The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-31

III ~ So F M
beside him asked:
do you sing. Mr.. rerchmont?'
Sophia flashed her glorious eyes into
his face. lie had been 1uttering
moih-likc around her. and now. look
ing down into those lustrous orbs he
saw in their divine depths a shrine Of
devotion.
NO he replied. 'but know you
do"
..How do you know"
Your face. your eyes show me that
the divine spirit Of music must be In
your heart"
oh. callow youth.
sob. you men are snch lattcrers. ]
didn't think il Of you. Mr.. Perch
mont. Turn the pages. please
lie was only too glad TO serve her;
would have tried impossibilities for
her. The first link Of loves soft but
tenacious chain had been forged.
She sang Waiting" heavenly, Dick
said. lie thrilled with the delicious
hope that soon his ''footfalls' would be
music 10 her. lie was. indeed. far
gone. Annie. too. sang waiting.
but not like that. Sophia's voice
scared to a musical pinnacle; Annie's
Dick scorned the comparison: yet at
this moment his mother was thinking
how sweefly simple and touching An
MES rendering was TO this gidcy per-
formancc.
Taking leave. he ~truthfnlly said Il
had been a delightful evening II had
been a dream: a fragment Of Heaven
descended to earth, ana Sophia was
the light thereof.
James Emmcrt's gorgeous mansion
was a III temple to enshrinc the object
OF Richard Perchmont's love, and
would that all worshipcrs were as con
slant AZ he. His life was ccstacy-
With sophia he threaded the tinse
mazes OF fashion-thc Argus-eyeddoor
I keeper, exclusivencss. who guards tn
| portals OF society having benignl,
: passed him in. lie had eaten th'
b lotus OF social success: his former life
r his old friends. were forgotten; mother
G aud sister were neglected; Annie wa
! obscurcd.
A year flashed BY. and the senio
partner announced the customary din
ner. which was similar to that givel
Q by the retiring partner. except that. Il
. addition to the other members an
: families. such employees as be chose 7
q invite. with their families, were pres
cnt.
II was an occasion after Richar
d pcrchmont's heart. Where else coul
i the humble employees be so duly in
pressed with his Importance? To-
Wilgus needed such imprcssing nor
a than any. for he had 50 far forgotfe
himself several times as Ia call hin
Dick and he determined TO impair
a lesson.
k lie did not accompany his mothe
q and sister. Sophia had proclaime
AZ that she would not 90 Without h
re escort. What would the dinner !
II without her. What is day witho'
C. sunshine? What il Hamlet witho
or Hamlet? He obeyed. still thinkin
" poor fool. that it was his own deligh
full free will.
Whether the assembled employ
&c were properly awed BY his impoSir
as entrance i not known. but certain
is that a Joshua-likc surprise cause
v this society sun to stand still
e. stunned.
- In a select little group-Sydn'
Deukcr smiling his interest: his kind
u; little wife beaming her admiratio
to Dicks mother and sister flushed wi
worthy pridc--at Annie Jermyn tel
r. ing a story.
r. In sullcn wonder he stood apar
noting the good impression Annie W
m making. and when the story ended
cr a burst OF applause the party sc
nd arated. and old sydney proudly \
as Annie through the rooms on III
introduction. lie instantly sought \
III mother and asked:
ro- ..How did Annie get herey.'
ed She looked mild resentment at hi
iis and quietly replied:
ed MIR. Wilgus brought her
he where is hep
ily .Iic excused himself for a time.
ire believe he said he had work at the
Of flee"
Ct THAT fellows too slow for our pt
on poses" Richard muttered. followi
'ay old Deaker and Annie with wond'
ing eyes: then tur"cd at Sophi'
lch order. She said:
nd Come for a walk in the Ia
III Where have you been 80 long? lea
ra- endure this room. IL Is filled vi
90: those low clerks. hope when y
ar get to be a senior you'll stop these d
90, gushing mixtures
nia She spoke angrily. but Dick thong
IS. he detected anxiety. too, in her m;
hat ncr. As they promenadcd the hall :
-, grew quite restless, and plainly al
on ious. lie walked quietly BY j
ior thinking OF old Dcaker and Annie, n
hat too iii -humorcd to ask the cause Of
ME nervousness.
They walked into the sitting-ro'