Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-10
CHAPTER XIII.


Nine. Antolina was singing, with oil the
grace and fervor Of which she was mis-.
tress; then she looked around the house.
Tier after tier. the boxes rose, allied with
beautiful women; the lishts, the Jewels,
the innumerab!e bouquets, the costly
dresses, the fair and lovely faces made
an ensemble that oiled her with admlfa-
tlon. She had seen nothing - brilliant In
her life.
Then, quite suddenly. her eyes fen up-
on Q face that startled hee-ths glass
trembled In her hand-a man's face, stat
uesQue and handsome. with folr cluster
Ing hair, and bright blue eyes, bic mouth
hidden By . fair mustachs. Al, surely
she knew that face.
She srembled and grew pale % With
sudden fear. Why should the face 0f .
stranger AFFECT bert She would Conquer
her fancy, and look at Il again.
Again the white hands raised The opera
glass, and this time, % che looked at thet
handsome face. . low CRY that was 1en
. sob came to her lips. She knew 1.-THE
white, broad brow. with 10 clusters Of
hair: the head 20 proudly ~, - proudly
carried: The proud. clear eyes that looked
at everything with calm indi9ersacs; the
well.built, manly 6sure, with its easy
grace; the air Of grand seisaeur that be.
came him 10 well. Il was he; there was
no other such face-eaPth held bot enc.
II vas % surely her husband. Lord Dun-
haven. % that she was living and looking
at him. She laid the opera glass down,
and tried to steady the beating Of her
heart; her face grew deadly pals The
duchess looked at her In alarm.
Are you Ill., Mam'e' sue sskeo' u
sweet eager tones.
NO. u notning put the neet; pssy
90 not notice IT,. eeid Lazy nhea.
Aet ner neart peat % inst eer Weoe
frame tfempleo' nsr race Was wuits %
death. the Strength seemed - nave gone
from her; put see could not 30. enc ee9ie
not leave Nun; enc must iook again * u
face she worshiped-the face that made
heaven Tor ncr.
a few minutes OF silence. tnen the
duchess said gently In tone OK perfecs
content:
"Therc he is-look, Mamie. there n ny
crusader. I am 20 glad. How bright the
LIGHTS are to.night.-how beautiful the mu-
sic! am % happyl He u sure to come
and see me-"
"Where 10 be-" asked Lady Hflda.
"IIook at the 9th box on the second
tier; he 10 there, speaking to an elderly
lady with two young girls. Do you sesT'
Slowly the beautiful eyes followed II
the direction the duchess Indicated; they
| rested there for some moments with 40
expression OF dire alarm, then they turned
slowly to the duchess:
II see no one there" she said, but ehs
words died on ner lips.
How strangely your voice sounds. Ma.
ME. NOT see MIN; surely yoo cannot mus
take. LOOK AZ tho nanosome saxon !acs
ana clustering ha'r-tnat u my crusader.
Lazy hi'da was quite snent Tor oome
minutes: u seemed 10 ner tnat time NsesI
$1,000 stii'. Shc triea 10 steaoy net trem.
ping hps' 10 SPEAK 10 natuFa' tone o.
voice: ~
| Wnat 70 ms name! sue asxeo' yos
nave never told me YET
BIS name !-iord DunnaVen. how
arrange thar ! snou'd never nave men ~.
toned y! Wna' 90 you tnin1 OF nim
$50 'hat 10 your crusader' sa'o Lazy
ni!Ga. atter . pause.
| les, sa. the Gucness prouov ns'
my CRUSADER lou remember tne p,c.
,"Ie at APPROPRIATENESS knIsnt WIN w
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81, ..
| eec' sao "er sr%et' ns w. oo~ ~
20 ms-n' ZEE mSne Somns. ~.
Mamie : am 70 Peeseus nes .m, !
70 nun 10 musn' ! wonosr ySu WI =.
Hsa,ea W'tn nIm. : cannot g" WY ou'
- v"us s"a'ou. a"ou' u.
that iaSv Hi,Ss h"r,iv lived thson.S
II. tho iIvh,s ,hs aowsr. ths f.ir ~
NJ Tho women nj, sesmei IN. confnssd
mas. tho m~.,c Founded ,iks one terri.
his c,,.h 80 MIA with H,m ornsn ths
i.Jvs ~ Tho or.,s hox n, shs nina, nav
fsiisn fointirv On Tho vrounI. shs c,inch.
MI hsr h"nd. un,,, o.s", ,.si ms,t. Mia,
tered them a;omid /, ho ro.s,his ,hs, AN
49,. =" s.s him svs,n~," iooL into nj.
saco-.so hs.r MIN s~sakS On. hssvsn
Tbor tho doo, orer"d ,,ow,v She :. =
h.r hu.hanJ', bnndsome face. his TAI,
head tho cimsterinv hsir' ,hs hr,eht cves
i, ss.msA N her in thu, moment NJ an
nrsms emotion that ,ifs nscif came "a mr.
ana Sho cIo.e,I nor ava. for shs fsi
th", I, wns snsler % dis than m look h
his face
rhsr~.h h..v.,, Thu. n. mai, m.
M; "S.,v.. ~ ST. ~ p ", ~.
voice: once more shs Jaw the blue waterI
OF the Channel: sho saw the deek az "a,
steamer. his face 40 carclesa az her: ~,
heard hIs alden "a her. thet he had no
dreamed was the real farewell: ali hi,
came 10 her "A AZ heard his VOICE aeaiI
every tone Of n feIi IKE 4 aame on he
heart.
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