Show THAI WORN PAPER teacher of MUSIO music T tells pupil of his greatest interests in life i I 1 BY r ELLA LLA M BANGS copyright 1913 by the mcclure newspaper syndicate As rudolph hartman drew his bow through the concluding strains of the dvorak humoresque Humor esquo ho bo glanced up to meet the intent gaze of a young girl animated vivid as a tropical flower in her dark beauty she was leaning forward with glowing cheeks checks and red lips parted and from that moment the young oung violinist was conscious of no one elso else in all the vast audience who sho she was waa lie know knew not and she eho was lost to sight as tho the program ended eagerly he looked forward to the next concert and yes alic was th there ere again he realized only that one presence arid and through the following days the thought of tier her was tho the deep under undercurrent curr on t be neath whatever else might occupy him at the moment suddenly one evening as ag ho he sat alone in ills his little room lothling seemed to say bilat of th the ep promise romise to your father The young man started start ed up had the words been spoken had he been dreaming that promise to his father and all olsa oleo had bad faded toto into insignificance and aind his father dying fin thail begged from him the promise to ta deveto his life to the cause which find taken them from germany their fatherland to england and later ater toi to america now to bring back his hl interest he took from his desk a worn worm rand nd spreading it out before him sat with elbows on the desk and hands ruffling his blond hair as aa he read the tong ong familiar story the facts were that years ago the great grand father for some service rendered the emperor had been presented presente d with a violin made by the incomparable stradivarius and inlaid in the wood of its back was his name ludwig von hartzmann this priceless treasure had in time passed to the son another ludwig who being of a wild n adventurous nature found himself at a certain time in such straits that he be had pawned the violin intending later to redeem it when that day came the violin was not to be found sobered the son spent ills his life in the vain search and dying besought his bis son Rudol plis father fatherty herto fat to continue tho the work while rudolph was a boy something gave hla his father reason to believe that the violin had been carried to london thither father and son eon went remaining until a clow clew was found leading them to new york once oiled more fat fatherland herand father and son eon had taken up life in a strange country but within a year of their arrival hartman the elder had bad died leaving rudolph to carry on the search alono alone aside from the value of the instrument n t there was a legend in the family ge t that hat success and good fortune would come only with the return of the violin to its rightful owner striving to shut out the newer interest rudolph set about making inquiries qu iries haunting music must stores estores pawn shops dealers in antiques and every place where there seemed a possibility of finding trace of the lost stradivarius lv arlus one evening as rudolph sat alone he heard a knock at hla his door and answering was confronted by a middle aged man an air of prosperity who said questioningly this Is prof rudolph hartman 1 I ath am rudolph hartman the stranger presented his card giving the name west and a moment later made known his bis errand 1 I have come to ask if you will take my daughter for a pu pupil pit on the violin A child a begin beginners nerk well the man smiled slightly 1 I suppose she Is a young lady to others she Is still a child to me the matter was arranged and a few days later rudolph was ivas ma making king ills his way toward the home of his prospective pup pupil 11 he know knew phineas phyneas west only as one of now yorks many minor millionaires and he as far from finding fault with the fact that he wished him to teach his daughter ile ho had waited a few moments in the elaborately appointed music room when the por borderes port lerea deres parted and jaise e line west entered was lie he dreaming 7 for a moment the young teacher believed he be must be for she who was vas coming toward him was the girl who had lived in ills his thoughts from the day ho he had bad first seen her going up to him she gave him her hand 1 I want to thank you prof professor hartman tor for consenting to take me tor for a pupil rudolph pulled himself together a as ho he returned perhaps it Is I 1 who who should express the thanks you have taken lessons yes A few let me I 1 hear lear you play the girl yook took up her violin und without notes began to play she did not play ft ell and her teacher watched her a moment in perplexity ile he with quick intuition guess sed and rightly that she sha had purposely purposely not done her best and immediately master of the situation he said gravely you can do better than that aless west play that again please recognizing a new tone in Ms me voice tho the girls face flushed she regarded him a moment halt half defiantly deu antly before she bent agean over her violin and did her best beat cravo what whal did I 1 say eay and still you think I 1 can teach your youl 1 indeed yes yea I 1 want to do better I 1 want my style it Is not like youria bu but t of course in laughing confusion 1 I cannot expect that tho the lessons wont went on what they meant to tier her rudolph did not dream what they to himself he would not admit until one day the double r realization e a li z ati 0 n c canio an i e to li him im A after ater the I 1 lesson e s a 0 n c ended n de d t they b e sa sat t t talking niki li g when suddenly rudolph began 1 I think I 1 must tell you of something I 1 have never spoken of to anyone sine since 0 w na y father tied died tho the greatest interest of my lifo lafoy por for a moment there was silence then jaqueline Jaquel lne busying herself with ft ath a sheet music asked in a voice unlike tier her usual ono one and whore where does doe she live in germany the young man laughed 1 I wish I 1 know knew lie ho returned it if I 1 believed her in germany I 1 should not bo be here the girl turned und and looked into his face which whitened instantly at the tha misery in tier her own it Is not as you think lie he burst out there la Is no woman at least not 0 t in germany tho the girls gills faco face sott softened enod 1 I 1 w will ll 11 1 to tell il y you a u about it some tin time i e h ho 0 w went e n t 0 on outside rudolph walked unseeing down the street he should have known how bow this must end tor for himself and phineas west would hardly thank him for stealing the heart ol of hla his only daughter stealing all ah no it had bad been given him of that he felt confident but the lessons must end and after a nitie pless night he went once more to tho the home of jaquelina Jaque Jaquel llna lne west 1 l have come he began abruptly to say ay that as I 1 can teach you very little more the lessons had bad better not go on you mean that you are dismissing me the girls voice was low and crear chear that to la usually the part of the pupil to la it not borgle me you do not understand the young man seemed in no haste to explain and after a little the gw it is fer on account of that other absorbing interest no doubt ile he did not respond and she aha reminded him of his intention to tell her about JL it rudolph told tier her the story of the lost stradivarius while tha girl listened intently what was the name of your great grand grandfather father bhe asked as he paused ludwig von hartzmann an almost incredulous expression passed over the girls eirls face 1 I wish vish you might find it she said and this search Is the only reason why our lessons must end rudolph hesitated no lie he began 1 I will be quite rank frank miss west wesl the reason I 1 cannot como come here Is be 4 cause I 1 love you IS 15 but the color coming and ga geay r ing in the girls face one aou woud think that just the reason why should C come t E she he looked up ile he started to toj her then checking himself W father he began he be would consent N come tonight and aad ask III ahle sides I 1 have another reason ipg you to come you CAN bt how the day passed not have told but ovenin evening once more at the tha hom ts 9 wo we hr west and that gentled money ba little remarked 1 I bavi hageb va think you will be I 1 intile n t e e all it jacqueline Jacquel lne hand m dedi P Is please fr oleia 01 i the girl did as sh she f rave t in tab 4 violin case was pla flaog hands ile he opened PION ION p ly ah he breathed trantle Lt antic k the instrument ditl wan te 1 west this Is a re real al so I 1 believe n in a maze of adir adna clity the young g n back where inlaid tn drevs revs ROI the name ludwig the lost ca if L yn where did you nn finst CU curel i in london wag na AN angue lue from what my da dai I 1 kage belongs by right t aven van lip in tended it to go our oil 5 anta also from what blet ly by P bows wows me it need not P not both belon belong g to scipo in in EY BACK BACIC tho the stra stradivarius div varius arlus S t P arh it be b KIWI ml or A lice |