The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-07-07

soon as he heard of her betraShai. lie
charity II she would aid him in winning
the singer from Logotheu. Baraka app
preached Logotheu at Versailles win
Margaret Van Torp bought a yacht and
sent II 90 Venice. He was visited by
Baraka in male attire. She gave him a
ruby after the American had told her OF
having seen in the United States man
answering the description OF the one she
loved. The American followed Margaret
20 the Bayreuth "Parsifal' festival
CHAPTER V.-continued.
Mr.. Van Torp was fond of music,
quite apart from his admiration for
the greatest living lyric soprano, and
since 1t was his fancy to go to Bay
reuth in the hope of seeing her, he
meant to hear Wagner's masterpiece,
and supposed that there would not be
any difficulty about such a simple mat
ter, nor about obtaining tue sort OF
rooms he was accustomed 10, in the
sort Of hotel he expected to ma
where so many rich people went every
other year. Any one VINO has been
to the holy place of the Wagnerians
can imagine his surprise when, after
infinite difficulty, he found himself,
his belongings and his man deposited
in one small attic room of a Bavarian
tanners house, with one feather-bed,
one basin and one towel for furniture.
"Stemp." said Mr.. Van Torp, this
Is a heather town"
Eyes, sir"
Il suppose I'm thought close about
money" continued the millionaire.
thinking aloud, but I call s. a day
dear for this room, don't your
"Yes, sir, I do indeed call II
downright robbery. That's what I call
Il. sir"
We'll. l suppose they call 1t bust
ness here, and quite a good business,
too. But I'd like to buy the whole
thing and show 'em how to run It,
They'd make more In the end"
Yes, sir. I hope you will, sir. Beg
pardon, sir. but do you think it would
cost a great deal?"
They'd ask a great deal, anyway"
answered the millionaire thoughtfully.
"Stemp. suppose you get me out some
things and then take a look around,
while try to get wash in that-that
tea-service there"
Mr.. Van Torp eyed the exiguous
basin and Jug with some curiosity
and much contempt. Stemp, impassive
and correct under all circumstances,
unstrapped a valise, laid out on the
bed what his master might need, and
inquired IL he wished anything else.
There isn't anything else an
swered Mr.. Van Torp, groomily.
when shall l come back, sir?"
"In rs minutes. There isn't half
an hours wash in that soupplate,
anyway"
He eyed the wretched basin with
glance that might almost have
cracked 1t. When his man had gone,
he proceeded to his toilet, such as 1t
was. and solaced himself by softly
whistling as much of the Good Fri
day" music as he remembered, little
dreaming what 1t was. or that his per-
Torrance was followed with nervous
and almost feverish interest by the
occupant of the next room in the at
tic, q poor musician who had saved
and scraped for years to sit at the
musical feast during three days.
&c sharp!" cried an agonized voice
on the other side of the closed door,
IN a strong German accent. Il know
1t is e sharp! 1 know IT,"
Mr.. Van Torp stopped whistling at
once. lowered his razor, and turned a
mask of soapsuds in the direction
whence the sound came.
do you mean me?" he inquired in
q displeased tone.
II mean who whistles the Good Fri
day music" answered the voice 81
tell you, know it is e sharp in that
place. have the score. | shall show
you II you believe not"
Hes mad" observed Mr.. Van
Torp. beginning to shave again. "ArS
you a lunatic?" he asked, pausing aft.
er q moment. What's the matter
with you, anyhow"
"Shall i? Well. now. that's a funny
sort of rule for hotel. isn't it?"
II go complain of you" retorted the
other, and Mr.. Van Torp heard a door
opened and shut again
In a few minutes he had done all
that the conditions would permit in
the way of making himself present
able. and just as he ieft the room he
was met by Stemp. the 25 minutes be-
ing rust over.
Il am a musician, tell you! am
q pianist"
ITS the same thing" said Mr.. Van
Torp. working carefully on his upper
llp. under bis right nostriL