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inquiries.
. In the meantime l hurried benin
the scenes to Alneri's dressing-roon
where l had often gone TO chat wit
her, expecting TO see this marvelou
creature.
The apartment was illuminated
Lucia's bridal costume for the secons
act was ready on the sofa: a both,
or Asti wine. which Alferi Away,
partook OF between the acts. stood OF
the table; but naught proved that the
room had been occupied previously
by understanding showed the pres
ence of the newcomer
| waited few minutes. took a few
whins from my cigarette. and was
about to return. when l spled upon
the door an earring OF such uncommon
size that stopped TO pick it up. and
gazed upon 1t in wonder. held SPELL
bound by its beauty.
1t was solitaire diamond. richly
set OF a slightly greenish tint.
knew the waite OF green diamonds.
and estimate. this one to be worth
at least seven or eight thousand dol
lars. being really finer than any l
had seen in the famous vaults OF
Dresden.
1 fastened down to the directors
office TO remit 1t. thinking il belonged
TO the newcomer or TO Alheri. The
director was absent: soon l heard the
bell ring. The diamond In my hand.
l FASTENED to my seat.
The unknown woman again entered:
she was. II possible. a tinge paler than
before. She wore gloves this time.
and her lips were not SO cruelty red.
She sang. and. ye gods, what song.
Her voice SCARED. spread. fused with
other Invisible voices: IL rang sono-
rously. and murmured diyinely In
magnificent power and harmony-a
voice all fire. a voice all soul
l trembled-the audience quiyered.
Still that strange being stood In the
same position. still did her great lum-
nous black eyes gaze continually up
ward; she seemed not to heed her fell
low-artists; the bewilderment OF Ed
SoA0Of N-e aAAAOAcs
Of Ashton did not move her; she would |
glide by them Ike sylph. vision
light. ethereal. graceful No one
heard her walk-she sang,
Again the curtain fell. again the
house cried out with delirium. ..Braval
bravay' yelled the rabble.
But no one appeared
Again I went TO Alneri's box while
the ballet (which In those days was
performed between the acts) was go
ng on. but ii was empty: so / re-
turned to listen TO the animated dis
,ussions and conversations in the
obby.
"Alfieri Is ecllpsed; she Is Pasta and
'ersiani combined. she Is not human.
he is an angel from Heavens gatesw
It's the Beatrice OF Dante descend I
d from Heaven
A friend came from behind the
Genes
''wen. what news, Rlcciardo? Have
'ou seen herT
NO, but GrazzIni has (Grazzini
vas the tenor. handsome fellow.
and he tells me he spoke TO her
orced TO do so by some subtle. mag
etic attraction He told her Of bis
Tonder. his admiration. his love. I
elieye. and she answered him, In
iilanese dialect. We shall meet
gain"
The bell rang. and the curtain went I
p slowly. The lights seemed to burn
ably, and the heat was sitting, but
pom the entrance Of the mysterious :
ranger a sudden chill pervaded every
ne. J
We did not breathe to listen. and /,
5 | gazed upon her. charmed by her :
Ipernatural beauty. I noticed that 1,
-om one OF her ears hung n bright.
rye stone. similar tothe one | held /.
my hand Scarcely had I seen IL
hen she caught my eye. She smiled
the only time. | averted my glance.
he music went on. 4
The scene where the unhappy Lucia,
ter having been dragged to the altar :
her heartless brother. realizes the !,
III atrocity Of his conduct. seemed to l,
fuence the sombre sprite-like prima -
ma. for she reused herself at last e.
I'd aeted-acted with the frenzy OF
Ission. acted with the sublimity OF
thos and despair. She was intense.
perb in the mad scene. Her voice vc
ID sobs Of anguish. eli
Up sweiied the vertiginous staccato he
sh above the means of the orchestra. W
e rayed. she wept. and the large OF
IRIS rolled down her white cheek; iIy
r hair foated wildly over her culver nii
: shoulders. and still rang forth her on
Igical. heartrending notes. DO
trelnbled: the house groaned. py
The mad scene neared Its end. and pc
J musicians. as II ordered. ceased ses
play. They looked at her. she sang clio
it was terrible, I'M
e, sublime. WI
he eliminating point arrived, and tne
pains and pangs Of Donizett's he
sterpiece vibrated on her lips as OF
y had never done on lips before. EN-
} gazed wildly. stupidity about, he
en- she stopped. and 1 saw drops cd
blood ooze from her mouth: she val
heavily upon the stage. and the STA
tain went down The house was In rae
T. per
ali an hour later all Milan knew den
he miraculous performance at the mo-
la The last act Of the opera was cas-
med to without curiosity. Lucia "a
appearing in It Nothing occurred pee
.pt the indispostion Of the tenor, exc
zzini. who was taken suddenly III, -,
I afterward learned. died that a.,
t.
Ian. outdoors, all fun and ANNA A''
could not comprehend the story