The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
A BIRD OF PASSAGE.
M HEATRIcE HARRADEN.
Author Of "ship, tina, Pas. IN the night"


Author Of "ship, that Pas, in the hight"
~ O. eort,,v ora. Iso.ard SCOT Pu,Ncs,to- o-r--s
twas about in the eitern Don when young
cams int iss sd SL.n her sbst up
'0 You nr are soaked through" said an elderly
You ought to lose no time In changing your
hay: not spythInG t. Ohpns S.,, : ..H the b:
w Have you lost all your lussaesi" asked tn.
lo.e And q she Sss sniisG little niseS!ovoa.y
psnion's sympst6y would at once Degenerate
into suspicioni
aOn 5s 10 say tsns s:ys t SsT.
walked q long diatance-in fact from ."
And where did you leave your conn pan
ions p asked the lady. with q touch OF iorRiNe-
III am without companions. just ss I am
" And then she opened the piano and struck |.
few notes There was something caresslnf In
the wsyin which she touch cd the keys; whoever
like the holding out OF ones arms to ones
The LADY bending over IN. FIRE looked up a.
the little girl. and forgot that che had brought
Rssst.d or on. nG moment and then 81: took
the childish face between her hands and
THANK you. dear. for your music" she said
The piano is terribly put OF tune" said the
room and came back carrying her knspsack.
What are you going to do p asked her COM
III am going to tune the piano" the little
girl said /: and she took tuning ha m mer out
of her knapsack, and began her work in real
about and pegRe d away at the notes as though
her whole HE depend ed on the result.
who sod she and
without friends and with tuning hammerl
mn mad stISoS
tuning, and being in secret possession q
nerves he L.d; SAYING The %, tunsE By JsysI.
into the. salon, and In her usual i'm perious
have Just done said the little. girl. :" The
piano xaseo terribly gut OF tune; could not
Miss blake, who never listened to what any
said. took 1t for granted that the little girl
was the tuner. for whom NJ 10 Proprietaire
ON her condescendinR. nod. passed out into
the garden. whore she told some OF the visitors
the tuner was young woman Of rather eccon.
Really. It is quite abominable how women
thrust themselves into every pIofesston." she
remarked. in her masculine voice. 1t 10 so
unfeminine. so unseemly."
Miss Blake. Her horss-c cloth dress. her waist
coat and high collar. and her billycock hat
could not s BE- called femnine. since we learn
from two or three doctors taken OF their
guard that nerves are neither feminine nor
III should ike to see this tuner" said one Of
the tennis PLAYERS. leaning against . tree.
little girl was seen sauntering into the garden.
:, The men nut Nd their eye glasses and saw
hair. Of Strictly feminine appearances and bear.
Il t Rer froes 81. seemed to u GSf
with him to. his hearts content One
the tenns players ofw1ld Eyerssa
ssyn st esn ,6ES said raising his cap
tS s0pf @f f3H . hit R a.9 %
is 70 he Killed to- morrow for table 'h6te."
Whist a shamel" she said. Fancy to bs
Laughing srS%be At ea ae we sst
though the lady In the horse cloth dress Son-
der follows close upon my heels"
thS sad
duty. seemed to have COM Tor that purpose
give up singing altogether But what q
strange PROFESSION 4. you have ehosenl Very IN
Why, surely not" she answered. amused.
taken Sss to it. % The Wonder q % hat any one
ever scores a success. Nowadays. however no
could aSss huge fos,ups out Of
aughing. What on earth mado you take to
wrapped me round with enthusiasm. I could
think Of nothing Else. vowed that / would
5ss sS the nrR9 s N rs sc
for years II one wants to make any Roadway"
Good gracious! 1 thought # was merely q
N a View few moaths" she repeated scornfully.
teur. No; one has to work faithfully year after
year; to grasp the possibilities and pass on to
that you are keeping the listeners spellbound |;
that you are tax ng them into fairyland OF
s0und whsT. petty personality is lost In vague
s9ni':s had S"mS 70. thought OIL Of = in that
ed nses.ssrV everyday EVIL H9 and 70 ..
quite honest with you. fail to see now how II
S adasa la IL. i.
nq Nsv ss0 nind. she said. laughing at hi.
you are not the only person who looks upon II
as a necessary EVIL Ny poor old guardian
sSSs anal 1t % nafH &c 20
real irisnd inspirsd me with eSniidoncs,"
work. h Ss s. RD' have thought 1t was nervous
""fry Il and see. :" she answered. But sure.
y you smoke s;D Of singing Arsyou not nervous
som.times, he replied. rather stifiy.
But that is slightly different" Tie was very
proud q his slnglng, and made great fuss
before. 10 an unavoidable nuisance. When I
think what have suffered from the gentle;
have any brains left, Bqt am uncourtsous"
No. no." she said Let me hear about
your sutferings"
Whenever I hays. specially wanted to be
Childish iistis f ane , and he hesItstsd PIE
seems so rude OF me" he added. He was the
soul OF courtesy. although he Was an amateur
tenor singer,
IN sass tell me-" the little girl said. in her
winning way.
Well ;" he said. gathering himself together.
1t 10 the one subject on which can be slo-
uuent Ever since i can remember i have
be worried and tortured by those rascAlA l
have tried In every way to escape from them.
but there 10 cruel fate working against me.
Yes; believe that all the tuners In the uni
verse are In league against me, and have
marked me out for their special prey,
All the whAtr asked the little girl. with q
jerk in her voice.
All the tuners, Of course" he replied. rath-