The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-07-29

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manner and frank of countenance and
POSSESSED Of q captivating personality,
Phillip Hath court was well equipped "a
win favor 81 the eyes Of women. But
NJ eigh Cornell, the one woman to whom
bis heart inclined, was still fancy free.
ss'i Though they were the best ofsfrienda
he shrewdly OWNED that he would be
forcing IN issue IL he told her of his
love. X s2jf s FL u } JTAG
\ ~. II hear you are going TO sing . solo
!, ct St. Luke's next Sunday he said, as
they sat in the box at the theater one
might. 4. x S2 u s 4
Yes; I am to sing ANGELS Ever
Bright and Fair !" .& .., * I. =.
q ~ .shall come to hear you. BY the
4 way, We shall have guest 1t that, time
. friend Of my younger brother. He
4 u quite music mad. believe = " y rs L
WHO Is her she asked, carelessly.
IAN Englishman though he spent
his boyhood In America. His name q
REGINALD Derybshire."1 :! IN. ~ q
Z soh!"' she cried. her eyes full OF In
&terest. ibid ahe live here in this city
years ago, and did he fall heir to =
titls ana estates in England?" I ;, .$s
Yes" be TePdied i fD 3!t Y you ~: kn ~
\ ''When We were children we sang in q
. vested choir. We were given the
duets, more because was so fair ana
I he 90 dark than from any blending Of
voices. They thought we made q
tableau. ! suppose. It was like 70
nance. his becoming Lord Somebody
!, and crossing, the seas to his estates,
and I! Well, my lines were cast IN far
different places" 92f - $1'33fif5s% c.e>F :
Sunday morning found him in tho
HatRcourt pew, His brother and their
sssa Reginald l3 DsFpys shire also Pre-, pfes
Young perbyshire had gone to Eng
land full Of American ideas and with q
stolida determination not to become
'English,'' but it was only natural that
Oh S1mpressionab1e boy should insensi-
bly, and BY degrees receive the imprint
OF English sentiments: = Gradually he
became nodded in the character Of the
country which had been his birthplace,
and at last England claimed him for
her own. Soon after attaining his ma
jortty he again visited his old home.
He had IAN eager interest ii everything
pertaining to his old life and hunted
up tiis former friends with enthusiasm.
He had wet cherished; most tender
.recollections q the little pansy-eyed
girl who had sung and played with
him. It was Of her, III fact, he was
now thinking as he appeared TO listen
70 the. sermon. tS4SaI M I E.A /: 5S
i. He had scarcely glanced 1.-THE Nom;
bars Of the Vested choir until now.
wshen tie organ III peaied forth at the
icio1se 81 the SSeeffamon. . young girl rose
and faced the congregation. She
looked as tender and pure as an arch
angel IN her white robes, with eyes
uplifted to the oaken rafters Of the
little chapel. f' ~, ~. ,''-... K -
zone of .Raphael's sistine Cherubs!"
thought Reginald. - -, !.
Y At the rising cadence of the song and
the exquisite play Of the silvery tim
Der Of her. voice his memory awoke.
: Leigh" he gasped, as the old, ia
mi1iar air and words rang out. How
they took him back to the Sundays Of
his boyhood! 49,, NJ g..
&z"And I taught her that song!" was
his triumphant thought. ~.
i She finished. There was momen-
tary silence like that solemn pause
which follows q benediction. Then,
with a tremor in his low, gentle voice,
the old pastor offered a heartfelt
prayer. Outside the church Reginald
waited for her. When she came he
rushed forward with impetuous and
outstretched hand, ~. 2 @.-: .s >':
Leigh" he cried, eagerly.
- :. A bright, glorious flush rose to her
cheeks and a happy light shone in her
eyes as she grasped his hand, I while
Philip, standing by, felt like kicking
this newcomer to the ends Of the earth.
h ~ knew you as soon as you began
to sing--our old song!" he exclaimed.
She wondered, with a sudden divin-
Ing. Of the reason that Philip had not
told him of her. Reginald accompanied
Her to her home and they talked Of
other days the days when she had
sung in the choir and the unhappy
days that had followed, when her
father had died 50 suddenly. and TO-
support her Invalid mother the little
LMgh had sung in dance halls and on,
pleasure boats. At her mothers death,
Just before he had come into his pos
sessions. she had been adopted by some
wealthy people. ;'s
81 .'There have been changes indeed In
I your Ate since the day I taught you
the song you sang to-day, he observed.
n '.No greater changes than came into
your life, my lord, Z she fetorted!
Early ii June they were Invited to Q
house paltyfat Roselawn, the country
home 81 tie Hathcourts. One alter
noon. % Nsginald at beside Leigh On
the piano bench watching the slender
anserss that giided 20 softly over the
keys, he was struck By 9 new express
sion il her .eyeaL The dazzling bright
e.