The Newark journal., 1904-07-01
HHE POWER OF rt :
g THE MUSIC.
BY WILLIAM MATHER.

MDung American, VINO dldn KNOW
Fkho his own father and mother
mad been, and was far too, philo-
sophical to worry over his ignor-
E2nce. He was content TO have
Nbmehow become the protege and
Eeir of a rich New Yorker to have
z3tained clean collegiate educa-
zion with other healthy young
creatures of his own age and sex,
END TO have spent. some subshs
Tquent years in exploration and big
game shooting in the hidden lands
.tpf Asia and Africa. This was the
sum total OF his life, and L. was
mot dissatisfied with it as foun-
slation stonet for what was TO
come. He hoped great things for
himself and he knew his own mind.
And he was not'surprised when he
instantaneously and permanently
decided that little Lita Jacques
was the only girl'ih the world who
could possibly become Mrs Dick
Nendall.
81 He met the lady of his ftreeifi-
Fsfate choice at a violin RECITAL IN
-pne of the old houses that line
sGramercy park in lower New York.
sand his mind and heart became
simultaneously entangled. w DIRK
lain connection with the great ex-
Htosition had brought sFaFnands
Jaeques to this country, and his
Baughtefswas timidly going.abodt
Esn bit in American society, finding
Nattractiye its freedom and homes
Ay after the more artificial life of
France. Mile. jacques was really
70 person of eStraordsnaly BEATTY
is even hlase Gotham paifsed long
sEnough to admit. She carried her.
self divinely, thus scoring heay
fsy upon the rh6mid talent, 81 as1
dick put it.. Her abundant. black
hair was sofied in asiaintFsereign
way upon her heads Her patrician1
NOSE and mouth.Eere peEfecteain-
Their marble like detail, and her
EeEes were, ugdeniably wonderful.
sThey wereF haunting. emotion 4
fiIled eyes that suggested any
sthing ia tfIer' than the .autnanobi1e
FblIndersY through which many of
her American contemporaries
gazed forth upon the world. "A
least that's what Dick thought
when his host presented 4fim. |
1--WE are to have the great Spin
eli here tonight" isaids Miss Ja9-
q'ues, with a slight foreign accent
that gave her added charm, the
great yiolinist who has taken
France, England, and italy by'i
storm. Have you heard him, Mr..
WeRasll2?.7 .. -
NO. ! have neTther heafa him
nor seen him, madamoiNhlle."
An, 4heis. he fsr'ess,fanned the
French girl, lin d sphsiussisbutcuri-
ousis excited tone ofYetee. See
him slaking hs1dsNitA AIRS. War
den-the tall. thin. lapk man in n
queer suit of black -. \
Dick looked, and promptlyma
. up his mind that of al created'be-
ings heliked Sig. SpWellithe least.
The Italians long ibfadk haiiesfell
over bis. neck and eaiigsss highly ,ac-
eentuating his deathlFt palepaca
tdaverous checks. From hiszeyes
ssgleamed the fires Of seni1is, OF of
something far worse. ~ saing sor-,
: row, triumph seemed TO fit in
quick succession across his Eek
= -traordinary countenance, al
though he engaged in nothing
: more disturbing than. saying
How dye doaatohis hostess. His
: lips We're thin and cruel looking
esand he bowed, scraped and leered
! IN fashion that New York vas
mot used 10. Dick didn't like the
man, hut he was surprised when
Miss Jacques accused him of har,
herring this feeling.
"How did you guess itg' he
asked, looking at her with frank
curiosity.
All, monsieur, the face is very
good mirror of the feelingsm7