Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-11-09
Saved by Her Voice.
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81 7 was springtime and monday in
England, and the soft breath of the
year seemed laden with fragrant
promises of bloom and color, while over
the woods was stealing fairylike man.
tie of green.
On such day, and in such a scene as
this, Evangeline Rohan felt as though
the world should hold nothing of strife
or pain or ugliness; indeed, the particu-
lar world in which she moved and
breathed and had her being held little
but the surface knowledge that such
things existed, for fate had favored
Evangeline, and not content with be-
slowing on her beauty of person and
mind, had lowered her with the great
gift of song in its divine perfection.
Now she sauntered down the wind
ing pathway that led from her castle
terrace to copse beneath. -
A man followed her with hesitating
steps, as though he feared a repulse if
he presented himself too suddenly, took
courage to approach when the trees
yelled them from the castle windows,
and, though she made him welcome by
neither word nor sign, walked at her
side until the whim seized her to seat
herself on bank and search for the
desultory flowers that were beginning
TO peep here and there.
1t was at this moment that a visitor
who had driven up to the castle in a
logcart descended and asked for Mile.
Rohan.
Il am afraid she is unable to see any
one this morning" said the butler; "she
is resting for tonight.
DR.. Harrowden knit his brows in per-
pleXity. He remembered that the sing
er had generously offered to throw open
her castle to the public on that night
and to give the first entertainment in
her new theater for the benefit of a
fund for wounded soldiers.
All the country were clamoring for
tickets. Fabulous prices had been paid
even for standing room, and report said
the diva, having spared no pains nor ex-
pense to make the occasion success,
was about to eclipse herself in new
part, specially written and composed
for her, in an operatic adaptation of
"Othello."
The matter Is a very urgent one"
said DR.. Harrowden, after pause. II
have a request to make of Mile. Rohan
that can only be made personally. If
you will risk her displeasure and allow
me to make my way to her l will take
all the blame. l may say it is ques-
ton almost Of life and death"
The man, who knew DR.. Harrowden
as one whose reputation, even in a vii
lage practice, gave weight to his words,
yielded, and, telling him that made
moiselle had taken the path toward the
cOpse, led him through the conserva.
tory and directed him to the shortest
way.
He came so suddenly upon the little
clearing where Evangeline was that
neither she nor her companion per.
ceived him. she was standing UP, O
| singular look on her beautiful face
which was bereft of its usual color. and
both her hands were outstretched be
fore her as though to ward off some
). thing that she dreaded, and that YET
/ fascinated her.
His face, dark-eyed, brown-skinned
one. with something in its southern in
tensity that marred its handsomeness
must have worn threatening expires
sion, for she recoiled with little cry
of alarm, and, turning. saw DR.. Har
rowden as he stepped toward her.
"Ah, doctor" she said. little shaker
still, but smiling, ''it is long time sine,
have seen you, which speaks well fo
my health, though not for my hospl
tality. But you are coming tonight,
hope"
"You have asked me to the castl
most kindly" he answered quietly, ''bu