The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-27


shadowy. Unsmillna Face.
ness sor the two figures that he knew
wer, somewhere in the big. tense
throng
The lights went up and the house
was bright Men began scurrying up
the aisles. He moved up 60 the railing
again and resumed his eager scrutiny
OF the throng. He could not find them.
At tirst 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 mad
been tricked, deliberately tricked. No
doubt they were seated in some other
place of amusement, serenely enjoying
themselves. The thought OF II mad
dened him. And then, just as he was
on the point of tearing out OF the
house, he saw them. and the blood
rushed to his head SO violently that
he was almost blinded.
He caught sight of his father far
down in front. and then the dark. half
obscured head OF Yvonne. He could
not see their faces, but there was no
mistaking them for anyone else He
only marvelled that he had not seen
them before, even In the semidarkness
They now appeared to be the only
people In the theater; he could see no
one else.
James Brood's fine, aristocratic head
was turned slightly toward his wife,
who, as Frederic observed after chang
ing his position to one OF better ad-
vantage. apparently was relating some
thing amusing to him. They undoubt'
edly were enjoying themselves. Once
more the great, almost sufrocating
wave OF tenderness for his father
swept over him. mysteriously as be-
fore and as convincing. He expert,
enced a sudden. inexplicable feeling
OF pity for the strong, virile man who
had never revealed the slightest symp'
tom OF pity for him. The same curl
GUS desire to put his hands on his
fathers shoulders and tell him that
all was well with them came over MIN
again.
Involuntarily he glanced over his
shoulder. and the fear was In his hear
that somewhere in the shifting throne
his gaze would light upon the face
OF Ranjab!
Long and intently his searching
gaze went through the crowd. seeking
, the remote corners and shadows Of tbs
, foyer. and deep breath of relic
escaped him when It became eviden
that the Hindu was not there. He had
in a measure. proved his own cause
/, his emotions we're genuinely his owl
and not the outgrowth OF an influences
for good exercised over him by tn,
Brahmin.
He began what he was pleased 4
: term systematic analysis Of his emo
: tions covering the entire evening. al
: the while regarding the couple in tn
;. orchestra chairs with gaze unswery
!. ing in its fidelity 10 the sensation tina
= now controlled him-a sensation @
impending peril.
= All at once he skunk farther bac
: into the shadow, a guilty flush mount
ing to his cheek. Yvonne had turne
and was staring rather fxedly in hi
direction. Despite the knowledge tina
he was quite completely concealed b
the intervening group Of loungers, h
, sustained distinct shock. He ha
= the uncanny feeling that she was lool
= Ing directly into his eyes. She ha
, turned abruptly. as II some one ha
: called out to attract her attention an
I she had obeyed the sudden impulse
A moment later her calmly impersont
gaze swept on. taking In the section
. to her right and the balcony, and the
went back to her husbands face.
. Frederic was many minutes in r
- covering from the effects OF the quet
- shock he had received. He could nt
- get 1t out OF his head that she kne
- he was there. that she actually turne
in answer 20 the call OF his mind. Sh
"A had not searched for him; on the col
"A trary, she directed her gaze Instant
II to the spot where he stood conceale
ID Actuated by certain sense OF gull
AZ be decided to leave the theatar