The Detroit times., 1913-10-17
CHAPTER XIV.
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>k11o Was at the door instantly. He
H.1s Opon. heartily. 1t was charac-
he Of the man to open every
<at0 or his affection.
Come IN. come In! Just In time TOT
EWt matinee concert"
az ~ padre was not alone. Court
X1m61ts followed him In.
we have been standing in the cor
21f<oP for ten minutes" afarmed the
~ ~, sending q winning smile around
q III -Hpom. "Mr. Courtlandt was for
n down to the bureau and send
y ~ N our cards. But | would not
Hhe6e 81 such formality. l am priv1-
g - person"
y Uofe yes. Molly. ring for tea. and
%tGNe&om TO make 1t hot. How about
kn Ixe1o peg, as the colonel saysy
IN two men declined
III H0W easily and nonchalantly the
man etood there by the door as Har.
8riWn took his hat! Celeste was
SsnQ1tver, with excitement She was
ktl11fQughly q woman: she wanted
- ething to happen, dramatically. TO
!; lnaificaliy.
1T her want was vain one. The
.nGn smiled quizxically at Nora, who
&nnInuW1edged the salutation by a
keV1ty which wesld have frightened
RmWo1s .the banshees OF her childhood.
&Eoen hated scanes, and Courtlandt
&kn1 the advantage Of her In his
1tledge Of this. Celeste remained
&t 2a piano. but Nora turned as II
403 Ve away.
NJ -. MOI cried the padre. his palms
ndetl IN protest II you stop the
li1i shat! leave instantly"
z NJ Dstt We are all through, Padre" re-
~ Nora, spinching Celestes arm.
5tnh action the latter readily under
fltocd a. s command to leave the
Celeste. however. had a perverse
06Qok Ia her today. Instead Of rising
Morn expected she would. she
Aoeled on the stool and began Morn
& y Mood from Peer 0ynt. because the
y 1ro preferred Grieg or Beethoven to
Aopin. Nora frowned at the pretty
X - below her. She stopped.
Nib - shan't forgive you for this trick
y - Mhispered-
ma not falter. So Nora moved away
tf)s time In earnest.
ES~N0, you must sing. That s what
4staUe N for" insisted the padre
III .fisG1elxks any malice in the church
sJnfns 4 was OF . negative quality. But
50 pos in his Latin blood that drama
mould appeal to him strongly. and
Stoc( v1ss an unusual phase In The
ASSuaf Play. He had urged Court
I1xm1k, much against the latter's will
\ HI day. to come up with him. simply
St1mt be might set little scene as this
Eromlsed to be and study 1t from the
vantage Of the prompter. He knew
~ the principal theme Of all great
y pkss Of al great dramas. was an
Z onism, antagonism between man
Elf woman, though by q thousand
S0EoGg names has IL been called. He
often sal In spirit OF raillery,
$11ot this an0gonism was principally
Emo 20 the fact that Eve had been
notrncted (and very welD out of q
RGIb from Adam. Naturally she resent.
I 5 this that she had not been fash
|1Q1a independently. and would hold II
otnst nan Until the true secret Of
1 ~ parable was made clear to her. /
Nc nat, P4dreT' said Nora why. :
Ugo ere no words to 1t that know"
Words? Peste. Who cares for I
e0o no one really ever understands?
q - the voice, my child. - Go on, or {
U JoDou make you do some frightful |
nance"
(cFs saw that further opposition !
Mn be useless. After all, Il would
Il hitter to sing. She would not be /
q npo3led to look at this man she. so !
< ploed. For Z moment her tones I
~ not quite clear; but Celeste In
a 1nod the volume Of sound warn
B w, and - this required more force
Ncra's part, the little cross-cur-
- Was passed without mishap It
M - more pastime for her to follow
n ne wonderful melodies. She had
words to recall 80 that her voice
nee TO do With - she elected.
b Id we're bars absolutely impossible
II xou0W, note for note, but she got i
IND TIT! dimculty by taking the
n Ia ana holding It strongly and even
4 4 s ordinary times Nora never re-
~ to sing for her guests, II she
q Duonod To be In voice There was
U - ~ that conceited arroeance be-
a ~ which most Of the vocal Celeb
- hide themselves.
~ beginning she had intended |
Dlng badly; but as the music pro-
*Qo4o0. she sang a. she had not sung |
81 W0ooA. To fill this mans soul with |
hnuger for the sound OF her voice. |
~ poqr into his heart q fresh knowi.
49, ~ what he bad lost forever and !
IRovee!
VI Pourtlendt sat on the divan beside |
e xiyAn who, with that friendly splr.
~ X0ach he observed toward all whom |
Hked. whether of hong or short &C. |
uen0ce, had thrown his arm across |
4Uondt's shoulder. The younger |
ii understood all that lay behind |
nDpIe gesture, and he was Sc
~ pleased.
~ Mr.. Haryigan was not. She
~ opouly displeased. and In vain
- catch the eye Of her way. |
~ ~ A man he had known but
1oDD, and to greet him with SUCH
~. fAmllierity!.
< 1890 wAe not wholly unmerciful.
~ not finish the suite, but turned
~ keys after the final chords
le1tng Mood
mt you!" said Nora.
npt STOP" begged Courtlandt.
- )oOked directly into his eyes
y0phed: Ones voice can not
rgeyee, and mine IL not at all
oA6o. Without having originally
Gt fnteat to do 30 they byoke
~ coatrnct on which they had
~ M .secrefly agreed: never
lleoctly 70 each other. Nora
~ realise what she had done.
~ kur1ously angry with her.
II 06 piano.