New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

his eve. and he took his seat with grateful.
telling of relief which became positive pleas
ure when he found that the daughter o.. the
house had suddenly decided 70 act as his Iaut-
ferr For an hour he gave himself up % com
rlete endowment of his outing Then he en-
tered the fateful mansion again % De- net b.
his imperturbable hostess with two aa.Gti0n5.
musical items N her hand
You NAV play for your ride. she saiN
ro1.IIv. q. the Perpetuum Mobile by R,es I
r,-I-,.- - She. continued. that my taugh-e-
took II upon herself % favor you with Der CON-
ranv That I shall have % charge eE--s. The
intcrrnezzo from Cavaller1a kustlcana N--l De
THE professor bowed and silently wen. % his
room. with no hint Of the rage that was strug-
Cling within hlrn-
THE dinner that evening was a perfect night
mare % him The tempting v--1ds ap-
ucare,i as usual, but he could not ENJOY them
Frequently he chOLcd on q moUt--gl lal-
swallowed. as the thought suddenly struck
him. What kind of music am eating now
The dainty ree,Jirts on toast SCENE. tl float
away 10 the gliding measures of ~a----~aens'
swan The delicious roast beef inspired n
more pleasant sensations than the notes Of
Havin's OK NIuuer Then the bread and but
ter S4vp-ri of solid. nourishlng Beethoven
S1n4tIS while the wine had an u-U.-- taxable
flavor 1f Cesar Frauck. Altogrth+r -l- pr1-
feSsor was most miserable But when the audi
ence assembled m the music room. he per
formed again as exqu:SItelv AS before
He had finished playing for hrs afternoon d.
version. and the strain Wa beginning o. tell
Vt the end Of the rr~t selection on his dinner
program. the far accompanrSt turned m dis
tre>s and S4It gently. Don't y1u think your
violin was lust a hIt out Of tune
Don't YOU think that the oysters were -,-S-
a bit out of season., he answered -1--Piv
Then. seeing the panied expression .-. hep face,
he suffered agouleS Of uOrtItCat-n-.
He began again. this time be----- III his
efforts % MS music and dragging his very soul
from its depths bv sheer force of v-.I The
soup WAS -4vl~hInglv interpreted. --. ---- fairly
cIIverrd with suppressed spirit tha e---ae was
exquisite. Wori~ cannot describe n. power
the depth the vt-.iirv- that accom- .---.i ne
meats and vegetables the hidden Angus ? thar
marked the salad. the crackers --- Reese
Finally the last faint. sweet strains .- --- tr~-
sert had passed away The professor gently
put down his v,u--u-
RUT again the hostess confronted a.-. ~Ile-
- I,cyr vau nave forgotten the flee. she
remarked calmly. You hal .-c t-- you
nots'
He nodded his assent wr4r-,v-
" PLAY Us that same little huuv-- humorous
whatever II ya~-th4t We had for breakfast.
she suggested
- The Hu-nore~Sc. he answer. smiling
family
He picked uo his violin once more. WITH
a SIGH The hutt ot entur4--e had been
reached The dainty melody was t.-.-t Tu-
drop bv drop HIS cup Wa almost -s- Bur
N the very midst OF those sweet ~. --- tones
that rise again and again Near Oh. .-.. no
composition the professor stopped --r-.-
He turned and put his violin carefully mo. --~
case. HIS acc1upa0tSt looked a- -.-- .-- sur
prise The hostess came busting ur
d" Nav ] ask for an rNrlluat-a- "- ---- -1-
duct, she said ,Upvr,1u~lv
Madam VIII pardon me II I take -. .s-----.
..F- -~- fr-r.r r.s-- 2 E
this evening without sugar. and WIN - ...~-
bow the professor S-sISeI slowly from --. -..--.