‘The Red Death The Red Death ha ile thousand of opt, No die ha ver been so terete. There were sharp pins, and aiden fang. and easy Bleeding thouah ee kindest came shal anv hour. Red marks on the body and expec on the Bc, Separated the suze fon all elp and sympathy; and 10m 3s these ins appeared al hope was ost ‘Bat Prince Prospero was happy ad brave and wise Whe al his people had ded. he called together a thous of hit lord anu nds, al cheefal and good es, al with these he ‘went to ive nos dean eae The mca ding ant isn, were srtounded by strong igh wall This wal at ‘te of. The lord nde fais, ving eter esta tial moked the locks ofthe gates, and made se that 0 key would ever open them again. The ese which 96 one could ow enter oleae, was well prove! with fod, and fe fom the danger of disease. The wold outs eoeld take care of teh lise ¢ was foolish fo worry oF to think. The price hal Phnaed eof laure. There wer actors al sche ‘were Beant thing, there was wine All hese and salty were tide. Outside wo the Red Deh “The court hal been perhaps Sve or si mom te es an the disease Id reached it eight beyond the wal, when Prince Prosper entrained hi thousand rend tam uty rand raked dance ‘Seven of the bes toons a the cole were specilly arranged forthe dance. Thew moms were regula pliced in one comer ‘ofthe bailing with sharp euras between thew eit iat hardly pole ro ee ino mee than nea ine Each of the om as pated apd decorated a dierent cola the ‘windows were of coloured gh to match the roa. The room 2 the eer end we colored in Be ~ and te wins wee o bright ue The second room sas purple, and ere the hs wis urpleThe shin wal gree, the fourth nylon the ihn ‘range sn the sth in white The seventh room was completly ‘Hack, but its windows wore fret They were the ony ones that dl noc match the colour ofthe room. The yas hee was + seep red ~ the colour of Mo, [Now there were no amp lights msde any of these soos, Bat oui each ofthe coloured windows, res had been it and the fms produced strange and beaut pater in the oom, In the Black rom, though, the eect ofthe igh that shone trough the re gas was eee i the exten. Few of the company were bewe enough 0 nr this wom, In this eet oom, to,a great clock of Hack wood sod pint dhe western wall Whenever the time came Fr thi lk tostike the how, produce sound which was cea an oud an deep and very musical but of sich a ange note that she ‘scan stopped her playing olen toe So the dancing ak Imerrupedand there were 3 few moments of confision among th happy company Then. when the eke had ede ight laughter broke out The musicians lake a each chor an sine at thee own folshnes, saying thi they would cerinly ot alo the striking ofthe lek to seerup her i at the nxt hour Bue sy sites er there would be another pats, ana these cont an confison 3 bef In spite oF these things, it wan 2 checfil party There was beau and orig isthe dees ofthe bi ad ch at bright and imaginative nee clothing ofthe lank alo there were some who appeal fighening The masked dancers moved between the seven rooms like fgttes in dean. They ‘moved in time tothe music an changed color they pase fom one room ito the nex. Ie ws noticeable tha, the ing pase, ever and er wen near the sever oom = ‘he bck oom, eth lode windowsA ast the great lock in thi om began eo trike the our of smidight. And then the music stopped, a [have sd, and the Ahncer too si and dere was a feeling of dsomfore among, ‘em al Before the lof he twee ks had sounded several of the more thought dancer ad noticed in the cowed 2 masked figure whom io one hid seen before. His appearance ‘ne fit whiper of ures, that are quchly into ces of fear of amoyance of ter “The figure wa ll and thin and dese fom head 0 foot in the wrappings of the grave. The mak which covered hi ce wa made 0 took 20 hie that of 3 skull, at even the closest fxaminaton might not cry ave proved i fe. Bu the Company prsent did not relly object to any of eis Their noyance and far came fon the fice thatthe sranger wat Aree the Red Death Hi cots were pated with Hal — nd acto his whale face were the a mas f deh ‘When the eyes of Prince Proper fll om dhs trie Sige (hich woed oly among the dance) his ice reddened with "Who dares he demanded loly ofthe los and ads who stood ner hin, who dates int hi way? Scie i a ten off he mak a0 dat we may know who we vet ng “The prince wae sanding i the eaters Me oon, a he sai hee won, with a group of his particu fiends by hse [A first there wis 4 light movement of eis group towards the serange figure, who. atthe momen, was ako neat tat no one ‘woul pot out han t seize hi, He wale, without anyone sopping in, se the prince, doug the Mae room o the ‘purple through the purple othe green ~ through the grec 0 the yellow ~ through th gun to the orange ad even om ‘there it the white oom, before any firm movement was made to sop him. Then Prince Proper angry and ashamed at his 6 ‘own ear ate huridly doug the sic rooms, pling ot his sont at he went Their ad reached the western wall of the ‘Seventh the Bick room when be turned snl towards the imc Th Te 9 ary eel ihe lb he oc. Tnnedbtely afterwards Pane Proper ell dea "Then, with courage brought on by eve of hope crow ofthe lone thew themselves on the ranger, who ood sien and sil inthe shadow of the great Bick lok, They tore the mask of death and the Woody doting ~ then stepped tuck trembling with fer. There wor no human orm abode te sen. The nk an the lates were emery. ‘Ad now they knew tht they were in the presence of the Red Death He had come ik thie inthe night And one Ione the dancers dropped an din those half pleasure The back cock track onc, and stopped And the Hanes of dhe fires ded out And Dashes and Dey a the Ret Death overall a‘The Barrel of Amontillado 1 had safer, bt cal the thom. rons dat Forma ind done to-me, bat when he tamed to isk. mor that would get revenge dl tf cose any teat ps my ip. ited for my chance pated. wanted 10 aid the ik fale and revenge sto scceed wo condone pecemay, The wrongdoer mint Know tht he being panied, Ind by whom ant mst he poe for hi i ack. 1 conned to teat Fortunato Kindly and ose in bs ce. He dal realize ha my ale wate hough death ‘eorrumto had one wesknes hog he won the whale» rman tobe espsted and eve feared, He was ery pris Inowedge of win. On cr subj, he jt pretend to be webu inthe mater of wine he was sincere We share his Inert Hk gree deal about Talon wines ysl, and tog ngs amounts whenever could My chance came one evening ding the holiday son. We net the stet Fl fa! bee denn hey and he rete Ine very warmly He war des foe the esol elebeatons, fn atip at and al pointed ha with Bll 1a 50 plese tose i tht thug I sould never finish shaking his an Tris dear Fort Tuc Han 0 mec ou ody. 1 have received bate of what cans tobe Aoi * bt ave my dou “Anontlind?” he sid. °A barrel? Impose! And in dhe nid ofthe esebain! ve my dob ple a lsh enous 0 pay he fal Ani rice without aking you for avi cou os fn you an 1 we aid ling Amoi! 4 deel pen Non s 1 ve my dou and would ike to bes! “Amon! “As you ae bay sm om my way to Lches He willbe se tore me” ‘ches canoe tll Amoneide fom any other Kid of "Bu sne fok ay tha ieee fa match or your nn? ‘Comet sot your wine tor ‘My end no Peraps you have ning wo do, but [sce dat yon hin a ery Bs cold My wine ore if el he grouse, ac yxy co an wet hee ‘et wg anya. The co nothing Amontillos! You hve teen deceit Ad a or Le he eannot el Spanish ro sin wine! Fortran tok my arm, | pot on 2 ak of black lk, nd turning op the high coll of my coal i hurry ne to my hows. My serene wore no ¢ home had tld ee eat I would sot return antl tbe morning and had given tem sce odes otto ene the bose 1 Knew thi thee ondrs were enough 0 tke them al appear oom yack wos armed. took 90 lamp from tho san a, ging one 0 Forno led hin though to lng. nao see. At the fae of ths, dep unlergound, sen the place where all he smenben of the Moaesor Lin were ured, And there £0, mong the graves ashe fy wee ee My cn walk wn wntendy a he Bll om i ap rng at ieee “The bathe sand tte coughing sudden es farther ona How lng have you hd that com My poor fen wav male vo answer ee for ever tts, eis thing be id a. ‘Come! Tsai fly, "we wil go Back, Your heakh is »Important. You arch spect adie, loved yu ae hap ts wasonce You wll el and annot be reponse. We wal 0 bck, Theres als Luces. “Enough he ste cough ming 1 wl noe ll me stall not de of ough? “Te ~ tr? Hep id ot wih to ighten you ~ but yon shoal ke cae Hera drink of dhs il ep eep the cold T opened bate of fine old wine which I took fom long so that yon ther. “Drink sanding him the wine He ae hs iy with a eT dike avo the lead ee aon ‘An! It your los i He took my ant gan, and we went on “This place hes ery age “The Montresors ele, wee great yan Lge in omer! “The wine made hi ey shine and the bell on is hat sng. We fad ped between lng walls of pled-up bones ~ the ancient cma of my fy We pase ater ow of bots tnd bare. Theat cl weer ore k"We are Blow the iver bd? opened another botle of wine and handed i to bie He pede almost t once. His ees shed Me hel and threw ‘the bole oer his shoul. “Let use the Amontliad es “Yes the Arsonillad: Tepid ‘We went on down some seep stepsand fly reached a dep cave, Here thea wa ab hat our fe ave Fe Ls ight than before. At dhe end of this ave another smaller one appeared. Its aly had boon pied © the rof with human ein tthe catom wan many years ago The sides of this 0 father cave were all dscorted in this way. The bones had ‘bee how down am the fur ie and ly 3 ple the oor This wal showed another opening about four fet dep an hee wide xo seven in elt whieh had be eu i the solid rock. The ing om our lamps di nr allow Saree pes “Go nse Amon ii hve. for Luckesi~ ‘He is oo terrapin, the teppuntescly orward and clined i, whe [fllowed close behind. [a a moment he had reached the fr wall, and found hi progress topped by the mck. He soo il, confined, and wondering twit od. momen er I hd chained hint the rock. Iie Surfice were 0 ton rns ABOU Ew fee pare. A shoe hin hung fom one of thee, and lock fom the other. Throwing ‘the chain aro his wat, red the Key in he lock i a fee seconds He was too surprised to reat. Taking out he key, 1 ‘epp back to the entrance "eel the wall’ [sie aly very’ wet. Once move et me fg you to return, No? The 1 must leave you But I mast it do all eto keep out dhe ol a fom your litle room: “The Amontilad cried my fiend in hs conision “Yes Tepe Asooillad {yale arom to ee pile of bones inthe il ofthe Hoot “Throwing them to one sds, uncowered 4 uany of baling stone an wm took. With thee 1 eyan to bul 3 wall sr the entrances deli space. "had li the first ow of tons, and ware the second, wen alow ey came foe iid and eis was fallowed by 2 ‘ld aking of the chin. The nos ste fr several minutes stoppst work ant down onthe sone nor to ten tot ‘vith more stiiton. When at Ist the chain became so, [ ntsc ny work, competing the second tid, our 8, Seah nd seventh own of times witht neerrepion. The wll a‘was no up othe eve of my chest 1 paused gai, and held sy [amp oer the stonework tang wk bea fl on the figure snide ‘ielent cries hun sede frm the hrat of the chained figue They Seemed 10 foree me back Rom the wall For a ‘moment {stopped rembled: but {rained fm. 1 went on ‘oth ay work shouted back thin. repeated every sud he ‘mae ~ bu adr. a i he grew ue. eat now might and 1 ad reached he clever foe — the lat sow ~ 6 nes Tw few ties only single stone remained robe fied in. srugaed with i wight placed erty fp. Bet nr thre come con ew Kos that ade dhe ais saa om my ed Kw fllowed by 2s ice whieh I could hardy wecognize as tat of Fortunato, The ‘ie si" Ha hal hala very goo joke an excellent ok We Stl havea ood laugh about it~ he! he! hel ~ over ou wine” The Amon I si, Hh! ha hl ~ ys che Amontila, Bute ot geting te? hey will be wating for us~ Lady Forums and the est Let us “Yes a Tews go thee of Gd, Matar? "Yo Td or he neo Ga” There was orp 0 thi eal and al gain anda It T head a oging of de Eels co a as My fart ron ec ssa the bad ai dam there tht ws fting me of course. fared the Int stone inte poston. pled the bones up agin gps the new wall For aa entry noone hat moved hen Resin peace!