The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17
CHAPTER XVII.

ALBERT Langly round a new and absorbing
Interest In life. This Interest was friendship,
tne pleasures OF which the organist had never
before experienced during his lonely and stu.
tor at Brsuns's rooms. and began sDhS' ss"cS MI,
Jessie the rudinonts. of music. finding her q
willing and ant pupil as we'll as q very silent
hauntei him. wherever he won't. while she
looked upon him with an awe such as she
o %Rsia w "aid 0' shisS p sn9n = R he wa. ..o FOR A he
certainly had little relationship with this eager,
money.seekins planet Joe Breunt was quite
However small the money is for the house.
keeping, a work,ngmsn will generally con-
triye TO provide him self with tobacco.
his daughter had her music lesson. for Mrs.
Grundy has little to say about the domestic ar
tir. absence Of ali world Wisdom nDo in the enc you I'M,
man would have made II dif,cult for any one
TO sTp .Snn, 70 hi him T, Why two people who loved
took interest enough in him or in her to at.
had even more than her fathers worship Of
M %sf Ssa a:y :s,,I aS &. i ~, lP ssiS,. e. = .S SsIsS
tic, influence. The two were lovers without
Once Lanaiy persu"dedI Braunt and hi,
daughter 70 20 to the empty church with him
s e.. r hfr "a. the tos sssns 0T rs 81. r riis, w1.ans y, and
rombre rhythm OF the Dead March filled
ton after another, for the love OF the music
and the love Of his audience. II war a concert
such as the mad Ring Of Bavaria might have
hearkened to In lonely state. but heard now by
= man without q penny in hi. pocket and hard
" a crust to eat In his .aualid rooms. Whether
for the moment the demon that tortured the
King. as the skill Of David lulled the disauiet OF
Saul. who can sayp But tho enchanted touch
81 the solitary ~organist on the ivory keys trans.
ported his listeners into a world where btnger
The stiffness OF tho great church. untroublcd
by outside sounds: the revcrberation OF har-
mnny from the dim: LOFTY vapl'ed roof; the
dark eorner Of S %ns. ts 9hs sG .Slsmn lHrti N In in
sense Of being cut adrift from the babel be.
oasis OF pence In a vast desert OF turmoil.
Never again, could Langly persuade Braunt
to m him to the church. Some memo.
feet bis: s ss;;;sA a % pe: u ei.S $;;iils.icS Si per
to FORGET what I've heard. I'll go back. hut not
now, would g" stark musio'mad II ! often
si%es H %s sslf i'a AK H0 %lro IN y.:'' think some
But Jessie often accompanied the organist
Of propricty or Improperly: and. luckily. thoy
were unseen BY either the sexton or his wife,
who would haye raised a to-do in the .nrred
times the sirl sat with him in the organ lott.
watching him as he PLAYED. but more often she
the instrument in correct perspective. Jessie
had Inherited from her father the taciturnity
which characterized him. and her natural ret
iccnce was augmented by her shyncss. There
was seldom any conversation between the two
In tha church: each appeared abundantly salts
ned bv the fact that tae other was there. They
might almost have been mute lovers, for any
use spoken language was, to them.
led Snf from 1n t d%% orss a0T ioft thG L narfGw ,s stSis Mh sSs
lnd gone, so strangely deserted did the church
seem. Even In the daytime the gas had to be
dows were OF stained glass, and the church
was closely surrounded oy tall buildings. Tho
si."D neG the int Interior Err" Of a the church eSS w ysse y.
WAYS dim. ,Langly necred short-sightedly
through the gloom; but could not descry her, a
until. hurrying up the aisle, he saw she was
IN her place, with. her head resting on. the
He touched her gently on the shouldesra' eSSS.
when she SLOWLY raised her head, saw that
she had been silently we"pinG..
~ Eel a%tIaid-a,5aId of something I
dark suddenly. and the music faded away. I
one TO save me" She shuddcred as she spoke,
like a bad dream" she added, with long,
drawn. quiverlng breath.
He slipped HE arm about her waist. support
Ing her as they walked do IN the aisle together.
It's the darkness or the church," he said,
and perhaps the sadness OF music. I'll play
something more cheerful next time you come,
/ play too much In the minor keys"
At the door she asked him TO stop a mo-
ment before going out. She dried her eyes.
but Intellectually, for, leaning against the stone
wall. she began to cry again In u Respondent,
helpless way that wrung tho young mans
heart within him..
Jessie. jessie" he %falterel, not knowing
what to do or say.
u feel III and weak" she sobbed. II shall
DO all right again presently"
Come and we will have tea somewhere.
That will cheer You up"
They went away together, md he took her TO
a place where tea was To he had. She sat there
delectedly. leaning her head on her hand,
while the Refreshments were being brought:
h" opposite .hnr,. in melancholy silence. She
took some sips OF the tea. but coull not drink
b%uttered bread. "
Il must get home" she said at last. ~
cant eat. shall he better there"
They walked slowly to Rose Garden court.
and ut No. = he helped her NJ The sordid stair.
she clinging brea .hlessly TO the sLaky rail nj
every step or TWO, he thankful there. was but
chair: an angry cloud on his brow. He was in
his Rrunest mood. looking at them when they
entered with eurly. displeasure. but he said
with thoir small maiarIfv he'd r..