Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12

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was standing there, rearranging them,
or pretending to do so.
She was looking her very best, and as
she raised her eyes and greeted him with
a friendly smile, Van Torp thought she
had never been so beautiful before. The
handsome singer stirred his blood, the
touch of her hand electrified, and the
mere thought that any other man should
ever make her his own was unbearable.
After he first met her he had pursued
her with such pertlnaclty and such utter
ignorance of womens ways that he had
frightened her, and she had frankly de-
detested him for a time; but he had
learned a lesson and profited by it.
Margaret held out her hand, and he
took it; and though its touch and her
friendly smile were like taste of heaven
Just then, he pressed her fingers neither
too much nor too little, and his face be-
trayed no emotion. -
Its very kind of you to receive me,
Miss DOME" he said quietly. =
Il think it's very kind of you to come
and see me-" Margaret answered. Come
and sit down and tell me how you got
here and why"
well" he answered slowly, as they
seated themselves side by side on the
hard green sofa, Il don't suppose l can
explain so that you'll understand; but
Iii try. Different kinds of things brought
me. | heard YOU were here from Lady
Maud, and thought perhaps l might have
an opportunity for little talk. And
then-oh, don't know. I've seen every
thing worth seeing except battle and
'Parsifal and as it seemed so easy, and
YOU were here, ! thought. I'd have look
at the opera, since can't see the fight. y
Margaret laughed little. Il hope
YOU will like it." she said. Have you a
good seat?'
Il haven't got ticket yet answered
mo seat!'' The prima donna's sur
prise was almost dramatic. =" But how
in the world do you expect to get one
now? Don't you know the seats. for
Parsifal' are all taken months before
hand?"
Are they really:" He was very calm
about it. Then l suppose shall have
to get ticket from a speculator. l
INV dear friend, there are no specu-
lators here. and there are no tickets to
be had. You might as we'll ask for the
1noon!"
Il can stand. then. I'm not afraid
of getting tired.
No one is allowed to go in who has not
a seat A week ago you might possibly
have picked up one in Munich, given up
by: some one at the last moment; but
such chances are jumped at. l wonder
that YOU even got place to sleep!"
WELL, it's not much of place." said
" Van Torp thoughtfully. There's
one room the size of a horse box, one bed,
one basin, one pitcher, and one towel, and
I've brought my valet with me. I've
concluded to let him sleep while I'm at
the opera, and he'll sit up when l want
to 90 to bed. l don't know what he'll
sit on, for there's no chair; but he's got
to sit
Margaret laughed, for he amused her.
Il suppose you are exaggerating little
bit" She said. Its not really quite SO
bad as that, is it"
Its worse. There's 1unatic in the
next room who calls me E. Sharp through
the door, and has lodged a complaint
already because l whistled while / was
shaving It's not very good hotel.
Who is E. Sharp, anyway? Maybe that
was the name of the last man who occu-
pied that room. l don't know; but l
don't like the idea of having a mad
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