New-York tribune., 1908-01-12

than CuTuGOnlE- L wonderfully PLAYED.
As for herself. all unconscious Of the effect
which her beauty and her voice were produc-
ing she sang as she had never sung before.
reaching & magnificent climax n the aria.
Come unto Him.
Even the old and haclzneved HYMNS tugged
IL Clara $ htar-sr-lnES She LED with Luce, the
congregational singing He stood beside her.
and his voice q deep baritone. r-valrd her
own n richness and power No other voice
with winch she had -oired hers had blended
quite SO syrnparhetically. and - the exaitatlon
oI religious emotion Was added the thrill winch
rhe musician feels IN perfect ensemble
and when L was al over. and Elisha Luce,
taking her hands. thanked her for her part n
The ulElt 3 great Wors,- She could md no words
L. reply. her heart was oVerroWIng her mind
submerged When he asked whether he might
walk with her T. the hotel. she could only smile
assent. moist eyed.
Dedlev Is not - CITY Of distances. So the way
20 the hotel was snort To Clara Il vas path
ri --clanrrrent.-u moonlight and shadows II
a. ql1-et street bo-dered with old elm trees the
October night warm and odorCus-
An exchange II coTurnonplaces developed
that they possessed friends n common, but
communion suotler than spoken words ap-
rrlsed Clara that cleI-s waS a spiritual &C
c11alutarce whose beginnings We're obscure.
And So L ,5lG not seem sudden strange. OF IN
natural that Elisha Luce should suggest that
she remain with nm instead ~ going on TO
Btllal-e. that she dedicate her glorious voice
% The service ot God. instead OF 10 the service
u art She listened as one n trance. asserting
s,1bconsoiously L his deep toned 1tterances.
HIS voice grew lower, more intense. Gradu-
allv the import o1 ms speech took shape
II her mind He was asking her 70 be ms
wife
There was no impulse 20 answer no On his
part nothing more than hope tor q consldera-
non of his proposal When he asked her
Il She was offended by the aDruptness OF Il,
She returned a gentle negative
They had reached the hotel
Your friends VIII be going forward to
morrow. he SAID 90 In the meantime VIII YOU
think over what have said,
She gave him her hand. and he pressed Il II
lr7ef silence that spoke 70 both the word To-
morrow Then they parted quickly
That rllgfr. sleepieSs n the moonlight Clara
-,-,i,.we,5 the past and traversed the future
lf, hitherto llrldrearned 81 rose ylTlclE before
her mind : eve and she saw herself ne VIE Of
Elisha Luce gong about with HIM from city 10
s5rr. bearing the message II hope and the
promise II rest for all that labor that are
heavy laden. What 81 peaceful existence COM
pared with the career Of an artist And the
-vzo men what q contrast w alter Butler,
moody and petulanr. the sport oi impulse
Elisha Luce calm As me nils. serene as sun
waters at su-down she Was tolu u W after.
,s.-s-,r-e g5e moods and pettInesses IheE had
-,..,--- rt1-uF--5 rrorh n Wortls.-N alter had
somehow taken her consent Tor granted.-out
she, .lwa.s had the feeling that should She !
withhold consent his vanity rather tnan ms !
spirit would 5e wounded.
So after III Il was not Walter who was being |
considered now hut the startling possibility |
nf abandoning q career tor Wllcl she seemed !
---ystablv fitted She was al ARTIST should |
r.. r7,r i've the life yt an artist, restless tenn
r.-e--.ors. a. II rnlgat be. Could she be happy |
IN arlv other sphere
Tue answer was not long delayed. Her
thoughts returning 70 the other sphere, she tell
suddenly asleep. as one that IS Wakeiul III
7-.--s sleep 5v fixing the mind upon some
.-.l r-rrl,--rl b-rrd woodland yalieE or wInlless
-111s-lEe N a fading ,atterglow
When she aV.kc she found that al her
doubts and risgtvlngs had been ieit behind n |
pagrrlatia The one thing that stood clear,
ID the faatlna sunlight ot q golden October
morning was that She lowed Elisha Luce--thc /
man -l..r -ne evangelist Peaceful " stormy |
Is 7,. future might 3e. It was her wish t. meet
Il as IBIS wife
Her heart beat rapidly as She descended t. /
f-..,.f--f Elisha Luce sal alone IT the table F.
set apart for trau-Ienrs lie greeted atf /
er--t1r-- and She tool, "a seat beside hln
Il have been thinking over last night. he
said and feel That my sudden declaration
--re- have seemed r. vou extremely Moon
--..s~..t, have uo r.gat r. nope that you
..-.- -..- -1r NO reason To expect an IlaWcT