The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-28
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| CIV. r. Rose IN Cleveland Plain Desier.)
/ 4 tall man, straight and spare, was
/ n coming up the walk from the
white gate His closely buttoned
frock coat. his black tie, his serious
/ face, all suggested the pulpit The girl
at the window of the sitting room knew
! the caller must be the Rev Abner
| Grace. He had been described to her,
4 his good points had been commented
upon-his unselfishness, his patience
/ his zeal in his work. she knew that TINS
| plain featured man, with his limiting
! clothes and angular figure, was nurse
/ and mother and teacher and all 10 all
/ to q helpless invalid daughter ~She
! knew, too, that ne had many difficult
/ ties to encounter in the care OF some
| what self-willed and hayward flock
I There was a troublesome debt hanging
I over his church, and then there was the
I fresher annoyance of a dtssensioD in
the quartette choir No doubt he was
/ coming to talk over his troubles with
| good Mrs. Folsom, for Mrs Folsom was
! a general receptacle for the woes Of
| the neighborhood. as, web as a. pronli-
! nent member OF the Rev. Abner's con
| grega ton.
/ 1t was from Mrs. Folsom that Anna
I Brown had learned all these facts
/ about the minister. Mrs. Folsom was
her 1andiady, and there couldn't be a
/ better or kinder one-and Anna felt
]
| ment on. ideal landladies-s She had
! come to Corona quit worn out by eight
/ months of professional work. with its
I seven perfornna noes each week and
many long jumps By rail. She wanted
/ a complete rest, for she was tired in
! self six weeks Of sWeet-dolng- nothing
/ before she started in to learn the opera
( that the famous composer and the IA
/! NOUS iibrettist had united in writing
I especially to- ,sring eou teher widely az
knoWledged IA EMS She, had come TO
/ Corona because il was a charming VIII
/ lage, quiet and old-fashioned, and vet
! within easy reaching distance EFF the
/ great city. ~ 49,
She came TO Corona as Anna Browne
4 which was her real name ind as diaer-
ent as could be from the stage title that
/ thousands had learned to know. And
she Kept her pro- essiOn2l identy se>
/ curely hidden beneath the plain name
! that was hers BY right, and the PLATA
! garments that she felt were in har-
| mOny with her quiet s6jouTn.
The Rev Abner Grace was ushered
Unto the Folsom parior, and. as Anna,
eXpect ted, after. answering the widow s
Inquiries concerning his own and his
1 daughters health. at once proceeded 70
/ relate the story of his differences with
| the quar- tette.
/ 1t places me in a very awkward pO-
! sition,' said the Rev. AioHerys YEARLY.
/ They positively refuse-at, least Miss
/ Van Wrinkle SAYS they doLto ret urn
/ unless l am willing to make an ample
/ apology to them for the alleged harsh,
/ ness OF my remarks last Sunday. Yet
! those remarks were addressed to them
! privately, and l feel quite sure they
] We're coUched in very moderate tan-
/ guage. 1 simply told them that l had
/ been requested by several persons in
] the congregation to ask them to behave
| with little more decorum during the
! services
You swere quite justified in doing
soiPs said the Widow Folsom Every
/ soul in the congregation knows they
are becoming more and more careless
\ IN their BEHAVIOR r =.
/ ';And yet they seem to- fancy that
/ they VIII have the sympathy of the
! congregation back of them" said the
4 Rev. Abner with a sigh. AT least,
! Miss Van Wrinkle does. She is the only
one of the four who has come near me-
! The others seem to be quite under her
thumb. / may be Wrongiug her, but
j it seems to me-this is. strictly between
4 Curselves-that she is suffering with
/ an inordfnate admiration for her own
talents and somehow she seems 70
Bssre influenced the others 70 ackn0NvT-
edge her leadership in this unpleasant-
/ ness You see that it puts me in a
/ predicament that is really disqlieting
/ We have prided ourselves on our choir.
/ and there is no doubt it has largely inZ
Z
choir I'm afraid our friends down the
I road would benefit in the same ratio.
! that we would lose. You know our
j financial. condition and that we can /
stand any serious drawbacks, / wish
i could see my way clear out of tina
dilemma without sacrificing my. self
/ respect and my sense of Justice
K. on, but YOU mustn't think of giving
\ in cried Mrs, Folsom. 5
is there any ether alternative" said
Tod 4.a- Tfnr-
( There was q rustic in the doorway
The Key. Abner looked up suddenly and
saw a trim figure in close fitting gray.
q tan complexion. with dusky eyes.
and d glorious head of reddish brown
hair The owner OF all these attrac-
tons was looking at Mrs. Folsom
Introduce me, please she said and
let me explain my intrusion. And So.
Miss Brown and Mr. Grace We're made
acquainted, and the former FASTENED to
give her promised explanation You
must pardon me, but 1 could not help,
3 hearings a part ofisyouF fconyersat ioIls
More especially about the detection OF
/ the qpartette, May I ask if YOU could
make a place for me While the regular
singers are a7vaye"
Before the startled pastor could rel
I ply Mrs. Folsom cut in ahead Of him
with her high-pitched voice,
Why, Miss Brown, she said YOU.
never said you could sing,''
r didn't expect tossing when T came
here, said Anna with assEniIe; so you
see there was no necessity for adVer-s
Using my small accomplishment But
viii admit. ! have v0fce and some
+ knowledge of the vocal aTt-and both
are at the service of Mr.. Grace If he
viii accept them Please understand
that / offer nay services gratuftoiIsly,
and that my enga nenta is to, termin4s
ate as soon as the quartette yields and
comes back to your terms. BY the
way, is your organist striker. too ?'f-
The Rev. Abner was a little startled
Dy her abruQI business-like way.
No" he Answered.. t'E4ei1nlieh has
10 sympathy with the seceders He is
a teacher at the village academy and
an excellent musician. . He stopped
and his gaze wandered 10 the closed
piano in a corner of the f.arlor Anna
8rown smiled and looked towards Mrs.
Folsom with slightly raised eyebrows
Certainly, said the good lady
TITS my daughter sMary's piano. YOU
know, and 1t hasn't been opened since
she went away 10 school But I think
it's in pretty good tune afS
IL vas, AS Anna Brown discovered q
moment later when she ran her fingers
along the yellOwing keys. ~
one moment, -she said t'Whfle I
have no fear about the result of this
test--stngers have an inoFdinate adnlir-
ratIon for their own talents. as you know
u want-yOu to be perfectly frank and
tell me exactly what you think about
my chance for proving acceptable in.