The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-07

An electric kr4 Eea through TIE an-
diencs, the bsrrs- xnd despair Of the
tragedy hefo-~ them seemed suzssisnly
E real snd tangible. the screaEu. ssrza-
+ xied in its birth that cane fruzn the
F beautiful singer seemed an appeal tn
them for help. and then an amazing
I thi.g occurred
1 In the excitement OF the scene no one
had noticed The sudden arrival in the
( hall OF DR.. Harrowds1- who. pale and
bresthless. stood watching RE descent
Of the curtain. until aps,arsntly over.
+ powered by impulse he ran Up the hall.
leaped up TO the stage and. sprinzius
across the footiights, threw himself
upon the count
I In the desperate struggle that ensued
momentary as IL was, before the para
I lyzed oaloekers rushed 10 separate the
/ contestants. no one noticed that Eva
herself had net moved and lay still
under the cushions
There was the lash Of 8 knife, an
exclamation from DR.. Harrowden. and
then. as he dropped stabbed in the
shoulder, q dozen hands were ca the
count. and. though he fought with the
/ nmitless strength OF s. mailman. he
was overpowered at last by numbers
and carried OF the stage. bound and
/ helpless.
Dr. 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.
to her lips and heart.
''She Is not dead" be said briefly
Garry her TO her room. l viii attend
to her"
Wondering explanations broke out
on all sides. What had happened? Had
the count really attempted Eva's life?
How had the doctor been aware of her
danger? and q thoosand other ques-
tons and surmises. Later. when Eva.
very weak aud i'll, had recovered con
seriousness. she told the story OF the
counts stran,e. Wild love for her. an
infatuation which had seized him when
they first met In the opera house at
Milan. OF her inability to shake of the
influence which he exercised over her
in spite of her dread and dislike OF him.
Of his appearance at the castle when
she was arranging the cast of ''Othel
To-" and impsrious demand to be al
lowed to remain there and to play the
title role.
"How can ever thank you enoughr'
she said to DR.. Harrowden when. after
many days of suffering from the
counts stiletto wound. be came, at
her request to see her. 1T was mira
Gle that you should have saved me as
you did. mmens longer. and 1t
wpuld have hssp 49, late. How did
you guess that his aSzfng was reaEtyY
The thanks are dns really TO your
seif." he said seuriy. Your kindness
in singing to that poor little child was
the cause OF your preservation. went
to see her that evening and found her
Just awakened from strange dream
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 II
came to me with a sort of intuition as
I watched the count that he was mad.
I 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. st is to you
owe my life. You risked yours for
mine Oh, tell me how to thank your
81 dare ask nothing" he said. ''since
] dare not ask too much"
And they were both silent.
But In their silence hope and
promise lay. And there are some who
say that the most beautiful singer Of
the day win exercise the prerogative
that her pre-eminence gives to her and
will make a romantic marriage entire
~ for her.-Penny Pictorial Magazine.