The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-06-11
Only aLittle Singer

40 . one knew Wlere ba2leE Atu
IN come from lie turned Up one
S@o day az the restaurant whore
always took lunch. and after stand -ns
awkwardly at the door for few nm
utes advanced 10 The table where /
was seated
He began talking % ne as though he
lad known me fer years. AMI although
be was making q merry Lille hiHa- oI
being entirely al us ease, enGarfass-
ment vas written all over his good
Batured rural oounienance.
II vas my vacation time. and as l
was a BIT bored for amusement. | was
Immediately interested IN Dagley. 1
offered 10 show him the town aud. as
1 expected be joyfuIly accepted.
l am sorry TO say that Mr. Dagley
developed a decided taste for inyest.-
eating dance halls. beer gardens and
like places. But. most OF all. he liked
to attend all sorts Of variety perform
ances. lie seemed determined 10 find
something very. very bad.
took him to a concert hall, and he
sat quietly through the performance,
merely remarklng that it was not half
bad. l had expected that he would
find 1t very bad. indeed.
Seems a pity. though. for all Of
them nice boys and girls TO be going
TO the bad"
What boys and glrlsY' l asked, in
establishment.
why. the ones as danced and
sung" he replied.
But they are not badw | exclaimed.
Well. | was always told they
was" was his calm reply.
When Sunday came around asked
him If he did not want to include a
visit TO one Of the fashionable churches
in his city experiences. The flowers
on the pulpit were always fine, aud the
music would be worth hearing.
No. don't care for the music" and
there came into his face look of hard
ness and bitterness.
II used to go to church, but that
was bSipit my liAAle Bii
Have you lost herr
Eyes, lost her-fiye years ago"
MY Look at that woman he ex-
claimed. as an elegantly attlred lady
swept past and entered the church.
Never saw such fine fixlngs before"
She was a famous singer. the idol Of
the concert-going public, who. during
her short visits to her native city, gra-
ciousIy lent her sweet voice TO the
church where she had worshlped as a
child. When told Dagley all this he
said, the bitterness coming back into
his face:
ooh! She Is one of them singing peo-
Pile, is sheY
Look here" said I. You ought to
be set right in one thing. at least, and
| believe that I'll tell you a little story
Of an experience OF my own"
at was like this: One night was
coming home rather late from the the
alter. As turned into my street my
attention was attracted to young girl
who stood at the edge of the. side
walk. She was crying bitterly. was
about to pass. when she turned up and
looked into my face. She was adorably
pretty, and | stopped in answer to
the mute appeal in her eyes.
"'You are in troubleY
"'Oh, SIR she sobbed. L have nc
place to stay tonight. IL don't know
where TO GO
We'll, | took her TO n lodging house
kept by an old lady who, knew
would care for the girl. and paid FOL
a room for her. She did not seem
to be used to that sort OF thing. and
| could not have done anything else
/ she was so fair and innocent. Thank
/ God. | found her that night.
II promised TO look In In the morn
ing and see what could be done foi
her. but hardly expected to see her
+ again.
/ well, the next morning | was me-
by the old lady. who told me the girl.
story. She had run away from home
TO 20 on the operate stage 1t wa,
the same old story of few months
struggle and failure. Now her none,
was all gone, and she had been turned
OFT ON the street on the night | found
her. , S
1.-THE landlady- was motherly OLD
soul and was quite touched by tn,
aIrrs story. We arranged that sh,
should stay with her for few DAYS
and that was to try to find som,
employment for her."
"Where is she now?'
"Singing in that church there on tn,
corner. The girl really has a sweet
sympathetic voice, and the choir di
rector was delighted TO secure he
services"
"Why didn't she 90 homer
"Her father told her when she lief
that he never wanted 10 see Der again.
"Well, wasn't there anybody else sh
could so TOT"
mo. There was young man sh
seemed to think n good deal Of but h
turned against her, too, when she left.
II don't suppose she cares anythin
for him now"
Eyes, she does. Therel She IS con
ing now"
Dagley glanced up at the girl, the
he turned very white, and uttered Il
word Jennie" very softly.
With glad cry the girl sprang 70
ward. "oh. John oh. john" 81
sobbed do you want me againY
Didn't | come after you?"
"And-and. fatherY
Hes a-waitin' for you down at Ii