chiai HM THE SINGING mm TEACHER by LOUISE OLIVER W M H m 44 just juet for or a few minutes viola felt like jike running away when she faced her grownup grown up school how different from the little girls and boys to her surprise quite a number of the men were foreigners who knew tery little of 0 the english language but their wholesome respect for or her put metal metai into her purpose gad and fight jag blood into her veins thero there was one man in tua tha room who puzzled viola he went hy by ue tile cama area ot of joe brown one tag she divined instant instantly ir he was a genVo maa in fact he had the MAUP cappers Orp og of an aristocrat but the thiral that drew her t to 0 him from rom the first was hla his wonder tul ful voice for viola insisted won upon having singing for fifteen minutes every evening cven ng the halla of 0 the old building reverberated with tho the echoes ot of mas culloo and joe joa brown led thern all his voice woo waa clear and deep and full tu of passionate appeal that gripped tha th heart ot 0 the little teacher one evening she called him to her joe I 1 know yov are not an amer can wont you sing a song tor for fsr us in a your own language YOU xoa have wonderful voice joe flug flushed hool happily and bowed low with the most plea pleasure surp miss northcott 11 he spoke slowly picking hla his words with aitu carp put but he be seldom made and was fust IL a grammatical error overcome overcoming ang his hia foreign accent 1 I IL am m german joe brown sang saag and it was no ao wonderful the mellowness and richness ot of aisi voice tile the feeling with which he e sang and as violas viola 8 quick ear pote d the wonderful training he showed that tor for some tinto time after he be had finished no one stir stirred rod behind the tears in his pretty teachers eyes was a of inte interest reet trtat hat had never been there before the school did tg famously viola worked worded hard with her class and dally daily the lessons became less irksome and m pore ore interesting then there was an innovation to which the pupils looked dorward eagerly tor for every evening joe sang for them I 1 one night after the class was dismissed viola opened the street do door or ato to go home suddenly a gust ot of wind t dashed fine sleet into her face and the wind tried to lift her oft off her hep feet t then athen a miti stepped out ot the shadow may I 1 go eo homo home with you miss northcott it Is a bad night viola laid a hand gratefully his bis proffered arin arm yes indeed joe it t was good goodof or you to wait kafter affer that there was little chance for them to talk the storm increase jn in violence and evert even with her esz corts help it was all she could do alto to keep her feet when at last they Vre reached preached ached her door she insisted upon him going in you must come in and wait joe no one can live ili n that thai blizzard im going tp call mother to hear bear you sing you dant mind do you I 1 will play your accompaniments it so joe and sane so wonderfully that boti boja 1 viola and hert her mother were then viola told him ot of her own ambition how hony she ae bad stopped her musical education for lack of moue money y to go further and her determination to work night until she had enough have lessons of 0 the wonderful 4 ax von deeroff Deer Dee lot max von Daer hot hof hp he cried yes rp io you know him very very well miss Northe northcott ott 1 was thinking how happy he would be q to have you tor for a pupil 1 I wonder he went on turnlee to tg her Tp mother teother it I 1 may give miss Nort hott att some lessons on saturday lt it she can spare me a little time I 1 i teach myself so violas saturday lessons began and she soon discovered that her teacher was a marvel under his guidance her voice expanded and became exquisitely beautiful the cold weeks flow flew and april came the days dieg of gt night school were num numbered lored the last night it was Tain raining tAg p a i drenching april shower when viola appeared in the doorway joe was waiting to take her home I 1 miss Northe northcott ott 11 he be began almost immediately when he had suited his step to hers bers you arent my teacher any longer but with your consent ril ill remain yours its time too that I 1 was telling you my right name I 1 am max von Deer hot hof or do you know it already viola wag waa silent too amazed ton speech he went on 1 I know what you aro are thinking wondering rather well I 1 will tell you I 1 could not learn en english 91 well 1 I 1444 hai teachers by tha dozen no good then someone said do like the others go to a good night school they will make you harn po I 1 made my name into joe brawn and joe brown is so no grateful to his hi teacher he la is going to keep on Fi giving her lessons lessord forever it he may t 1 1 I hardly know what to sa say Y mr von non peer Deer hot hof faltered altered viola you hawe done something tor for me I 1 can ii over repay maybe sor bome nedar day find thit you can cany softly VI 1 I love you viola I 1 have always loved you and alid perhaps you may find a some ome time that you rould care a little tor for me and there was a slight pre pressure rom fhe anders that rested so light ly y upon hla his arm eppy epperight right 19 5 by mcclee neeper gna leate