Show I i O l 4 A VIOLIN i I SOLO 0 I i ay p. p ft H p. p bA nOl 1101 by 1 After Elanor had pushed her hair b brick back ck with both hands hand II and said she ha ho WOuld mould never neTer neTer never so much a as al think about bout it the question of Aunt baa Eu still ell appear to be settled so far as the were concerned What Henry Walton said and did nil i one knew lie Ile was a lonely man living Kring somewhere in lodgings lodging and aDd had kad no confidant The rhe sighed in secret ecret ret Ralf Half a hundred thousand dollars dollar s seemed such a Ii desirable adjunct bu bus df t course Elanor was right No one one- w wished her to make an uncongenial marriage for the b barefaced purpose af of If replenishing the family purse it might not have hare been genial If b only ly she would consent to investigate But at the the- suggestion loD she ha whirled upon them Mammon and then In ia direst scorn corn You people must think me bereft krett of self Later on she set aside heroics and told them then them that she would work for them cheerfully but that she would not Rot sell herself for pelf No not if U ten thousand nd Aunt Euba made as a as many thousand conditional wills will and left eft the wealth of the Indies Indies' in fee tee simple And this tW indeed did settle settle set set- tle tie it it Elanor Elanor- returned to town and her small mall rooms room up six x flights and went wen to work on her cartoons with redoubled redoubled re re- doubled energy The rest of the the thelam fam- fam yr remained in the country trying to realize that Aunt E Euba ba had died at last fast and left her namesake namesake penal penni less teu Their castles cotIes had tumbled about their ears eara And Henry Walton Wal Walton Wal ton Nobody knew anything about abou t thim him not even eyen where he lived Elanor worked hard telling herself her self elf elf between whiles that she was wall no not t disappointed that she had never neTer expected expected ex to inherit anything from he her ner r cranky relative It is i. nobler to ta ea earn rn Ties ones bread by the sweat of one ones one's onesi i brow row than t to live liTe at ease in ones one's own wn town town hous house But well But well after a a- series of rounds with the editor the sweat of- of the brow bro seemed to be bit more in erl evidence ence than either nobleness nobleness noble ness nus or or- bread It was witha with a distinct sigh that th the young young- cartoonist t put away the r remains re re- mains main of her simple supper upper and san sandown sank Bank k down own on Oil th rug ug before the fire An Anthen And d 1 then It was that she first heard th the ei violin violin- lira Some Some- Someone one in the next roc room m egan began playing playing playing-a a low Jow sweet reverie re erie of sound as aa though the player wa was waa s dreaming of other othu days Eleanor Eleano r I found found- herself forgetting the harassIng harass harass- fag Ing present and drifting backward to t the times times' of of- her he careless hearts d childhood wh when n she shew was a wild young youn g tomboy with all 1111 a a- aboy's boys boy's sense o ohonor of f 1 loner honor and a girls girl's willfulness Well Well she had wound up by br drawing cartoons car car- toon she he was aa m making king a living fo for r herself Lf and helping the home fol folk k Not Hot much compared with all aU those thos beautiful poetic ideals Idel of youth bustill but bu t J till still thing something This was the frame fram of ef f mind that the solo solo- left with he her herand herand r and she went to bed grateful fo for r contentment contentment- nL The Th next evening she h hurried hurrie d E through her tea tta- and nd laid down o othe om n II the rug in eager eagar antic anticipation L pa lion on Tho Th violin iolia did not fail hex her Softly swee sweet sweetly t ly tz- g as al before beto it bg began hegan n its its- story tory Il nutt nut But ut it St t wa was no longer Ser her story atory that i itol ft it t tol told told- d. d She felt her sympathies 3 y year n q it vaguely t ward toward sat an unknown wn ss d r sees aes What wa was it the- the violin whispered whis s pared of a as a. 1 It taJ faltered on oa through through- h tOM those bars bar of exquisite melancholy 2 W Woodlands ads without out hemp 0 of bit bird J of at Reza awers the M l hum tD a c j r A fJ i fey Nit v.-i v. i v- v 1 r M 1 ii Ink j Ig tr Vt 1 1 bee Ion beer lonely lonely- l oo solitude U as of of l mountains mountain snow snow-c snow capped and and desolate It came to her at at last at that thai it was the heart of the player that that 1 had bad crept into the violins son pausing to reflect BIen Llean d felt suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly Borry sorry for tor her n neighbor neigh neigh- bor bar Sympathy rushed In iii wh Mth agush a agush a agush gush of warmth and the violin faltered fal tend on She f fell to dreaming ng and andlor for lor the first tune time in many months her own ego did not not obscure obscure- her vision Compared to lonely life next door how much Had she aha to to be be thankful for forr Evening after evening t through that long dark winter the th- violins violin's music stole etole out upon the story sixth stillness still still- stillness ness nen singing Binging so 0 sweetly its wistful song and day by day the girl gained in strength th an and purity pur ty T The e editors no longer received received her er work with a wrinkle between t tw cn their br brows ws but occasionally their eyes creased at d atthe atthe the corners corner and tl their checks' checks grew larger Elanor thanked them with her lips lIpe but her heart gave its gratl- gratl gratitude tude to the violin One day th they y met it Ii was wa strange that they had not met before before since both had lived lind so long on the sam tam same floor and Elanor did not kno know that he be was wa the man man who played the vio violin violin lin But that night she ahe found a new note in the solo and th the next nest day she went about with a half formed eo conviction that she would s speak speak- eak to io him before she slept Sometimes coming events even evea though intangible do o cast forewarning fore for e. e warning shadows She b Mod had d just jus t curled Herself up op la is the firelight t when hia hi knock knoek rang against he her r door Come in in H ehe called vaA scram cram scrambled bled t to her feet He took herat her word and camin came cam e in in cl closing the the door behind him no not t even even begging her her- toC to pardon t the tta intrusion I found these hue in in- th the he hall ball an and d k knew e that they must b be yours youn h ho he e i explained explain d laying a handful of loo loose leaves lerea yeS on on the table Why t thank ank yon ou When the girl gir 1 righted up in here to-da to today day she mud must mud t have t thrown crown them out as trash She made a big mistake mitake The They err are aregood 1 good il I enjoyed them before I brought them up In fact it taz taxed my mr honest honesty t to part with th them m. m Nonsense she he laughed The Theare They y are only in the rough Have you any finished work o on n 1 hand I 1 should like to see aee it if yo you u 1 have haTe of 01 Of course I ee see the papers papera but it is not like seeing the the original original Why yes yes EI Elanor nor was a little e 1 dashed by his hla ease eale but she arc arose se to the occasion and pointed out bu slim package on the table They Ther will be be submit submitted ed to to-mor row The violinist drew drewa drew drewa a chair to th the e table and sat down without parley parler Thank you yon ou BO so much he said Rid 1 earnestly as he opened the wrap p pings J Elanor lanor turned on the light and sa eat t down in the big hair opposite There They te e really seemed nothing else for for hs her r to do While he the pored over drawings drawing s' s 1 in silence and the fire flickered red soft soft- Jy ly sh she stole furtive glances at hi Iii his 1 b bent nt head He was wall not looking good good oking the features feature we were too firm and clear clear- cut cut the eyes too eager but sh she he e liked his f face ce He started up at last and stood d with his back to the fir fire lookin looking g r down don at her I wonder he said slowly if it yo you you- realize what it is to tobe be crowned with witha wit h 1 a talent like that I intend to o come cons comein comein in often and make you rou understand d j that you are a won wonderfully gifts d woman oman May I 11 I 1 will be glad to have you come she ehe answered with grave graTe courtesy but bat I t prefer criticisms to meats Th n. They They- y- y art are m more helpful ha ha- pr mp 7 j ft J d 0 l. l y r r r J. J I Tr JV l you you will u Will get criticisms T enough n from the outside What What one wants want from one ones one's friends ia is s something m to to keep the heart in ita its right place Dont Don't you bell believe e that Dont Don't you believe if you were down on your luck it would help yo you more for me meto me to come in with a lot of cakes cakes tea and ros roses s and help you fix up up a D. dainty t tea table tea while I I assured you th that t you were a genius and bound to win out than if it I were to come coine in with mth witha a rule and a pen pencil ll and end an austere look ook and prove proTe to you that you Tou had failed to carry ou out yo yoU r Ides idea in neome eom eama trivial de detail taU Perhaps she admitted L The The-a with a D. sudden Budden determination not to tc leave all the nerve neo nervo on on n his hill side But BU ButI ButI I know of something ebe that wo would ld help me even more than t k tee ft-eake ft and rose rOI roses What is Js that To have hav you eon come ome in with yogis 10 violin and nd play pIny some of ot those deH- deH clous solos that tha make matte one forget that anything mean mean or trivial ever eTer existed that ke keeps keep ps telling one over and over that life is grandly sweet ed after alter nil ail ll even tho though h g-h it Is fa Md at he heart Th The Th young fellow flushed furiously and tu 1 quickly q toward the fl fire I I. I beg your 9 r pardon proon ehe pardon she began Oh 9 It itis 1 all right he he interrupted hurriedly Only with ith a 6 shy la laugh gh Toniy only Im 1 In in 1 the hardware business and nd n never Ter pla play before people There was a short shori silence before he faced around again with the first hint of at hesitation he had bad shown bown since cine entering entering en en- the room If It I come ome k in and play ply for you ou will you Tou show me your drawings t Yes Yea she ahe a agreed and added led With pleasure Thank you you He held out oat hi hie hi hand and Elanor put h hers r in into it Iii without a a moment moments hesitation It was what one might have haTe e ex en- en petted Given Ghen two 0 lonely young people with con congenial nial tastes and spring coming on it could not well help but happen Both had had some premonition of it from the first And the violin waa was no better than han a G bird for tor keeping secrets The trembling gladness that had guttered fluttered through its sweetness ever ner since that first meeting burst one April April evening enning into full throated song then ceased e ab ab- rup lT Elnor EInor felt the he blood lavin a aher her lips lipa when she h heard d his step p ia ta the hall ball Dont turn tip up the Ue light he begged as I ho he dosed lo ad the h door and aad toward her hor X I I want to talk you to TO you Yet after atter he bad he-bad bad shaken hands an rat cat down near ar her br he be left Elanor t to J anathematize the dumb dum spirit that at possessed her in silence j Do know he lie you something be gan at last lad I 1 dont don't believe you yon know my mr name nama and I know initials In my my thought thoughts you yon ou are at- at ways Ev E. The cartoonist t re recovered red power of cd speech with wit a nervous nervous laugh langh That Tha t is easily remedied M My ns n is ia Elanor Val comb Elanor Not No the i mom of ot that old Miss MiM fi Elanor r O Oh Lord Lordi And I r I have sworn tit last I would never marry youl yowl Well recovering slowly from hOB the shock you t. t he Do Do r repeated yo yoa think I 1 could go ion on living knowin knowing that you rou were somewhere Bome in th the world and I 1 not near near Yf you ul Weve got to get rid of of it all some way wy y W W. W must stand br bf each other Ev Walton had slipped 1 tn into o the th sea f beside her a and d was regarding he her s ruefully I 1 didn't mean to up apse sy y you this way You understand don don't t iou you Ive I've loved you all aU along along I I meant tp give giTe He ne gathers gathered d up her r hands awkwardly I you n inn inn- n- n d. d I ai wait any longer It U is II aH H right Isn't For Ir bE a a. m. m Mo nt Elan Fishes E 01 A I. I t c J T r Euba detestable willYes willYes will will- Yes Yee she he sold said softly It unI fit ad JT 1 right That night the violin o solo wa one care i lii VU burst bw-at of ot riotous gladness r r |