New York Clipper (Jul 1895)

AtfBlMM. IM, br n» mak 4g«n PotlUUtc Oaofujr (UaHtd.) Feimdcd by FRANK QUEEN, 1893. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1896. I VOLUME XLIIL-Na 19. 1 PriM 10 Ctnta ON THE RIALTO. ■ Riiiiji roK TBI raw Tom clipfib, BT MONROE B. ROSBHrELD. Hoaa wu > Tarim cioim vodM throDji, In fir off Venlu, tO iaj Img, TIM Ud4 of tarqaolM Met and MDg— Oo tlie Hliillo. Id Slukft<|wiin, u qolta well wo know, Olil Stajlock tnd Bsaanio, hiked dacstswltti Aotonio On ttat Rlftlto. How obsnged the nctiie rnm ttut fur da;; Ben Minda t tkroDg, dlvereeljr gij. Upon onr own elite BrotdnT— On Uie RUlto. ne IM«T7 mu, wlU frown anetcn. Comedians wtUi tognUh leer, And eeperaomenrtes qneer— On Uie Hlolto. Hie gty and florid drcos man with eloqaence nnfolds hla plan Cato Ihe fleroe mgedlan On the Rlalto, THe aorobat and clown dlKonrae Ot nlgtata of profit nod of lota, Or elee the ifioj, late dlTorce— On the RUlto. Here Kbemea are bora that datzle one. "WhatI monerr TTe ttIU make a ton Before the blooming eeaeon'a donel" On the niaito. But "beat laid plini ot mice and men (See Boma) oft gang aatn;l'> and then Here on the old forma back again On the Hlollo. A plclore amnge of life we aco, A roaring tarce, a trngedf, In atupes tliat linger llsUea!ilr—) On the Rlalto. Whatfanclea of Ihe brain are beanll Wliat jetta and oddlclea ahsurdi And they beltoTe them, erer7 word- On the Rlalto. At loat the Sammer snap l>egliia, The crowd perceptibly now Ihlni; Off, nraUztng, each one aplna From the Illallo. Yet, In a week, with wearied linin, And empty pocketi, llmiis that pain, Ah, here they an nil back again— On the Rlaltol PETRONELLE. THE STORY OF A STAR. WWTTB5 roa TBR HBW TORK CLIPPHR, BT T. 0. BARBADOB. Onr Utile company hod returned tn Parla after the tonr of Belglnm disheartened and with few bopta ot good lock ahead. The drama, "The Coontem Tigre," bad pioTed a SQCcesa lo other landa, and we bad bopea that among the Helglana we conid replenish a falling tTeaaory and add a few Iannis to ourambliloDs. But, alas tor human bopea, we had failed, and back to gay Parts we ume, almost ready to glre np the flght. As for myself, preod ot my cteatton, for "The OooDleasTlgn" waamy work. I was ready to look upon the Seine with few feat*, and at night I atroUed Ihnngh the parks, keeping oot ot sight as mach as poaalMe, tor, like a beggar or an erlldoer, I did not cantobeaeen. It was the tenth annlrenaiy ot the death of the Commniie,and It aeemed to me that the ghost ot that teiTlble time atalked tbnngb Parla and bnahed the Deny voices that were wont to ring out on the boolSTaTds and In the cafes. Somethbig had to be done; but conId we hope to And a star to pla) the Oonnless, for we had loet our own star Just before anltUng Bmasela, and had aeenherlatdto rest In the little cemetery with Its qo'alnt mennmenhi and weeping trees. Well might I walk the streets ot Paris In despair; well might I start at my own nhadow aod look askance at the paaaere by. It waa a tovely night Paris waa ablar.e with llgbts,and I stopiwdata drinking fonntaln to cool my parched lips. "Bo yon ore ont, toot" said a toIcc, at sound of which I tell back, nearly dropping the cap. The man held out hla band, and the next moment I had recognized the dark aatnmlne face ot Doctor Oiande. For a moment I felt a thrill of delight, tor ot all men at that time there was no one whom I wonid ■ooner meet. We bad met before, and I remembered our parting ten yean prevloasly, Ui London, when be held out that same tbtn hand, long, dark and prehensile, aay. iDg: "Some day I will make your fortune, bnt not now. Yon will need me one nt these dayi, and then I will be your good genlas." I recalled hla words while we stood face to face, clasplDg handa, and felt that I needed him them. We went oTer to a settee underneath Ihe treea and, seated side by slile, I went orer the catalogue ot onr nisfortnnea, and be listened to It wllhoit a break. "Bo,«aald Dr. Oiande, "so you are In the dompi becaune yon hare lost the Oounteaa Tign." "Ittswnckandnilo,"replledl. "Itmeansthat onr lltfle company will disband here and scatter to Ihe font winds ot had Inok." Hla fwe softened. "Itlabadeaonfb," aaldbe, "bnt I think I can anpply the place ot the atar," "Ton.dwtorl" yen find the eqnal of onr Ooonleii In Psrlit" I fen back and aured at him In amoiement I knew that he aomellota Indulged In abelnUw, and that new and then lie waa toberooBdlntheeafei, the last nan orar tbe "gieen death," but that night he looked woodertnlly calm and sober, "Ten wont have lo coach her much," be wenlon while I bung on ereiy word. "I am aware that your 'Ooonteaa' bad lo heeone famlUar with the t*a Hgen wttfeoat wklcb tbe dreoa would proTe a BatteUm. ToabsT*tbemiWI,IIoi^rf" '^toam.JllHr wm feoals with oe, IbeU trienda with whom 1 will part We haTe Nero and Veapsslin In spile of the hanger that knocka at onr door, tor to pan with them Is utter and sudden ruin." He amlled and laid one ot hla.hand^ like a snow- llake, on my knee. "Woold you like lo ne bert" be asked. "WonM I like to see a gold mine open at myfcett" I exclaimed. "Where Is she, Doctor!" He said nothing, but rose and with a look bade me follow him. It ill eeemedadream tome—a wild vision ot Ihe night, and my pulses toae and fell whilellrodathia heels till I felt a llerce ferer corn- log orer me. Doctor Orende said nothing for thirty mbiutes, at Doctor's •.TpUnadon of onr vMI, and I mw the gtrl'a liosom tise and fall wllh Illy auppisaaeil excitement, aa she hung upon ereiy word aa It her Ufa depended on his uttemncca. All at once ahe turned to me. "And yon will let me become the Oounteaa Tlgre I" ahe exclaimed. "Von wlU glre me the ehtr role of yonrplayf 'Mtyon can play It, yea;" said I. "But the person who takes It must learn to auhihie Nem and Vea- pislsn." She threw a qnick glance at the Doctor. "Then the lole la mine," ahe cried. "When am thepela,IIondenrt Will you let me see Ihe kittens beforelgotoileepr' by an unconKnllahle desire, whiob lent an adill' Uonal Inatn to her eyes and sent her breath In hot •hott gaapa mm her body, Hy hand trembled a Utile with the key, tor I conkl not altogether master my eioltement, and ahe aud denly Jerked II from my hand, "I will and the pets, monilonr," he exoUlmed and to my hoiTor ahe unlocked the door and threw It wide open without cennony, Tbe two peiawere then; great atrlpoii cats, anail Ing Willi delight OTer my return; hut auddenly catchbig eight ot my companions, Nero, In the actot leaping forward tor hla caiesaea, ntreated lo tho farther aide of the obamber, and Veapaalan fell book aa II h« had aeen a apeotn. the end of which time we bad gone tar from tho place ot our meeting, and I found myseir In a part ot Paris where I knew the bloodtcnt ImiTlcades of thataauguloary time bad been crtcted. He pulled his collar rennd hla neck, and I followed anlt wllhont asking why, and at last we wen niheied Into a honao Iwyond a tall and narrow door ot which my gnlde slopped. We are near her," aald he, hlx lips touching my ear. "This Is tbo house ot the Red Stain." Why so namedr' I asked. Ahal did yon never heart They raught the last detachment of Ihe petroleuses here aud shot them down In this vary hall." I Invninntaillf ebuduercd. In another moment we were climbing a rickety stairs and I waa snxloua to have tbe lonmcy over, not liecanae 1 feared that any harm would reach me while nnder the Doctor'a care, bnt tor fear that I would not see the coming alar aoon enough. 00 the third door we atopped In tbe dark and a band found my arm there. Listen I the bird Is singing." Strains of deep toned moalc came from some- where In the gloom, and I llatenrd dll the last v^me waa song throagh. It la Fetronelle." aald Doctor Omnde. "Ton hare yet to see her, and ao get ready to loee yonr heart" 1 laughed a Utile at thla, tor the Doctor knew that I bad never a heart to lose at the feet of wonmn- kind, and we advanced again. Be knocked at a door which I could faintly see, and the following moment be was greeted by a cbeery voice sa he pnshed me serosa the threthold. Iben waa a lecoU and a little cry of aatonlsh- meot and then I stood face to fkee with a wonder- tal gill. Wonderful, I say, for she cane before me like a vidon of lapturona beauty; a laU gin, di- vinely snperb In every Une and contour, with Oaah- Ing nildnlgbt eyes and tooeeoed tnasea aa dait sa a ravea'a plamage. Waa Ibli to be the new OonntaM Hgn I la afev mlantea I found myielf; llalenlBg to Ite "Tonlghtr' "Now!" She laid hor soft white hand on my arm- "I muataeothematoncc. They came fibn Parla, didn't tbeyf" "Yes. They wen much amaller when tbey felt Into my handa. Tbey belonged, I believe, to a man who lout hla lite In the liarrlcadea. Tbey are large now, the Onest hcaslH In Paris and our pride." Ten mlnn'ea later we were threading the stneta of the gay capital, Petmnelle leaning on Ihe Doc- tor's arm and I In adnnce to ahow them the way. I cannot tell In full my feellnga while I walked ahead. Uy hmin seemed on Ore witb greed and triumph atnngely mingled; a wild deain to leap Into the middle ot Ihe atreet and act like a madman from Joy ran through my velna. Uy blood grew Ukra hrated; I felt that the moment ot victory bad come. Bnt what It lbs girl abonld fall lo make trieiids with the IwoUgerer What It she should be sconied hy Ihe dlacemlng lieasts who had already torn one master lo pieces) Despair I I would have to go l>ack 10 the parks; aye, lo tbe river which dowa throngh the city, cairylng on Its Ude Into Inlnlly tbe aecseta and Ihe despair of connlleaa thonaanda. Ourjonmey ended at the modest lodgings where I had neitled down, and I led my gneala Into the lluie room with singular tbonghts. lo a few momenta I wonld know what would hap- pen—whether we would walk through gold to fane, or whether a man wonld go back to the abadowa of tbe trees, and thence to Ihe dregs of the abdnUie cop. Fetnnielle look a quick survey of my qnarun, hot she seeotd to mlaa something. 'The pela, Mnnstenr-!fm and Vespaalanr' nld sbe, nrnlDg upon ne. "In tbe next room," nJd I, and I took a key rnm ray pochst and croned the carpet Tbe tigem beard my tread, and lha next monent Icaugbl their greeting as tbey pawed tbe door In tbetreagemeai to purr'round me HkeoveigvowB kUtena. Ike tall flit at mybeelaaeemedtahenaMand retrnnelle, tho glrl.lleaned sgalnst the Jsmli snd looked St Ihn Ihisnis. "Ho IheM are lo In my aupportt" Mhe uUI, Willi an arch smile, looking at nie. "Yon see Nero and his male," answered I. "Where is the whipl Voii have one, inoiuleurr Tbe coiiniess used ono at limes, I'm lold," She looked liack Into the other room while she spoke, where, npon a nsll, hung the sUver handled whip wllh which Ihe dead sisr, st ilmea, siilidiied the llgen. Roth lieasts hated the very sight ot Ihe whip, and I tell a thrill run throngh my lilond aa Pelronella apled It, "Nay, mademoiselle," cried t, wllh a gealaro ot tenor. "You must nni —" Hut she had sprung paht me with a laugh, and Ihe whip was In her band. "We will Iry Ihs hitlnis, monsieur." she sold, en- lertng Ihe tigers' room with the lash mcklnfralmve her bead. "I will see It they can lake a llttio abuse tnrni their new mlaireas," Hy heart seemed lo aland allll in my brcaal while tbe whlpremalned polaed In mid air nvrrthegirl's head. It waa a terrllile moment, and Ihe laiHean held me spelllioond, with my tongue glued, sa it were, to Ihe root of my mouth. All at once down came the laah direct acrnoa Vea- psslan's face, and Ihe great feline aeemed lo leap Into Ihe air, while the nora nng with a roar of pain. The daullog beauty laughed aa ahe nn over to the daud cal'a male and mined one blow after an. other 00 bU bead. Nero crouched and glared at here moment, while 1 lelzed her arm, bnt waa abakeo off Impenoualy. ■Hiey know their miatreaaP' orted Pelrnnalla, looting at me ihe tractwn of a aeoond. "Let me know >bem, monslenr." "Tbey will tear yonr friend to plecea," I cried lo ■he Doctor, who stood near the door, with folded aims and a look of cogBdence la bis eye*. Buddealy PetroneDe cast the wLIp aside and went over to the nad aidniala. I saw bar stoop over BeiD and pat bla head, while abe pnt out a band to Ten ia d i l l wbe aaMi i half aa h a ir ii l ot Ma part ot the acene. Both tigen lloked her white hand, and then began tn play at her feet like klllena, "Monsieur, wo are acqualnteil," exrlatmtd the girl, tnming abruptly upon me," Bhsll I cnme to- morrow tor thecuesi" until thatmouient I hsd nni rnnio bsek to myaelf. Tim wlinio scoun had itsr^Ml lue. I seemed In aland In Ihe heart of soma wild drram—some olRhhnare, some croieaque vision of the night after a boni at the cafes. Then I tmd her that she ahould have Ihe title role ot the pisy, that ahe should become Ihe new "Ooant- eaa Tlgre," and Inatcad ot thanking me ahe nn over and kiaaed the two aninuls. At last I got her away from Ihe llgen snd w« hroo went down stairs, relmnello Insbileil on going home, snd I bade her and tho Doctor good night, stipnlallng hi annnder. tone that tho Utter should return at once. My tilend did ao, opening my door with a smile on hisfsee, and ha dropped into my chsir with one ot bin IllUe laughs. "Wliatdld I tell you In londont" aald bo. "Don't yon rememiier ilutt I said I would bring yon tot- tunc one of these days." "Yf, but who would have thonght that you would bring It in this manner I" "Isn't ahe a splendid (lounleas TIgrel Md yon ever aee sunh a subjngallniii Why, ihe aireadv ecllpHSs the tint 'Oounteaa,' whom you leftamong tho rnaea In llnissels." "But tho crowning art la lo come, II link Onnnt- ess Tign alx months to got the llgen soeiislomed tn her on the suign. Hhe never dared whip Ibem there." "I'etiTmello cau whip iheiu ovorywhen," crteil Ihe enlhiislsHtln INwtor. "Wlieni did ynti unearth har, Dnoliirl" "By anil byo," said he, looking at nis as his hand fell npnii mv knri.. "lYe will see what aba does the nretnlahl." The next day tho Isll niri i-anin to my mom and from that morning alio Inranie lha Ideal Oounteaa Tigro. The llille troupe got tngnlher with mingled hopes aud tesru. Tlioy mlatnisled Itio power* of this alraiigo crealnre, tho Dorlor's protege—and more than nno nt the company warned iiinthatt wonld •oiin liiiry another "IVinnloM," this lime In rem la (lhalMi, Donliir ilrenilo's piirm waa largitr Ihsn mine, and ho opened It hearllly. lie seemed to have (onnd the lamp ol Alsddlii since I met him last, and I did not ask bim It his pmollce iisd netted him Ibsosnrmniia funds which ho soemed to havo at hla onmmand. Tlio eponing night ot "The Oounlsaa Hgn" rane wllh a slorm and mnny niUglvinga on my pan, I mil that It was lltonr dealli—that I waaabnutlo alakomylllllnnllon tho promlani madn in the ad rortlaciiientsotlheuewstsr who wsa to raptlvate Iho worid wllh hrr wnudertiil powen. Attar one portormunrn there would tie no Bernhsnlt.and Petro- nelle would lie on nveiy Psrialanl tongue. I seemed to lie auapendcd toapendiihint that nail- lalod lietwern lite and death, and walled with Inled breath for tho lifting nt Ihn ciirlalii. It rnae, tho lint acenn paaaed, tho llnit ant ended, and then I aweat I lined, Innrto ot the iMixas, rallu ami nnllented, sat Poe- liir rinndn, toying wllli liliiHpoolanles. Ifew could llio nan lie cool when he knnw that In theaeitond act Iho tigers, ilenplle Ihnir training, iiniaily re- Iwllndt I shut my eyes. I dareit nut lisik sa I felt Ihe stage ahnkn aa Ihny iHitindeil forwanl—ibnrrlala had cornel I beard llin voice nt I'etninnlle. 1 heard Ihe tigers growl llieir mgo and grind lhair teeth. The same icen* in wbtrli I hey had nnco raliellad agalnal the dead "Oiunleaa" waa at hand. All at once I beard a aeriea nt dull lilowa. I opened my eyea and saw Ibe tall, auperli flgura ot I'elrnnelle, as shs sinnd face tn face with the two relishi, licating them back with a Myet handled whip. I spreng ii|i, but rniild not move. I nionentarily expected tn hss Iho giri Inm tn plaoea, Huddenly down went the whip and Ihe girt held out har while hands. Nanit Veapaalan t Don't you rememiier Utile llekilMt" The mad lieaata aosmad to racogniM Ihe naw name, tor they crouched at her teel and looked np Into hor eyea. A wave of applaiiae awept over Ihe great audi, enco, and relronelle threw henelt upon Ihe llgen and emhreced them with all Uio ardor of a lover. "Ilelolaot" I BSw Iho niirtain fall with the great atrain broken, heard lbs nflere qiilrer with Ihe aboutaof thede. menird people, and I looked and aaw Pelronella In a dead faint on Ihe iKiarda. Doolnr (Innde hounded tmm the depiha ot hla prlvale box and carried her away. I followed with my heart in my throat and came upon lilm bringing har iiack in lite- "I Iboiighl an," ssid hs, looking up Into my taro. I thought ao lha moment alia told ma nt her anp- pnaed powen." "You Ihniighi what I Tell me." lie came in me and laid hla hand nn my arm, while he Mime a glanro Inward Fetronelle. 'Tbn llgen were nnre her father'a pcta. He lost hla life In Ilie days of the Oimmune; the mother waa peiroleuaa, and the aoldlan caught her and abot her to death In Ibe hallway of her own bonae. Tbe 'aoiidnlng eye' ia In Peironelle'a head. Take hsr, Tom. Bha la yonr forlnne and my Utile girl, Paris baa a new goddraa from thla night We call har Petmnelle, but she la rsally lleimae, Ibe lieauttful wait of Ihe red handed Commune." And this la how rnae and ehone Ihe atar of alar*— Petmnelle, someilme* called Ihe lady of the Tlgsn, AND HAS NO EAR F OR MUSI& "Papa." Bha knelt iiesMe the dejected flgnreand fondly kiaaed lha drooping head. Papa, can I not keep the wolf from the door with myslnglngr' lie waa wllhont hope, allhongh he smiled, "My child," he sighed, "yo«r sloginc wonld keep abnnst anyindy elae ftoai tbe door, bnt Ibe woU M pretty nervy, you knew,"—Mirstt Tmam