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


she afterward considered was nothing less
well, my DEAR said her aunt In some
surprise, inasmuch as she had already de-
cided that the matter between the two
was as good ~ settled. IT.,
mo. Il n not well. ! can't bear him.
We must go And they went s.,.or he ,sf,
Paris and went with his master to Rome Tor
a season. He worked hard and progressed
40 rapidly that Q year later he was in Amer
lea again. Ills first concert was TO be In
Boston.
II would be untruthful to say that no
Hepry's mind as he went TO Boston, Tor ne
was a steadfast young man and not given
10 foraettinr pleasant things. i DeneHY
that Il would be Inaccurate 70 say tnat ne
had continued TO madly 10 9 her ana WISH
to whisper FL arlingl' passionateiy I'D her
he certainly had not fallen In love with
snv one else and as he sat in the Boston
bo;,nd train II occurred to him that she
lived near there. He wondered with quite
a little glow II she would 60 70 near ni''
play; A.. ,,,., sensational
success Of the young vioiinist there was
no doubt after the first number, and az
he was a very human young violinist, he
felt rood about It,. As have SAID, ne was
also practical and with the warm ieehhg
OF complete success glowing In him as ne
sat behind the screen, he forgot that Flor
enoe oster lived near Boston and might
But when he went out again one Of those
strange gaslight tricks which happen IN
theatres and halls, and which have, puzzled
more than one performer, occurred. Flor
ence : sters face glowed In q very circle
Of Raslight as he walked, bowling, toward
the footliehts, and instantly there was
nothing else In the hall except her face
about three rows from the front.
His eyes gazed into Its eyes, and It was
with a real effort that he pulled them away.
Instantly he was very much in love again.
1t was the last OF his numbers, and ne
really played magnifcently. He knew
what II meant to carry an audience away:
he knew how an audience acted while TINS
strange and delightful thing was beginning
to happen to It.
aside from his violin-not even muffied
coueh-in the great hall (perhsps II was
because there was not a sound) he knew
that ne was doing IL, and he played well.
The sound came, though, as he stopped
He had played wild; minor song, OF tne
death goes to the mountains Of Hungary
With the last mournful signing OF its soft,
dying wall, the storm OF applause oroHe
Il actually seemed TO come out Of the
auditorium like q cold tempest blast ana
he was grateful; he was vain as an artist
has a right to be. and II was wine to him;
He bowed again and again, and fnauy
almost with surprise, found himself In his
little chair behind his little screen: BE-
yond II there was still that roar; hanHs
were clapping; feet were stamping on thc
floor: Their were shouts OF "Bravo!' in men
voices and shriller cries which ne knew
came from excited women.
An usher Appeared uenind the screen
and handed him card.
Lady sent II, sir. he said. sac she
knew you or I wouldn't have brought It,.
Herbert turned II over and over in ms
But II was not until he felt his managers
hand clapping him heartily on the shoulder
and his voice tongratulatng him that Re
reused himself sufficiently to really read II.
Wont you please play Hanka Doodlum'
He went out slowly and was greeted by
another storm. And then he played. ne
says he does not think he played It as he
wrote il, but they knew-those Boston
They marched with the farmer soldie s
TO the bridge and f-~d their shots WI
hem and won th,ir victory with
when with them they saw the red coats run;
And they, after the fighting WAS over, and
the weeping OF the mothers and sisters
and sweethearts over patriots siam had
nasred. and the men went marching home
again victorious. they marched with them
bringing their feet down on the old Temple =
floor until the building shook with the force
OF it-March! march, march,
A thousand men were whistling Yankee
Doodle that night in Boston as the Temple
crowd poured into fremont street.
When Herbert, tired, but very glad.
slipped his coat around him and started
70 70 out himself. he found her waiting for
him at the bottom OF those wretched stairs
thsf lead down frn-, the stage.