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perceived that the top Of the table,
was very curiously designed. Il was.
marked on with squares and columns,
and In each square were figures In
black and red. Upon one end OF the
table at which the old man sat was
cup-shaped. circular affair of very dark
wood--teak. IL resembled-once deli
cntely inlaid with pesrl. But now
most OF the inlay had Disappeared
leaving unsightly holes.
At the bottom Of the cup were e.
number Of metallic compartments. and
the whole interior portion was reyolv-.
Ing slowly at turn OF the old mans
fingers.
The ball stopped and settled In one,
OF the compartments, and the old man.
took goldpiece from enc OF the
squares on the table, transferred q
little pile OF gold from his right side
TO his left, and 1otted down some fig
ures upon his paper.
And suddenly I was aware OF an
abysmai rage that filled me. II seemed
like an abominable dream. I had err
dured so much for Jacqueline. to inoi
myself immeshed IN such things IN tho,
end. stepped forward and swept.
the entire heap Of gold into the center,
OF the table.
M. Duchaine r. shouted. 'why
are you playing the fool here when
your daughter Is suffering persecu-
| tionT
The old man seemed to be aware OF
my presence for the first time. He
looked up at me out of his mild old
eyes and shook his head IN apparents
perpleXity.
"You are welcome, monsieur" he,
sad. half rising with courtly air. DO
| you wish 10 stake q few pieces In q,
game with mef'
He gathered up a handful Of the
coins and pushed them toward me.
"You see. monsieur, I have sys-
tem-at least nearly have a system"
he went on eagerly. But It may not
be so good as yours, Come, You
shall be the banker and see IL you can
win my money from ,npe. But We shall
return the stakes afterward." ~
M Duchaine!" !" Ilshouted In HIS aarr
''where Is your daughterY
MY daughterf" he repeated In MIDI
surprise. -Ah. yes; she has gone to-,
New York 10 make oar, fortune with.
the system. gnt make your play, mon,
| sieur."
In desperation L. thrust goldDiece,
upon one OF the numbers at the beada
of column. The wheel stopped, snia
the ball rolled into one OF its com.
partments. The old man, thrust, seyv,
eral gold pieces toward me-
| staked again and again. and won,
every time. Within Eve minutes the
whole heap Of gold pieces lay at, my,
side.
The dotari looked ut. me with an ex-
preston of imbeciie terror.
"You win give them, back to mef.a
he pleaded.
/ I thrust the heap Of coins toward,
him. "Now. M, Duchaine,"" 4 said; "in,
return for these you will conduct me,
20 Mile. JacQueiine."
II am here. monsieur" answered a,
voice at the door. and whirIed, to see.
Jacqueline confronting me.
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door. into the binding snow. sprnng
latter her. 4
"J0cquelinel II Is Paulw cried.
And ns | emerged from the hut's
shelter a red-hot glare from the east
,keened 70 scar and XIII my vision. II
.vns the rising sun. had thought II
night, and IT was already day. And I
could see nothing through my swollen
eyclids except the whito light OF tho
shining snow.
II was horrible. In that Wild wnste.
alone. ! tried TO gather my scattered
scnses together.
Eastward, knew. tho river lny. and
that binding brightness came from
the cast. Southwark a little distance
was the bill that we had last ascend
cd on the evening before. could dis
.ccrn the morest outlines OF the land.
bu( fancicd that could sec thnt II
slc}'ed upward toward the south.
set 90 In the direction Of the hill.
..yocquelinei IacQuellnel" screamed
lfrnntically.
No answer cnme. Once moro ]
rallied.
A dog barked suddenly. not far
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CHAPTER X.
The chatea1s.

] had an indistinct Impression OF
being carried for what seemed an eter-
nifty upon the shoulders OF any rescuer,
and Of eiinsing there thnc@gh the de-
llriUn that superyened.
When at last l opened my eyes II
was late afternoon. Though they
panied me, 0suld now see with toll
erable distinctness.
was lying upon a bed of dried
balsam leaves isside a little hut, and
through the half-Spen door could see
the sun just dropping behind the
monntains. Upon a wall hung big
cruelfix OF wood. and under II an odd
man wns standing.
He heard me stir and came toward
me. I recognized the massive shout
ders and commanding countenance OF
Pere Antoine. and remembrance came
back 90 me.
"where am II" asked.
I'm my cabin. monsieur" answered
the priest. standing at my aide, an In.
scrutnble calm upon his face. 1T Is
lucky thnt | found you. monsieur. or
assuredly you would soon have been
dead. But for your dog"
MY dogl" I exclaimed.
"CertaInly; a dog came 10 me and
brought me mile out OF my route
to where you were lying. But. now !
como 20 think of II. II disappeared and
has not returned. Perhaps II was
sent 10 me by le bon Dieu."
where Is Mile. DuchaincT burst
out.
Father Antoine laid n heavy hand
upon my shoulder.
"T3e assured. monsieur. that madame
r. perfectly happy and contented with
her friends" he said. "And no doubt
she has already regretted her esca
pade. I have 10 depart az daybreah
upon an urgent mission hundred
miles away. which was interrupted by
your rescue; but shall be back with
In week. by which time you viii
doubtless be able TO accompany me ts
the. coast."
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CHAPTER XIII.
Some Plain speakIno.

took three steps toward her ana,
stood still. For this was Jnequelfne,
but II was not my Jacqueline. rh
might have been Jacqueiine's grand
mother when she was girl-this,
naughty belle with her high waist and
side curls and her fiounced skirt and
aspect OF cold recognition.
She did not stir as I approached her,
but stood still. framed In the doorway.
looking at me as though I were an,
unwelcome stranger. My outstretched
arms fell to my sides.
"Jacquellne |" cried. "It is I. Paul l.
You know me. JacquelIneT
Jncquellne inclined her head. "Oh,
yes; know you. monsieur" she an
swered. why have you come hereY''
'To save you. Jacqueliner
She made me mocking courtesy.
II am Infinitely obliged TO you. mon.
sieur. for your good wIll." she said;
hut i do not need your aid. am
with friends now, Mn. Paul"
do you want TO see me. Jacque-
lIneT" asked. watching her through
a whIrling fog.
''No. monsieur" she answered chill
lingly. mo- monsIeurw
"Do you wish me 10 go7"
She said nothing. and walked rin-
steadily toward the door. She fol-
lowed me slowly. went out OF the
room and pulled the door 10 behind
me. I knew that after II had closed
I should never see JacQueline again.
She opened II and stood confronting
me. and then burst into flood of im-
passioned speech.
"Why have you followed me here
20 persecute mei" she cried. "Are
you under the Illusion that am help
lessi DO you think the friends who
rescued me from you have forgotten
that you exist7 You took advantage
Of my helplessness. | do not want io
see you. / hate your
You told me that you loved me.
and I believed you. Jacqueline." ! am
swered miserabIy, watching the color
flnme into her lovely face. And
could see she remembered that.
"When ] was III you used me for
your base schemes" she went ca with
cutting emphasis. "And you--you fol-
lowed me here. Have yon not haa
money enough7 DO you want moref-n
! seized her by the wrists Thus n
held her at arms length. and my I'M.
gers frightened until ! saw the fiesta
grow white beneath them. The inten.
sity OF my rage bent hers down nnd
made II puny' thing.
"JacQuelinei Only few nights ago
You said You loved me that yon would
never send me away until wished 10
go. What Is II that has happened 70
change you 40, JacquelIne1'
] had her in my arms She strug
gled nercely and let her co
) tcontinoed Next Week.
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CHAPTER XII.
The Roulette wheel.

'The building stood far back be-
meath the overhanging ledge and
seemed 10 be secured against the liv-
fnx rock. II was evident that there
was no other approach except the tun-
mel through which I had come. for all
around the land that nurbulent whiri-
po0G raved where the two cataracts
eonfended for the mastery Of the wa
iterA
M was almost dark now and grow
,fng bitterly cold. felt In my pocket
for my pistol and loaded IL with the
two cartridges that alone remained OF
the Got had brought with me. Then
I advanced stealthily until stood be-
meath the cataract; and here found
the spray no longer 'drenched me. !
Came upon a door IN the dark wing
and, turning the handle noiselessly.
'foun6 myself inside the chateau. And
at ,osce my ears were fixed with yells
an6 coarse laughter iB mems and
womsn's voices.
ks any eyes became accustomed TO
my surroundings perceived that
was standing near the foot OF an un-
csrpetsd wooden stairway. There was
a dark room with an open door iIfne-
Idigfsly IN front of me. and another at
the fsrther end Of the passage, from
beneath which a gllmmer o6 light Is
sued. and 1t was from this noon that
the SOUNDS of laughter and music
came.
tufned 10 the left, and advancing
I suddenly found myself face 20 face
WITH Philippe Lacroix.
He was seated at a table In a room
wrftffss and came right upon the
door before was aware of II. / saw
his tim face with the little upturned
nncn$beAe and the cold sneer about the
nsvcf1e and think ! should have shot
MIN n ne had looked up. But he mel
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tber heard nor saw me but wrote
steadily. and | crept back from the
door.
turned back and followed the cor.
ridor 70 the right and came TO a little
hall toward the rear OF the building.
Beyond me was an open door. and be.
hind II I saw the dull glow OF stove
and felt It's heat.
approached cautiously and looked
IN.
Facing me, above a cracked and an
cient mirror, were two rusty broad.
swords, and In the mirror ! saw
large oaken table reflected. Seated At
II, clothed Ia a threadbare coat OF very
ancient fashion. was an old man with
lone, mow-white hair and white.
fcyksd beard, He was busIly transfer
ringrs stack OF gold pieces from his
right 20 his left side; and then he be.
gan ssrfbbling on sheet OF paper. lie
paid me not the smallest attention as
| entered.
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uwsy. and fhvurA the mist I heard
the skde OF slvipn runners ~ snow;
ant ,1nen i knew.
I scrambled down. sIfpSing. and
'gasting my fsants upon the rocks and
ics. At the fovt OF the 'hir I saw two
straight and narrow lines on the soft
STOW. They were the tracks OF sleigh
cunners.
followeS them, sobbing and catch
ting my breath and screaming:
''Jacquelirel JacqueLneT
Then I heard Simon's voice. Boa
jour. NJ. Tsewlettp 70 he called mocking-
iy. 'rhis 'wayl This wayi"
turned and rushed blindly In the
direction of the cry. ! had left my
snowshoes behind me In the hut. and
at each step my feet broke through
the crus,ed snow. so that / fioundered
and feii like drunken man 20 seho-
ruses " taunts and laughter.
II was a horrible blind mans bun.
for tbsy had surrounded ne. yslling.
from every quarter.
"Tnks way. monsieur This 'wayi"
plped thin voice which I knew'to be
that OF Philippe Lacroix.
A SNOWFALL strUdk me on the chin,
and they began psiting me andtlaugh-
ing. " was like a sbaited bear. Il was
beside myself with rage and irelpless
fury. The icy balls hit my face a
dozen times: one struck me behind the
ear and hurled me down half stunned.
pdiied my pistols from my pockets
and spun round. 'flring In every direc-
tion through that wall of gray. yield
ing mist that gave me place brt never
gave me vision.
The clouds tsd obscured the sky
ana the snow was falling again. My
hands were hare and numb. except
whore the cold saeel Of the pisool trig-
ger scared my 1ingers like molten
metal.
a dog barkec once more, very far
away, and at last i understood their
scheme.
Doubtless Simon had reached the
huts at dawn and had discovered us
there. He must have been In waiting.
hut when he saw Jacqueline run from
me'he changed h6s plihs and sent the
sleigh after her. Then, realizing from
my actions that was snow mind, he
had remained behind with some of his
followers TO enjoy the sport df bait
ing me, and incfSentally TO drive me
out OF the way while the sleigh went
on.
But 'Jacqueline--
She had tried 90 escape ma she
could mot have been playing a part
she was too trn@scendently sincere.
Sonething must have occurred--some
dream which had momentarily craDed
her; and she had oarfounded me with
her persecutors.
stood deep In thessnow. a pistol In
each hand. waiting. Once heard the
dogs yelp. far up the valley. and cher
there was only the soughing OF the
wind and the sting of the driving
sleet flakes. And the gray mist had
closed in ali about me 4 was alone tn
that storm-swept Wilderness. and there
was no sun to guide me.
] plunged along-haif delirious,
believe, for i began 10 hear voices ON
every side of me and to Imagine saw
Simon standing, just out OF reach, q
shadow npon the mist, tAunting me.
Il followed kin at an undertaking dis
tance. firing, reloading and fring
again.
j was no aonger conscious OF my
progress. The fingers that pressed the
triggers of my pistols had no sensa-
'tion in them. and In my imagination
were parts OF q monstrous mechanism
which l directed. My legs, tso, felt
Alike stilts that somebody had strapped
90 my body. and. instead OF cold.
warm glow seemed ito suffuse me.
%
Somebody was shaking me.
n a A.
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thoven Choral Fantasy, OPP. 80, for pi-
ano, chorus and orchestra The first
performance was at the Vorstadt Thea
ire, in Vienna, on December %, 1903,
when a benefit concert was given for
Beethoven, the programme being made
up entirely of his compositions. There
are several interesting accounts of tn.
concert, one writer stating that the (
minor symphony was to have been
given, but was dropped insfavor of the
just finished fantasy, which was, how
ever, completed so late that there was
not time for sufficient rehearsal. In
consequence the performance was very
rough, and in one place it was necessary
for Beethoven to stop the orchestra
and begin over again. The programme
was of enormous length, consist
ing Of twelve numbers, and included
two symphonies, the pianoforte con-
certo N G, piano solos and works for
chorus. There are many sketches of
the fantasy in the Beethoven notebooks
and several forms of the piano intro
duction exist, the present one having
been Written in the latter part of 1909.
1t is not known which one was used
at the first performance. The words
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AN EXPERIMENT WITH AMERICAN MUSIC
Calendar for the Current Week

SUNDAYAeoian Hail Society," Carneei.
Hail. m- violin by zmbaist; Carlton
the Metropolitan
Opera House, $3.50 College of the
York, p. m, recital A Brooklyn
Society.
Hippodrome, S:15 p. mY concert by John Mccormack.
MONDAfAeolan Hall, pianoo recital
S15 by
Italian Aida; WadorAstoria Mr. Bagbys
Musical Morning; Park Theatre, p m, Fra Diavolo."
TUESDAY-Aeoian Hail. SIS BY
Berkshire pianoforte recital nv
Godowsky Brooklyn Academy
Vernon dArnale; Brooklyn House, m, opera
That's; Park Theatre, era Diavoo.'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS opera IN
Italian Marta" Aeon Hail. by PAUL.
Pard Carnegie Hail. SIS by the
Park Theatre, n, "The Gondoliers'
IHl RSDAf-Metropolian Opera in Italian
Tabarro "Suor Angelica" Shh" Aeolan Hail 2
recital by Gena M. concert of the
Singers Club Carnegie Hail. Philharmonic
Society," Princess Theatre panoforte by Haree
Cady Brooklyn Academy recital nv Mary
Jordan Park Theatre m, Diavolo
FRlDAYCanegie Hall,
8:l5 of Professional Artistic
Aeolan Hail. recital by John p piano.
forte and recital by Nine Sokoky Opera
House. English "Oberon; Theatre D. m T
Gondoiers."
SATuRDAY-Carege Hail. by Gluck; Aeol
Hail. panofort Lgnska benefit of
the Manassas Industrial
Freda Tolin; Metropolitan Museum OF
chesra Metropolitan
"Crlspno la Comare"; French
the benefit of the French Hop The
Diavoo"
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grand opera, in which he has since APP
peared exclusively.
The leading artists of last season.
with the exception of Lucen Muratore.
whose illness compelled him to leave
the company in mid season will be
heard again. These include Mary Car
den, Galli-Curci, Rosa Raisa, George
Baklanoff and Ricardo Stracciari
Other returning artists of last season
viii include Anna Fitziu, .Myrna Shar.
low, Louise Berat, Cyrena van Gordon.
Carolina Lazzari, Marguerite sylvia
Forrest Lamont, Nttorio Arimondi
Gustave Hubcrdoau, Constantin Nico-
lay, Vittorio Trevisan, Alfred Mague-
nat, Giacomo Rimini, Margcry Maxwell.
Alma Peterson, Marie Pruzan. Maria
Claessens, Octave Qua, Desire Defrerc
and others.
According to the Chicago critics Au
guste Bouillicz, a new barytone, has
been making good. Mr. Bouillicz rave
his services to the government during
the fourth Liberty loan. He sang also
the entertainment for General Joffra.
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at the Grand Opera, Paris, in 1903, in
Reycr's opera "Sigurd." Since then
She has appeared there and at the
Opera Comique.
Dorothy Jardon is recruit from
musical comedy. New Workers will no
doubt remember her in "Mme. Sherry"
Sylvia Tell is probably the youngest
premiere danscuse in grand opera. A
Chicago girl of Swiss parentage, she is
only sixteen years Of age. Her birth
day and her debut occurred on the same
date, November is, the opening date of
the Chicago season, when she became
of legal age for public appearance.
New York will hear John O'Sullivan,
an Irish tenor, for the first time
Graduated from the Paris Conserva-
toire, he made his operate debut in
Geneva, whore he sang for two years.
Heard at Lyons by Manager jacques
Rouche, he was engaged for the Paris
Opera, where he followed Muratorc in
French repertory, and also sang in
1Idllii Opcl between seasons ne
has also filled engagements at Monte
Carlo, Nice, Marseilles and Rouen.
Alessandro Dolci, Italian tenor, en-
tered the music institute of his native
town, Bergamo, at ten years of age.
Nine years later he received the degree
Of Master of Theory. After his debut
at the Turin Opera, Mascagni engaged
him for the cast of Parisina, in which
he sang at Livorno. Later he sang in
the revival Of Rossini's "Moses," in
Rome, and made tour of other cities
where the Tooth anniversary of the
composers birth was being celebrated.
Charles Fontane, young tenor, who
has appeared at the Opera Comique, is
a Belgian, educated in Paris. In addi-
ton to his career in opera he is the
composer of number of popular songs
Virgilio Lazzari, a new Italian bass
barytone, is a Roman. He began his
career in Italy in comic opera. The
director of the Teatro Colon, in Buenos
Ayres, persuaded him to study for
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Who's Who With the
Chicago Opera Co.

The second annual season of the
Chicago Opera Company will begin on
January 81 at the Lexington Theatre.
In the first fortnight of the season in
Chicago there were ten debuts of sing
ers and conductors.
Among the newcomers to New York
this year will be Yvonne Gall, a young
French soprano, who was engaged at
the Paris Opera Immediately after her
graduation from the Conservatoire.
Between seasons Mile. Gall has an
peared at the Liceo, Barcelona. the
Teatro Reale, Madrid, and at the opera
houses of South American cities.
Marthe Chenal is making her first
visit to America. Also q graduate of
inc Conservatoire, she made her debut
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of the chorus are by Kuffner and will
be sung in English translation. 1t was
dedicated by Beethoven to Macmillan
joseph, King of Bavaria, and was pub
lished in 1911 by Breitkopf E. Hartel.
Record has been found of perform
ance in New York at the Liederkranz
in 1887, when the piano part was played
by Adele Aus der Ohe.
The Friends of Music announce that
their first public concert this season
will be recital by the eminent French
pianist, Alfred Cortot, which will take
place at Aeolian Hall on Wednesday
afternoon, January %.
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New York, Jan. c, 1919.

Mr.. Hofmann's letter is much too
interesting and significant a document
TO be passed over without comment.
For Judgment on the aptness and just
ness OF Characterization of the com
posers whom he has chosen as repre-
sentatives of American music in it5
present-day expression can wait till
after the recital. 1t is noteworthy
enough just now that Mr.. Hofmann
should have taken upon himself the
task of giving hearing n his incom-
parable manner to compositions the
effect of which, no matter how good,
would be dissipated under the ordinary
conditions of performance. Under the
circumstances which he has created we
are like the wedding guests button
holed by the Ancient Mariner: we may
beat our breasts but we cannot choose
but hear. The motives which prompted
Mr.. Holman to make the experiment
must have seemed to him compelling,
Nobody in the world of musc-artiat.
critic, manager or simple member of
that elemental body, the public-but
knows that he had no need to present
himself as apostle or propaganda to
gain an audience. Just as general. in
fact. is the knowledge that to give such
"a recital as he has projected is a poor
business venture. We are violating no
confidence in saying that Mr.. Kofmann
knows that he is making a financial
sacrifice in inviting the public to hear
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Second Concert BY
Friends of Music

The Society Of the Friends of Music
will give its second concert, under the
direction Of Artur Bodanzly, at the
Ritz this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
programme will be presented by an or
chestra and chorus selected from the
Metropolitan Opera Company, assisted
by Nine. Olga Samaroff, pianist.
The programme will open with a lit
tie known symphony by Mozart in G
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Concerts to Come

January 10, Aeolian Hall, Emilio De
Gogorza. January 20, Aeolian Hall, the
Schumann Club of New York; Carnegie
Hall, Anna Case, afternoon; Toscha
Seidel, evening. January "a, Aeolisn
Hall, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, afternoon;
Marvin Maazel, evening January 80,
Aeolian Hall, Roland W. Hayes. jan
uary %, Aeolian Hall, Leopold Auer;
February 8, Carnegie Hall, Jascha Hell
fetz.
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"Lebenstiirme,' Op. IA, written for
pianoforte duet, but recently orches-
trated by Mn Bodanzky. 1t was COM
posed in May, 1928, not long before
Schubert's death, but was not pub
lished until 1870
The final number will be the Bee
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major No. 80 OK. 91S). 1t was COM
posed in salzburg and the score is
dated April 26, 1879. 1t is also
called "an overture in Italian STYLE"
and was used as an overture to Bian-
chi's "Villanella Rapita.'
This will be followed by Schubert's