The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-10
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They did not speak-the pair. There
was no need for words The murmar
OF IL, the rhythmical rock OF the slen-
der lined yacht all. everything
wrought an eerie enchantment round
them. an enchantment that came In
the guise OF freedom from all re-
straint. an enchantment I'm the cos
tune OF nights license. yet an en-
chantment with bands stouter than
any the hands OF man could ever
fashion.
She murmured a little sound Of
perfect happiness. sound that
blended into the sounds OF the night
so perfectly he was not consciously
taken by the roguish breeze and fut-
tered across his cheek. The perfume
OF IL intoxicated him. And yet IL was
but part of the night. He reached
In place. His finger tips moved
across her cheek and the thrill was
but another of this wondrous nights
myriad phases. Her eyes sought his
Embarrassed wonder she read there.
and then a long. futtering streamer,
a plume Of black cloud reached out
It's giant fingers and snatched the
heavens And. frightened at their
mothers flight, the chattering stars
fled TO find her. And but one long,
steady star doomed high. Nor did II
upon the man and woman. For a
million nights, just such nights. had
the aged star known. And billion
pigmies OF the earth planet had the
long wicked star looked upon.
He had seen them gay and sad
Laughing and crying. well and i'll. liv-
ing and dying. They came and went
these little marionettes. dancing on
.Nste .aall n1 k.ra Ix.xF lalb a lIne a
And to mere dust they always came
finally, after a few minutes--as the
venerable star counted time. They
amounted to nothing. after all. But
might look upon the Hand Itself. the
Invisible Hand that had painted the
night and whispered their meaning
less nothing into the ear of man
and woman.
The dazzle of Alicas spirits was
bewildering. the glorious excitement
OF the girl so boundless IL transmit
ted Itself TO every guest n the recep-
ton. The very air was vibrant with
IT, But Felix Lynn alone seemed i'm
mune. as he moved silently from
place TO place. little absent, little
apart from everyone and everything.
But the hostess. try though she
would. could not keep her eyes from
wandering in his direction, could not
repress the little thrilling pride OF
stantly from the thronE, nor sup
press the twinge OF jealousy that he
should not be with her alone.
Times there were when the brain
OF her would halt and soft. dreamy
expression supplant the eager, rest
less one In her eyes. And she would
come back to the present. gently put
by the dreams of the past and future
which had reached out and touched
her. put them by with smile that
glorlhed the beautiful face of her.
erasing the thoughtless lines there as
by the passing of huge spiritual
sponge over her countenance.
And Felix Lynn avoided her sed-
ulously. seemed unable To be near
her. She noticed II but convinced
herself IL was merely another phase
OF this strange jealousy that so COM
pletedly possessed her She was also
keenly delighted to see he avoided
Esther Halstead. She had thought
Esther n bit overly interested IN
Felix had caught stray, wistful
glances the girl cast at him which
maddened her And then she told
herself that she had been wrong. or,
at any rate. that it was entirely one
sided.
She started from her reverie and.