Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-13
HIS LITTLE
MASCOT
BY BELLE MANIATES

| bTdu4ey pa III ut tue uOOT VI Miss
Kanes studio, listened a moment to
the sound of smoothly struck chords
and then gave an apologetic knock.
! The music ceased and the door was
! opened by Miss Kane, teacher of vocal
music.
"You know better" she said for
biddingly.
YES" he said with penitent air. "but
sional business, really" and walked on
into the ROOM
do you want your voice tried?' she
asked sarcastically.
"No, I don't want you to score an
other point against me, but called TO
see you in regard to your pupil, the
| little girl Patti / understand she is
| to make her debut at the charity con-
cert tomorrow night 1 want to wri,e
her up"
"Ohr' she exclaimed, interested, but
still skeptical. "And since when did the
city editor himself take to writing In
a Minor Strain column?"
Miss Fleming is ill.," he replied,
"and we are all helping her out.
volunteered to take this part of her
work l thought, Miss Kane" he said
earnestly, that it would be to your
advantage and to that of the child to
get satisfactory press notices, and l
will write whatever you wish
Thank you very much, Mr., Brad
ley" she replied, her little air of re-
serve melting for the once. II shall
be very glad if you will do So"
"Now, what kind of a voice has
she?"
High soprano. Her voice is perfect
" placed. When 1 discovered her pure
tones-I heard her first in a SCHOOL,
had her come to the studio. / sounded
low C on the piano and asked her to
sing the note, She did, with perfect
attack and pitch. Then she kept on
with the successive tones and half
tones until ~e came to fiat. l be-
gan to tremble, for there begins the
middle register the stumbling block of
nearly all singers, but the right quality
came into her voice-that imperceptible
shading of the chest tones as they
emerge into the smooth waters of the
sopranos realm. The tones kept COM
ing clearly, sweetly and with silvery
ring until didn't dare take her any
farther"
81 suppose it's all right" said Brad
ley, with a perplexed sigh, but it's all
Greek to me. If her voice was perfect
by nature why are you giving her les
sons?'
Il haye made her voice stronger and
more flexible; have taught her phras-
ing and enunciation.'
Il think you had better write little
sketch of her personality and voice and
l will publish it."
There came a light rap at the door,
and a slender little wisp Of a girl with
big brown eyes and golden hair came
into the studio.
"This. Mr.. Bradley, is my little song
bird, Louise Harvey"
bradley was very fond of children.
He shook hands with the little song
stress and, turning to Miss Kane, said:
rs it possible that this microscopic
child can sing so gloriously as / have
heard il Intimately"
The little girl drew herself up with
a suspicion of hauteur.
az am in my teensr' she protested.
"That does give one an old feeling"
he said, with laugh. 81 haven't for
gotten the first day could say so
proudly. 7 am in my teens"
"Have you been out Of them long?"
Miss Kane could not forbear asking.
The bright eyes of Louise sparkled
with appreciative mirth.
Miss Louise, you mustn't make fun
of me. l have the power to make or
mar public personages. l am going
to put your picture in the paper to-
night, and the day after tomorrow l
shall tell how well you can sing"
THANK you," said the little girl SIM
ply. But l must go now. 1 came to
return this music, Miss Kane"
II will go with you," said Bradley.
eve will stop at the florists and or
der some flowers for you to carry at
the concert"
Louise flushed with pleasure as she
left the room in company with Brad
ley.
iihC -hASo AAOliOs o+V 10 AOfNAs w
me-" she confided when they were out
OH the street,
II wish she would be lovely to me-"
be said ruefully.
''Is she mad at you?' asked Louise |
ingenuously.
Yes, music mad. But unfortunately |
1 can only appreciate music from rag
time standpoint, so L can't creep into |
the circle of devotees Miss Kane draws |
around herself"
"Why don't you jump in?" asked
Louise.
He stopped abruptly and looked re-
flectively at her
That's u very good idea, Miss Lou
tse. Thank you"
When they reached the florists and |
Louise had selected the roses he was |
to send to her on the morrow, Bradley |
said:
"Now / will make my first jump |
and send Miss Kane some roses too"
"Send her violets," replied the little |
girl earnestly. "They are her favorite
flower" l
''Thank you again, Miss Louise. You
are certainly my mascot"
He ordered q huge bunch of violets |
to be sent to Miss Kane on the even |
Ing following and left his card to ac- |
company them.
When Beryl Kane was dressing for |
The concert 4 box from the florists |
was brought to her. A little thrill of ,,
pleasure went through her as she lifted |
the cover and saw the violets; another |
when she read the card.
Il thought" she mused, that he held |
me in disdain as 'one of that musical !
crowd who are so uninteresting to |
him, He addresses such curt, cynical |
remarks to me when we meet. I al
ways begin to get a retort ready as
soon as | see him approach. l wonder
how he came TO send me theSel l sup
pose because he was giving Lou some"
She sighed as she finished her +0ilet. |
Her carriage stopped at the home of |
her little pupil, and Louise, radiant |
with excitement and pleasure, came !,
out carrying her roses.
You Got the violets Mr.. Bradley sent |
you, didn't you?" asked the young girl
as she took her seat beside Mss Kane.