The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-10
A PEERLESS PIANIST.

APEERLESS PIANIST
II dislike her." said Roland Keith
Il dislike her and I distrust her"
II WISH" said his wife, you woul,
get me some more tea. Who is it you
dislike and distrust, dear!"
Mrs. Lorraine" answered Keith, al
he took her cup o)ediently. "she's-
she's-never mind what she is. l wish
to heaven Archie had never seen her
That's ALL"
Millicent Keith's eyes wandered ovel
the room and it's occupants till they
rested on a woman's face. A face like
painters day-drcam; fair and pale
and clear as cameo; beautiful beyond
words. with the artistic beauty Of dead.
gold hair, and the marble regularity Of
chiselled features, and the dreamy
glamour Of almond-shaped eyes. All!
those eyes-dark as night and soft az
velvet beneath the long sweeping lash.
es that overshadowed them. To gaze
INTO their lustrous deptns was good
lor no man peace VI mina.
"She has lovely face" said Mill
cent, with little sigh, "and she seems
awfully nice and charming and all the
resi- OF H. put II you say she Ism
good enough for Capt. Lennox, why, OF
course, sne ISL 1ou must Know.
Inc heitns nad Deen married lor TWO
years. Out Mliicent sui iooked up 10
ner husband as inc oest ana wlsest De-
ing IN all the ~o1lo. Whlcn SHOWS
tnat sne was WONDERFUL woman-or
tnat ne was a WONDERFUL man. Il
Keith looked at her and smiled.
Good GIRL" he said. indulgently,
"you deserve some more tea"
As he sauntered across the room to-
ward the teatable everybody looked at
him, not only because he was a very
well-known and even famous man, and
worthy as such to be looked at on
every occasion, but also because he had
a curious faculty OF drawing all eyes
to himself and becoming instantly the
central figure of any group that he
might join. Yet there was nothing
very remarkable about him. A dark,
clean-shaven face, keen, watchful gray
eyes, a quiet, reserved manner, a gen.
eral air of suppressed power-that was
all.
The men who had gathered round
Mrs. Lorraine's chair gave way at his
approach, and made room FOR him to
entei tne CIRCLE
Uome anu JON ,ne discussion
nei,h' one Vi 'neni ca'ieu OUT "ere
talking ABOUT pai"is'ry'
shsnl sHiie crosseu heiths In
passive race.
faimstry! ne repeated whiie his
Keen eyes "ahuereo from one 10 an
other' Does ahypoay oeiieVe IN lt!"
mrs. Lorraine does,' answered the
man who had spoken before. At least
she says she does"
Again that slight smile fitted over
Keith's face.
rs that the weak spot In your armor
of proof, Mrs. Lorraine? he asked, in
his cool, level tones. Il hardly fancied
you mad one. thought lie broke
OH Abruptly.
The woman whom he addressed
raised her eyes and Mashed him a
curious look from beneath her dark
strange mingling of both?
What did you think" she asked
His eves hardened az ba 1o,lod
down ~ bor unI,ftod soco +hroun ,nta
brilliant relief bv the somhre back
oround NJ tho dark Much willow, ~
,,h,oh NV h..a r.stod H. 49,
a. che sat there-bated tho indo,ont
or,ce NJ ber narfact,v no,sod eauro
ond tho baunt,nv boautv oe 49,
camso-l,ke face and tho nona
,eas charm ths4 attached it..Is
N ber liebtest word nv oot;on
and was az much n mart NJ bor haIn.
as ia scent ia a mart of tho rose WIZ
al, his heart and aoul be botod .ha
woman Whn had won htc hpct friopd'c
Iove and whom he felt inst,nctivo1v -
,,o r,uorthy of that lovo
II, onsuorod ho- ouo,t,o, ,..
,.nan ~ "'>N on
..r. ~ ,.,,.u. !, ,,,..,
,S
.a.,. ..o. o,, - last :.
. her eyes, but in a moment 1t was
one and she was laughing lightly,
How can tell you what | believer"
he answered Sometimes | believe
ne thing and sometimes another.
ave no fixed cleeds. Am | not a
,oman?"
The mon standing round laughed.
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