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Show I HARMONY FOR MILDRED I f By IZOLA FOARE8TER. ' T HHtHHHIIIIH"HfH it "And later on, after tbo nations havo decided to settle down and act do- ccntly among therasolves, wo'll take you to Germany and Paris, Mildred, and' you can finish up there on your harmony and whatevor you may need. Father says bo won't stint you one particle. You know bow ho Is once I ho takes bold of an Idoa. Hear mo, E Mildred?" I "Yes'm," answered Mildred passive-I passive-I I?, regarding tho lako shoro drive and I gray lako waters boyond without in-I in-I tcrest. Slio was a tall, slender girl, I who gavo tho Impression of being over-I over-I grown, probably becauso sha was I dressod too young oven for eighteen. I Slio hated tho futuro and tho plunging I around In search of tho best teachers. I "I supposo wo ought to run down I home for a fow days," went on Mrs. I TankcrvIIlo happily. "Your grand-I grand-I mothor'Il expect us. You can get I back In tlmo for your January courso all right. Mildred paid nothing. Her dark bluo oyes wero gray with angor. Nobody No-body knew how she had always rebelled re-belled against being a gonius. Her father had owned tho Sioux Tlaplds City bank back home, and had given up his nctlvo shoro In It Just as soon as tho family was sure of Mildred's Mil-dred's marvelous powers. "I'vo worked hard all my life," he had said comfortably, "and now mother and I'll Jog around tho world with tho little girl and give her a chance." "Dnt I don't want to go, father," Mildred Mil-dred had doclared tearfully, even at thirteen. "I don't want to study bo hard. I lovo home." r"Wcll, you can come back to It some day, and there'll be the town band to the depot to welcome you, and the mayor with a speech of welcome," wel-come," he had laughed at her. "kiddie, "kid-die, you don't know what it means to reach mlddlo life and find you've not had a chance to mako a single dream come truo. That was mo. I wanted to bo a great musician. Well, we wero country folks, and a largo family, down in Kansas, and I went out to work, herding cattlo on my uncle's rnnch. Not, much chance there Jfor musical study, was there, unless I read the notes of tho heavens by night, and caught the music of the spheres. Then I mot your mother, and she was from Chicago. All she wanted me to do was got rich Just as quick as I could, and I did. 'Sho's satisfied, but you camo Into tho world with the love of harmony in you, and, by the everlasting ever-lasting Jlralny crickets, you're going to havo all you can swallow of what I mlssod." So for four years Mildred was trotted trot-ted around from city to city In the new world and parts of the old, seeking seek-ing tho perfect teacher for her music, nnd always with tho memory of the little homo town warm In her heart nnd of ono boy sweothnart thoro who had asked for a lock of her hair and a post card now and then. They had spent tho last year in Now York, and now had stopped over at Aunt Anna's in Chicago. After the drive, Mildred followed her mother ud tho steps of tho big, gray stono houso. Thoro would bo guests for dinner, and sho would have to rlay. She set her teeth and wont into tho shadowy hall. Her father was standing In tho recop-tion recop-tion room, talking and laughing with somobody, and tho mero sound of that somobody's volco sont tho blood rac-ins rac-ins to her cheoks. "You remember Hal, Mildred, of courso," her father said. "Little Hal Thurbor used to livo in tho old whlto houso back In tho pines below the church." ,, "I rcmombor." Mildred said, looking Into Hal's eager oyes. "I never forget for-get anything or anyono back home." Aunt Anna's face was radiant. She was Mr. Tankorvillo's sister, and to her Mildred was novor a possible genius Just a dear lovablo girl at tho morcy of her parents' loving kindnes3. Sho Invited Hal to luncheon the next day, and ordered him to tako Mlldrod out for a. walk up tho drive every morning to get tho color in her choeks. Lunch tlmo camo and passed with, out tho two returning. By Ave, when the early winter twilight fell, Mrs. Tankorville was ready to 'phone tho police, bat hor sistor-ln-law held her back placidly. It was not until seven, when dinner was served, that she sprung tho news at the dinner table, beaming, happily on the others. "Now, J suppose you'll blame me terribly, ter-ribly, bu$ I couldn't help it. Hal asked you the first day he came, didn't he. Ned, for Mildred's hand In marriage, and you told him she was dodlcated to hor muslpT So I think you deserve everything.1 They wero married." Mrs. 'Tankorville crlod softly Into her napkin. Her husband stared down tho table at his sister's happy face, and his own cleared. Ho raised hts glaBs. "flod bless them both, anyway," ho said. "I 'guess I've been an old fool, eh, mothor? Stop your crying ana help mo fix up a telegram for thom that will mako them happy." (Copyright. 1915 by McClure Nowspaptr Syndicate.) Wooley and son, Raymond, went to I 3 Sf?, l OUend th0 Performance of I : SgVr6 Lyr,c theater-prid" I - Mrs. Verna Robinson from Virgl- I I "la, Idaho, was in Richmond Thurs- 1 . day evening. , L Tho Touchdown was presented I . beio by tho North Cache High I . School, Wednesday evening and from I . icports, nit those present wero very I . much pleased with tho performance. 1 rho play was a good ono and every 1 character was well represented by I I ho students. They played in Smith- I Deld Thursday evening to a fairly I . largo audience. , Funeral services over tho remains B . of John Thompson wore held In tho Tnbornaclo Saturday at 2 p. m The houso was filled with relatives and friends of tho family. Hlshop T, H. Merrill conducted tho services. Tho choir sang, Nearer, De&r Savior to Theo. Prayer was offered by W. H. Hill. Duet, My Father "Kno'ns," by Mrs. A. A. Thomas nnd C. I. Stoil-dard. Stoil-dard. Mr. J. c Johnson spol.a words of comfort to tho bereaved family. Selection by the choir Dish-op Dish-op T. H. Merrill nnd A. S. Schow wero tho next speakers and each bore testimony of his honored life. A solo, A Man Is Not Dead, by C I. Stoddard, nnd n solo, Over tho Stars Thoro I8 Rest, by Mrs. A. A ThomaB. Tho benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by Counselor J. W. Funk, The stockholders of tho Richmond Co-op held their regular nnnual meeting meet-ing Monday night. Tbo usual 8 per cent dividend was .doclarod and all wero pleased with tho showing mado. Tho-old officers wero reelected. Word has been received that Mrs. Mary Winn in Battle Creek, sister of Mrs. W. A. Balr, died late Saturday ovonlng, Mrs. Winn has been very 111 for somo tlmo. Mrs. Bair was called to her bedside moro than a weok before. Funeral sorvicos wero held in Preston, Monday at 2 p. m. Mrs. Llbbto Harris from Logan, spont tho weok end in Richmond visiting vis-iting friends and relatives. . Mrs, Mabol Young entertalneJ about forty-flvo of her friends at her homo Saturday ovenlng, COO furnished furnish-ed amusement for tho guests the foro part of tho ovenlng, after which lunch was served, tho remainder of the ovonlng ovo-nlng was spent in playing games. |