Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-16

Celeste. however, had a perrers
streak in her today. Instead OF Iis
ing as Nora expected she would, SD
wheeled ON the stool and bega
Morning Mood" from Peer Gwnt,
because tho padre preferred Griei
or Beethoven to Chopin. Nor
frowned at the pretty head below her
She stopped.
7 shan't forgive You for ihi
! trick" she whispered.
Celeste shrugged and her Iingcr
did not falter. So Nora moved ava,
this time III earnest
No, you must sing That is VIVA
| came up for insisted the padre
| If there was any malice In til
| ehurchman 1t was of u negative quail
| ity. But it was in his Latin hloo'
that drama should appeal TO bin
strongly, and here was an unusua
phase in The Great Play. He haC
urged Courtlandt, much against th
latter's will this day, to come III
with him, simply that he might SC
a little scene such as this promised
to be and study il from tho Vantag
of the prompter. lie knew that thu
principal theme of all great books
Of all great dramas was antagonism
antagonism between man and WON
an, though by thousand Other
names has il been called. He hao
often said, in spirit of raillery
that this antagonlsm was principals
due to the fact that Eve had beer
constructed land very welD out of 0
rib from Adam. Naturally she re-
scented this, that she had not beer
fashioned independently, and would
hold it against man until the trut
secret of the parable WIS made eea)
to her.
sing that, Padre?' said Nora.
Why. there are no words 10 IT that
[ know"
Words? Pestcl Who cares for
words no one really ever under
stands? It is the voice, my child
Go on, or l shall make you do some
frightful penance.
Nora saw that further opposition
would be useless. After all, It would
be better to sing. she would not be
compelled to look at this man she
despised. For a moment her tones
we're not quite clear; but Celeste in
creased the volume of sound warn
ingly, and as this required more force
on Nora's part, the little cross-cur-
rent was passed without mishap. II
was mere pastime for her to follow
these wonderful melodies. She had
no words to recall SO that her voice
was free to do with as she elected.
There were bars absolutely impossi-
BILE to follow, note for note, but she
got around this difficulty by taking
the key and holding it strongly and
evenly. In ordinary times, Nora
never refused to sing for her
guests, If she happened to be in
voice. There was none of that
conceited arrogance behind which
most of the vocal celebrities hide
themselves. At the beginning she
had intended to sing badly; but
as the music proceeded, she sang as
she had not sung in weeks. To I'll
this mans soul with a hunger for the
sound of her voice, to pour into his
heart a fresh knowledge of what he
had lost forever and forever!
Courtlahdt sat on the diVan beside
Harrigan, who, with that friendly
spirit which he observed toward all
whom he liked, whether of long or
short acquaintance, had thrown his
arm across Courtlandts shoulder.
The younger man understood all that
lay behind the simple gesture, and he
was secretly pleased.
But Mrs Harrigan was not. She
was openly displeased. and in vain
she tried to catch the eye of her way
ward lord A man he had known but
twenty -four hours, and to greet him
with such coarse familiarity!
Celeste was not wholly unmercifui
i n3gI he
turned from the keys after the tinaI
chords of Morning Mood"
Thank you!" said Nora.
do not stop" begged Courtlandt.
Nora looked directly into his eyes
as she replied: Zones voice cannot
go on forever, and mine is not at al
strong"
And thus, without having originally
the least intent to do so, they broke
the mutual contract ON which they
had separately and secretly agreed
never to speak directly to each other
Nora was first to realize what SHE
had done. and she WAS furiouslS
angry with herself She left the
piano
AS if her mind had opened suddenly
like "A book, Courtlandt sprang iron
the divan and reached for the fat bal
OF la Ce- ileUllIlluS+ iiS 7eh' bpNh -
Nora's chair and nodded Significantly
to the Barone, who blushed. To hol(
the delicate material for Morals un
winding was a privilege of the gods
but to hold it for this man for whom
he held u dim feeling of antagonisn
was altogether a different matter
1T is horribly tangled, he admit
| ted. hoping thus to escape.
no matter You hold the ball
I'm untangle it. | never saw fish
line ] could not straighten out"
Nora laughed. 1t was not possible
| for her to repress the sound. He
sense of humor was too strong in thi
case to be denied it's release il
! laughter. 1t was free of the subtle
! emotions; frank merriment, no more
| no less. And possessing the hunter
extraordinarily keen ear, CORTLAND
! recognized the quality; and tn
weight of thousand worlds light
ened it's pressure upon his heart. Ant
| the Barone laughed, too. So Their
they were, the three of them. Blu
} Nora's Intellectual battle for repres
| sion had driven her near to hysterla
| To escape this dire calamity she fun
open u easement window and stoo,
within it, breathing in the heav,
| fragrance of the rain-laden air.
! This little comedy had the effect o
relaxing them all. and the laughte
became general. Abbott's smile fade
soonest. He stared at his friend Il
wonder, not wholly free from a sens