The Washington times., 1906-09-09

bounds. MI Nelson said that he ala
not know what 70 think was the mat
ter"
Helen made a wry face az the namsi
tEe Nelson's were a family OF MethO-
Gfsfs who lived across the way. Meth
odi=tf are people who take life Sc
rlouslv. as a rule. and Helen Thought
tae Nelson's were very queer indeed.
"ITI bet he did know what 90 think,
she cauckIed. "even n he didn't saw
DO. le Thought that was just what -
expect from clergyman who had
dseaHtor OF wine on his dinner table
Mr. Davis could not help smiling
And as for Helen, she was herself aH
over again, f0r when her father had
come in she had about reached "A point
where She could Bo longer bear 20 g.
serious ana unhappy. As he went cd
% ask her 20 be a little less reckless
Helen plr her arms around him ara
said. Win the solemnity that she o
WAYS wore when she was gayest.
But. Daddy. 7 don't know what Ia-
to do Won sent me 10 Germany
study music. and IL I'm never 10 play
it,
eyes, ba', Helen, such frantic
dreadful uOisc,"
but. Daddy. the Germans are en-
tiouaI people, you know; 200 one wool
have been iu tHe least surprised at rr-
iu Germany il was hymn. Daddy,
"a hymu," gasped Mr. Davis
YES. honestly" said Helen. .It
"a wonderful hymn. Every Garua
knows il nearly 10y heart"
AIr Davis had as much }uoTled
Of German music as might l0 ~Eu.-
ed OF one who had lived twenty yea
iu the country and heard three hvm
and am anthem sung every SUNDAY
q volunteer choir. Hsleus music
education as an her other e1gsara.
had been suUoriuteudcd uE aunt Pol.
aud The ouT idea that came r1 ~.
Davis mind was Wagner. whose nom
he had heard people talk about
connection with noise and i-cole.
eucy.
Helen" he said. OF trust that
not the kind Of hymu sou are g1.a
90 sing tomorrow.
'i don't know. was the puzzled rs
ply "Iu see what / can 30. Dlld-
Irs dreadfluy hard 20 Gad anything &.
German music like the s.aw-golns
practical lives that We dun TauEe-
lead Then a sldden idea occurre
t0 the girl and she ran 90 the plan
with Eleefu Taught Just s-e o..
instance" she said flmbIug hlrr...
ly among her music "I was p-aEi-
the Moonlight Sonata this morning
and that's a good instance"
This is the kind OF moonlight the
have in Germany" she laughed. vha.
-le found lr After Iaumeriug l-t
few d-Scurds OF her own she s-srte
ree6Less-E into the lreompreasusi5l
presto. laundering away at ever.
er-seeudo ss II t9 break her fingers
Isn't it fine, Daddy" she cried. gz-.
ing over her shoulder
ID dout see what 10 has 20 DO vEt.
the moon, said the clergyman. gain.
Hr.pleSSiy an tho open window and Var.
dsriEE II another crowd was gathering
THAT S what everybody been tEg Lr.
rH and out- said Helen Then. as -E.
heard the dinner bell out On the la
she ended with half q dozen frarrl.
runs and, jumping up Wita the .a-
OF them. took her fathers arm er.
danced out of the room with him.
Perhaps when We come 10 see tr.
other side Of the noon she sa..
eve may discover al about it. or alz
il because the moon is supposed 2.
set people crazy So they passed f.
o. dinner. where Helen was as auim. ...
rd as ever. poor Arthur and E..
troubles seeming To- have vauisE-
completely from her thoughts.
Tn fact. II was not until the meal wa.
nearly over that she spoke OF trar
again; she noticed that il was zrow.r.
dark outside and she stsnue3 IN -r.
window tust as a distant rumble o.
thunder was heard
Dear met she exclaimed. There.
fearful storm coming. and poor Ar.
thur Is out iD IL, De must be a ion.
way from town by this time, and tEar.
IS no house where Le can go" From
the window where she stood she ha.
a view across the hills ign back OF f1.
town, and could see tls black clouds
coming swiftly on '.Ir ls like We were
imagining this morning. she unused.
i wonder ifhe viii think OF it9''
The dinner was over soon after that
and she looked out again Just as the
first drops of rain We're falling: the
thunder was rolling louder. brluEiug
60 Helen a faint echo Of her morning
music She Went in and sat down 80
the piano. her fingers roaming over the
keys EesitauuEly. Il wish I could get
Fl again. SHE unused. ut seems Ike
a dream. when think OF fit was so
Wild and So wonderful on. II 7 could
remember that march,
There came a crash of thunder near
by. as II 10 help her, but Helen found
that an efforts We're tu vain Neither