The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-10

Call me Nell; everybody calls me
Nell" she said, thinking to tease him
a little
"You could never be Nell TO me-"
he answered with unconscious pa
thos.
She went to the piano and after
toying idly with the keys for a few
moments called out: Bother. |
don't feel like singing alone; come
along, Dora, and we'll sing duet"
She finally selected What are the
wild waves saying
ut brings it all so plainly before
one." Burton said as the last notes
died away a see old Dombey, proud
and cold, that villain Carkpr with
his white teeth always agrin, and
poor little Paul and Florence ON the
Brighton Beach listening sadly to-
the siren songs OF the sea"
"Why, Mr.. Burton. you don't
mean to say YOU ever read novels"
Nell exclaimed.
"Woll, yes at tines" he replied
as if half afraid to confess it. "And
perhaps you sing" she asked.
81 did long ago. cannot now
unless il is in the dark" he said
nervously.
That's when the nightingale
sings" cried Nell blowing out the
light and adding: "Now sing fpr Us,
! Mr.. Burton"
| For several moments the room was
silent save for Nells. half-suppressed
laughter. Then Jean said in her
| gentle, earnest voice, "You must
/ pardon us all, Mr.. Burton; I am sure
Nell is not Intentionally rude, and
We will all be- pleased to hear song
from YOU"
Were you ever all alone in the
: woods at dawn or dusk'" he asked.
abruptly.
NO. Well, I'll rehrarse a little
uf natures own melody from her
matin songs and vcsper hymns that
are sweeter than any of Nerlis
operas.
For the next fifteen minutes Nell
did not laugh. They all listened
with GREATNESS surprise, for on a
sudden the room was vocal with the
wrou's pert chatter, the stock.dovc's
mOurnful call, the orioles song To
his mate aud the cardinal birds
exquisite melody, the staccato bark.
ing uf the gray squirrel sounding a.
II from n distant tree top; a cricket
chirprd-.and even the musical whis.
p"rs Of the wind among the pines
Il ,atrd through the dark room, aud
then all was silent. When tho lamp
was again lighted Ncll crossed ia,
room and extending her hand said
Thank you, and forgive me; wa.
rude to put out the light, but In
glad | did b"rausc If | hadn't you
would not hav" given Us such I
treat; please shake hands in token
of pardon.
. 1T is | who should crave pardon
you see | sometimes forget forge,
that | am old"
: And where did you learn such ;
. wonderful mimicfy of bird songs an,
wOuduotrs" she asked presently.
"Fr"m tn. mockingbird," h. sal,
simply.
. Later, when hr had promised /,
he with them again the following
''h'b''tN HlpH'' bnb nav p''n' uplu'
r Jean AT last reused Nell from he
rcyrry by asking, What do yo,
' think uf him.! And that youn,
! woman replied carrlrssly: II thin
: he's a crank"
. Meantime Burton had entered hi
% lonely room and was gazing intent
- ~ AT photograph Of u young cir
~ who stood with one dainty foot %
u the branch 81 tree some ten fee
Z from the ground, while it, compan
ion was stretched down toward
q limb Just below. revealing he frii
! 81 n snowy p"tticoat aud prett
i bit 81 lace. One hand grasp"d
Il branch abov" her head aud ia
I other was engaged in pushing bac
r her disor,i"rrd hair. And Mr.. But
ton rs he put this fair counterfeit
y 81 Eliuor knowlton back into
y drawer Of his desk said sadly: "Io
d can never newer be Nell To me-"
RALru TURNER
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