The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

- nsu ueen knfeo<enxn& f1fn al Day.
md ~ the afternoon drew TO . close il
'al6llei IL promise snd beezn 70
lpsinkie- II vas cold, dresry After
noon. that made one long 70 Be With
IN doors. The wind vas rising. and
clouds 81 dust rolled up The principal
Gvenues- Il vss In The city Of Ner
York. and the nsenth Was March.
Winter hsd really neres taken his cold
hands on the weather. and IL was sfill
bleAk and raw.
A young man was walking raIissiy
through side sfreet that lay IN the
direction Of Broadway. Although II
had began 70 rain. he had not put up
bis umbrella His eyes were gazing
before hisa. and the muscles
a his month had hard, drawn look
He was slightly under the medium
hight. hat seil made and gracefal. He
were no hair on his fAce, and his eyes
we're dark brown He hal on . soft
felt hat that fesfed lightly on . mass
~ iiack euris. He was What he looked
10 hez-a nsusicfan- His name vas
Paul Bianehy. and be was recognized
already by the few As one Ut the fising
arsist. he hal only been = year in
the metropolis: bat more than once
III. art hsd feen exhihisesi 10 the
prominent music halls.
aYcs. = said his critics, Ibis future il
assured II he goes on ~ he has begun. !"
What then. was the cause OF that
Ieok of despair on his sacey All, il
= ~ the old story. The idol whom he
hal been worshfpping vas broken. and
h. was left xIsh the scafseresi pieces.
His dream hal ended. He had loved
with All that intensity which only
those with keen rensihiiifies can. and
he had found oat that friendship only
could lie given him in exchange for
shs love he profiered-
His history was not an uncommon
one. He was. as his name implied, OF
foreign descent His father was a
teacher Of French and Italian, and his
early life had been spent in one Of the
cities OF central New York. While In
Rochester that was his birthplace
he had met Mabel Normington. A
boy and girl friendship had resulted.
With her II was nothing more; with
him Il was the beginning OF a passion
that was 10 dominate him completely
By change OF fortune the MORNING.
tons moved 10 New York. Bianchy
followed them. Miss Mattel became n
great favorite with society, and soon
plunged into it, mad whirl. Indeed,
Il would have been strange II she had
not. To a graceful figure. a pretty
face and a grae;ousncss OF manner
that charmed everyone, she added n
voice III singular sweetness. A. for
Bianchy, he toiiet on at his art. and
slowly but surely began TO climb the
base Of Parnassus. His success had
been above the average, bat only late
iy had he felt himself in q position
honorably TO propose marriage
He walked on in gloomy silence.
Crossing broadway he entered Wash
iugton Park. Pausing before an old
fashioned house facing the square. he
assembled the steps and let himself in
by a private Iatehkey. The house had
been once in the fashionable part OF
the city, but now II had changed its
inmates. and its rooms were let out to
artists, musicians and literary men.
some Of them successful, but the ma
iority very well able 10 stand more of
fortunes favorS.
Entering his room on the third story.
Bianchv Hung himself into n chair
that facet the fire. but he did not stay
long In that position. Getting up. he
went To the window aud looked out.
He saw the iamplightcr going his
usual round. The faint glow from the
street fell on his face, and II seemed to
have grown old and gray.
And so ii ~ ali ended What 8
fool | was not 60 have guessed H..
Why should she, the pet Of society
look GA me~-a struggling musician
And vet and yeti cart give ser up
II cant bear il ~ And he began Ia
traverse the room With hasty strides.
"Why give her upy" he seemed to
hear voire whisper in his ear, fou
have a. much right To vel Mabel Nor
minrton rs the man 10 whom she Is
enraged. 4"
lie laughed aloud nj the last thought.
CAV. n thousand times more right.
II love weighed In the balance.
Throwing some coal on the fire, he
puilei forward an easy ehsir and sank
YEARLY into II. Lighting a cigar he
gaxe,i into the glowing Goals.
Night slowly settled on the city.
The shadows grew in Bianchys room,
b,s he stirred not. Save fer the occa-
sionsl CLEAN OF the cigar as he Inhaled
it, fragrant smoke. he might have
been asleep. The roar IN the streets
grew less, aud presently distant
clock tower ehirneli twelve. The noise
seemed to starile Bianchy out Of his
reyerie. lie was stiff and cold, but
his braia was on fire with n new
thought.
Within week she VIII he his. liza
ha, We shall see," aud his laugh
sounded wierdls.
Jumping ~ his feet he searched ncr-
you<ly for a match. Finding one, he
lighted two candles. and hurrying with
them 10 the other end OF the room
where stood piano. he placed them
ON il. one on each end. His face was
agitated With the spirit that ragged
within him. Al first his fingers ran
trembling over the keys. but gradual
IN they olcyei their masters viii
fher. wac no particular tune in the
wild music. Hat also imperreptihly
II one had not carefully listened
there would come again and again 4
nre,,iias air--uaw leaving the melody
A. II shy Ia be found there. and thea
coming boldly forward and dancing
through all its throhhing variations,
Through the night he played. and
when The first Hush of morning APP
pearel he started from his scat, ex'
claiming;
II have found il. She will not mar
~ him. viii prevent IL" And h'
seized a empty mastc score and dash
Ell tIo, , some notes. Then putting
ION hi oat, ne went oat into the ehti
morai & air and took an early break
fast
What had Bianchy found In hts pro
lonr,sl playtnee Ay. achasu. spell
that she. Ia whom be played II would
forget for a time where she Was. and
would remember only her old play
mate. The present would he Mcttel
on, and the past wosll take lis place
Rlsnchy. after having partaken %
his breakfast, male his way 10 ms
East II Il. and took the elevated raii
way to Forty seventh street. Walk
ins. westward he came To a roS n
,hretestory houses. stopping at one
he rang the hell and inquired ter
Mr.. Jones. lie was ushercd into
COSY parlor. and presently cheers
voice exclaimed.
aAh. Rlanchy. eld fellow. how ar
youf Yon are inst in time for break
last And his friend came tofsasa
with oats,rrfrhel hand:
Il. r aI~N.a