The Washington times., 1925-03-21
BY Elenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story of
Her Career.

D u1GftUEG 1NAc1tC1 lNs
The Biggest and Best Story of
Her Career.
Then they were playing and
his eyes took on the half-inspired
look that had first enthralled Nora
Lee. The music entered the
room. sublime ana hushed and
poignant and sad like the face Of
= beautiful nun.
s. Natalie.s hand loitered with the
last notes. Her head was lowered,
only half concealing the glad IRA
ditfon OF her face.
Fine. he murmured, bending
triumphantly. toward her.
She was a better musician than
he. but she exuited in his praise.
because / followed you." she
5 answered.
Try this" He GAVE her the
opening notes Of his old favcrfte,
The Hsimoresque.s
She Loves Him
'.oh. THAR she shuddered.
''But-all right
It seemed to Nora Lee that she
was bowed under his viii as a
frailS new tree in q storm. It
seemed to her that Dane played
On Natalle's spirit now as he
had so often drawn that bow
across the chords Of her own
heart. And their two Spirits
Nataliess and his. flowed together,
and were one in this yearning
and tragic music.
She listened with her eyes
shut -. her hands pressed
together. she had the wild help
less feeling OF one caught on .
railroad track prisoned there
compelled to kneel on and. wait
while the train tore over and
crushed her.
- : {.
Finally, when Natalie rose from
the benclls It was as one moving
s1n 4 rapf dream. she scarcely
spoke in the remaining hour.
And Nora Lee said to her heart:
+She loves him. She Il blind with
81 the love OF him."
Driving home she managed to
say warmly: How gifted shs1isg'
. a SUCCESSFUL DUET.
He asked boyishly: did you
think had nerve? She plays
Ear better than I?s'
Not went wonderfully to-
gether.s sset
He answered, yawning:: II must
practice again. It's a great re-
taxation"
In the morning he took his
violin to town to be restrung. . !
And Nora Lee thought with a
choking laugh: "Oh. Lord! Will
/ have to listen to them again2
And aga1n2
This prospect now became SO
nnbearable that she got up quick
". and. taking pair of shears,
snipped the dead buds from the
plants She wondered II ever be-
fore there was. wife az foolish;
as causeIessly depressed as her.
self.
She imagined Natalie In love
with Dane because she could be
mastered by him. This, in Nora
Lees experience. was 9 sure test
of the woman in love.
Richard had never dominated
her. With him she was selfish
indiEferent-always first and last
HERSELF
And Max had only momentarily
imposed his will on hers. But /.
with, Dane her instinct was always
to yield: her wish always that he
should be pleased; that he should
, have his way. =
In q flash she recognized Ma
tales surrender and interpreted
j, Il, as denoting but one thing.
. Natalie was completely and help
lessfy in love with Dane.
She paused at the dahiia bed
getting late in the season for their
splendid blooming. She shipped
ana shipped. Suppose she was
In love with him.? Surely he was
totally unaware of 1.-THE would
have scoffed the notion holly.
erssOf course, she would die before
{ she would allow the vaguest
hint Of her fears to reach him.
Had she not promised the most
sacred and absolute trust? Well
---sae would give it.
I'm spite. Of this grim resolution,
she was plunged in melancholy;
sshe. longed for counseIewith some
ancient sybiI.> one who knew the
heart Of a man and could tell the