La Junta tribune., 1907-02-23
= Glya'e :
Cha peron
BY Virsinia Le'1o Vents
cop,risni. iss. by e. G. P.s-<ii.
BY Vi,ginia Ls7e ws.sx

dens when the boy in the hotel lift
brought her a c-iblesran.
Ii was Il message from her lord and
master In Chicago declaring that her
imIne eIIate presence was required. At
ONCE all the brightness faded out Of the
Tulleries, for the frivolous gayefy OF
Paris had been especially attractive TO
this portly. easy going, good natured
aatron OF the west.
But. mother. you'll have to gu alone
I'm be whole month before my sing
ing lessons ar. finished. you know.
broke In Elya. who WAS having her
raxen hair shampooed by real Pari-
sian hairdre>ser.
Mrs. Dix ciasped her ring bedecked.
pudyy hands. She always clasfed her
hands when she agreed about anything
You'll have To have ebaperon. o,
course, dear she added. Now. who
can we get on such a little noiieeT
There was -ii.nc. for moment.
while the deft fingers OF the hairdress-
er ran through the naxen hair with
soothing touch Then Elya's gfriish
voice sounded in delightful treble:
'.Oh. mother. know the very per
Boh s~i< : anu
ladyIike" tElya always emphasized her
adverbs and used indiscriminste ones
at that, "and she's an American. and
that's the best OF aii-oueh." In her
eagerne~s she'd turned her head n Bit
too suddenly. and some soap had got In
her sapphire eyes
''Oh. I know who you mean" helped
out Mrs. DIX, while her DAUGHTER strug
gied with the sosp. You mean Miss
Clemmens. the goverDsss 10 that little
English boy who died last week: Yes.
she's looking for another sngsgeDent.
that's true. And she certainly IL .
lady"
NJ Miss Dorothy Cl~mn~us u New
York was engaged to chapes0a Eiys
Dir for . month In Paris aud then
bring her back to Americs.
To console herself for her mothers
departure. Elya had Miss Ciemmens
secure tickets for that nights opera.
She sat In a box In her young heauty
set Oh by . 500 Paauin gown and .e-
r~nely allowed the sudience TO stare
Already she was learning that the
mission Of the beauty Is 10 support
moiistes and to be stared at behind
her. ro,,esi In some soft. inexpensive
gray stun. with a narrow white ace
collar. sat her chap~ron.
The opera Was ''si-gfried.' the srh.r-
~ of WaEner's great syms,ho9a : ss
Lavignac has called II. Upon s1Glss
CIemmens' music parehed soul tsAe'd
not heard an opera for over n YEAR u
fell like gracious dew aud fetched 3
sweet refrers ment. When sf- orches-
ira tells the .uooi of siegfriea In the
second act. feeling the first fret Of
awakened I..,s-ion. her eyes shon- Hike
stars. her lips parted slightly, and just
at that Juncture a man In the audience
caught her perfect profile as she leaned
slightly forward
That same look. downward and side
wise and smiling. That exquisite head
In its cloud of wavy dark hair paul
De,usrrst brushed away the years that
had blurred II all. and then suddenly
he remembered Yes. he remembered
oh. II was So long ago. so many year.
ago.
And she was In the same box with
tha, gay little butterfly. that American
nlrf. Eiya nix. Bless Eiya Dix. II was
the first time he had ever felt rratefui
To her He would make his WAY 10 her
box at the end Of the second act
"why. Mr. D~mare-t. I'm awfuliy
glad to see you-f honestly am
Thought you'd forgotten me. And I'm
all alone now - mother sailed mex
pecte,iiy for home shi- morning and
I'm ell alone now Eiya greeted him
In her young untsmei eRusiveness =.
he entered the box.
"Ai aloneT-' he questioned gravc1y.
We'll there's Mis-. Cl~mmens hRre.
my chaperon. ny the way. she's an
American too. Miss Ci~mmens M9.
Demarcss You've heard mother spea6
oe him. I'm sure. IN. here cu0e
Dicki~ Narsson and Beb sawyer
How terribly Jolly Eiys reached eas
her daintily gIove,i hand to greet twc
newcomers.
They we're of the aggressive tyre.
thee tsc English chap. and In few
seconds p~marest made his way te
Misc Ciemmeus in the rear.
DO ron know. Miss Clemmens.- ~
bpean curiousIy. the last time ] go
you you wore your hsIr In twe brat1oa.
and I wrote a poem and dediest@l R -
the eurls af the end
His voice and mouth were grsve -
there was a sruiiing xI~am in his eye>-
Miss Ciemmrns glanced rather l,i&ah-
~ from beneath her heavy h~bes ~
this man wesi uasler forty
Il think she hogan. with a calD
dignity bef.tinx her po-ifi"n- but -
then on the very s~eopd word es -
prevail RASH of uatser>tanding rasfIne
ed ever her tiresi. toveiy fsc~- ~Ya-
surely yeu're MT TInce raui:-
The very ssme-fsins~ss--
laul Gs<nar-sf bowed very low