The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-05

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He Was Looking UP Into Ranlab's
Shadowy, unsmiling Face.
ness for the two figures that he knew
were somewhere in the big, tense
throng.
The lights went up and the house
was bright Men began scurrying up
the aisles. He moved up to the railing
again and resumed his eager scrutiny
of the throng. He could not find them.
At first he was conscious of disap-
pointment, then he gave way to an
absurd rage. Yvonne had misled him,
she had deceived him-ay, she had
lied to him. They were not In the
audience, they had not even contem-
: plated coming to this theater. He had
been tricked, deliberately tricked. NO
doubt they were seated in some other
!, place of amusement, serenely enjoying
themselves. The thought of it mad
, dened him. And then, just as he was
3 on the point of tearing out OF the
Z house, he saw them, and the blood
s rushed to his head so violently that
< he was almost blinded.
He caught sight of his father far
k down in front, and then the dark, half
: obscured head of Yvonne. He could
n not see their faces, but there was no
|. mistaking them for anyone else. he
!. only marvelled that he had not seen
g them before. even in the semidarkness.
q. They now appeared to be the only
e people in the theater; he could see no
lie one else,
81 James Brood's fine, aristocratic head
fl was turned slightly toward his Wife
p who, as Frederic observed after chang
6, ing his position to one of better al
lie vantage, apparently was relating some
e. thing amusing to him. They undoubt
e. eddy were enjoying themselves. once
er more the great, almost sufrocatlne
he wave of tenderness for his father
IL swept over him, mysteriously as De
|
enced a sudden, inexplicable feelins
", of pity for the strong, virile man Wn'
at had never revealed the slightest symp
he tom of pity for him. The same cur
re Gus desire to put his hands on HI
lis fathers shoulders and tell him tina
lg' all was we'll with them came over nh
CD again
he Involuntary he glanced over nj
10 shoulder, and the fear was in his near
en- that somewhere In the shifting thron
lis his gaze would light upon the fac
7rl- of Ranjab!
la' Long and intently his searchin
III gaze went through the crowd, seeKln
NC, the remote corners and shadows OF ID
Ano foyer, and a deep breath of reli'
u ESCAPED him when it became evidel
JUS that the Hindu was not there. He ha
nel in a measure, proved his own cause
an his emotions were genuinely his oW
nau and not the outgrowth Of an infuen'
'me for good exercised over him by Il
1-N Brahmin.
He began what he was pleased
lon term a systematic analysis of his en-
uFe lions covering the entire evening,
OWN the while regarding the couple in &
OUT orchestra chairs with gaze unsWel
Ina. ing In its fidelity to the sensation th
JUST now controlled him-a sensation
impending peril.
JUS All at once he SUNK farther ba
sam into the shadow, a guilty flush mou
'"h0 ing to his cheek. Yyonne had turn
and was staring rather tixedly In
am direction. Despite the knowledge Il
age he was quite completely concealed
envy the intervening group of loungers,
nuel sustained a distinct shock. He
Varo the uncanny feeling that she was 10
Oeeh ing directly into his eyes. She
: ul- turned abruptly, as If some one
ever called out to attract her attention
10 III she had obeyed the sudden impu
De- A moment later her calmly imperso
mys- gaze swept on, taking in the sect
lysls to her right and the balcony, and
here 800 hoely N ber husbands face.
Ting W." -. .. ,norv minutes IN
ton? Rleaol ~ - .,,a offacts If the or
own Govern - s raoa,vod He could
snder Sno0h no N~ ~ hta Mood that she k
- 70 he was there, that she actually tuE
- 90 IN answer to the call Of his mind.
.,.s had not searched for him; on the
i tone trary, she directed her gaze 'nsta
that 10 inc Spos W. oor,oin conse of q
.n aSt be decided to leave the theate'