The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-05-27

| happened to mention | had seen
you. Why didn't you brin. h.m with
you to the box iupripd Sir Charles
He, by the by. Went IL tus law him.
self before he h;'ranIt governor
Only had time to Sh:ik" hands this
morning. Yes: why :;i'nt you?
spoke UP Miss Jocclvn. You com
mand me to bring hila:' 1 inquired
BY all means she laughed. 1 com
mand.' So here l am
John Steele did not answer, but
Captain Forsythe without waiting fol
Il reply turned and started up the
broad stairway. The other. after q
! moments hesitation, followed. duly
entered one of the larger boxes, spoke
to Sir Charles and his wife and re
turned the bow of their niece Amid
varied platitudes Stccle's glance turn
ed oftenest to the girl. She was
dressed in white: Il snowy D0a droop
ed from the slender bare shoulders as
If it might any moment slip off; q
string of pearls. each one with 4 pearl
of pure light in the center. clasped
her throat
She waved her hand to the seat next
to her and as he sat down. Isn't il
splendid" irrelevantly.
The spectacle or the opera" he
asked slowly, looking into blue eyes.
1t was the opera l meant. l sup.
pose the spectacle is very grand; but, y
enthusiastically, 1t was the music
was thinking of. How it grips one
Tell me what you think of The Bar,
ber,' Mr.. Steele"
Pm afraid my views wouldn't be
very interesting" he answered. 81
know nothing whatever about music"
"Nothing?" Her eyes widened a lit
tie. In her accent was mild wonder.
He looked down at the shimmering
white folds near his feet. I'm earlier
days my environment was not exactly
q musical one"
mo? l suppose you were engaged
in more practical concerns?"
He did not answer directly. "Per.
haps you wouldn't mind telling me
something about. RQssinfs music Miss
= -
Il tell you?s Her light silyery laugh
rang out "And Captain Forsythe has
only been telling me-all of us-that
you were one of the best Informed
men he had ever met"
You see how wrong he was"
The abrupt appearance of the mu-
sicians and the dissonances attendant
on tuning interrupted her response
Steele rose and was about to take his
departure when Sir Charles inter
vened.
"Why don't you stay" he asked
with true colonial heartiress. "Plenty
of room! Unless you've a better
place! Two vacant chairs"
John Steele looked around. He saw
three vacant chairs and took one a lit
tie aside and slightly behind the young
girl. while the governors wife, who
had moved from the front at the con
clusion of the previous act, now re
turned to her place next her niece
During the act some one came in and
took a seat in the background. II
His gaze remained fastened on the
stage. Between him and it-or them
arts gayly attired illusions-a tress OF
golden hair sometimes interviewed. bu'
he did not move. Through threads
like woven flashes of light he regarded
the scene of the poets fantasy. Die
they make her a part of it-dld they
seem to the man the fantasy's intangi
BILE medium, its imagery? Threads OF
gold, threads of melody! He saw the
former, heard the latter He seemed
content with 4 partial view of the
stage and so remained until the cur
tain went down. The girl turned. II
her eyes was a question.
"Beautiful"' said the man, looking 81
her.
Charming. What colorature. Ans
the bravura"' Captain Forsythe s:1;
plauded vigorously.
You've never met Lord Ronsdale,
believe, Mr.. Steele:' Sir Charles vol:e
close to his ear, inquired.
Lord Ronsdale" John Steele leciA
ed perfunctorily around toward IL,
, back of the box and saw there a ei,:-:
family illumined III the light fro.o ..
stage. a cynical face, white, mask-i:
Had his own features not been &c
from the partial glow that siftet uI
ward the sudden emotion that swep
Steele's countenance would have bss;
observed A sound escaped his lir<--
was drowned. however, in a renewed
! outbreak Of applause.
"Old friend. don't you know" went
: on the voice of Sir Charles. Had one
rare adventure together, one of the
| kind that cements a man to YOU"
AS he spoke the light i'll the theater
| f1ared up john Steele, no longer hes
| itating, uncertain, rose. His face had
regained it's composure He 'egarded
! the slender, aristocratic figure of the
nobleman in the background. Fault
lessly dressed, Lord Ronsdale carried
himself with his habitual languid all
| of assurance The two bowed The