The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-06-06

his apologies were readily accepted. |
And then came the greatest triumph |
OF all, when the girl took the posm he /.
had returned and handed II TO hlm
II you care for II, Mr. Nanders,"
she said. you may have H. While
was writing il wished II might be
sung"
So Vanders took the poem home with
him, and for week buried himself la
his room Time after tims DO resfOts
the music. tie worked day aud nlShI
increasingly teyerishIy Bars " ma
sic, crying. sobbing walllAg. burst
from the piano Ia bis room GToges4us
strains and combinations OF u0Ies
might be heard through his window
sometimes in the evening. sometimes a
few minutrs before day breaA
Then one day the song Was nnlzhed
For the last tune hs played II over On
the piano, softly hummlng the words.
Somehow Il failed to satisfy htn. Per
haps Il was the constant practice that
had made him tire OF IT, perhaps he
had not reached his ideal
He arranged With a noted Slayer 10
produce It at the vaudeville house the
following wsek Thea be called Oh
Miss Merton and invited her 10 agtsnd
the theuter With him She was there
10 hear the muaic tor tho nrst time.
The girl was ndlAnt that svsnins
Moro than once John Tauders caught
himself staring admlrlnsiy al her Oucs
abe unexpectedly turned her head ana
looked straight az him with her great
brown eyes IL made hlm thihk Of
sons pertect chord OF music. that
throbbed and throbesd through Als
/ heart
Suddenly the pipe organ bekan ~
play new air. softly. s~sssly It~as
their song
IT'S ours" be told her. yours and
mine"
She looked at bis face. all axiow
With expectancy. and down IA her
heart she feared His hand nsrvou,Iy
rowing over the arm Of nls seat touch
ed hers and closed about Il. SO hAad
10 hand, Ike two cAlldren, they at
through the song And when u ~.
eIHird aud the msaEvr applause came
'AFdily abe felJ the hand Of the uaan
culver In disappointment, The son.
had failed
slowly aud silently they walked Oh,
ot the thrater Not tll. they wsr, IN
TIE carriage dli John yani-rs .p.sk
1T lacks something" se .ai =,
Iacks something I dont know what "
Yet 10 vas almost" she stumbled
ABOUT tor a word almost s-nnd
Almost Hs turned .aysrety %
warn Acr. As ~cll an otter failure a.
mediocre tell you ID failed"
The CIR. drew her breath .Aarply
N" vas 90; la the habit Of AaStns
men speak roughly 70 her
John Fanders diviaed a. once that
2" had hurt the girl. Aad u came TO
him with overpowering sulasnn-,.
that her friendship was all he had
left With the warm inpulsirsns..
that characterized him. be took her
hand.
i beg your pardon." he said. Eruve-
~. Il did not meat to wound roo, bu,
the song meant 90 much 10 me-
And 10 mo, said the Eirl
I know" be answered. =, was half
yours"
20. 1 didn't mean that" Oh. said. /
softly, But l was sorry for your .
sake"
lie leaned toward her.
Alice. be said. There Ia ore th,,g
would rather poasess than all tas ,ur,
's'' the song could possibly Aay,
brought me. 1, IL POUR love"
l am glad she whispered. .tha,
he song failed II ny love can ,sk.
he place Of its success"
II was well after rnldulgh, -.
ohn FHndsrH reached bis room. on +
}" race there Was 40 mark OF thu Fan,
re Instead he was radian,iy hsn,,
without a seconds delay be ,.s,s,.
'inseIf at hla desk with a pile n, 49,,
&c ruled paper before him ops not.
ohowsd smother In rapid suecs,,lo,
VI the ar't few strains were d. r
"'n ne rose and played the air on ~. 6
'hno' IL was the music Of whIrh =.
ad dreamed. ''
daylight had hoodsd tho room bs,,,. n
nh'sh"d. but wden At les, h. -. I
orsathed sigh Of relief After IN 10
$ work he had finally accomplished 4
at least sel'.satlsfylnv T.
They sat at the theatsr on. .r.,, a
'on Afterward, both happy. both All u
''n nope Once more the grea, r,,a o.
gan began to play. Once more ~. II
"a uons before. the man said: IL,
'ls' yours and mine" Then the ar., a
,'Ss OF tho song wslled out and tho II
nole audience listened reverenttv II
" men the song ended tho hons. -, 81
Deuiam or noise. People clapn.1 n
cir hands. stamped their foe, Vii, II
a. cried. hpplauded In every co,c.,-
'e manner. Again and asnip ,h..
cored the singer when nt ,s, nr'.,
sned the man turned to tho v,,I 80.
'ehted the words: "' NJ
IT'S ours, yours and rnins- o'
u Is grand" said the girl. #, opl,
snort before for want of for w., m
For want Of love-" finished IN. man all
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