Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08
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BY KS MERsifiELD
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Whenever trouble came a-knocking at
i'aillppa's door All Kind friends raised
hands Of innocrncc 10 the skies aud de.
Gland thankfully that Il was nobody's
fault but her own
lie had no earthly right 20 raise his
hat and smile when I met him In the
elevator"
'iIc had every right Ia the world. :"
contradicied Elizabeth calmly. III I
had been In his place I should have
come right down aud called ON you aft
or you had acted like a lovelorn lunatic
Pippa"
1T was not lunacy. II was Insplra.
tlon." phllippa half turned from the
piano 20 argue You weren't in the
studio NJ the time. Beth. and you don't
know 4 blessed thing about II. wasn't
even practlclng | was cleaning up"
Elizabeth smiled. She had seen Phi.
llppa's cleaning up process II meant
the hustlIng OF everything disorderly
out of sight. under the divan. behind
the wardrobe. anywhere nc all so long
as Il was unseen.
And he sang my pet duet from III
Troyatorc' Beth. Il was splendid
You poor. old heather. YOU don't ap-
preciate music bit All you can un.
derstand are a few oily. dauby daubs
or a pen and ink sketch but II you had
only heard him"
III | had hcaui him I don't think
that I should have flown to the win
dow aud warbled back an answer up a
New York air shaft"
Il don't care" Philippa's tone was
lofty and her attitude belllgerent. Il
didn't care n rap about him personally
and hadn't the slightest idea what he
looked Ike but the voice was divine
IL was the voice OF Manrico calling.
and Leonora answered II for arts
sake"
We'll. Leonora had better attend 70
her cleaning up and mind her own
business Now. she hasn't any cause
Tor complaint at all. because Manrico
raises his hat 20 her in the elevator and
says Howdyy In neighborly fashion.
Are you sure IL was ManricoY"
oh. yes He looks IT," Philippe
spoke. with vague enthusiasm. And |
Lafayette says that be Is the new one
In the studio over ours"
We'll. you had better send Lafayette
a little printed slip to post up In his
elevator.
students may sing grand opera
duets through the air shaft. but any
promiscuOus greetings In elevator will |
be- followed by eviction
Il suppose the poor fellow was SO
amazed and delighted when he saw
how completely fulfilled his ideal Of
LeOnora that he lost his presence OF |
mind" Philippa could be- as sweetly. |
simply and contentedly vain AS Narcis- |
sus among the water lilies.
Presence Of mind Is never lost"
Elizabeth added high light daintily |
to the left eye Of an Italian fruit vend |
er on the canvas before her. 1t Is /
mislaid. As long as he didn't lose his /
heart he needn't worry"
Philippe laughed and ran her fingers /
teasiugly over the plano keys.
Il think he j. worrying she said.
But there We're no more duets /
through the air shaft. II the occupant /
of studio :. oa the third fiOor happened |
10 be- practiciug her trIlls and quavers .
the occupant OF studio t. ON the fourth .
floor, sat by his open window and lis
tened. aud when a fun. rich tenor float
ed down from studio Il Phluppa would .
tiptOc 90 the window aud listen also .
and br glad and proud la "a way. be-
cause somewhere In the golden tomor-
rows Of hope success lay snugly aud .
surely tucked away for the tall, brown
eyed boy who dared TO greet Leonora
in the elevator
He had dared only once. Long
after even Elizabeth deigned 20 bow q .
comradely good day 20 him Phlippa /
/ passed on her own way. a slim. AFRO. .
! CANT, blond young person In gray vel. /
Vet and squirrel furs. Elizabeth pre-. /
served a graceful posture on the neu. /
! trail fence. Warning factions were not /
In her line. but when she was sending /
out invitations for the monthly Dutch /
picnic In studio . she did not think II |
amlss 20 send one up 10 studio II.
Phillppa was passing club sand |
witches when BObble Clarkson intro |
duced her 10 the tall, brown eyed boy.
She did not drop the tray. She merely
smiled most gracIously and asked II
Mr.. Eliot liked club sandwiches made
OF celestial combination Of chicken
salad, chopped almonds. olives. deviled
ham and tabasco sauce.
10 appeared that Mr.. Eliot did. In
fact. he paced after the dispenser OF
celestial sandwiches all around the
studio In deliberate. determined, man
overheard fashion. most disconcertlng
60 the dispenser. until he finally cor.
nered her In the japanese alcove and
fOrcibly finished mp the remaining
sandwiches himself.
And he never even said q word
about the duet" Phillppa answered
later when she sat. like a HndOo idol.
In pink klmono on the bed and
thoughtfully reviewed the evening.
Hes a gentleman and a scholar. aud
Bobbie says he's all right; solid. old
| Maryland family and all that sort OF
thing: first names Marbury- Marbury