. The light of the star; a novel. >FTER the appointment withMiss Merival reached him(through the hand of her man-ager), young Douglass grewfeverishly impatient of the longdays which lay between. Waiting became aspecies of heroism. Each morning he rereadhis manuscript and each evening found himat the theatre, partly to while away the time,but mainly in order that he might catch someclew to the real woman behind the shiningmask. His brain was filled with the lightof the star—her radiance dazzled him. I THE LIGHT OF THE STAR By day he walked the streets, seeing hername on every bill-board, cat
. The light of the star; a novel. >FTER the appointment withMiss Merival reached him(through the hand of her man-ager), young Douglass grewfeverishly impatient of the longdays which lay between. Waiting became aspecies of heroism. Each morning he rereadhis manuscript and each evening found himat the theatre, partly to while away the time,but mainly in order that he might catch someclew to the real woman behind the shiningmask. His brain was filled with the lightof the star—her radiance dazzled him. I THE LIGHT OF THE STAR By day he walked the streets, seeing hername on every bill-board, catching the glowof her subtle and changeful beauty in everywindow. She gazed out at him from browsweary with splendid barbaric jewels, her eyesbitter and disdainful, and hopelessly smiled at him in framework of blue andermine and pearls—the bedecked, heartlesscoquette of the pleasure-seeking world. Shestood in the shadow of gray walls, a gratingover her head, with deep, soulful, girlish eyeslifted in piteous appeal; and
Size: 1589px × 1572px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidlightofstarn, bookyear1904
