New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

..e Street Of the Fountain from Saint Michaels 5
square It was no more than hall a mile from her
own villa on the boulevard, and she had long known
-.e decent old couple-C1ernan Jews-whO lived and
--Ied on trade the house over whose front huIlg
the slgn Of the Silver Cock. The face OF the build
.-r was covered with carved tImberS OF great
W.. the door Of the shop stood far back within
black and ancient porch. Behind the
shop were a couple OF rooms where 9
NeIerstein and his wife lived, above 1t ~
one large room, with a window winch -
----ed lar out over the narrow street. In
inns room. which was reached by Sepa-
rate door in the LETT side OF the porch and
crazy flight OF a dozen winding stairs, lived
SONNY and thence She sailed out daily I
=. glye her lessons to her two pupils.
By the window she sat, the mght OF the
Kings narue-lav on a low char. The
heavy figure If q girl carrying q lamp-a
-.ecirnen OF hcr landlords unappreciated
-.ek=srood UNEMPLOYED the window
III The room vas dark for the path OF
-lr from 1le llu1mnatlons, winch made
-.e roadway below white, threw hardly a
LEAN on its eomber walls; but SOphy had
g.. need OF q lamp, and every need to save
Ley money. She sat in the gloom. busy IN
Thought. the fresh evening air breathing
soft and cool On her brow from the open
swift TO build on slenderest foundations,
avid TO pile imagination imagination
iii the su~aasta1tial structure reached the
Skies her mind was al work tonight. he
Ite and stir. the heat and tunult, OF the
..tv uc-e fuel 10 her dreams, chances and
happenings were al about her, they seemed
q. He like the water Tor Tantalus just be
-and the reach of her tinger-tlps her eyes
-rcrCcd The vision OF them through the
,u-1y hl-csr-ss 9t the ancient room.
in response 10 the confused CRY OF the lie around
-a- her spirit a-yoke Dead were the dear dead
I-1r Sorhr was alive. But to be a starving French
cher in hraEOuia-WaS that chance, Yes
0t-er than had been offered her at home or II
H- From tiny birthnark which glowed al
on her check, Marie Zerkovitch had giver
..- --e name ot the Lady of the Red Star and haC
--.- --l many things Tor her in Slavna. Well
tra-. i PLAYED with her thus far-must i
..E..- SO? Should SlaVna lag behind. Wh'
-.-ll come now: Ever the highest for SOph,
aa G-r - The vision OF the royal escort and it
aE leader flashed IN the darkness befor
RI. attendant ewes.
EauIr She raised her head. There was a wilt
..leE OF cheering. it came from the Golde,
.- -ae-e lights across the square a sdewis
ot her neck enabled her to Then ther
silence tor minutes, Again the sound brok
with II confused shOutings OF a nam
-. not make out. les-What it Mis-
t'---.tchl That was her first hearing OF tn
I'll again. and she sank back into he
-ae lights the stir, the revelry, were no
t- -. nor lie cheers, nor tie shouts. \ momen
.- -.#.- and l4ssItude came her, a mOmen
The -e.aat the actual, Tapped her round wit
idly food OF vulgar necessity and sOrdI
-.-s .--l q sob she bowed her head to NEE
.--. a sob that moaned famine of life {
- re GO back to Your lessons SOph
.. 1-l. What voice had said that She sTran
.~- -..- with fists clenched, and whispered I
L- III, rect below Mstitch slapped his thigh
shed her HAIR back from her heate
. and looked out OF the window To th
--. twenty Yards away and just at the en-
stress. She saw the figures of three men. !
4s one who bulked ike a Young Fa
r with his paunch not grown. He W
r.o lem fellows who looked small besd
could not see the faces plainly, since Ii
- The square was behind them. The
SEEMED ~ be standing there and looking pa
ot the Silver Cock along the quiz