The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-11
CHAPTER v--Contlnued.

WHAT Er N~-%UutWdN&'
Nora. az she stood in the full morn.
ing sunlight. was like TO gladden. the
eyes OF all mankind She was beauti'
ful. and all sdIeetives applicable would
but serve 70 confuse rather than to
embellsh her physical excellence. She
was as beautiful as a garden rose Is.
beodlug no defense, no ramparts OF
eloyng phrases The day OF poets Ii
gone otherwise she would have been
sung In eantos She was tall. shapely
deep bosomcd. fine skinned Critics.
In praising her charms delyed into
mythology aud folk lore for compari
sons, until there wasn't goddess left
on Olympus or on Northland's Icy
cApes and when these images became
a little shop-worn, referred to certain
masterpieces OF the old fellows who
had left nothing more to be- said In
oils Nora enjoyed Il all
She had not been happy In the selec-
ton OF her stage name. but she had
chosen Eleanora da Toscana because
she believed there was good luck In
IL Once. long before the world knew
pf her, shs had returned home from
italy Unexpectedly, Molly. here's
Nera. from Tuscany" her delighted
father had cried. who at that time
had q nebulous idea that Tuscany was
somew here In Ireland because Il had q
Celtic ring 20 Il. Being filled with love
OF Italy tts tongue. its history. Its
physical beauty, she nsively trans
lated Nora from Tuscany" into Ital
ian, and declared that when she went
upon the stage she would be known
by that name. There had been some
smiling over tho pseudonym: but
Nora was Irish enough to cling 10 H.
BY and by the great ul1sicloving pub
lie ceased 10 concern itself about her
name II was her fresh beauty and
her wonderful voice they craved to see
and hear Kings and queens, EN-.
perors aud Expresses. princes aud
pr,ncesaes what Is called royalty and
nobility In the newspapers freely gave
her homage. Quite rise In the world
for little girl who had once lived In
a shabby apartment In New York and
run haretooted on the wet asphalts
summer nights!
llnt Nora WAS not recalling the
happy scenes OF her chilGaood. In
deed. no. she was still threatening
PARTS Once there, she would not lack
for reprtsals TO have played on her
pi'v' To have made lure OF her
tender concern for the unfortunate!
Never would she forgive such base
meas And only little while ago she
had been ae happy as the nightingale
10 which they compared her Never
had she wronged anyone she had been
Kindness and ,hcughttuncss 70 all
with whom she had come In contact.
Hut from now on! Her I'm.
gers frightened round the bars She
might have posed IA dido when she
learned that the noble Aeneas was
dead War, war. woe TO the moths who
nuttered about her head hereafter
All, but had she been happy? Her
hands slid down the bars Her OK,
preston changed The mouth drpored
the eagle light In her eyes cimmed
From cut the bright morning some
where. had come WEAKNESS, and with
this came weakness. and finally. tears
She heard the key turn In the lock
They had never come 40 early before.
Che MAS astonished to see that her
taller did not close the door IA usual
He put down the breakfast tray on the
table. There was tea and toast and
mutt
"MSiemctselle. there has been a ter,
rthle mistake said the man humeiy
An So you have found that out ?"
abe cried
YES You arr not the person for
whom this room was intended. Which
was half truth and perfectly trne,
Nradoxscal as II may seem Fat your
breakfast in peace. You are free.
mademotselle'
Free You wilt not hinder me II
walk through that door,"
mo. mademoiselle. On the con,
trary. shall be very glad. and SO win
my brother, who guards you At night
irepeAt. there has been a tright.nl mis-
tASe. Monsieur Champcaux
Monsieur Champeaaxr Nora was
hSuNesesa she hEd never heard thh
marc es,crs.