The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-06-21
CHAPTER XII.
tsmopsis or Preceding Chdpters.l


Langford finds Philip Davaris Greek violin
lsts. IN New York after the latter haa been on n
mysterious journey. Finds telegram dated
Paris: Come at once. Important discoveries.
Helene" Who Is Heene1 The two friends 60
TO Lenox later. Davaris's strange agitation at
meeting society girl. GLADYS Montague
Two society men. Ned Lawrence and Thurs
ton meet Davaris at the country house 81 Mrs.
HamlyD al Lenox. Miss Montague shows
Davaris picture. THAT man. your fatnerf'
be says and Is stran gey excited. After Dayariss
departure the picture IL gone.
Thurston and Havermeyer get lost while
hunting and take refuge in the house u an old
hermit In the mountains. Davariss name
mentioned. The old man charges tac young
fellows 70 tell Dayaris: Como TO me "a fast -
horse can bring you.
Thurston and Havemeyer wake In the morn
| ing and ind tho old hermit dead. Seth mails
| packet given him BY Westerly addressed;
| Philip DayarIs, Paris.
DavarIs recognizes q picture Of the
dead Westerly a. that Of . man he
| knew when boy In Greece. Davaris plays on
| the violin 70 aIadys, he Is about 70 propose 70
| her and acting strangely leaves hurriedly.
Ned Lawrence hears Davarfs playing.
sees strange woman In the hall with
| savage look On her face watching Dav-
arts Hears conversation later. outside. DO
tween the woman and Davaris. Helene IL
| urging Dayaris to do something and he hangs
| back What does II all meani
| Helene Is Davarls's sister. who has been
incorporating as GLADYS maid. The story
that came out Dayarts' father killed in Greece.
| Suspicion turned on Col. Montague who lied 70
Rome. where he died OF fever. Davaris swears
| to ayenge his fathers death. even under the
| third generation. No relatives OF Col Montague
| found untli Helene hears In Paris Of daugh-
| ter. She ;eiegraphs bavaria who IL now In
New York TO come 70 help follow clues. He
Il Al. 49, n
mysterious actions. Davaris returns and nnds
/ Gladys and learns all about her Helene
comes 10 goad him on. His terrible position
Tho packet mailed by Seth Dove from West
| erly reaches Davaris. II 10 confession.
| Westerly killed his father and threw suspicion
on Montague. Lawrence and Gladys at the AS
sembly.
Dayaris appears ON the stage as professional
violinis. aud makes tremendous hit by his
magnificent work. He sees Gladys Montague
IN the audience aud plays 70 her and her alone,
! as he played long ago that summer.
/ The triumph Of the obscure violinist in
] that busting western city became known
| throughout all OF tee United States. 1t
happened that very well known musical
| critic was in the audience and he made it
| his business to see Davaris and make an
| engagement for his appearance in New
i York early in the winter. The newspapers
/ got wind Of the advent Of new violinist,
and as news was duh much was made OF
him, so before Davaris was well aware OF
| 1t he was famous.
It was all on account Ct his wonderful
playing that night when Gladys Monta-
que heard him, and he never played ex-
actly that way again; not that his work
was inferior. but the fire and spirit were
wanting and the playing was that OF. a
musician and not that Of a man In de-
spair.
One cold day in the early winter Davaris
found himself again in New York, but how
different everything was since he was last
there.
1t was the morning after his first APP
pearance. The floor was strewn with
newspapers containing laudatory stories
OF his performance. Davaris had been
reading them and ne laughed once or
twice as he noted that some critic rather
stopped over. 1t looked well to see him
self so we'll cared for, but he stared now
and then at the cold print and wondered
what it ali amounted too. Davaris, on the
previous night had stood almost alone or
the stage and held thousands Of people il
the magic spell Of his violin, he had beer
aware of the perfect silence that was IL
that immense hall the moment he ceased
playing, and he would not have been 9
E man IL he had not felt thrill of pleasure
D at the tumult Of applause that followed
9 On the previous night he had been quite
d intoxicated with the fact thatNthe greai
assembly Of people were paying honor t,
I him, and il was with feeling OF deligh
Z that he had the power to move them ever
= to tears at his will The occurrences o
e the summer long goneSby. seemed to hin
: like dream, and he wondered il he hat
d ever known a person by the name o
y Gladys Montague. Helene had gone bacl
Q to Paris to visit friends, and there wa
3 nothing to remind Davaris that he ha,
: ever been for two weeks under the spell o
4 a woman's eyes. He was never attractet
{ by women now; be only lived for his mu
i. sic and his only love was his violin.
: He was interrupted by the sudden ap
+ peara1ce Of Compton WHO came in wav
! ing letter in his hand. Read that, oil
Il fellow! Read thatp' ne exclaimed joy
,s ously.
g Davaris took the letter and found tina
o it was the offer OF an engagement in Der
& lin that was not only very fiatterinZ bu
also very liberal.
" "Well,' said Davaris, |ipasmuuci a
lie there is nothing to keep me here. exeep
le you, old fellow, think / will 60"
10 1t was settled then, and week late
81 DhNdIlS SAT III his ulsnaulLeu room; eV
ID erything was packed and he was to sail o.
Il the following day.
er A fire was burning in the CRATE and Da
varis sat with picture IN his hand ]
he was very beautiful picture Of woman
BE She was in evening dress. and fluff
In wrap was thrown about her, partially cor
al cealing the smooth roundness Of her mar
ts vellously formed shoulders. II was d ful
ly length portrait and SHOW ed the eharIni1,
III lines and perfect proportions Of her figure