The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04

which was at the same time imploring, 1 depracatory, admiring, pained and dog ! gily faithful. Its multitudinous meanings | were apparently completely lost on her, | for she did not appear to notice him. 1 That evening the customary insinuating | busybody who is to be found among ev- | cry collection of ships passengers began ! to make arrangements for vocal and in- | strumental concert, to be held two days l later, in aid of a seamans charity. Peter Beauchamp had some reputation | In London as a musical amateur, and ] there were those on board who knew 1t. i He was asked to sing. T will with pleasure If you can find me
 an accompanist," he said. That will be easy enough" said the
 efltrepreneur, and booked him for two l songs.
 ! It turned out not to be so very easy after all There were doubtless many com | petent accompanists among the few hun- l dred passengers, but they did not come i forward, and the matter was left in abey- 1 ance for the present.
 Peter Beauchamp was on deck early the
 next morning. So was Miss Beatrix Budd
 and he hoped against hope that the new ] born day might give him another chance
 of reinstating himself. The girl was walking with another I y | be on the best of terms The young man | was one of the party to whom Sir Henry | Budd had discoursed politics two evenings l before.
 | He gave Peter Good d-morninC' as he
 came on deck. and paused as if to give | him the opportunity of joining them. Miss 1 Beatrix walked straight on with her head in the air, and the young man hurried liter her. Peter took his constitutions l on the other side of the deck, prey to | bitter thoughts.
 'I say old man." said his friend after 1 ward, she's a topper. that girl. But wha have you done to offend her? She told ms she didn't wish to have anything to dt l with you"
 What have I done?" exclaimed ePtel angrily. "Why, she's the daughter oi that old blltherer who bored us all tn, | other night. You were in it as much q, I was"
 The other young man whisted. "Bs
 love" he said. You've put your foot in 1t. I'm going to get her mamma cushion" and he hurried off. The busybody now approached Peter "l have got an accompanist at last" h, said. Come into the music room anc try over your songs.
 It was very sore young man who dis inferred an album of songs from his cabir trunk and made his way to the mus room few minutes later There he found middle-aged younl lady with a stringy voice in the act O presenting somebody vocally with tn, sweetest flower that blows, which. sh, explained, although it might by an unob servant recipient. be mistaken for a rose was in reality her heart. The best part O the performance was the accompaniment which was played by Miss Beatrix Budd. When the song was over and the singel had explained dffidently that she re quired the accompaniment hurried up little in this place and retarded in tha the busybody said Miss Budd will bt
 king enough to play an accompaniment
 for MT. Beauchamp?" Miss Budd ignored the implied introduc ton.
 ''I think" she said coldly. 'as I am tt accompany MT. Seeley and Miss Robinson as well as Herr Wisschenschmidt on tn,
 violin I shall have enough to do Cam
 you find somebody else?'
 My dear lady" said the busybody clasping two fat hands imploringly, 'f
 is an extraordinary thing, but I really cant! There isn't soul" You've got a solo pianist haven't you?' asked the girl.
 Yes said the busybody. But Belloni I couldn't ask him to play accompan ments, you know. He wouldn't do it