The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-06-11

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efa0o whence came To vO1ee Of the
pr1rna donnn epitomizod the tension
exprrseod he whole - IA = word
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ID b4ued. vi reached every part Of tho
nx61tnfiutn. kindIin6 tho N1r With ~
s3neuiariy nollovtng sweetnase. TO
Courtinndt IL renAmbled, = no other
eourd. the not0 cf munAd Burmese
ronR. struck III tho dim incensed cav
ern II ! temple. A Burmeee gong
6r1e{Iy and magically the stage, the
audience, the AmAxing E1eam ana scin-
ttllation Of the Opera, faded. He
heard only the voics and saw only
the purple shadows In the temple at
Rangoon. the oriental sunset splash
inK tho golden dome. the wayerin9
lights Of the dripping candles, tne deao
flowers, the kneeling dAyoteee, the
yellow-robed priests, the tatters o.
gold-leaf. fresh and old, upon the rows
Of placid grinning Buddhas me
French horns blared and the impana
crashed. The curtain sank Slowly.
The audience rustled, stood up, sought
its wrapa, and passed toward the e1-
its and the grand staircase 1t was
all over.
Courtlandt took his leave In leisure.
| Here and there he saw familiar faces,
| but these. after the finding glance, he
studiously avoided. He wanted to be
alone. Outside he lighted q cigar, not
| because at that moment he possessed
| craving for nicotine, but because like
| all inveterate smokers he believed that
tobacco conduccd to clarity OF thought.
And mayhap II did. At least, there
presently followed mental calm thai
expelled all this confusion. The goal
/ waxed and waned as he gazed down
the great avenue with Its precise rows
i Of lamps. Far away he could discern
i the outline OF the brooding Louvre.
Il There wax not the least hope In the
world for him to proceed toward his
. goal this night. He realized this clear
", now that he was face to face with
actualities. A Wild desire seized hin
! to make a night OF it--Maxim's. thu
cabarets; riot and wine. Who cared
{ But the desire burnt itself out between
b two puffs OF his cigar. Ten year
, ago, perhaps, this brand OF amuse
+ ment might have urged him success
: fully. But not now; he was done wit
tomfool nights. Indeed, his dissips
tions had been whimsical rather tina
: brutal; and retrospection neve
!, He was young. but net So young a
r an idle glance might conjecture /
pass,nx. To such casual reckonin
: he appeared to be In the early twel
. ties. but scrutiny, more or less infa
lihle. noting q line here or an angl
there, was disposed to add ten yeal
10 the score. There was In the nos
!, and chin certain decisiveness whic
L In true youth is rarely developed. Tn
:, characteristic arrives only with ma
y hood. manhood that has been trit
= and perhaps huffeted and perchan'
:. little disillusioned.
;. What was one to do who had bo
:, money and leisure linked to an irl
= sistshle desire to leave behind d
place or thing In pursuit of anoth,
- unfortunately? The inherent am
ton was to make money; but rece
-, mixing the abeurdity OF adding to /
i income, which even In his extra,
ganee he could not spend, he "a
htmself over into the hands OF graz
lnx railroad and steamship compani
~ or their agencies, and became for
no time the slave OF guide and dragon
ID and carrier. And then the wanderlu
cd dcscended to him from the blood
to his rowing Dutch ancestors, which h
IA iAin dormant In tho several gene
ed tlons following. sprang into active
again He became known In ev'
In port Of call He became known a
ne In tho wildernessas.
To- Whatever had for the moment
pexled to hiu fancy. that he had do
rn- liz was alone. absolute master OF
millions. Mammas with marriagea
daughters declared that he was imr