The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-08

he began turning over the sheets on the
stand.
care your eyes well enough to read
music-especially in such dim lghtT'
she asked, with evident sympathy.
my eyes arc doing very well-better
than my fingers, in fact, and, as rarely
play by note after once learn piece,
the eyes make no difference. What
music do you like? / merely looked at
this collection thinking you might see
something that pleased you"
"Mrs. Ray told me you played Rubin
stein so well-that melody in F, for one."
Ibid Mrs. Ray speak of that?"-his
face Frightening. "rm glad they found
anything to enjoy in my music"
They found great deal, Mr.. Hayne,
and there are a number who are envious
of their good fortune-I, for one," she
answered, blithely. "Now play for me.
Mrs. Waldron will be here in minute"
And when Mrs. Waldron came in lit
tie later Miss Travers. seated in an easy
chair and looking intently into the blaze,
was listening as intently to the soft, rich
melodies that Mr.. Hayne was playing.
The freight was Pickering on her shin
ing hair; one slender white hand was
toying with the locket that hung at her
throat, the other gently tapping on the
arm of the chair in unison with the mu-
/ sic. And Mr.. Hayne, seated in the
shadow, bent slightly over the key
board, absorbed in his pleasant task and
playing as though all his soul were thrill
ing in his finger tips. Mrs. Waldron
stood in silence at the doorway, watch
yet comforted expression in her eyes.
At last. in one long, sweet, signing
chord. the melody softly died away, and
Mr.. Hayne slowly turned and looked
upon the girl. She seemed to have wan
dered off into dreamland. For a mo-
ment there was no sound: then, with a
little shivering sigh, she reused herself.
at is simply exquisite" she said. ''You
have given me such a treatw
I'm glad. l owe you a great deal
more pleasure, Miss Travers."
Mrs. Waldron hereat elevated her eye
brows. She would have slipped away
if she could, but she was a woman Of
substance, and as solid in flesh as she
was warm of heart. She did the only
thing left to her-came cordially forward
20 welcome her two visitors and express
her delight that Miss Travers could have
an opportunity of hearing Mr.. Hayn'
play. She soon succeeded in starting
him again, and shortly thereafter man
aged to slip out unnoticed. When h
turned around a few minutes afterward
she had vanished.
"Why, I had no idea she was gone!
exclaimed Miss Travers; and then tn
color mounted to her brow. He mus
think her extremely absorbed in his play
. ing: and so indeed she was.
"You are very fond of music, see.
he said, at venture.
"Yes, very; but play very little ant
, very badly. Pardon me, Mr.. Hayne
/ but you have played many years, hav
| you not!'
mot so very many; but-there hav
been many in which had little else t
do but practice"
i She Redeemed again. It was 30 VT
4 like him. she thought. to refer to tina
:, matter in speaking to her. He SCENE
to read her:
!. ~ speak Of It only that I may say
= you again what began just before Mr.
Waldron came. You gave me no oppol
. tunity to thank you the other night, an
l. may not have another. You do ne
know what an event in my life tha
meeting with you was; and you cannt
know how have gone over your WORD
again and again. Forgive me the en-
barrassment I see l cause you, Mi,
J.. Travers. We are so unlikely to meet a
!! al that you can afford to indulge N
! this once" He was smiling so gravel.
sadly, now, and had risen and was stan,
- ing by her as she sat there in the bi
Easy chair. still gazing into the fire, b,
listening for his every word. "In a,
. long years have heard no words from
]. woman's lips that gave me such JOY an
comfort as those you spoke SO hurried
and without generalization. Only tho'
, who know anything Of what my pa
has been could form any idea OF Il
emotion with which heard you. II
could not have seen you to say how
how thanked you. would have had
write. This explains what I said viii
ago; lowe you more pleasure than CO
ever give. But one thing was certain:
could not bear the idea that you shou
not be told, and by me, how gratef
your words were to mellow grateful
was to you. Again. may God bless you
And now he turned abruptly ava
awaiting no answer, reseated himself
the piano and retovched the keys. Blu
though she sat motionless and speec
n less, she knew that he had been trer
y bling 30 violently and that his han