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this old man fought for the land of our birth。 He is dying of hunger�察─�and 

into   the   old   man's   hat   he   dropped   a   bill   and   then   handed   it   round   to 

millionaire   and   workingman   alike。   Ethel's   purse   was   in   her   hand。 As   he 

passed along the curb at which her carriage stood�察�he looked at her eager 

face�察�and with a smile held out the battered hat。 She�察�also smiling�察�dropped 

her purse into it。 In a few moments the hat was nearly full�察�the old man 

and the money were confided to the care of an hotel officer�察�the stream of 

traffic and pleasure went on its usual way�察�and the musician disappeared。 

     All   that   evening    the   conversation      turned   constantly     to  this  event。 

Mostyn   was   sure   he   was   a   member   of   some   operatic   troupe。   ;Voices   of 

such rare compass and exceptional training were not to be found among 

non´professional people�察─�he said�察�and Judge Rawdon was of his opinion。 

     ;His voice will haunt me for many days�察─�he said。 ;Those two lines�察�

for instance 



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        'Tis    the  home     of   our   childhood�察     �that   beautiful    spot      Which 

memory retains when all else is forgot。 

     The   melody   was   wonderful。   I   wish   we   could   find   out   where   he   is 

singing。 His voice�察�as I said�察�haunts my ear。; 

     Ethel might have made the same remark�察�but she was silent。 She had 

noticed   the   musician   more   closely   than   her   father   or   Fred   Mostyn�察  �and 

when   Ruth   Bayard   asked   her   if   his   personality  was   interesting�察 �she   was 

able to give a very clear description of the man。 

     ;I   do   not   believe   he   is   a   professional   singer�察  �he   is   too   young�察─  �she 

answered。 ;I should think he was about twenty´five years old�察�tall�察�slender�察�

and alert。 He was fashionably dressed�察�as if he had been�察�or was going�察�to 

an    afternoon      reception。     Above     all   things�察   �I  should     say   he   was    a 

gentleman。; 

     Oh�察  �why   are   our   hearts   so   accessible   to   our   eyes�拭  �Only   a   smiling 

glance   had   passed   between   Ethel   and   the   Unknown�察  �yet   his   image   was 

prisoned behind the bars of her eyelids。 On this day of days she had met 

Love on the crowded street�察�and he had 

        ;But   touched   his   lute   wherein   was   audible           The   certain   secret 

thing he had to tell�察        �Only their mirrored eyes met silently;�察�

     and    a   sweet    trouble�察  �a   restless�察  �pleasing    curiosity�察   �had   filled   her 

consciousness。 Who   was   he�拭�Where   had   he   gone   to�拭�When   should   they 

meet   again�拭  �Ah�察  �she   understood   now   how   Emmeline   Labiche   had   felt 

constrained to seek her lover from the snows of Canada to the moss´veiled 

oaks of Louisiana。 

     But     her    joyous�察    �hopeful      soul    could    not    think     of   love    and 

disappointment at the same moment。 ;I have seen him�察�and I shall see him 

again。 We met by appointment。 Destiny introduced us。 Neither of us will 

forget�察�and somewhere�察�some day�察�I shall be waiting�察�and he will come。; 

     Thus   this   daughter   of   sunshine   and   hope   answered   herself�察  �and   why 

not�拭�All good things come to those who can wait in sweet tranquillity for 

them�察�and seldom does Fortune fail to bring love and heart's´ease upon the 

changeful stream of changeful days to those who trust her for them。 

     On the following morning�察�when the two girls entered the parlor�察�they 

found   the   Judge   smoking   there。   He   had   already  breakfasted�察  �and   looked 



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over the three or four newspapers whose opinions he thought worthy of his 

consideration。   They   were   lying   in   a   state   of   confusion   at   his   side�察  �and 

Ethel glanced at them curiously。 

     ;Did     any   of  the   papers   speak    of  the   singing    before   the   Holland 

House�拭─�she asked。 

     ;Yes。   I   think   reporters   must   be   ubiquitous。 All   my   papers   had   some 

sort of a notice of the affair。; 

     ;What do they say�拭─�

     ;One   gave   the   bare   circumstances   of   the   case�察  �another   indulged   in 

what was supposed to be humorous description�察�a third thought it might 

have   been   the   result   of   a   bet   or   dare�察  �a   fourth   was   of   the   opinion   that 

conspiracy between the old beggar and the young man was not unlikely�察�

and credited the exhibition as a cleverly original way of obtaining money。 

But   all   agreed   in   believing   the   singer   to   be   a   member   of   some   opera 

company now in the city。; 

     Ethel was indignant。 ;It was neither `bet' nor `dare' nor `conspiracy��'; 

she said。 ;I saw the singer as he came walking rapidly down the avenue�察�

and he looked as happy and careless as a boy whistling on a country lane。 

When his eyes fell on the old man he hesitated�察�just a moment�察�and then 

spoke to him。 I am sure they were absolute strangers to each other。; 

     ;But how can you be sure of a thing like that�察�Ethel�拭─�

     ;I don't know `how��' Ruth�察�but all the same�察�I am sure。 And as for it 

being a new way of begging�察�that is not correct。 Not many years ago�察�one 

of the De Reszke brothers led a crippled soldier into a Paris cafe�察�and sang 

the starving man into comfort in twenty minutes。; 

     ;And   the   angelic   Parepa   Rosa   did   as   much   for   a   Mexican   woman�察�

whom she found in the depths of sorrow and povertybrought her lifelong 

comfort with a couple of her songs。 Is it not likely�察�then�察�that the gallant 

knight of the Holland House is really a member of some opera company�察�

that he knew of these examples and followed them�拭─�

     ;It is not unlikely�察�Ruth�察�yet I do not believe that is the explanation。; 

     ;Well�察─  �said   the   Judge�察  �throwing   his   cigarette   into   the   fire�察   �if   the 

singer had never heard of De Reszke and Parepa Rosa�察�we may suppose 

him a gentleman of such culture as to be familiar with the exquisite Greek 



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legend   of   Phoebus Apollothat   story   would   be   sufficient   to   inspire   any 

man with his voice。 Do you know it�拭─�

     Both girls answered with an enthusiastic entreaty for its recital�察�and the 

Judge   went   to   the   library   and   returned   with   a   queer´looking   little   book�察�

bound in marbled paper。 

     ;It was my father's copy�察─�he said�察 �an Oxford edition。; And he turned 

the   leaves   with   loving   carefulness   until   he   came   to   the   incident。   Then 

being a fine reader�察�the words fell from his lips in a stately measure better 

than music�此�

     ;After Troy  fell   there   came   to Argos   a   scarred   soldier   seeking   alms。 

Not deigning to beg�察�he played upon a lyre�察�but the handling of arms had 

robbed him of his youthful power�察�and he stood by the portico hour after 

hour�察  �and   no   one   dropped   him   a   lepton。   Weary�察  �hungry   and   thirsty�察  �he 

leaned in despair against a pillar。 A youth came to him and asked�察 �Why 

not play on�察�Akeratos�拭─�And Akeratos meekly answered�察 �I am no longer 

skilled。' `Then��' said the stranger�察 �hire me thy lyre�察�here is a didrachmon。 I 

will play�察�and thou shalt hold out thy cap and be dumb。' So the stranger 

took the lyre and swept the strings�察�and men heard�察�as it were�察�the clashing 

of   swords。 And   he   sang   the   fall   of   Troyhow   Hector   perished�察  �slain   by 

Achilles�察�the rush of chariots�察�the ring of hoofs�察�the roar of flamesand as 

he    sang   the   people    stopped    to   listen�察 �breathless    and    eager�察  �with   rapt�察�

attentive ear。 And when the singer ceased the soldier's cap was filled with 

coins�察�and the people begged for yet another song。 Then he sang of Venus�察�

till all men's hearts were softly stirred�察�and the air was purple and misty 

and full of the scent of roses。 And in their joy men cast before Akeratos 

not coins only�察�but silver bracelets and rings�察�and gems and ornaments of 

gold�察�until the heap had to its utmost grown�察�making Akeratos rich in all 

men's   sight。   Then   suddenly  the   singer   stood   in   a   blaze   of   light�察  �and   the 

men of Argos saw their god of song�察�Phoebus Apollo�察�rise in glory to the 

skies。; 

     The     girls   were    delighted�察   �the   Judge     pleased    both    with    his  own 

rendering   of  the  legend  and   the  manifest   appreciation   with   which   it   had 

been   received。   For   a   moment   or   two   all   felt   the   exquisite   touch   of   the 

antique world�察�and Ethel said�察�in a tone of longing�察�



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     ;I wish that I had been a Greek and lived in Argos。; 

     ;You would not have liked it as well as being an American and living 

in New York�察─�said her father。 

     ;And you would have been a pagan�察─�added Ruth。 

     ;They were such lovely pagans�察�Ruth�察�and they dreamed such beautiful 

dreams of life。 Leave the book with me�察�father�察�I will take good care of it。; 

     Then   the   Judge   gave   her   the   book�察  �and   with   a   sigh   looked   into   the 

modern street。 ;I ought to be down at Bowling Green instead of reading 

Greek     stories   to  you   girls�察─ �he  said   rather  brusquely。    ;I  have    a  very 

important railway case on my mind�察�and Phoebus Apollo has nothing to do 

with it。 Good morning。 And�察�Ethel�察�do not deify the singer on the avenue。 

He will not turn out�察�like the singer by the portico�察�to be a god�察�be sure of 

that。; 

     The door closed before she could answer�察�and both women remained 

silent a few minutes。 Then Ethel went to the window�察�and Ruth asked if 

she was going to Dora's。 

     ;Yes�察─�was the answer�察�but without interest。 

     ;You are tired with all this shopping and worry�拭─�

     ;It is not only that I am tired�察�I am troubled about Fred Mostyn。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;I do not know why。 It is only a vague unrest as yet。 But one thing I 

know�察  �I   shall   oppose   anything   like   Fred   making   himself   intimate   with 

Dora。; 

     ;I think you will do wisely in that。; 

     But in a week Ethel realized that in opposing a lover like Fred Mostyn 

she had a task beyond her ability。 Fred had nothing to do as important in 

his   opinion   as   the   cultivation   of   his   friendship   with   Dora   Denning。   He 

called it ;friendship�察─�but this misnomer deceived no one�察�not even Dora。 

And when D

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