The Washington herald., 1921-05-08
By BURTON KLINE

for my reward7" He whipped sst Ne
watch viii that JaegpsIIBe ReSSF
comet" He stamped q foot, @sts y
bringing me my best coat bset ffss tisS
cleaners One must dress the part, fsSs-
sieur."
In this rare opportunity Of stmes.
thetic nstener old savarse uss perhaps
pardonably inflated The young man eefs
fectly understood. and smiled ta1y1sss.
appreciation.
Yes monsieur" the ebsvaJIsr vas
running on in few hours you shall
see de Savarac exaIted-he whose man.
herisms have given you a little Inward
amusement ne laughed. But harkI
WIN that hussy OF mine nevsr Gomez"
Ihat' precisely. was EarIeigh's thought.
An well" the father was signing.
"hat are a few minutes more after
years and years Of waiting!"
Forty years." EarIeigh caught him
up. What hell Of waitinEr
monsieur, it was frightful!" the old
man agreed.
Ihink Of the days and days Of pa
tlent carving!" The younger man was
now quite stirred by the oIder's vision
ana now. after forty years of Il. this
nnal test! What q tremendous game you
Is magnificent! 1t Is q poem! wish 1
could write it. But-have you never had
doubts, monsieur"
Doubts, my boy? Night upon night Of
them! How wonderfully you comprehend
these things! But after alI'-moved by q
sudden impulse. Savarac took up the pre-
cious fiddle-'after ALL" he said quietly
the answer to every doubt lies here"
Tenderly he placed the instrument under
his chin. The bow was poised in waiting
The moment was heavy with expectancy.
But the waiting stroke was stayed by
the now unmistakable music of footsteps
on the stair.
"Ah"' the chevaIier breathed in relief.
"Jacqueline. at last" He opened the
door to make sure. My Jacqueline and
her fance," he turned to say proudly.
Monsieur. wait till you have seen my
faithful daughter, and the rich husband
my coming fame has won for her"
Fiance! Earleigh WINGED at the word.
So that incredible person was still about!
Nevertheless he himself was to see her
again! His heart beat out of the quick
tempo Of his expectancy. as Savarac
swung wide the door. like an orchestra
conductor ushering in the diva. The foot
steps pattered nearer. And in a moment.
alone-though Earleigh scarcely noticed
the fact-she entered.
She entered. And in the second or two
Of suspense before she saw him it SEEM
cd to Earleigh that he himself was really
seeing her for the first time. The change
in her appearance shocked him. but now
the whole story of her life of yearning
and denial which he had only guessed
before. looked out from her eyes pointed
ly enough. Illness and tension, in thin
ming her face. had enlarged and left
them lovelier and more haunting than
ever The dripping dress might have
faded but the wistful, patient smile had
not All that had gone into Savaracs
fddIes. and waited and hoped TO come
out of them. Earlcigh saw embodied in
that weary girl. A great wave of pity
welled up in him-tiIl the father folded
her within his arms and kissed her. That
outrage brought EarIeigh to life.
My daughter, At last" the old fellow
cried. Faithful. even If frightfuIly lste!-
Then he snatched the parcel from her
hand. and the passion of his life sup
planted her. Quick! Is everything here?
But where is Genaro?"
Without waiting for an answer he
darted away TO his room, and in a mo-
ment they heard him whistIing and
swearing. as the maker Of fiddles tried
his hand at fashioning a tie.
resignation. the girl turned at last to
EarIeigh. You? Here" came the familiar
vibrant voice. She was candid enough
in extending her hand, but there was a
flush on her cheek for the flattery of his
search for her. Il wonder that you found
this place. And what a day for you TO
be here! OF course you've been talking
with father. And that means"-she look
ed away-"you've discovered that he's
possessed of a devil
Il have discovered. mademoiselle.-
Earlegh said warmly. that he's possess
ed of an angel also"
Il fear, monsieur" she shook her head
this is not the day for pretty nothings.
no matter how kindly intended"
"Ah, mademoiseIle! Please don't mis-
take me! l meant what 1 said l know
what you expect of today. And your
father is a wonderful man."
God grant he is WONDERFUL came the
reply, so quickly and with such an in
tensty .tht it had Earleigh staring. He
was still fumbling for something to say.
she went on. more kindly. You
make acquaintances quickly. monsieur.
How did you peryuade him to show you
that?" She pointfd to the violin on the
table. And what do you think of it,"
Again before he could answer. Ssvarac
burst from his door and startled them.
Quick, Jacqueline. Fix it, he was
shouting.
"Ah it's only his tie" she laughed and
piled her fingers. Poor darling"
There. That's it! Do it well, my dear"
ssvarac tilted his, chin. But where's Ge-
marc? l wanted him too 10 be here"
II wonder If you do. father" Jacque-
line said quietly, but in such a manner
that her father lowered his face and
studied her.
We'll. we'll" he growIed. too absorbed
to bother with subtleties then. He may
come when he's ready. It's his own af-
fair"
The girl answered notbinp Tho fathcr