The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

well, now aDout IL 49,.
. But the youngs,er had no. OF portunity
! to reply. for from the arched ei,trance TO
the street his aunt and sister advanced.
IL was the elder woman who spoke;
came up behind him. He rose and turned:
! 1T was very kind OF you TO play for yohn,
I've been listening uninvited In the archSay.
\ 1 had no idea that there was 30 much In
dear old Yankee Doodle. =.
| shall Introduce myself II you wlil let
| me, she went on am MIS- ihurio"
And said the young man. am henry
Herbert.
| les, 1 Know, sne went on. kn0"
your aunt, Miss Heroert. OF fonkers, auIe
well l shall confess that ! asked lhe iaho-
iady ABOUT YOU, sne adaea iaugn'r rssn,v for
behind him she OF the scornfui voice stepped
| forward. Ar.
Mr Herbert. said Mrs. Ihuriow. my
niece, Miss roster err . -.,..,d Sand
| \ am so glad 10 meet you' sne SAG, anu
so very glad that you can pay iahkee
, Doodle: Where In the world did you get
| thora charming variations!
| They were made to order ior you,
young relative. said Herbert. couldn
endure seorn you KIN xnowhs ssGTn a, nd She
colored a little. F..
well you've redeemed yourself noo'y'
she replied. r...,
They got to know each other-all OF them
| with one OF those rapidly progresens
acquaintance which are not uncommon
among countrymen meeting one announcer
In foreign parts.
| Did you hear me that oayr ehe sMu .
what day''
| THAT day when you were In the court
| yard and / was In the window OF our room
] I was outraCeously rude-and have won
4 dered II you heard me"
, Il don't know exactly she said. feelir
certain that he did and was Croha bly, punish
ing her. But know that said sonethir
| horrid about an American who could play
the violin and couldn't play Ysnkee Doodle = !,
ashamed-
SORRY because I heard
mo. Sorry because j said what ] did
And all the time YOU knew that wonderful.
wonderful version OF it.
You were perfectly right
sRut YOU did know it.
sNo. didn't, but after I had heard the
scorn in your voice I made up my mind
| / would-so l went to work ard fired the
| / hoped YOU were listening up in your
window
| sThen Won really did II for me?-
.yas he answered arave,y, Il really
did il for YOU
| She was b,ushinR again under his gaze
sThank YOU
| Tbis was said 30 very prettily ard with
/ such delightful downcast ewes and flaming
checks that he lost his head and blurted
| out:
| A. man could do anything for you
| for-for--"
| And then Mrs. Thurlow came I'd. Mre.
Thurlow, ouick-eyed and intuitive had
much CAUSE for thought II either Of the
| Young folk had seen the letter she had sent
found that the shrewd lady had gone much
| farther in her sIppositions than they had
! gone In their half-thoughts.
The brothers reply must have been OF
| n favorable character, for the excursions
with Herbert contirued. and, indeed, were
mildly encouraged by the elder lady.
| BY and by occurred n great excitement.
The Car was to visit Paris Many plans
! we're mads and they saw, when the time
CANE, all that the rest OF Paris saw.
| But Florence and Herbert were not sats-
fed. Herbert ratified to the hotel one dav
| In f,acre. II developed from his hurried
| remarks that his violin master had once
PLAYED for the Car in St. Petersburg;
that the Gar was graciously pleased TO
remember this and that the ruler Of all the
Russians had. becavs' Of this memory.
| summoned the old man to play for him again
| thee In Paris.
Bit this was impossible. rheumatism
| had Tor weeks Dound MIN 70 MS chaH.
The Car must be a pretty decent 20 n
| Of a chap, for when he heard the old man
was tied up and couldn't get down his own
| stairs what does he do but send word back
| 10 his old master that IL the master couldn't
| get down the stairs. why he, the Czsr,
could get up them. And ~ he's going up
| then, tomorrow morning.
The old mans as proud as a peacock,
| and no wonder! He told me about II, and
said he was sorry couldn't be there; but
| Il wouldn't do
U-Then ! looked up AZ the big transom
over the double doors which used to open
into the back hallway and said:
Couldn't look in through the transoml'
meaning a joke. but the old man took II
| seriously.
Hes Just "a anxious TO have me zee the
great Gar do honor to him as ] am to see II.
50 he thought a minute and said:
Yes. nv child IL might be arranged.
You might put tabl" in that back hallway
, whore no one would see H. and then when
his Ma esty deigns TO come and call upon
his u nbe old violin master, why YOU. my
favori,e pupil. could see II all. But you
must keep very quiet
| How splendid'' said Florence.
But that lent the best on II. said Herbert
| ,ol, r,, "a 4 no Loo al nj her sIhere's