The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-15

Copyright, 1915, by The Star Co. All Foreign
Rights Reserved.
Synopsis of Previous Chapter.
After the tragic death of John Amesbury.
beauties. dies. At her death Prof. StiIlfter, nm
agent OF the interests. isidnaps the beautiful
In a paradise where she secs mnn. but
think. she IL tausht :, Ny anse, who instruct
the age of eighteen she In suddenly thrust
into the world where agents of the interests
are ready to pretend to hnd her.
The to feel the loss of the little Ames-
away, Tommy Barclay.
Fifteen years later, while In the Adiron-
dacks. Tommy is the first to meet Cele.tin
recognizes the other.
Tommy CeIesti. from stiliiter
get. Celestial bncI. and tnssinE her to New
York places her in Belsvi~w Hospital. where
he finds she has left with Tommy, who loses
. living with the Douglas family. He follows
Ceicstfa to n factory where she addresses
MIR. Barclay read. the account and sends for
unable to change tommy views. saasla,
and StilIiter send for Celestin. She comes to
as.embla=e OF prominent men which BAR
clay ha. brought together. makes her nrst
brought out. The effect upon the nssembIage
- gratifying to both barclay and StfIIiter.
CHAPTER VIII
That so great and conservative a man as
to the doctrines and tenets Of ceiestia aroused
extraordinary interest all over the country. and
n New YORK Barcay u" %as not only nan-
Great 0b Bail 10 eb pnSs year he
went unless sickness or some other major cause
ss h By the hes Bat is
@ay Felt ess as he at a or p a MIN Of asa
onNthe girl from Heav and burned know
Celestial was showered with invitations. most
of which she declined But she did not decline
to fm er a J. wi M n fs IS
women, the man who had been born with
Vow. although ceiestia moved on a calm level
found IN he ways and houses Of the rich more
opportunities 70 be amused and Joyous than in
less class. she had to admit their clever
not n in with n
ness They feted her and made much of her.
great house overlooking Central park The invi-
tation to do so was instigated by Mary Black
name signed to the note Of invitation was one
which TEMPTED her to accep. It was n,a name
the man in the street. for all that is richest and
To this function. Tommy Barclay was among
dbo a part Of aTs y b.
Celestia was, in spite of their latest quarrel. he
was too busy trasnping the streets of New York
that among those to the manner born. Celestia.
In spite of her genuine geod lo9ss ana ao na
sible She was doomed to disappointment
work-girl dress, and assuming once more that
graceful flowing white garment in which she
new standard of beauty, but started new
fashion in dress, and kettleful of jealousy
At end of the long ballroom great
space OF mirrors and silk. brocaded with gar
flowers Overlooking .cuDdg--
was platform for musicians. Upon this, to a
en- all talking at once. Celestia appeared sud
deniy-and there was silence.
strong dark hair the steady, kind. unfathomable
eyes were like command that had to, be
Cesstia never began at the beginning of a
ppise at being asked to speak, or astonisSment
at perceiving so many upturned faces. Nor did
about s When shs rea did get " the
point where CeIestia began: another would have
heart Of things with compelling sweetness and
seriousness that were irresistible.
Gestures a rule not illuminate what
Is being said but either to draw attention ;n from
speaker, or outlet to superfuous energy
speech.
For the most part celestia stood with her
hands lightly clasped behind her back. She
gesture which for one moment drew attention
from her words, her voice or indeed her beauty.
heart and understanding unmoved.
Mary Blackstone had inkling of the
secrets concerning Celestia. She knew that her
father would not profess to believe voice
that had suddenly risen among the people n
less it to his interest to do And, when
hot only her father professed belief, but the man
to whom she engaged and such colossi of
the business. world Barclay and Sturtevant,
Mary. in the telling American phrase began
to smell a rat"
If it TO their advantage to believe it was
also o hers. Nevertheless, Celesta's arguments
and magnetism only served to stiffen Mary's
understanding into opposition. For it is almost
an axiom that to those whom hate we are
never of easy persuasion.
But the other hearts in that audience went out
to Celestial. She gathered hearts Ellen Terry
used to, Madame Duse. And for the minds
in that audience, for there actually minds,
and sound ones, these felt the privilege of hav-
ing been among the first to realize that n new
day might very well be about to dawn upon a
b dark world Men and women there were present
who highly resolved that never. never would
they do so and again. Some kept their reso-
buttons for several days: others for long periods
of time. Merely the intention of living
wisely and rghteously is not perhaps
enough, but God knows ii is something.
She finished speaking, her hands dropped to
her sides. and her eyes, we'll though they had
been open all along, they seemed to open, and she
looked almost frightened and puzzled. A roar
OF applause rose. and in the back OF the room,
Professor Stilliter. who had been under great
strain wiped the sweat from his brow.