The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-03

him
He remains impersonal then" assumed
Emma nodded. She says he Is Just a bravS' Uus
friend-what she has been looking for all these
years ard had finally despared finding among men
One afternoon not long after that went 70
large invitation musicale at widely known profes-
sona studio and one OF the first sights that caught
nv eye--ndeed ones eye could scarcely escape be-
ing caught by twas the sumptuous figure OF Elec-
ira in eold-colured velours, moving languidly like
stage queen among the guests She did not recos-
nize me. Prentiss Johnson joined me, and as ne
knows everybody / supposed that he undoubtedly
knew Electra and proved be correct in my suppo-
sition He followed her with his eyes as spoke an
unanalyzable expression about his mouth
Extraordinary wcmanp he calculated, and Won
dered he were one OF the victims OF Eecras fatal
spell, yet his expression somehow did not seem
to bear out the theory Extraordinary in size, at
least he added
There does seem 70 be good deal OF her., I
conceded but at least il is all good material"
Prentiss expression now became definitely recoy-
nzable as one Of cistaste Too much One is EN-
barrassed overwhelmed She is like dinner given
by one Of our new multi millionaires-too magn.h-
cent too spperlatise, filing
But she is not really so large" o argued, not
actually taller than the average tall woman"
That is true Pren.iss admitted. Il wonder what
It is about her hat gives Cne such feelg oi-"eil
plethora
Arthur FALSELY, who IS more sought after than any
other man | know il musical and social circles,
dropped into the conversation that moment, and,
curlously enough repeated Premises committal
exclamation Extraordinary woman
What is it about herr Why isn't she it? She
isn't you know and never will be- Prentiss de-
clared.
This prophets blightng OF Electra's prospects
stuaned me MO silence for the moment. Then /
saw FALSELY sc.ulinzing Electra with the eye Of the
diagn.scian md felt that at last to discover
Elecl.as failure to despite her obviously per-
feet equipment But he only added another met,
aphor. r
she is like an immense unfavored pound-cake" 1
fler perfection is her DOOM" | suggested Per-
haos that is the ditfcultyshe leaves nothing to the
imagination"
Paisley shook his head "She might rise above her
perfections, but she can't rise above her absolute
lack Of"
Just then pianist, who had been making prepara-
tions unheeded by in the interest Of psycho-
logzing Electra, broke into the conversation
with the opening crash Of composition by of
the most advanced Of the young Russians" SO that
was unable to discover just then what was in
Paisey's mind, the deficiency that Electra could NOT
rise above. And after the stormy composition was
concluded, our host made his way through the crowd
to bear off FALSELY. offering to me as substitute an
intense-lookng young violinst with Slav hair and
Western accent Indeed, was obliged to leave
without seeing either FALSELY Prentss again /
was disappointed, for had wanted to discuss Elec-
ira further with them, to solve, if might be, the
curious problem of her seif-frustrating beauty
And So after all, it through Emma who had
first presented her to my consciousness, that was
able to trace Electra to her logical conclusion.
Emma began almost the moment of my arrival
9 4I. 6 A.k
You note about it, | waited expectant st has
happened although had hardly believed it would"
Electra has got her operate position1" asked.
knew that it something about Electra ag
Emma nodded. "A temporary position and per.
manent one" Emma had not been addicted to such
sententiousness before the days of Elecma) Then,
without designating which position belonged under
which head, she eucidated further. "She is engaged
to Mr.. Smith, and has been given position In his
opera company She achieves her first artistic op~
portunty and the quest of her lite simultaneous
saw that Emma, who, as you must have guessed
conscientious soul, again carefully reproduc-
ing the original text in this transcription.
"She must have loved him for himself | mused
"for his outer man is certainly not irr resstibe.
could not but feel that the regal Electra deserY-
ing OF more snowy mate +-ss-aA'
Electra has unusual amount of insight said
Emma. Soul-sight, she calls it. She says that the
first thing that made her for him was the fact
that he is the only man who has loved her for her
soul instead OF for the mere beauty of her flesh"
He must be an unusual man." agreed then I
He certainly is" Emma reasserted, with ardent
partSanSnlp.
But I could not help uneasily wondering where
Mr.. Smith would put Electra. 1t was our problem
Of the Venus OF Milo over again. Then my mind
jumped with sympathetic congratuation To fhe
thought of Eectras sister
AS ! walked past the half-open door of Electfa's
room | saw her in an attitude of what looked to be
philosophic yet personal conversation with man
whom inferred TO be Mr. Smith. AS | could oAly
trousers leg, absolute identification was i'm
possible. On the stairs stood the same colored
maid who had passed me singing, Pppa like upon
the stairs on her way to announce to Electra the
presence of her lover. She was frankly and syu,-
patheucally trying to catch a glimpse of thsm
through the crack of the door, and turned 10 me
with display of white teeth
Seems kind o curyus such big lady and such n
httl gentleman" she observed to me with the de.
mocraey of the American boarding house negro I
smiled non-commttal response feeling the selec-
ton OF a reply rather delicate matter But undis.
couraged Pippa continued in the mental process con-
mon to all classes IN such circumstances, of trying
the only gentleman ever come to her all the time
she live here. reckon that's low come she tooh
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