even turn around; they had not the strength; the ghost was chucklin%wbehind their backs! And, at last, they distinctly heard his voice in their right ears, the impossible voice, the mouthless voice, saying: "Her singing will bring the chandeâ€" lier down!" An awful silence succeeded the upâ€" roar. Carlotta‘s voice alone once more filled the resounding house: "I feel without alarm. . . The audience also felt, but not without alarm. "I feel without alarm .. . "I feel without alarmâ€"coâ€"ack! With its melody entwined meâ€" No, Carlotta did not go on . . .. Bravely, heroicailly, she started afresh on the fatal line at the end of which the toad had appeared. C This extraordinary and incxplicable ’incidem filed them with a dread which was the more mysterious inasâ€" much as for some litte while, they had fallen within the direct inffuence of the ghost. They had felt his breath. Moncharmin‘s hair stcood on end. Richard wiped the perspiration from his forehead. What was going to happen? “(,‘O'BCk!" Their joint exclamation of horror was heard all over the house. They felt that they were smarting under the ghost‘s attacks. Leaning over the ledge of their box, they stared at Carlotta as though they did not recâ€" ognize her. 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