Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-02-23

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man 80 devoted to It. He must havc
made great study Of the article. but
having made q fortune In Its manufac-
ture think he should limit his present
acquaintance with 1t to that required
for personal toilet purpose"
After this Mrs. Dclaro resumed her
fancy work. which she continued until
she leaned hack In herchair and listened
to her daughters voice in tho room
across the hall until shc almost fell
asleep under its sweet influence. "a:
for Mr.. Wilcox, he read his paper until
he too succumbed to the benign infiu-
ence OF the sweet strains OF vocal music.
Armida all this time had been alter
nately conversing with and teaching
Eugene in blissful Ignorance that she
was tho cause Of so much concern to her
mother and self.appointed guardian. 1t
had never once occurred to her innocent
mind that hcr intercourse with tho
bright young Frenchman possessed even
tho slightest element Of danger to her
self or any ono else concerned. Tot
her pleasure In his society was OF most
genuine nature.
Tonight thcre had not boon much
study. for Armida was In too guy o
mood, and she entertained Eugene In
much the same manner rs II he wero o
high. bred lover who had never known
what 1t was to wear an apron or roll o
barrel OF sugar. Tho young grocer was
in an ecstacy OF delight and almost rev.
elled In the mild enjoyment OF the hour.
Armida's influence had awakened bright
aspirations in his heart; new feelings
had found birth In that susceptible
organ and no lived but to leave the
store each evening and bask In the
bright sunshine Of his IDOLS presence.
lilo did not love Armida-he worshiped
hcr with the same adulation which o
slave might render o princess They
were familiar to degree with each
other, and yet were very far apart
Nevertheless they neither Of them ever
once recognized tho dangerous char
acter Of tho ground on which they stood.
An interested observer would have
prophesied that something must soon
happen which would expose to their
Wow the dangerous shoals upon which
they were fast drifting And SO 1t was
This very night Armida was to change
the whole current OF Eugcne's thoughts,
aud she did It in song-one las sho
admitted TO Eugene) that she had writ
ten herself and had asked IN old Ger
man professor TO set the music for her.
Had she merely sung 1t and never
drawn his attention to II In SO marked
o manner ho might have listened to the
sweet tones without ever noticing the
words. but as he sat and listened TO her
and noticed tho quiet earnestness with
which she wrought out the full mean
ing of each line. his heart boat rapidly
and loud. The words were simple but
they were set TO most effective music,
both words and music being interpreted
TO thcir fullest extent by Armida's CT
pressive singing:
When my ship comes in-when my ship comes
In
Shall hear sweet strains Of music thro' the
busy city's din.
Heralding my hero lover. whom I've pictured In
my dreams.
TIL his face, 50 fair and handsome. reality
now seemsf
when my ship comes in-wili he stoop on bend
cd knee
And ten Of weary days and hours in which he
longed for met
And As he slowly rises viii he all my heart with
bliss
while he folds me closely 10 him and our lips
meet with kissi
when my ship comes in-viii q bring mo jev-
els rare
To clasp around my neck and Anna 70 swins
WIN u bring ne silks and sstins and cosby
lnceS old
WIN Il bring NE fiohest perfumes and eo1srs
niled with soidi
when my ship comes in-t win empty b for
though ali sAs Gems Of orisnl an the jewels Of
An tho srsssur.s q the indies iis rich CARO-
=. should ooupfise,
Fms idsal lover eomss nst thsa % cheer ny
waiting eyeA st
when M snip comes ia--I care not u u b
M finisst q ersfs thsi evsr sailed upen ne
go $50
ms brisss M kaIshsly hero. thoush 20 wealth
q SD hes he;
TvfI uslsoms HIN % SiadlE, and ny trus hssrs
ysss,ss ~ iorsvsr-vssa NJ alp oonss y.
she sanF ne song right through end
a. TIE last vibrating sounds Of the 40
oonpanimsnt diDd away abe turned