Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-05
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Copyright, 1905, bp Belle Mantates

clear cut features and softened the
msiitative restraint In her beautiful
eyes II was the night Of her return
bome after an enforced absence abroad
of six years, which time had been de-
xot,sI 10 the care of an invalid father.
since his death had occurred. two years
before. she had aimlessly Travelled and
visited. until now she had decided to
anep her old home. so long closed.
ON Arnold Graves, organist of st
pnurs and teacher of piano. her young
girlish fancy had centered Its dreams.
Tie two hours spent weekly under his
mtrlage before she had gone abroad
had been very happy ones to her She
had met her teacher of music socially.
and their friendship had been fast
merging into closer relation when
fate had interviewed in the shape of the
family physician. who had ordered Mr..
Wllmot 10 Switzerland, where their so.
iourn had been prolonged beyond their
original plans.
Edith had carried on spasrnodie
correspondence with Arnold Graves:
hut owing to his sensitiveness. her nat
uraI restraint and the lack Of propin-
aulty. their relations had not changed.
Constantly on her journey home had
come the question TO her mind whether
he would find In the woman of twenty.
six what had seemed to please him in
tie girl OF twenty She had written to
him en- route and asked him to call
that evening. He had done so. and
now. after his departure. she sat before
the fire musing on their meeting.
She had In these years sometimes
feared lest her girlish inexperience had
read him wrong and invested him with
qualities that lived only I'm her own
fancy. She thought she would almost
suffer the loss of her Illusions. But
now her broadened nature and wider
experience found him TO be all she had
thought him--and more. She knew. too.
that her youthful feeling for him had
quickly and suddenly become some
thing else-something that was stron-
ger for its long duration. She never
had felt quite sure of the place she oc-
cupied In his thoughts and feelings,
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light In his eyes when he looked ut
her Perchance the expression had
been there In the days long ago and
she had been too ignorant to translate
It.
She had pursued her musical studies
white abroad. and Arnold had asked
her to come to his studio the next
no him Ghn
at the appointed hour. and after play
ing a few selections there suddenly en-
tered i most beautiful young girl.
Miss Wilmot." introduced Graves.
let me present my ward and pupil,
Miss Beth Forbes. | want You TO hear
her slug" he explained to Edith.
Then. turning TO the girl. he asked
look for certain aria.
He had written casually OF distant
cousin who had been left TO his guard
ianship. but she had supposed his ward
TO be a mere child. Beth returned with
the music. So charmlngiy did she rem
der the aria that Edith felt her heart
going ont 10 her. though with conflict
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hstlessly back in the carriage with a
duh throb OF pain in her heart. She
passed a most wretched day, full OF
sharpened doubts. II seemed to her
that Beth lacked no charm and that no
man could withstand such loneliness.
Arnoids ruling passion was music. anG
ne must love the girl for her voice
alone.
She wondered IL Beth cared for him.
she had seen nothing In the girls man
her to indicate that she had anything
more than an ordinary affection of a
pupil for her teacher, but then she was
young, and her innocent heart had
probably not yet awakened. Edith
found herself consumed with an in
tense curiosity to know more OF Ar
hoid's young protegee. Yielding to
sudden impulse. she sent Beth n note
asklng her to spend the following day
with her.
Beth accepted eagerly. and, battered
oy having aroused the interest of an
oder, more accomplished woman. she
was responsive in the highest degree
10 Edith's advances
IN discussing a popular novel Beth
naiFeiy asserted that the woman did
not love the man.
What do you know about love,
bethE' demanded Edith.
Nothing; only from looking on. Ar
noid says that when | sing love songs
lear passion TO tatters and that l
never can express the song of the heart
until have been In love"
Ihey say pupil never learns to
sung until she falls In love with her
teacher Mr.. Graves has taught you
to Sing. hasn't hep,
res; he understands voice training.
nut lii never learn to sing love songs
! nave to fail in love with him firstr
70 you think him so impossible
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