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X GUITAR OF ROSA nELI. :
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The guitar Of Hoaa Deane hung "a
de Wall Of The r~anchhourt beneath :
taber and a gun. The mnchsouss war
Out on tie Calico troll. where DE
Rbeat land cane % an abrupt en and
the grass land began That 10. 4 yor
icokcd east heads Of yellow rrsIn
saved and tossed befsre your eyes nm
ui The scene was a BLUR Of gold fyou
turned west there wis the rang. tha
numbering cattle. The cowboy. forerun-
ter d al farmers from Egyptian dsys
b. now. And on the dividing line OF
wheat and cattle stbod the hone OF
Rosa Deane. and there hung her guitar
foT ranger or farmer 10 twnng.
Jerusalem exclaimed Whalen Of
the Buckle herd the int time be saw
The instrument that b. a roarer. Let
me keerleasly draw q few lines from is
innerness." Rosa Deane snapped her
black eyes and handed him the guitar.
Il was old-very old. The inland
mother Of pearl. the ivory keys. the
fsntastcaliy carved back. spoke Of a
day when the guitar was the sweet
voiced messenger Of ell young love
ard trouhadors were lurking II every
corner. But when the strings we-s
tcuched-then-then-Rosa Deane's
guitar gave nj its sound Such sweet
ness. such s~oftness. such depth OF ton
and feeling came forth that the mdes.
player was moved 10 ~gentleness.
That INSTRUMENT remarked wThai.
en-. rs sure human I've hearn EN- al
frum the Rio to the Muddy. an they
Amt in il with this one"
Ny grandfather gave il to my moth
er in Co" said Rosa Deane. and she
save Il 70 my brother in 70. and xhea
he died it went to another brother. and
then he died, and it came to me. NJ
grandfather was killed in the Sioux
massacre: my Oldest brother was shot
on the Little Missouri. the other one
DIED with Custer. The gun and the
Haber belonged to them. When NY
mother died my father put them mp
there, and hung the guitar under.
reath."
Miss Rosy. said whaien. respect.
faily doaing bis hat, -Tm a plain crit
ter and not easy with tongue singing.
but yor family sure Eez he'd truble
The inster'ment tells all about it,
He slipped his fingers over the
strings aud played-spanish things
dsnces, marches. all The musical tavor-
Iies Of the men that live BY the herds
things that have not only the lullaby
OK the wind in them. but It's string anc
lash. when reused to fury; the songs
q the night Of the uampling cattle.
the call Of the wolf. the moreors fash.
The Whitney Of the guarding horse
But no matter how gay the melody
he evoked the tones which came from
the guitar always carried a mInor sad.
ress. something that seemed as IL AL
had 3 consciousness q It's own. Just
as there ls always in the voice Of 8
m who has suffered much and
long a suggestion OF signs and tears
Have you ever analysed the laugh OF
roman who has borne the cross1
Whalen put the guitar back N It's
place and passed on his way. Rosa
pcane took Up her Homework again.
fumming the tunes ne had LEFT 10 her
memory She had heard much OF
Whaien. Her father had said be Wa
the widest Jet bes, cattleman Ia the
country There was a story that he
had killed 50 many men In the south.
ern country be had been forcsi e.
q me north. and that he lived in cor
slant apprehension OF pursuit by
ayeagiug friends Of ms victims.
-stin." said Dcane 4 understand bel
never shot until be was attacked. and
hat the people be put out OF the way
ought 10 have died long before Hetl
mighty quick vita q sun and go9a scl
everybody when tins liquors out OF
him. he has money, too-plenty OIL
L."
whaien returned 20 the Deane loms
tt,on after his first cali lie neye- en-,
tered the ranch house that he ola no.
take down tae guitar and play. Htl
would sit for an hour In the doorway
IA eye on the instrument u one or
Rosa noane one day after he bad
hung the Instrument under the guu
and saher and was about 10 leave. ont.
O. the strings gave forth a long -dmwu
rote sad and sweet
Whalen started and involunarls
dropped a hand to the butt Of bis sur
rhat oughtRt 70 nighten you. Mis
teF whalen. laughed Rosa neane. 10,
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