Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-20
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dnal naf1rs-tes oFSs 6iseSaessD12te alc
iost. the other anrs&soutoa and iMp@ss-
o1s1 Or, Ia sosss remote and 1rs1ssssc
nsshs Of Ger sozl, sOes there al e.
throred . sEnssi and p0ssDt esDo1.
xbsek sDuDesiEDss breaks restraint sH1
Iess lscss sDons our better seGsSs tie
bo1nds u anarchy ~ 6s4fsn cot scssEos
xi.h their yslls aid hsns oar 1s4xss;
lovez 70 the bitter 5ssttg
/ csn morale and marvel nos. sirSe
all "a over and done. ! cat sbssvsl y
we're pD-sessso bY sD1Ds snFass-sd and
poisssnt spirit not ray oSb, 10 Ozss rssi
ancbOiy spisO1s % mT Bfs. sr u ssuus
uneAnnY add an~orfsiss s1slitY q 10 ,
being bad QaicSs8sf - soisfisn z1ioin
ne: for serssfbIy Ehat ! bad besz b.
fore ard what have zen SINCE zss
ros In that dstAsfsbie tigss vbseh chad
der TO recall.
uss not ~. nor hzrasssd. ros aes-
pDDdeat. / zss strong - tsody. NJ lGlne
vas content, ny heart as rsss. Nssn
wss suddenly lEapsilsd 20 the mafdsnIoe
belief that ! sss zFongs6 - man had
never been srODgsd before, aud Essn
every impulse Of syal sEd seBss seefned
gs4diug the % for EsbRsaBss snd DC
man blood.
That particular evening I vzs s!siino
alone in the yst unligbtsd library Of
my s0nnsshst isOlAtsd ssbero4n Fesi-
dspos-
Outside was a dslleisusiy fresh and
balrny dsst--s serene aud o@scilinR
hiatus beszseu the setting Of 40 az
olouaed san and the r1sing q stormy
moon, Ihs winds Esfs stlIi. tie great
NAPLES vere fnotiOnlsss, there were Nc
sounds save those of occasional boots
and shssls along the uneven and "a
graded hiehxay. or thO>s Of toe uneasy
river with tks burden % the psossnRed
spring rzins. Nothing was ylsisss bot
the fofmless shadows zbers ali Wa
shAds-nOtLina more b1t the dim CLEAN
Of the scented Lilac bloom. asf Of ogs
narrow beam u light which issued from
a yindOx Of the music room IS tie Tar
end Of the long vsrzDdA-
Az 1 Sat there gszlng drsamiiy out
into the bal.1y dssk and listening
droxsily 10 the grumbling Of tie FESTIVE
river, somebody began softly intoaIng .
fanoifai opsratio air, .nd then presently
As exquisite voice aroused tue busDed
RIoamIng With strain After strain Of
happy nslodJ.
renest delight, leaned back 10 my lux
nrions chair and eissed my oonssnisd
eyes. My Lyric vas sinelsR-any vif.
the beautiful sOngstress ] had l1rsc
from an anticipated career Of conquest
and splendor, and Gagged in the eaimef
and pSosisr stronghold Of my welded
affections.
had never wondered IL Lyric might
some time reQfss her marriage sitb 2
mao neither particularly youBg nor e.
peoisIly attractive; | bad never qnes
toned IL she might some time regret
the love for xhicn abe had renouuoed .
more dazzling life. ] loved her. and
she vas mine. And yet Ia the undin.in
ished charm Of our loving ] bad never
cared 10 speculate OF what might have
been 10 time Of which hss no knOvl
edge; Of what might be II for her tue
charm we're dissolved In the aiehemy
of latent smsitioRs or undivlned lilo
sions.
4 distrusted noihinR-I spprshendsd
nothing; my mind was oOntsDt and my
heart at rest, A. In the dreamy dusk !
leaned inxuriously back 10 my library
chair and serenelY listened ~ the ex
quisits volse singing
"a passionate ballad gallant asd gay,
A mental s0nR like trumpet call.
Singing OF death and honor which can
not die"
Bu. a. I listened the song ceased
ceased abruptly with sharp dissouance
and With little jsugle, as II hsr m
gers had eofse down With q startled
crash upon the respisndeDt keys Of the
piano.
Then all vas silent. And IN the mids,
Of the silence, with iash and . shock.
the auguesssd demon unlashsd the tor
bulsnt jealousles and maddsning doubts,
or the onfeasoning quality % my being
qaicksnsd 70 a vol.tion which bslied my
sober senses. Al the instant | Was Sc
sailed by neither crazy suspicion nor q
porbid prenonition. bu, bJ vivid and
impelisut con victiob that some conceal
I'd and erussoms thins Was about 20 BE-
disclosed 10 sae.
sonsihing startled her from her
singing. aud she is not one TO be startled
by VITA, threatens no evil" whispered
the voioe uhseb was 80 unlike my o~n
Some person has sknlkeA through the
gsrdea and through the ysranda case
msnts. asd 20. unseen and anheard. has
gained Der presence. Sue has been Toe
Suddenly eonfrosied by sue phantom
from Der pass, by tbs ghost Of some 81
Starred thing witch she hsd desmed
forever buried frow Der sight. And per
bags ssea pov shs IL sessllins what
might have bsen and planning for what
might BE-
sueh vas the s1nnary Of those sud
den and inxxglioable convictions.
had asf =.