New-York tribune., 1905-01-25
fin 4De Maria.
BIZ JAMES BLYTH.

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curious sottnsss he felt coming over him: hang
her! she deserved all she got! Hang all romance.
He woke with a start who's that?' he cried
The fire was burning hercely-tne swan lights
glowed through the room He looked round ner-
lay in the hearth close beside him The s1sr-
Es IooS OF ns ,s " atcb ba bs nn4 % s,t s cut
utes he got up poured out stir dose Of the old
Simon. drank. and lit another cigar. ~
. Then he sat down again and took up q late sdI-
.,Ahi there it was, That was what had brought
Music lovers who remember the brilliant plano
forte playing OF Mr.. Lawrence Confer in the sea
ok u ee E In the cSs cos
Hospital Mr.. Confer like so many other musical
as that which attended him during his first sea-
children living in very poor circurlstances
Serve her rightr' said Marmaduke again. with
Outside gust Of hail stormed down at the huge
plate glass windows and ratified against the frame
work. Then silence came again
IN the han. or outside? All, Listeni
Thin, scarce audible, chord Of vibrant strings
voice sang:
Loud ragged the tempest.
"Rsa Rsa.sa ni5s da%n sRils ths sas:l st4ss,
Win In. trailing TsalIy ,Ds3 PiRi0n'
For moment Marnaduke was incapable OF move
rent He fell back helpless in his chair. His face
oianched, and his pale blue eyes became pathetic
his voice sung IL while Maude's deft fingers I'm
Rrovised an obbligato to the torrent and crash OF
It was the same ObbngatO; he would swear to
husband had pubIished it between them. Made
money out Of that! She can never have had any
He. poured out another brandy and soda and
drank II eagerly. But still he heard the thin. faint
oooAgato, the pure childlike voice:
Hsytas Hsyias Kissed Kissed tn: tn: woman: woman.
And left her
And left her dead
s,1s The violin seemed TO wall up on the high note
With him. No street children could play Ike that
How fancifui am tonight" said Marmaduke;
II keep thinking hear all sorts OF things o God?'
His voice ieapt up to scream as he staggered to
his feet and pressed the button Of the electric bell
outside. little clearer and frmer, the violin and
voice were playing and singing Ave Maria
ooSIid MaTpaduks pd heard no more for space All ne
drawing room OF dead day. But he pulled himself
ears; the voice and violin of the present not the
ventri tut Jesus sancta Maria, Sancta Maria.
pro nohis, nobis peccatorbus. nunc ct in hora, in
Marmaduks had sunk back in his chair. No one
had answered the bell; the servants, butler and
all were outside in the area looking up at two
wee shiyering figures making angel music on tho
The man shook IN his chair-shOok with rage and
Fem0rss % and above O,s all wit with o% sspity pity n
A child's voice quivered in the night air.
SELF Teh e O~t %eh h hcRy ana and J tn the bs
and pressed hts finger furiously upon the button
a door slammed below stairs; then at the top ot
the passage from the kitchen TO the hall. hurried
step came the tiles. The old butler stood In the
Marmaduke suffered with rage and some feeling
which overpowered him and left him helpless,
which was new to him. and which he fought
against. -o..-.. =. .o,z 49,. ,s
those noisy little beasts away. Why d-didn't you
''em offI Do you hear meP for Latimer stood look
fYessir'' said Latimer. "suttinIy. SIR!
As the butler turned to go the first bars OF the
lard room The front door opened and the sound Of
voice and violin came n clear. firm and beautiful
Whoever the performers were. they were true mu-
The millionaire waited to hear the harsh words
spoken-the harsh order given. And the prayer
thrilled and pulsed through the air, grown more
through the hall. a feeling of dull reTnorse came
upon him He called out: wait minute, Latimer.
But Latimer neither answered nor returned The
aad Ren om TT his chaP and went
into the hall He found the old butler standing
silent, gazing with staring eyes at the scene on the
The great volume Of electric light in the hall
was that OF a poorly clad boy OF twelve from
6n and Vgn enGne6 ohg % Bg his sde 5a6d g Of
6 na P09T Pd SeT SG 0cH cofd Psy d
their holes in bursting boots. thin soled and pene
her head once round so as not TO be in the way OF
the cheap yellow violin which she held beneath her
were pale with want. Her lips were tremulous and
blue with cold and anguish. But the bowling OF the
hand and arms were Maude's: the eyes were
Maude's; the face was Maude's
Then the man whom the old Maude knew and
other knew awoke. With cry he tOttered
to the doorstep fell his knees and clasped his
arms about the little viOlinist who started back
for a moment. afraid of his eagerness.
'Maude." the millionaire called, ''Maude-my dar-
Nng-come home; come back TO meF'
The old butler gulped. kicked over a hall chair
and gave a feeble cheer Marmaduke raised the
girl in his arms; Latimer snatched up the boy, and
sObbinR and gasping the men bore the children to
OF the fire IN the billiard
As they put them down in the deep seated chairs
the clock on the marble mantelShelf struck p and
the bells of the churches in Langham Place and all
about the great city changed out in peals OF toy
Christ is born they rang; peace on earth good
will toward men -CBlack and White