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birthday, as Il matter or matrimonial
business.
She knew instantly that this extra
ordinary apparition in the wilderness
was nothing less than tho solution OF
world mystery. Ec could be but one
man ana that Il person whose trCmcn-
dous triumph had been so short as to
leave him with fame but without a
name She was hearing the Great
Voicc-thc voice OF the star that had
shonc FOR Il single night; rcSoundcd
but once through the Scala, set as
swiftly as ii had risen and disappeared
forever, leaving behind no trace be-
yond memory SO short that II had
become recollection almost unbclicv-
able TO the few that had heard it.
Now her ears were filled with its
music to the exclusion of thought or
reason or consciousness of self. She
became nothing more than II scnticnt
channel. The easy power Of the Voice
lifted ii beyond the common standards
OF vocal classification and gave il the
allure and the terror OF the %,tpcrh,i-
;i"ii. i;@ tGnuiiI seemed Il ti,iuy in
corporatcd apart an actual substance
with bcckoning arms and hands. 1t
drew her slowly, steadily out into tho
Quivrring moonlight, held her, lifted
her face with it toward The sky.
With her breast rising and falling in
aching accompaniment to the mount
Ing rhythm checks pale, lips parted.
eyes staring in vain pursuit of the in
credible flight OF sound she stood, n
slim tense figure for once made free
of that domain that is beyond art be-
Sond genius and is called quite simply,
Gi1t or God. With Il toss and Il back
ward shake Of the mans great head,
the voice climbed smoothly to that stu
pcndouS high 9 that has wrecked the
reputation of many pygmicS and
brought fame to II daring few. 1t held
and still held until earth and moon and
stars seemed little things that muScd
to listen, ObStructcd in unimportant
courses. Breath suspended until hor
lungs wore near to bursting, Andrea
waited for that note to come down in
to the range of normal belief, but to
nor mind AT least ii was destined to
hang ctrrnnlly in the heavens, for the
man had turned
Her eyes knew horror for the first
time The mans face was half oblit-
Grated. 1t had been plowcd by confu.
cnt smallpox and destroyed by Il worse
disease. The nose was gone leaving
an ignoblc ruin Of stripped cartilage
dried in the air till it was like wealth
cred narchmcnt One ear had been
raragcd in q clean cut so that it rose
to ncrdlr-pont. That the wounds
were healed only added an incxorablc
hnalty TO their responsiveness.
Only the mans thick red Inns and
his blazing eyes seemed to have es.
capped the pcstilcnro. As his startled
gaze fell upon Andrea his mouth
opened TO Il wid" SoundlcSS laugh
with broad shoulders stopped, his alb.
normally low-hanging hunGS curved up
like monStrous talonS and his SHAGGY
beard Wagging 10 that silent laughter
hr advanced upon her, cncirclcd her
waist With his fingers and shot her M
tightly so that she fell doubled across
his back and chest. He gave a low
whistle and sncd from thr crool nj ny
incrrdibic pace. ,rhc boot-hovs ,roso
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