The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-07-16
CHAPTER v-contInusd.

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Ing sunlight. was like to gladden. the
eyes OF all mankind She was beauti-
ful, and all adjectives applicable would
but serve to confuse rather than to
embellish her physical excellence. She
was as beautiful as garden rose is,
needing no defense, no ramparts OF
cloying phrases. The day OF poets is
gone. otherwise she would have been
sung in cantos. She was tall. shapely,
deep-bosomed, fine-skinned. Critics,
In praising her charms, delved into
mythology and folklore for compari-
sons, until there wasn't goddess left
on Olympus or on Northlands icy
capes; and when these images became
little shop-worn, referred to certain
masterpieces of the old fellows who
had left nothing more to be said in
oils. Nora enjoyed 1t 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
1t. Once. long before the world knew
OF her. she had returned home from
Italy Unexpectedly. Molly, here's
Nora. from Tuscany" her delighted
father had cried; who at that time
had nebulous idea that Tuscany was
somewhere In Ireland because It had
Celtic ring to 1t. Being filed with love
OF Italy. its tongue. It's history, its
physical beauty, she naively 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 the pserionym; but
Nora was Irish enough to cling to II.
BY and by the great music-loying pub
lie ceased to concern itself about her
name; 1t was her fresh beauty and
her wonderful voice they craved to see
and hear. Kings and queens, en-
perors and expresses. princes and
princesses-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
shabby apartment In New York and
run barefooted on the wet asphalts.
summer nightsi
Bat Nora was not recalling the
happy scenes of her childhood; in
deed. no; she was still threatening
Paris. once there, she would not lack
Tor reprisals. To have played on her
PITY To have made a lure of her
tender concern for the Unfortunate
Never would she forgive such base |
ness. And only little while ago she |
had been as happy as the nightingale |
10 which they compared her. Never
had she wronged anyone; she had been
Kindness and thoughtfulness to all
with whom she had come in contact
But from now on! Her an
gers frightened round the bars. She |
might have posed as 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 ex.
preston changed. The mouth drooped
the eagle-light in her eyes dimmed
From out the bright morning. soma-
where. had come WEAKNESS, and with
this came weakness, and finally fears
She heard the key turn In the loci
lhey mad never come SO early before.
She was astonished to see that her
laiier did not close the door as usual
He put down the breakfast tray on the
table. There was tea and toast and
fruit anu
Mademoiselle. there has been ter
rioie mistake" said the man humblv
All. So you have found that out7"
she cried.
Yes. You are not the person for
whom this room was intended. Which
was half truth and perfectly true
paradoxical as II may seem. Eat your
breakfast in peace. You are free
ee'
Free? You will not hinder mo ,,r
walk through that door,"
No, mademoiselle. On the 49,
trary' shall be very glad, and SO viii
my brother. who guards you at night
repeat. there has been frightful mis-
lake. Monsieur Champeaux
Monsieur Champeaux?" Nora w..
oewiidered. She had never heard this
name before. '''''
He calls himself that" was the din
omatic answer.
All Nora's suspicious took firm
ground again viii you describe this
monsieur Champeaux to me?" asked
ne actress coming into life.
he Is short. dark. and old. made
Rather is he not tall. blond and
ironically.
me jailer concealed what annov-
ance he felt In HIS way he was inst
As capable an actor as she was. The
accuracy OF her description startled
nlm; TOT the AFFAIR had been carried
Out 40 anrnffIv that ~