The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-31

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! could get rid Of the miserable feeling
that had taken possession of me for s
week. For / am not usually one of the
unhappy ones, as mother and Bessie
always say. All the same, as sat there
trying 10 compare the vast meaning ol
the Church with my own paItry cares
there suddenly sounded far above me q
thin strain of music
am not easily startled; have been
business woman too long for that, but
that faint signing tone made me almost
leap TO my feet.
So Mr. Trediek was not gone, after all.
There was no sound of voices; then he
must be alone, and I was for finding
the stairs and going up to him with my
request when there came chord that
stopped me. 1t was the strangest
chord, wild and searching, aud it
broke off abruptly, aud a soft note
took It's place, tone that glided into
Others and wove about me for a minute
and forth came melody.
That melody! The passion of it, the
hope in it! 1t was a part of the perpet-
ual light before the altar, a part of the
Divine Compassion the lamp lighted
up, part of al the pain Of life, of all
that was sad and human. II was love-
Over and over it was played, over and
over, as though the persistent reitera-
tion of it were its glory and its strength
love, love, lovel
had one of mothers letters in my
pocket; took it out aud with my PEN
ell drew the musical bar. I must do
what had thought TO do-this man
had sympathised with me when there
was no one else, and he should be help
ed against his foolish scruples.
Over aud over the melody was play
ed. jotted it down note by note until
had it all. l could not do much of
the accompaniment; only chord here
and there.
Words came ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| should meyer have written at any
other time; but the meaning of the
melody was with me. At eight o'clock
it was finished. added a line to Miss
Gwen and addressed it all to the thea
tire where she should begin her engage
ment the following Monday. l had
signed no name to the note nor to the
music. Mr.. Trediek could claim the
song if it were accepted, and then /
should tell him all.
When / reached Mrs. listers was
trembling in every limb, and / went
unperceived TO my room. / wonder if
l slept that night?
In the morning what had done ap-
pesled TO me. had wronged Mr. IRE
dick; ! had wronged myself The day
was miserabIe-one OF reaction. / did
not go home to luncheon. In the even
ing went to the house in a sort OF ter
Tor.
They were ell at ~ tsble. and such
a buzzing as Mr.. Mason made-Miss
Gwen had received anonymously q
song which delighted her and which
was being orehestrated.
Mr.. Tredick was dull and preoeeu-
pied and paid no attention. When
left the room Mr.. Mason followed me,
"Do you know he said, miss Gwen
knows all about Tredick. He wrote an
opera over in Paris which had great
things predicted for ii, but above affair
with titled lady--an affair, you know,
where the lady was miles above him
broke him up; he withdrew his opera
and drifted away from every one. Miss
Gwen is delighted that through me she
has again heard of him, aud will write
to friends abroad, especially to Mar
chesi, who used TO know him very we'll
/ will get your tickets for Monday
night; want you to hear the first per-
formance. And phewl what q story
| am makingr'
a "storyg He thought nothing Of
what was going through.
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