The evening world., 1914-02-21

tance from the excellent orchestra,
that was at that moment rendering
the closing bars Of 0rieCs peer
l0ynt Suite" The walter, q friend Of
long standing. greeted his patrons Of.
fusively: Mapped his napkin know
ingly. placed finger to his nose In
sign that he knew his clients wants,
and disappeared behind the clacking
swing doors I, the service room.
The BraunS settled themselves, and
glanced about, bowling to their friends
and acQuaintances. and joining In the
vociferous applause that greeted the
close OF the orchestral performance.
Their entrance had occasloned an un.
usual stir. Openly or furtiveiy every
eye was turLed upon them. The leader
OF the orchestra a. he nodded O greet
Ing. grinned excitcdly. his black eyes
swapping. Had II not been for the ex-
cellence Of tho rehearsals the fluent
music would have collapsed In dtscord.
AZ the back Of the hall near the door
heads were sraned to catch q glimpse
OF the banal little party. Even the
walters. as they hot-footed II between
the tablaS paused to stare. or leaned
over TO whisper conndentially with
their patrons. To all of which black
conspiracy Of whole neighborh0od,
Braun. his Sophie and the little Brauns
remained quite oblivious.
A quartet Of young women In blue
rendered the latest Vlencse waits
with rhythm and color. Slowly
Braun's hard features relaxed, his
smile beca me bland, under the refin-
ing influences Of his beloved music
ond heer his savage temper faded.
The CORNERS Of Mamma Braun's mouth
drooped. but even she could not re-
etst the Infection Of the gay dance hit
'Sho rocked her ponderous body to
and fro. and smiled. Hulda and
Gretchen twitched their stoutly
booted feet In time, while Erltsie wal
enabled to steal q portion OF brat.
wurst from his sisters plates un.
detected. An exceedingly naughty
song from the success Of the day in
Prague was roguishly rendered by
the soprano. Papa Braun laughed
immediately. pattcd Sophie on the
Gargsntuan "seidels'' the earnest
waiter served we're innocent, for once
OF their usual collar. The second
order Of sausage was a. generous al
the first. Herr Braun was allowed
no causes for complaint. not ono.
The orchestra gave Q selection from
the "Freischutx." which received but
scant attention. The hall was now
crowded to IT, fullest capacity. The
Fair was blue with smoke and heavy
with excitement and suspense. Thu
announced the hour Of 10. and Mr.
Bruderfels stepped up upon the art
ists' platform. He was nervous and
pale. and his beady eyes continually
lsnapped back to the face OF Braun
As II attached TO It by invisible elias.
ties.
"The Fraulein who would now en-.
tertain them" he announced. "woult
render her first numSers--tho familiar
little sopgS Of the beloved Father.
iand-from behind the screen. sh'
selection, and therefore felt II TO b.
inappropriate 70 her hrst sroup o.
songs. II was q great occasion. TIT
F'reiherr' was honored by the pressnc,
Of the great artist. WHOSE identit!
would be revealed with her presenta'
ton Of the Wagnerian heroine"
There was applause. quickly
hushsd a. tho accompaniment begat
the little tinkling air Of "Roselein.'
From behind q tall green bais'
lowered screen beside the platform
THAT embodied It's length to the yer,
door Of the artists dressing room
came . high. sweet voice. clear. pure
and crystalline. 1t wavered Just q
triie. then firm and true. hold on III
harmonious way. airy and unearthly
~ q dream of sound.
\ Papa Braun. unconscious tina,
every eye vi as upon him, leaned bach
In his chair with beaming satisfac.
ton. Mamra Braun, q sudden prey
to emotional memories, SMILED anC
dug for her handkerchief.
A tho little song ended there va,
a very turore Of applause, which
gave way to pin-drop silence a. tn
proprietor rsised his hand. and AGAR
the lovely notes of the unseen singsI
filled the hall. The three number,