The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-19
The MOTH AND
THE STAR
The Story Of al AutccclI.:,
Accident That Was MOT
Wholly Disastrous.
Ey MARVIN DANA


"One never sees you alone" com.
planned. Always" l persisted. you
are In haste, occupied with thousand
things, with everything except me. To
me you are unattainable as a star.
Though am near you often. really you
are always remote. I can no more
reach you than can moth the star to-
ward which 1t futters."
YES" she said musingly. ~ am a
star. And. to tell you the truth. like
it. There is something about the cen
ter of the stage
But interrupted rudely.
"You must understand that require
an opportunity"
IAN opportunity
I'm all this time l have had no op-
portunity. Your life is one wild whirl."
Elsa sat up straight and stared at
me with all the ravishing beauty Of
the loveliest eyes in the world.
mo opportunity" she repeated in
credulOusly. Nov. what can you
mean? Here you are alone with me in
my drawing room while we are wait
Ing for aunty to get her hat on. Here
we are alone. say. And you declare
you have no opportunity. Opportunity
for what?''
why. to declare my love-" l an
swered Indignantly. "Aunty. indeed.
That's it-we're always waiting for
her. She's pervasively present
know she has planned deliberately to
make me propose in her presence"
what shall l do. thenY she ques-
TONED meekly as l paused.
"Just waive it all and be engaged"
suggested triumphantly. will your
"Yes. think WILL" Elsa said softly.
At that had her in my arms and my
lips met hers. My heart leaped with
joy new. dominant complete. Beneath
the mask of LIGHT words | had offered
her my very soul.
Aunty entered the room. | went to
her. gathered her up in my arms and
kissed her with might.
We had been engaged three months
when the inevitable serpent obtruded
himself into our Eden.
/ was In the orchestra the first night
Elsa appeared in the role Of Juliet.
was carried away by the simplicity
and passion of her interpretation its
girlish purity. its womaniy abandon.
ment to loves dominion. Then, quite
without warning, Il pang of anguish
pierced ny heart.
The Romeo was an actor new TO me.
handsome, young. an ideal lover TO the
sight. and us Elsa looked alteration
into his eyes the evil Of jealousy enter.
ed my heart and remained.
That night after the play. at the gay
supper party where was with her,
remained sad and diStraught. | forced
myself 10 utter congr:; tulations on the
success she had achieved. but there
was little heGrtiness in my words. She
rallied me on my dull spirits. laughing.
ly at GYst. then with kindly serious.
ness But | coud not shake off the
gloom OF my mood. which | explained
by alleging an inGleposition. Neither
then nor after coGli bring myself to
confess rly trouble.
A new play was put on. but II
brought me no relief. On the contrary.
my torture was increased. In the eli
max of the play the hero. he who had
played Romeo. saved the heroine. Elsa.
from great peril. She in an ecstasy Of
gratitude threw herself on his breast
in complete Abandonment of love AS
she lay yielding in his arms. her head
thrown back. her eyes burned into his
with such fires of love groaned aloud.
The sight maddened me. left my
seat and the theater and did not see
Elsa again that night.
could not decide on my course but
In the morning was calmer, and SET
out with fair amount of composure 20
fulfill an engagement with my tiancee
had promised Elsa to take her In
the auto out to Bronx park. found
her ready when | reached her house.
and very soon we were rolling swiftly
up Fifth avenue.
1t was perfect morning. The air
was crisp with the chill of dawning
winter, but not too cold. 1t set the
blood coursing with new vigors and
drove out sorrow from the heart
There. I'm the glory Of the morning. In
the pleasure Of our smooth movement.
with Elsa nestled close to my side. !;
forgot despair. and reveled for the mo-
ment i'm the delight of it all.
II love automobiling. Elsa said ir
relevantly. 1T is the lightest. daln
test movement. so-oh, subtle and. yes
aerial. feel like bird"
AS we came to the open beauty OF
the Plaza l turned from the avenue
into the park, and we went rolling
along the gently uEdulating and wind
ing driveway, charmed by the land
scape on either hand.
AS ran the machine out Of the park
into Seventh avenue q carriage was
passing. and attempted to check our
speed. To my dismay found that
there was no response to my effort. 1t
was only by skillful guiding Of the au-
tomobile that escaped collision.
Once free Of that danger. I set myself
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