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P P 220 ARRCCRCE Ww baod. . "Wign poul Ie bove us We da. things Just bave to come onl right,* "Yes, Shirlioy ." The gutes were thrown open, aut t wont out on the plutforma, The «: thundefed: in. â€" Havid iook Ship 8y and Dary junlor luts their car He _ ktesed her lustily abd | Answred Whger over lils zoeally to the haky Phen be ran sop o the car and stoed Sgain on the plai/orin. while Shirlep nade the youngsor cuve this bund . [ | °7°°~ Pnd mt Aotsss se fls i1 d N# David tnanaged an -nwmn::.&-. He wulked howeward b° a be :9'0.1 way. The mst of the P Cc tinrt ighle h. 26000 .1 roundabout way The rest of the day he spent in working leverisbly at onâ€" Bnished odds nud emis of packing Then he got out ail his sketcbes and plans and slowly tore them into bits ubtll the door armunmd bim was Hittered with the fragments last of un he eame to the 81 Chiistopber‘s plans Bot bis hands refused) his vommand to destroy. ie sat bhoking at this evi dence of his fallure until darkness fell and bid them from tis sight. He rote then and, wrapping them up carefully . e t 1 w2 COOm W the baxew M“ Thore was noibing more that be eould do. e ind not eaten since morning, but be was not bungry, He lfeaned back in a chair and jet all the thoughts and feelinzs be had held at bay during the busy Jays rush at bim In the darkness â€" An incredible toneliâ€" pess was upon him, a sense of loss bitterer even than jone!iness. _ 1t seemed that sometbing for which be had paid dearly bad been «tolou from hium. An odd fish, no donubt of Jt was Jon athan Radbourne, though a good man to work for . os Jw Hiswdell had sald and Davll seop found. by no moans a foot ‘There was wo hint of be always was stulliszâ€"=o0 that mooth it was regily a grin â€"a ctooked, cheory smile that made other« «mie, tho, and he never acknowlalzed bad weather. From the Arst be mude a bablt of mchum‘llbmuu‘ occaslons was of shy, wletfnl {dlenditâ€" clalty to know all their rrom be always was stnllinzâ€"on i it was reglly a grin â€"a ctool «mile that made other« «m6 he never acknowledzed bad wiw ad¢ not When ‘ the drawings . were correci, "Â¥ery good!" be would beam. ="1 wish 1 could draw as beautifully as you." "Do you think," Davil asked on one such occasion, when he had teen io the position nearly a fmouth, "that 1‘ really the man you want? Sometimes 1 seem pretty.slow." ; "Oh, you mustn‘t think that," Jonaâ€" than said warmily. "You‘re eatching on faster than 1 over boped for. You When ‘ the dr "Â¥ery good!" he 1 could draw as don‘t know what a help you are to me. The draftsinen I‘ve had before wsed enly their hands. You use your head." "Thank you," said David, grateful ib'ch'._-n-o.o«-Il:uwl'l beblod it wae a trite ‘ -.-A.‘mlfln-'-"‘-m don‘t you?" s 1 .indiwaccs e viaeit ME CA AU. Cuead and see, Jonatkan :aook his hbead and wought out bis bookkecper. ~*hat‘s a very uice young man, Miss Summers," be sald. "Mr. Quentin, 1 meonn." | â€" Miss dummers agreed . > *But I‘m afraid be‘s protty beartsore | Mne _ Miss Summers looked a quastion, "Hes a young ;nplbtl. J.uz expialued, "who didn‘t make good }.mu this wark seems a c> m ‘awn 19 him." s 2 c omal WWies Sbam. â€"*That‘s t mers , "If yu¢ would ir him bere "Of con undorst» EOT EWUBIAm. EDCOCCC undorstacd J mathte quile well. ‘ * We‘ve z0t to ITY that, We @es make a little coossiracy 19 that «nd PH try to think up ~me details." Miss Summers «mled as though she Hiked making Hitle conplecie with ®mathan. _ "Of couree," ube sald agole and wakod 1f > that 1« a protaise, Very quieuy she »ot about koeping it a little timidly, too which weo strange since with others in the uiice and sbop she was not In th* w She au vette.> it 1 q worainge‘ and ¢ 'flâ€" aevening, ab occasioual whee * We‘ve .200 make a little Pl try to this WEDNESDAY, JANXUARY 1, 119 D I‘m (Continued from last week) nouse or yoys‘ d go over foratine ‘ea n than ~expda as other details « «sing deliht at 1 vid wow that he hy he had grave doot ng hJs salary. 1. ug of mechanies s â€" understand . whe er, the foreman, device for which wl. Bot that wro and my dime b Bd rather to ver, he ‘peter «a @ respectfuliid ta te df these eil sure of It." _ fhe learnlug to tke itâ€"very much" rled to make his answer Cohâ€" . Ynt when be bad left the of» a fra k v (M@ cle thing lb a Howmert, sakd Miss 89M "C OW vur abd â€" Anuwred to The haby wr and stoed Hte »76rezed hi 1 wish you = enserfol for wlid not al Jona than . Of â€" Lamsiness « Iirerest h to learn the yours~ ar work." , but was He took wrn more ourhrl . pe them, . 8® it he was v .uext to > of the it m sp» les. â€" Aud Jobna And be chang ::I-_;‘}qm.mfimh | ment store where shp had been «uk She was not sery t4ll, and perchâ€" -q-“n th¢ tail, old fuatâ€" lomed desk by the window sh«« secmed more girtish even than her yeasrs, whith were four and twenty. She did not look at all like an tris, even a white Irte girl David would almostt as #009 have suspected Miss Brown. "$ might," thousht Miss. Summers, P vip AP prventir ndsA â€"â€" 1. A.â€"4 ways and sometimes toward evem hd‘lblua, rather pincbed; ber aame were (*» slowiler to be proity, and | the catds of er bad white nock stoad | "be a part of the furiiturre for all he sees in me." She did not thiink it re sentfully, though with an odd little twinge of disappointment. Sho rregardâ€" #d him as a very «uperior young® MB# li'lnnu::o had always wanted to know, swhe bad made a and she would not desert mm y really â€" inteiligent, he decidet. r“.‘..‘l::. ".:ll: epwalr y forsg :‘h lI,Wlhh- was a« yot ope® & » wht a briof Wiike m d w that In which she. with a breetb 4e |"ifo Ferccived what hitherto be bad tnf reuse of having uo adventure, 49#) ‘mised. that she had bair 200 £3€* Sup ol Abother Jount mar, @0@K )\ qure worthy of consideration,. Bath mnu!nmdlo-fl-‘.. night the former was and dne =_:.â€"._ "‘_?."L.“A vbeilions, with Utmie curting WeP" ary delly i orvige Aptiiibbbteremaid. .. A .. r‘fil‘- But Quvid, thouge WTite courtes; uflo?. failed, . mit -Ndhhrhr- not wes cematious Of hers. ler charios, 10 be mite, wore not of n striking sortâ€"as loast at Orst glnnc. Sho was « Ortbl losking body whos© (a«0 was noarty us "We must make a little conspiracy to Bbe noticed that out ht the noon h mo soc> thing m manding | attentic luncheon, which was atways carrled in a dainty little Lasket, was seasoned with a.conylction of gross seldshness And one day, after she had eaten, she went, basket in bund, to the door of David‘s little room, "Mr. Quentin®~ she began. lnstantly Dayid was on his feetâ€"ane of his habits she liked so well; other men in the ofice.did not have it. "Yes, Miss Summers?" She held out the basket. In the botâ€" tom reposed two fat cookles fln: apple whose ruddy chaeks had a in hers at the moment. petite. . Would fl.fl.h & "Thank you, Summers," he said politely, "but I never cut at noon," _ | She ertered, cager to cover up ber !hmu:\':::l“w a glowing hisâ€" t | bo m m amincer Sommie _ "I wish you wou!," she iInsisted. "It you don‘t theyâ€"they‘l spoll." _ _ .. 'Ir it doesn‘t azree"â€" > * suw her face fall. "On second thouzht 1 betieve 1 wil, They look so tempting. It‘s very good of you to think of it," "Won‘t you sit down?" "Where will you sit?" % He answered by brushing some paâ€" pers #ro 1 the corner of the table and seating himself (hore. She took the chair, and the sonso of adventure was very vivid. W 2 He took the, baszet from her bands. But she did not leave. She stood, still besitant, looking up at him. He moâ€" tioued to his chair, the only one in the David bit iInto a cooky is good of you. Ordh bungry at all st nos know, But today 1 am. happen to gues» 1t?" "I tidn‘t gtess 1t. 1 ) She ‘Oft and "Ob, 1 didn‘t everceme by c0 â€" "Aud Edin‘t mean to smiled. "You needo‘t a need never bo astaud ¢ pitality, need oue?" To to recover he wont ‘os He had Uttle ob wanted t pitality, need one?" To give ber time to recover ho went ‘on: "There‘s a good deal of it sround here, len‘t there? Tell me something about Mr. Radbourne. You‘ve Lbeen here some time. 1 belleve." on her feet." sent to a «»hoo! and dmunfl.‘m couh Hil And Biuke, the collector, who had lung trouble and haif the ¢!me was not able to repurt for duty. And Heauer, who was a gonlus but bad a buruug palate, pleked up almost from the wutter and given an important ptce in the sponsUbility tered_ #ill evilt, Lt m "Ry tomorrow? Hardiy, 1 should "Pwo years. He‘s the best and kind N + his face mt all blas were very «m '; -.:- thinking he nad ““"J tell izo.- tong. m jnstjee to her ace. 1t wes sDIMLed â€" He broke it ut ds * n dpnow ahop in the hope that te would resture the shat Aud Fiwith, the latebt re he never ate or went ur, as If there were an inner man deâ€" . . ‘Thereafter ber «s always carcled in «ket, was seasoned of groms seliishnoss. r she had eaten, she 1nd, to the door of mcin ie Th «t topeP hus! | then eaught wer "No! Mecuuse when 5 tugs som don‘t thist Ordinarily I‘m not . noon â€"habit, you | am. . HJow did you In‘t apologize. One wl of a bit of ho nd just thought"â€" agaln timidly. han 1 esn cat, snul you. tm We Khe was n trem ‘about her cars and neek. The «9M '-mnm‘lv*'l.‘l““ {depths inviting inspection. He "0un8 | bimself wishing he could ‘xee tb | really alight. * 2 P ra i He suggested that a lame duck4B8 , | might grow up into a wonderfal ! | and munched his apple R Omhuâ€"-lb.udl D; ,mâ€"n-â€"lh-flvgt’ | edible figured prominently. Aud he 414 . / not ask a question. | " "But how does be got his work done | * with such a crew ?" "We‘re not all lame ducks, you kno#. Andâ€"yop work hard, don‘t you?" _ _ "Of course, . It would be only decent. ! "We all think that Even the bI& strong ducks like to work for bim." "I‘m told be makes money." "A good deal more than be speod#s on himself. ! keep his personal 8¢ counts, and 1 know. Several of bi# _"It would be something." be thoughtfuily, going back 10 "to be able to tun that sort of Bat -lu.m;f .-'!'“'.. aro! Except you. of course ho laughed. "Oh, you aoeda‘t be polite. . I‘m one, 100; not & or yery tragle. .A lame dt we say Y* * specialtios are very endugh to get her." _ â€" _ 9 y mother‘s | got shem for ber, "She could _" “f whe neter wonld zo ont in a se "Hhe would have gone far, +« We . Bhe thinks It would be tempt I had happened to hear her, as! | Provalence. I‘m sorry," this to lowed her progre=s closety enou=> AÂ¥HL "I had nothing to fit you. Can know. 1 have never been reson«i\~‘* «o without ?* Jounthar Sroke of sharp‘y, .mfi a pot him at «#«» on that point, :: at o crack it the wall The sitte , Ih”'hn-nm- retired. eyes were very «md. Davil. 10% # . mwinutes. fower than you tell Into a long. thougbtful t ‘.Im”.nnnmuc Radâ€" specinies HT0 2Hp . EMA ad tions of bis father‘s that are sB io demand. He‘d make more money if be had a botter aystem. Hegner says he can‘t accept all his orders. Maybe" she @ there and just as she wes beginning to © grotesquely athwart his beaming her living out of it and getting C On une arm be carsied for bigger things «ho took 410L well and quothor (»+ It left ber throat so wéak that «b» "l-.:n' Aud to their astouished to give whuglng, ber explained. "Firt wo‘re going awhile, u-ql.don.n; f:”::.'x x ='- Uitle run, if it is agrecable to "Why, that was tow bad?" ++ "It was very bad Bat she m‘ BM§UPeJ him in itailee chet i whine, Just put it her. 8 b she had to make ln.:‘nvm s U ®hen lot us hurry." fle aanded the :" sbe went to a commercia) = and vell to Miss Summers. "i mm 1 was is »these nlong (or you. They endugh to got her." ty mother‘s. | got shem for ber, "She could really sing?" who never wonld zo ont in a m« _ "Bhe would have gone far, vâ€"y Bhe thinks It would be temptâ€" lle shook his head. "I‘m afrald, Summers," his laugh was not thi« time, "I don‘t know much of thing useful." * a "You coukl learn, couldn‘t you?r" asked quictly. He Gusbed because he had let self whimpor, . "Whyâ€"I «uppose . could try." «* â€" « #he left him then. And # COHSE mn Â¥ootsteps woer> beard; then a -hOl' v. 3 a C != vision burst upon themâ€"Jongâ€" heck Quenti q 'â€"w..».-m.-m for motorâ€" u..m-u.h"w-' B&, in visored cap ond duster, with a purapne .n-u "The has . huge pair of sbeil rimmed goggles that righeps h.mb Tne 6 a grotesquely athwart his beaming To Tt on wl ( ©Oumienabee On one arm be carried ToF *w"h “.h‘l‘ “.:w'l:flt'"‘ m vell and qnothor .o+ Ts i o it the id to their astouished llbfihwlhr-lm-hxu..u:,lfll "Ready?" And i "I have no doubt." _ > C Jonathan smiled. "Meaning yn‘ H M? But 1 forgot.. You probs "Would you mind," Jonathan 1466 "not :;ch. we .o‘u.. .t'hu Th|:l'l a very young lady; Mr., Quentia." "Evidently," said David, thoogh with something less than his employer‘s e _ _A Joy Ride. 1 HAT afternoon the subject of the noon hour‘s chat came into David‘s quarters to ask a qu@t tion about some draw + The errand accomplished, he. too, HiBe gored. He refused the chair David vBe euted and sat on theâ€"table. : "I beard you and <Miss Sommef® talking awhile azo." be said lhnv& "You said you hourd"â€" . David + od lq-. welf conselous, _ . â€" "I _ beard . you â€" laughing." e bourne‘s eyes twinkled keen‘!y A"I= on his draftsman. "8o you were tallte Ing about me?" . *There was nothing you -wm have beard without offense, sir." â€""I know that. Mi«s Summers is ® how, he could not bave taldâ€"sctbing oll had been poured Into his wousnds By most rules sot by most men be should bave been happy enoush ie had work, clean and Rouest. that be was learning to do well. "I hope the same can be said of ©8, suggested, "you could belp bim CHAPTER Vill. «hk 6 nnimt. UiKinsHY, ONTARL® _ Me found | * MXT ® be wem | men® _ _ is a good 9 °V _â€" T '.omi"'.;',",l_ 'a-'.‘ "Vary r e o t t C T PVC COHE ~*=| $0G do without * ’\fi'g,'_ pot him at «#=> on that point, i ctg | 4 lee Rummers retred. t In ® few minutes fower than you eok ceat and vell these !,_ ‘-7 motbhe: sho never "’»".» She th (Oh ; Provilenc to | Devid. "I had # en on qngy J-uu-n-l-un*l. yotten David‘s presence. . e "As you say, it called for more co4#â€" nnhnu"av.nmlm‘ not a proved fallare." "Rot 1 didn‘t say that." _ , "You bad it in mind when you toit -:; You are quite right. Thank you teiling me." "There!" Jonathan beamed bappy. "I said sha was an inspiration to any ) "Ready?" And io thoir astouishe@ he explained. "Firt we‘re going a Uitle run, If it is agrecable to is a good example." Jonathan left. Baot in a moment be "Â¥ery much." "Then one of these evenings weB go out to my house, we three, and hate some, If you‘d care for it." “;‘::IH be gind to." > " Saturday, perbaps David repeated his polite formuin. Jonathan eyed blw wittfully. "Â¥08 kwow, you‘re not obllzed io «ay that if there is somethiiug else you weuld rathor do. 1 shoulnw‘t eure to take wivantage of my posltlicn to ‘orve MF eenpeny aud cand my friend â€"bip yhon might suppose. she returaed. Raé bourss clanped bis hands in deltié w somet bing. " P David looked doubtful. "I hadn‘t .aought of him as"â€" â€" But he did not tinish. Quick stae At«the same moment David strolled into Miss Summers‘ presence, watch in _ Por the original program for Saturâ€" had been en‘arged. Miss Sum and David bad been notlGied to be ready at mida(:ernoon for an event as cloaked in secas 7. L'nrhrmc arrived. _ Radbourne glanced out Into the street, nodded with satisfaction, clomed his desk with ;:nâ€"mu; to the relief of Miss wa, who wouid now have lelsure hmlhknmsmumflâ€" and vanished into hi# cloakroom. wually smilln<. "For the ast hour I‘ve | Jress with many folds and Conace® been »1'“ my witch every Bve | gnd One ruching at neck awl wrists. miv 1400. excitessent is infec | " He thougi¢ she was taking one of tiows. He hasn‘t grown up, has be?" _ | thoke naps which are the presugative "But‘ lan‘t that his great charm?" | of aze at ony hour and bezan t> tip Bummers seemed already b.h away. Rut she started and sas fi _‘!l_l'nl. | upright, ber face turned towand him. ~ An unwouted excitement pervaded the offices of Radbourne & Co. on that § morning. radiated no doubt from the bead of the concoro himself. He Citted about rest‘>=<‘v, tuggzed at : whiskers continually, an * his volce ho rattled off his correspondence to Miss Brown bad a happy, boyish Wt Oceasionally chancing to catch Miss Bummers‘ eye. be would nod with a «ly, knowing wink. â€" "The sour has struck." he burlesqued. "What doth it hold y *Whatever it is." she answor>d. "you mus® seem to be dell*.~ â€" "I think 1 sho" .« 1 was a0 sald gravely. € _ Aud the slate gray eyes as they restâ€" «d on the little man were vory gentle. . "Then we‘li consider it sottled." This tine bis departure fnal, and the cloud, lfted a Dttle rt- ofâ€" torts of a white faced bookkeeper and a comicaily ugly manikin, settled apon Davkd once more: He bent grimly to his Interrupted work. At that moment Radbourne was ob taluing Miss Summers‘ assent to the cconslon of Saturday. 1t was not hard o obtabn. P "I like that young man," be confided. #1 think wo‘re going to be very good "At least," sald David grimiy, "wbe "Do you like music?" Nt t hee rhed 1 was thinking of bim," she would mean mcb to me, in a way, . olee had t dide c athon & y 1e wh face Nahted ap ®# wean that ** of i sht himselL. _ * for I to bave fors. en t to be with , sar evanisa _1 should program for Satur arged. Miss Sumâ€" ail been notifGed to »»noon for an event J to have tewr 4P Davb) ue vome su6/@0â€" 1 to the ought to yoth waty he "Look, David!" David obeyed “‘hh--.-unnmull‘ never done justice to the face peering .llN-rn-cmmuov‘dhl- .-uhnu.du-“thtkh‘ ufter all certms clements of prett} ness. He was astonished that be could huve thought otherwise, But then be had never seen her when chooks glow 7 P We COs oAsk ‘M*llrf-,n“m mwuflm--.-d adventnre nhmb-h‘ It; was a !.,u._m-u-.ulmfiu-l ! The late Jose sun was just sinkins | to rest when they entered the outskirts of the city and dreow up before a ram ‘bliny white bouse set well buck on n velvety tawn. Two groat eltn s#tood In the front of the yard, and chodo dendrons bloomed sgainst‘ the wide | porch, thelr fragrance lingering on the | evening air. ewiftly along, up hill and down dale. over a smooth country road. Fleld« .c,â€".un-nliv.qnn-d M-‘hlhlm-uu. «d under the sweep of the breeze, fra grant wood lots whose shadow was a curess. ‘The hest of the occesion sat with the chauffear, turning often i0 * pavid turned the remnaent M‘“M now shail we atart?" point out to his guests some heauty of landscape they already had seen. commenting tritely, obvious as always in his effort to be entertaining. happy in the belief that he was succeeding. And he was sueceeding. uch is the uplifting power of the spisit of true friendliness, even when‘ dwolling in a dinky Httle man with whiskers absurd ly «went by the rusbing wind. Thoy «ame at the end of a toug olb ped wost sixty miles. Doge it In LWO â€"aptill more‘n Nh the way too." "That‘s very good time, isn‘t said Jopathan pblitely. "fumpb! / We‘ll_ do betier‘n U goin‘ backâ€"that 1s." be hinted, "If the doark don‘t eatch us." It was a good car, and the chauffeur was as good as Lis word. The mies stretched out bebind them at a pace that forbade conversation. ‘he e% bilaration of speed was apon David and a decper Joy, born of a friendabip found in a waste of loneliness. I "Who is At?" she askc! "But 1 khow. You are Nr. Quentin, of comâ€"e ‘ 1 am Jonathan‘s mother." Ste paited. But sometbiog was wrong with shat Iâ€"Ilo. It seemed lncorspsete. "You may come 4n." ! Bhe beld out a basd David ad vauced and took it She cauglht ns | Im .¢h of her» In a soft. Homering "That," said Jonathan, "was a very splriled ride. . But 1 hope"â€"this to Do vid="you areu‘t sorry it‘s ewied, be | cause this is my howe, where we want ; you to come very often.. Misa Sum mers," he added. "already knows ber | welcome is «ure." $ He got to theâ€"pavement and belped | Miss Summers to allght as deferen * tiaily as If whe bad lwen the fuest ; lady in the land. Aud, despifte red 7 wiilskers and cap and gogeies, to Da | Â¥Ll the manpver did not seem absurd. ; A little taver David desser the room where be bad re» traces of their ride. At t door he stopped. lonking o at the sole oceupant of that « She was reclining. eye« «| hands folded. on a pltow where the glow of a shaded softly upon. ber. and Davk her the most beautiful thin ever seen. A very wisp of ahe was. He coull baye h his arms and seerely felt 6 But be wou‘d have takon hei bands folded. on a plHowed settee. where the glow of a shaded tamp feli softly upon ber. and David thought her the most besutiful thing he bad ever seen. A very wisp of a woman ahe was. He coull haye held her in his arms and senrsely felt the welght. But be wou‘ld have takon her very ten derly. so fraglle she secmod. Under a Olmy lace cap ber hair. still Goe and plentiful, shose «llvery. ‘The face, though tho face of age and white and this almost to transparency, was strangely unlined. She wore a biack Jress with many folds and Conaces "Have | taken ® ERp Emt A touch on his arm interrupted. 11 ems there was something to inier wlasp Sho «mied again sth ng band. You an you »* In he kmew sn Ipâ€" wl Baon + Bee 1 nnt o lt U ol drew io Jo#n beakls har youmaing # 1 boooh ; e y on‘t mach of o fimee, you is w oumip in Prov: stibbcr rewebed ap and pasagse hoth | ey had ¢ nd from I re ht w hat sls feet > them t! «1 the cb do better‘n that ifted bigh above e#. On Its crest. hourne, the chaut At the parior king uncertaiply f that ecay reom It four mt clomd 0 1 the arlor the | very good, smoked ou the porch, both ladies protesting that they liked the ,,,'“dm Aud then the ;. ; bost, with the air of baving come to /.. | the real business of the meeting, rose un, | and said: up; | _ "Bhail we bave some music now?" bor | _ "Ob, by all means!" said David poâ€" | Mtely, wondering bow much credence __, | he ought to place in the advance noâ€" aever l« face. a Hibt vareesing he ecapontt fell 6s oi o ds "He wanted to play the violin proâ€" fessloubliy. e bad studied bard, and his teachers said that be bad talent But bis fatber forbade it. He said it wasn‘t a man‘s work to fddle in pul» Me. My husband," she sighed, "was = very Orm man and wanted Jonathas to learn the business. 80 Jonath went to the technical school bere an studied engineering. Jonathan." she added prowdly, "had been well brought up and knew that his parents wore wiser than he." "I see," said Davil. "But 1 thiok," the little lady went on after a pause, "werdiin‘t know how hard it was for him. 1 caderstand betâ€" ter now. Rometimes, though he doesn‘t suspect, I bear it in bls playing. Then I wonder If we were wisor than be and If 1 was selfish. Of course the maâ€" sie would bave taken bim away #o much, and it would have been very lonely for me and wery dark,. Someâ€" times 1 wonder if that wasn‘t bis real reason for giving up bis music." â€" | _ Wor she sang as the thrush «ingsâ€"beâ€" cause God had put music in her beart |and sbaped ber throat to give forth | pure rich liquid sounds and meant her to be revealed through song. And that |mh| In the simple little slamber | song she sang drst there was no falâ€" tering or rougbened note to tell that part of ber gift bad been taken from her. While sbe sang there was nothâ€" ing in the world but melody and the veak of which she sangâ€"and the singer She ended. But over at least one of her audience the spell of her voice lingered. For a long mowent David sat motionicss, lips parted, staring wonderingly at her even after sbe ba: lm"fim' y to face them. I ‘â€" stamimored . foolishiyâ€" "whyâ€"1 didd‘t think*â€" | ‘The tose pint in her chocks vecame: rose madder, and it was casy to see that she was happy over something: "Ob," sho sald, "It Just bappens to be ;oud-yluldu-l BSometimes my | veles leaves me in tho tail‘> of a note and lets me down fat." ‘ She iaughed | as though shere were buwor in that. Darid did not tauzh. He saw no bumor in that . He could not beliere ! that It nad ever happssod Ard wo she Lbecame the Irl« girl. Rat *Now," abe wb we quite rabstabet a o‘ sid 1 We K ‘They went into the parior, where Jonathan turned to Miss Summers "Dorn-hlllhnululhl-«.- tnt > - the plano. She played a few chords softly, and then ber volce rose in a low crooning :- that went strsight to David‘s rt. 8 he did o awe in ‘wthnew ues yeonrou‘t vory breresting. 1 am Ioan han pets very lonely #0000â€" hovlss 1o spend most of bl« a Lere with no oue bOt 0e thhe Te i sho said and went at onee to 1. we heue. We have so few 1 suppese,". she ‘M_‘. nou wirlel e wta te wl thee nimes". Dravid answer» y wnal sith nrubli tog of that. _ Aud Jt i+ good & pamnd i CHAPTER x. 404 4 i6ys i wuity," _ be aodded 1 use to !Ike Jonatham‘®# vre murh _ You know, 6# .+ hi _ Me taike of 768 . _ You ike him. do 768 smylle hud Lecame q006 (To be Lontinued) burit uesd Ofi® 7 ; spujued, "A wee you. You aaken. . It Is a good trit We i# very ncb Ab" fu hls Inshew . "Yau afe lup nse. . Mut you moet tei wently. 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