West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-07-19
HIS FLEETING ideal.
The Great Composite Novel.
vI-cHEcKI TO THE WRONG ONE,
BY PAULINE HALL. Illustrated BY
Hiss ALICE Il. LOVETT.
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AZ Henry Ilenshall went into Stcinway
! hall he caught sight of DIR. Watson stand.
! ing over Mt tho right hand entrance. Their
eyes met. and each felt that IL was war to
| the knife between them
| What rascality * he up TO nowf" the
| young artist muttered to himself rs he
followed his friend into the hall.
| II was we'll filed The new violinist had
been thoroughly advertised. It WAS claimed
that she was the greatest OF her sex in the
use OF the violin, md that Ole Bull. .Ioa
chin or Saresate could not bring NOR.
| clear and passionate tones from the instru.
! mcnt."
Henry Henshall read this on the pro
! grammc with smile. The concert was
well on in the second half. and n woman
was singing a solo when they entered The
next number was by Schumann. and was
TO be 10y the brilliant Louise Neville"
The hall WAS so full that Hcnshall's
friend said they would stand in the rear.
ms it would be n bother 20 20 why down TO
| the front OF the house where his seat was
! aud besides he wished to remain with Hen.
shall who had only purchased an admis
sion ticket
The young artists attention was distract,
| ed 10y his reveries on DR.. Watson 81 Unjust
get Mrs. Smith to make Il charge against
him that will lead TO his arrest If il be
comes necessary to protect my ideal from
him. But she must still be under his fas.
cinations, for she wishes to avoid this if
| possible"
At this moment the applause drew his
attention To the stage. The audience had
evidently been carried away by Miss New
HES playing, for they were greeting her
appearance for the SchuInnnn number
with that hearty clapping OF hands which
Is the artists most cordial and inspiring
greeting from the public.
He glanced Mt the beautiful girl, who
| advanced with dignified manner to the
front of the stage, slightly smiling Der rec.
ognition OF the greeting which haul been
| given TO her
One glance told him that Louise Neville
was his ideal OF the Wagner car. The fair
face was that which had haunted him so
! constantly, waking or sleeping
Give me your glass for a moment" Inc
exclaimed excitedly to his friend, almost
! snatching it from his hand. He leveled IL
| straight at the girls face. She had put the
violin under her chin, and the fingers OF
her left hand were lightly touching the
strings.
Vest 1t WIS she. The dream Of the art
isU soul stood before him, fairer than ne
had imagined She was dressed very sim.
ply in gown of white satin, with a large
sash of white silk ut her slender waist
lie felt thrill of delight She seemed
nearer to him than ever. The purpose
which he had sworn i'm the Wagner car,
when it seemed so wild and impossible to
carry out, now seemed 20 the excited young
man very easy matter
lie 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 hateful DR..
Watson.
The next moment he was eutranced. \
strain of music of the most delicious
sweetness streamed from her how TX she
lightly swept il over the nut brown instr,l
, ment which she held 80 caressingly.
/ Henshall was pUssionately fond Of music
| He had heard her wonderful playing i'm the
/ car, and it had held him in thrall but that
could not be compared TO this.
| Edna was inspired ny the occasion to her
best effort. In the inspiration OF the mo
ment she forgot all but her art The
dainty melody of the great German noated
on the air like n lullaby sung by one spirit
to another
As she went on he felt that some occult
influence was at work within the girl I'm
stead OF the free, spontaneous movement
and the entire absorption i'm the COMPOST
ton there seemed a tense, nervous af,ita-
tion In the performer which BETRAYED itself
90 him he hardly knew how. The tempo
was quckened, and the bow seemed to
bite into the catgut, while her smooth fore.
head contracted into n faint frown. her
nostrils dilating slightly now and then.
Was she going to be overcome nc the mo
ment Of her triumph Could nervousness
he asserting itself now after she had tri-
umphautly conquered her public. and
: when the house was hanging brcathlcss on
her playiug2
lie felt in himself n sense Of discomfort.
which he was attributing purely 10 his
sympathy with the young girl But IL
seemed 10 augment. At last by an attrac.
ton which was almost against his will he
felt his head turned 20 one side as il
drawn there by some subtle influence
Not five yards away from him was DR..
Watson
His eyes were bent with growing earnest
ness on the girls face They were hot,
ond seemed almost starting from his head
u was evident That the hateful man was
= concentrating all the power of his soul into
that look. by his side stood Mr.. Crawford
I Henry lienshall understood the situation
81 glance. His own creeping, disguised
sense Of being under some influence seemed
explained Boy the magnetic attra fion ol
this devlIish man. lie knew, too. that hi.
ideal, This nervous, high strung girl whose
artistic temperament must answer to thc
faintcst impression, was being overcome by
that terrible glance which Dr. Watson was
/ directing toward her