The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-26


She had put the riolin under her chin.
Yes. 1t was she. The dream of the
artist soul stood before him, fsirer than
he had imagined. She was dressed very
simply in a gown Of white satin, with a
large sash of white silk at her slender
waist.
He felt thrill of delight! She seemed
nearer to him than ever. The purpose
which he had sworn in the Wagner car,
when it seemed SO wild and impossible
to carry out, now seemed 10 the excited
young man very easy matter.
He felt that her position as public or
professional performer argued some diff
Guilty in her family, and he was not slow
to think that in this way the beautiful
girl had sought to escape from the hate
full DR.. Watson.
The next moment he was entranCed.
A strain of music of the most delicious
sweetness strea1ned from her bow as she
lightly swept it over the nut brown in
srrument which she held so caTessingly.
Henshall was passionately fond of
music. He had heard her wonderful
|
IN thrall; but that could not be compared
to this
Edna was inspired by the occasion to
her best effort. In the inspiration of the
moment she forgot all but her art. the
dainty melody of the great German
foated on the air like a lullaby sung by
one spirit to another.
AS she went on he felt that some oc-
| cult influence was at work within the
| girl. Instead of the free. spontaneous
movement and the entire absorption in
/ the composition there seemed a tense,
| nervous agitation in the performer which
betrayed itself to him he hardly knew
how. The tempo was quickened, and
the bow seemed to bite into the catgut,
while her smooth forehead contracted
into a faint frown. her nostrils dilating
slightly now and then.
Was she going TO be overcome at the
| moment of her triumph Could nerv-
/ business he asserting itself now after she
had triumph2utiy conquered her public.
and when the house was hanging breath
lessly on her playing?
He felt in himself sense of discOm-
fort, which he was attributing purely 10
his sympathy with the young girl But
it seemed 10 augment. At last by an
attraction which was almost against his
will he felt his head turned 20 one side.
as if drawn there by some subtle infu-
enCe.
Not five yards away from him was DR..
Watson.
His eyes were bent with growing ear
nestness on the girls face. They were
hot. and seemed almost starting from
his head. II was evident that the hate
full man was concentrating all the power
Of his soul into that look BY his side
stood Mr. Crawford.
Henry Henshall understood the stu
alton at a glance. His own creeping,
disgusted sense Of being under some in
fuence seemed explained by the mag
netic attraction Of this devilish man.
he knew, too, that bis ideal. this nerv-
Gus, high strung girl whose artistic
temperament must answer 20 the faint
est impression. was being overcome BY |
that terrible glance which Or. Watson I
was directing toward aer.
he felt that something must be done /
A little more Of this occult violence and /
Edna might break hopelsssly down. !
He was her knight. self constituted, 70 /
be sure. bat with the fond hope that /
some time be might receive from those /
soft brown eyes the IN that ne was not 4
an ungrateful defender.
His course was quickly decided on. Hs /
walked behind the hateful form Of the 4
doctor. and after staining a moment I
turned around Sharply and. - II BY &C
cider-, struck the man in the back 70 4
heavily that be turned IN wrath and SUI
Prise.
"Oh, / beg your pardon. Dr. Leo
psrdi,' he said, with a stress upou the
name.
he darted 4 glance At him a. he said
this that sufficiently conveyed his feel
ing II was % be var 20 the knifs.
Dr. Leopard looked AZ him il return
with q deadly hate
You are mistaken. SIR he aid hotiy,
without moments hesitation Ay
name Il not Leopard
Hsnshal felt that his ruse had guc-
ceeded IN what ne chiefly intended He
had broken the fatal current which
streamed from Dr. Wztson's eyss. and
which was slowly but surely unnsrving
the far girl who Struggled - brzyely
against the rlzlizn iE2uenos.
Re STEPPED clese 70 nis ear and hissed
into Il. r. Won Go not withdraw a. once
and cease pe-sec-t.-S taa- innocent gigi
/ XIII bring o1e Thai zl-l prove you are
Dr. Leops-ti All . fa4ef AID a villain.
20. quietly sud a. once and ! vii Do
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