The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

by the strange apparition in of the tier
boxes There. in crimson velvet chair. very up
right unknown lady a gown such as no ono
nowadays wears-a of cloth gold. might
have figured perhaps century earlier
An ermine-lined mantle half covered her arms and
neck. dainty thin and white wax and half extin-
guished the CLEAN of her heavy jewels A wreath OF
roses was twined in her pale hair. that might have
made one laugh in its demode pretentousness but
that OWNED tho lady TO foreigner from some
northern country where perhaps it is still customary
to adorn the hair with garland She held her fan
like sceptre fingers stify closed on the pearl
sticks A mass of roses lay in her lap. turned a
coloress face stage; eyes were wide and
CLASSY, and fixed a somnambulists
On the opposite side OF the box less clearly de-
fined against the darkness, sat elderly. soberly
clad lady whose face expressed a degree uneasi-
ness misery and fear almost ptful--if comcal--
to behold. She made pretence n the
stage or the cleaning galleries watched her
authenticated companion with an answering fright
ened eye
No one knew who these were. though many took
pains to discover
Through the second act the lady in gold listened
breathlessly, if life suspended 1t
seemed to her that the soul left her body. and
floating up. the strains of music She was
praying. praying with all her strength sue
cess of this work that the people might just
she felt how it beautiful!
When crash of applause came and a call for the
composer, it seemed but answer to her prayer
to her feet,
Prospero C--ca to the footlights below look
ing slight thing. the acclaimed great man. in his
close black evening dress and bowed his thanks
Then. the applause continued ne fingered a mo-
ment and let his pass along the friendly faces
in the boxes grateful emotion expressed his smile.
TIE lady in gold leaned the parapet.
breathing short TREMENDOUSLY smiling. flowers
her hands. His eye passed her unrecognzing. She
wanted to shout 1T is l. Paula! Nothing could. keep
me away! The clamor subsidized Painting. she leaned
back in the shade
The third ended in triumph Again the COM
poser was called Paula laughed and cried at the
same time. capping her little hands like mad
ting herself
Then, when was all over and she sat in the
dark carriage rolling homeward, she felt chill seiz
ing her heart; she began shiver. her
physical condition scarcely interested her;
the sad things of life weighed heavily upon the
vanity of earthly hopes, the happy
things the inequality in the measure Of pain and
pleasures Gods children the fugitiveness
-sons. the foolishness of thought of the
feagh h the tn e World lad
sgSh things SGuIf be She said 1T is good thing 70
II one regret; no. not one She felt suddenly that
you who are to blame she said, fun of helpless
the window out at the baImy mooniit WeTid: You
with the many stars. was SIMPLE soa my
unguarded heart all the seeds Of vain dreams and
fosteFed them And they bear no fruit; they witheT
not curse s. you; for God made you lovely -
schattenort she wished she were there again in the
6o2n sitter longing ss
trusiveiy it cast green light light aimost Warm pD
on the pale pavement She hated its fervent beauty
Veronica, mistalSing her meaning, You are
Paula suffered Veronica her maid to put her
tRinEingefar away Out of habit she listened Mo
is happy she said to herself he has gone With his
And SeP gf P ogcRe Vg anew With S oy y
old obstinate insanity took the r9al up TO his
on. If could she said; IF l could; But he Will
his playing in the dead of night and loved him. and
Veronica had no sleep that night Before day the
At going he Tem Terons sd sd S Ho g
eeded At last IN a once from o Rer the Of
at the appropriations and took from them
That evening he brought with him white haired
to hear address her in her native tongue.
She led him into Se countess Sdoo@
dimly lighted by shaded candles. and left them long
ProspsTo2 rstgrning home that night, opened the
stars at peace with life every desire for the moment
piano and the faint yellow Illumination brought out
ordinary room lived il very little
The lttering music and the piano formed its chief
He sat down. for a moment di not touch the
IT. thinking Of Rosna who mad gver it him at the
the tight silk dress the diamonds her the
oh pretty! Having thought how pretty She was, he
remain cold and prudent He shoof back his haE as
snefeey 70 tree ms MIND Oh he spread his hands
before sleeping. to fancles emotions make
S played aye 10 long 3sag asGf andpg
very quiet ! same to be very late without his
hesd-he looked up and paused in MS playing his
felt that he ought speak but his voice failed
answer his will He was asking himself in the dim
Paula Won SchattenOrt had enter ID his dwelling 50
noiselessly, and what she might he seeking there.
More clearly he wondering at he face strangely
white. vaguely -begone. astonished. =
thetic recognized her she seemed to him al
and f0 on the the OBJECT hout tHg
ha Ihhg sdG b PsFGdRs IS @ e d
TRANSPORTED The fine braids heretoforC
he had seen always wound in simplicity about
her head undone; the narrowly waved hair
ed to face peered vi between
two shimmering bands OF it. She clothed i'm a
white garment bordered with dark fu heavy rosary
hung neck.
! She looked him long with fixed eve4
expression plaintve disiliusion. said moth
2 ing.
! He tried 10 ask what manner he might sery .
her but numb.
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