The Newtown bee., 1879-04-01

then I must go up to the terrace, and give my lessons at Mrs. Harmon's.
 And Gerty dries her tears, and tries to put on a cheerful face, and to do justice to the frugal repast that is presently set before her.
 In the afternoon she departs rather eavy-hearted, and with tagging steps on her daily duty of teaching. At the Har- mons she finds her two pupils, the twins, Winny and Ethel, in state of glowing excitement
 "Oh, Miss Carnegie, papa has consent ed to our giving such jolly party on the fifteenth, our birthday, you know. There's to be dinner party first, and then we are to have music and singing, and wind up with dance, And you must come. It would be so kind if you would just sing a song or two, and Winny and I are to sing our duet and then you must stay and join in the dancing with the rest us-do!n
 II don't dance at present, you know, Ethel, but will come with pleasure, and help you all 1 can to amuse your guests, and I'll play for the dancing; then you need not trouble to engage any one. The fifteenth, you say That's tomorrow week. Very well-it will suit me per fectly."
 And then the lessons are given, and Gerty returns home in the dark, drizzly January evening, forgetting all about the party, and thinking of nothing but her lost song.
 The week goes by, and on the eve of l the party Mrs Carnprip a,IIS.
 By-the-by, Gerty, what are you going to sing tomorrow evening at the Har- mons?n
 "Oh, l don't know, mamma. Any thing that comes into my head at the time, It does not signify in the least The pcOple-the old ones, I mean-win have eaten so much dinner that they'll be content to doze at any dtty, and the young ones will wish it over as quickly as possible so as to commence the dane ing. My singing will be merely stop gap, and the choice of songs therefore immatcrial.o
 
 "What a lovely girl" Tom Went worth remarks to his cousin, Ethel liar mon, next evening, as Gerty makes her appearance in the drawing-rOOm. Who is she? l fancy 1 have seen her face be- fore"
 Yes, she does look lovely tonight. That black gauge dress sets off her bril- liant complexion, n Ethel rejoins. She is Miss Carnegie, our music mistress, and I'll introduce you to her presently. But you must come and sing first. You can spoon afterward. Come. I'll play your accompaniments fyou like. What will you sing? Tom Bowling?'n
 No; I've sung that at every party these last three years, I'll sing new song, and play my own accompaniment by heart, thank you all the same, Etty." And Alr. Wentworth seats himself at the piano.
 What is that?
 Flow down, cold rivulet, to the sea-
 Gcrty listens with stlaining ears. Is she dreaming? Her own song! How dare any one
 But as she stands and listens, her heart beating fast, the tears come welling up to her eyes, and she hastily steps behind window curtain to hide her emotion.
 MT. Wentworth has a good tenor voice, and sings simply and unaffectedly, and with intelligent interpretation, and some how Gerty is more deeply affected by her own song than she has ever been before. The song ceases, and Gerty still stands listening. She hears the comments and plaudits on the song and the singer, and her heart exhults.
 She steps from her hiding-p place pres ently,. and is Immediately accosted by Ethel Hermon with request to take the now vacant seat at the piano.
 '' But first let me introduce my cousin. Mr. Wentworth, Miss Carnegie. Has he not a splendid voice, and did he not sing that lovely song splendidly?"
 " Would you object to telling me from whom you obtained that song, Mir. WentworthP" Gerty asks.
 Not at all. It was in the oldest way. l found it in front of a railway carriage at Waterloo station, probably dropped there by young lady who had been singing it about half dozen times in the carriage, fancying herself alone, imagine, and ''-
 He comes to full stop, and a look of amazed recognition comes into his face as he notices Gerty y's.confusion.
 By love! you are the young lady. I've been wanting to find you ever since. | tried to trace you at the time, but you had vanished, and I have been advertis- ing for you the whole of last week. How is it you never read the advertisements? ?" 'I never see the papers. I am so glad it is found, for l wanted to take it to the | DublisherS D
 Then 1t is your own composition! had no idea of it. thought it was sim ply something you were practicing for your singing lesson"
 Gerty blushes crimson at the recoIlec- tion of that absurd vocal journey up to Waterloo
 Then the petition for song from her being repeated she complies. and she sings and looks her very best, and Tom miration.
 Later on in the evening he persuades her to walk through 8 quadrille with him, and presently says:
 "I'll tell you what, Miss Carnegie. Let me take your song to the publishers I am personally acquainted with Mr. | W, and although your charming song can stand on it's own merit, ye- these publishers are kittle cattle, and perhaps I may be able to manage it bet ter for you chan you could yourself"
 Gerty gladly accepts the offer. The song is published. Gerty does not know till many months later that it has been at Tom's expense, and the business ne-