Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-16

th !nhoSibIe purpose of Otiipllo. trans.
formed by Jealousy into murderer.
ceases 10 pleod for her life and instead
proudly and possionnteIy declares her
innocence.
Count Devas, the italian singer who
had already won universal applause
for his wonderful rendering Of Othello.
faced her, the madness of rage that
WINS consuming him portrayed wildly
In every feature of his face. in every
movement of his tense nervous fingers
There was silence. intense, dead ST.
lence. for an instant as Eva's last note
died away. and then. ms she covered
her eyes with her hnnds, the count
with one swift step. was at her side,
pressing with ruthless hands the cush-
ion on her uptnrncd face. and the cur
tain began slowly TO descend on the
death scene!
An electric thrill ran through the au-
dience. the borror and despair of the
tragedy before them seemed suddenly
real and tangible. the scream. stran-
gled In its birth, that came from the
beautiful singer seemed an appeal to
them for help, and then an amazing
thing occurred
In the excitement Of the scene no one
had noticed the sudden arrival In the
hall Of DR.. Hnrrowdep. who, pale and
breath)ess, stood watching the descent
Of the curtain, Until. apparently over
powered by impulse, he ran up the hall,
leaped up to the stage and, springing
across the footlights, threw himself
upon. the count.
In the desperate struggle that ensued,
momentaryg as 1T was, before the para
! lyzed onlookers rushed to separate the
combatants, no one noticed that Eva
herself had not moved and lay still
under the cushions.
| There was the fash of knife, an
exclamation from DR.. Harrowden, and
then, as he dropped, stabbed in the
shoulder, dozen hands We're on the
count, and, though he fought with the
lim'tless strength of a madman, he
was overpowered at last by numbers
and carried off the stage, bound and
| helpless.
Or. Harrowden, whose faintness was
only temporary, had risen already and,
disregarding the help offered him, hur-
| ried to the couch and raised the
cushions.
Eva lay there insensible. with the
marks on her white neck where the
counts fingers had gone near to suffo-
eating her.
Dr., Harrowdeu bent and laid bis eer
TO her lips and henrt.
'She is not dead' he said briefly.
Garry her to her room. will attend
| to her"
| Wondering exclamations broke out
/ on all sides. What had happened? Had
the count really attempted Bya's life?
How had the doctor been aware of her
danger? and a thousand other ques-
tions and surmises. Later. when Eva,
very weak and III. had recovered con-
sciousness, she told the story of the
/ counts strange. wild love for her, an
! infatuatioD which had seized him when
/ they first met in the opera house at
Milan, of her inability to shake off the
influence which he exercised over her
in spite of her dread and dislike of him,
, she was arranging the cast of "Othel-
To- and imperious demand to be al
| lowed to remain there and to play the
, title role.
!
/ How can ever thank you enough?'
she said to DIR. Harrowden when, after
many days of suffering from the
: counts stiletto wound, he came. at
] her request TO see her at was mira
Gle that YOU should have saved me as
you did. A moment longer, and it
would have been too late. How did
you guess that his acting was realityF"
"The thanks are due really to your
self" he said gently, Your kindness
in singing TO that poor little child was
the cause Of your preservation. Iwent
to see her that evening and found her
just awakened from a Strange dream
I of you, which had left the impression
on her mind that you were in danger.
The beautiful lady with the angels
voice. she called you. She would not
be comforted until promised to go up
to the castle and assure myself that no
harm threatened you. Her persistence
gave me a touch of anxiety. and it
came to me with sort of intuition as
watched the count thnt he was mad.
felt sure he meant mischief. 1t seems
almost as If the child had second sight;
but these condolences do occur some
times"
"And STILL" said Eva. sit is to you I
eve my life. You risked yours for
mine. Or. tell me how TO thank you!"
81 dare ask nothing" he said, "since
! dare NOT ask too much"
And they were both silent.
But in their silence hope and n
promise lay. And there are some who
say that the most beautiful singer of
the day will exercise the prerogntive
that her pre-emlnence gives 10 her and
will make a romantic marriage entire
ly for her.-Penny Pictorial Magazine.
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Telegram That TALKED.
At one time when the late George
Drew Barrymore was playing in San
Francisco n fabulous sum was offered
her by local theater for her services
/ for a few weeks. The offer was ex-