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Prom the Opera "The Merry Widow."
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By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE ,
COPYRICMT, 1004, BY HENRY W. SAVAGE
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CHAPTER IV.
The Waltz.
I ANCI3 with mot" repeats So-
urn.
Tlio fomflf orchestra bud
struck up it dashing, gny
Mnrsovlnn air. Impelled by the musla
ind her (tin moo of daring. Danllo sprang
forward,
Id an Instant ttio two wore wblrllii
madly amid the Inlrleadtw of a wild
Ilusslan dam e such an Ims for count
. I (wm cent urh'M bciiii performed from HI
berla's ca plain to Turtnr steppes-a
dance of youth, ability, utter nbnn
don. Yet a they came punting to a unit
nt Hie Inst crashing nolo of music the
faro of neither reflected the rxhilaru
tlou the swift motion and stirring
measures usually evoked. In fact, Ia
iillo's brow wure a very perceptible
scowl. Konln. too, wnm dou ncuHt. Uiu',
her rash experiment fulled?
"You didn't enjoy that," said she.
"Not especially," ha confessed. "Did
you?"
"No. You don't dance aa well aa you
flld." '
'You've probably grown to prefer
French partner," be replied, piqued
' It the reflection on hla dancing.
"From all I hear," ahe retorted, "you
fcavo little right to reproach me on
that acore. You dance a good deal tt
Maxim's, don't you?"
".Now and tlieii," lie admitted.
"A i.d wild what eort of partner, I
wonder?' she scoffed, a touch of sooro
In her sweet voire.
"Wltb polite o'icV wild Danllo
Mly.
flio wlneid ever ao little at the re-
liroof ii ml went on.
"I Mil ! you tin lire better with
tbcut than with inc.".
"IWllljr." he ncrecd. ' You ace, I,
too. may prefer French partner."
She raU'J her ureal dark eyes to
uta. a world of ineaiilnu In them.
i'o voii; itiie nskeo:, almost la a
whisper.
The distant orchestra had leen play.
liiK iit'iilu, this time not a native air,
l)tit it dreamy, Infinitely sweet Vlcn
liese waltz. The oieulug notes of the
haunting melody, though softened by
distance, were wafted none the leaa
dlatluctly to the listening couple.
Again their eyes met With a mutual
Inipulso they drew toward each other.
Then began a dance aa different from
tbe stiffly conventional ballroom waits
a moonlight differ from a gasoline
flare. With more than bint of the
free, marvclously graceful poses of
Slavonic dancers, Danllo and Sonla be
gan their wondrous waits.
Throwing herself back Into the
strength of hla circling embrace, tbe
girl's outstretched arma swayed like
wind blowu lilies In rhythm with the
music, her light step scarcely touching
earth as the prince guided her through
the mazes of the danco.
It was a strango, dexterous blend of
east and west, of lissom oriental pos
turing and of gilding, modern waits
steps-the very poetry of motion. Nor
from tlio first note until the last strain
of music died away did either dancer's
eyes leavo the other's.
Love, eager and eternal, was In tha
gaze of each. Eye said openly to eye
what sullen prldo forced back from the
lips.
Then a last dreamy chord and the
music was hushed. Danllo and Sonla
started, amazed, as though from some
vision of paradise. Tho widow, fearful
lost by Impulsive word she might
wreck her plan of bringing Danllo to
ner rcet, darted breathlessly away to
welcome a now group of guests. The
prince, left aloue, stared after her, open
mouthed. A clapping of applauding
Lands aroused him.
"Bravo, bravo, my dear prince!"
wheezed tbe ambassador, toddling for
ward. "Whut a delightful little dancel
But Is It ctiBtotuury to catch one's part,
nor in a Jlu jltsu grip like that, or is
It a fashion that has come In since my
waltzing duys?" .
Tho old bore's feeble jest brought
Danllo quickly back to earth and to a
.sense of everyday surroundings.
"Were you looking for me?" he asked,
none too civilly.
"Only to seo if you bad succeeded
yet In finding who the ludy la with
whom De Jolldon Is In love. She must
be made to win him away from any
ideas of marrying the widow."
"To blazes with that and all the rest
of your silly plans!" shouted Danllo,
"Don't worry any more about the
widow. It's no use, I tell you. She Is
going to marry a Frenchman la spite
of us all! And.' he .weut on bittetly
goaded by tb'o chagrin and abject dls
appointment in PopoH's face, "I'm go.
lug to dance at her wedding."
"Going to marry a Frenchman, Is
sher yelled the distracted ambassa
dor. "Preposterousi I'll flud war
of stopping It! And It Is De Jolldon
she tblnk of marrying?"
"What's that to me? I don't know
who she's engaged to, and"-
But Topoff waited to bear no more.
Catching sight of Nlsb, be rushed upon
that unhappy clerk.
' "Find M. do Jolldon V be command
ed, "Keep your eye on blm all tbe rest
of the evening. Bee If be makos love
to tbe widow and report to me. I
have already told M me. Popoff to
sound blm on tbe subject Among as
all we ought to learn something betVrn
we're done."
"You'll learn 'something' If you keep
on spying," muttered Danllo under his
breath as be moved away. "But I'll
set year's Income It'll be sometblng
that will give yon more surprise than
pleasure."
Dusk was falling. Above the myriad
colored lights that dotted the garden
tho moon was rising. Along one of
tho hedged paths leading to thu sum
mer bouse s man and a woman were
stroltlng-Mme. Natalie Popoff and M.
de Jolldon.
"And so your worthy husband set
you tbe task of finding out whom I
am In love with?" De Jolldon was
saying.
"Yen," tbe ambassador's young wife
answered. "He U afraid you will
marry tho widow."
"Why shouldn't IT" queried De Joll
don Jokingly. "You told me to."
"But-but you won't, will your she
ploaded. "Why don't you look at me?
What are you looking at?"
De Jolldon's eye bad fallen oo tbe
fan where It lay forgotten on tho table.
The fan you lost and that your
husband pocketed," be said, banding
It to her. - -
"Thank goodness!" Natalie exclaim
ed, seising it; them
"Lend me a pencil."
She wrote a sentence on tbe fan di
rectly beneath the three words he had
scribbled tbe night before at the ball
"There." she sighed, banding It to
blm; "keep that as a reminder."
lie held tbe fan up to tbe light and
read :
"I-nm-a-dutlful-wife."
"Itemember that always," she ad
jured. "Natalie!" he cried passionately.
"It Is true-I am a dutiful wife. If
I have been foolish enough to listen to
your loveniaklng. at least I have never
encouraged It. I bavo always rebuffed
you for conscience's sake. I am a dutl-fui"-
"Wby remind mi of the hopelessness
of my love?" murmured De Jolldon.
"You may refuse to reciprocate It but
you cannot prevent my telling you"
"But I can. After this evening we
must not meet again. My husband
trusts me.- This must be our farewell
Interview. lon't try to alter my pur
pose. I have made up my mind. Aft
er this evening I shall never"
"Natalie, you can't mean"
"I do. This Is the last talk we two
shall ever have together."
"Then," Implored De Jolldon, "If It H
really to be our farewell Interview,
why must we talk here In tbe garden,
where at any moment others may come
to claim your attention? Grant me
final half hour of your society all to
myself. Let the talk be uninterrupted.
Let us alt In the little summer house
over there. See-it Is empty."
They entered the little Inclosed ar
bor. It was lighted by a string of
Japanese lanterns, and two rustic
chairs were St opposite sides of Its
rround center table. There was a door
at each end of tho tiny roora-an Ideal
spot for a tete-a-tete chat now that tho
moonlight had wooed most of tbe
guests out of doors.
The light wicker door swung shut be
hind the couple. Natalie julte en
Joyed the prospect of listening to hoi
adorer's melodramatic words of fare
well and of posing heroclally as a self
sacrificing, dutiful wife. In half nu
hour at most she would rejoin her bos-
band with the righteous consciousness
In her heart of having dismissed for
ever the one man besides Popoff who
had ever made love to her.
So Interested was Natalie lu De Joli -
t'on's parting speech that she did not
hear the ambassador, just outside, de-
'.hire excitedly:
"Nlsh. I'm sure I saw that summer
house door close behind a lady's skirt!
Let's see who la In there!"
(To be continued.)
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