The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-15


dexterous blending OF chassee ard /
glide, which ended in a low curtsy tc
the audience.
| Good gracious!" said Patrlck's
grandfather Good gracious."
The audience laughed. and Rosa
curtsied again and kissed her hand
She was so carefully made up that ii
was impossible to detect IL With the
naked eye, and the bloom on her round
young cheek might have been all ner
! own.
Wonderful" said the old man,
wonderful, Rosa began to sing
"still so gently DER me stealing"
She was encorod, OF course. The pi-
anist had his instructions, and turned
over one page, Patrick saw that the
girl meant 10 80 straight through ner
Granny's old song book
Rita and rare were the gems she
wore,
An, bright gold ring on her wand
she bore"
And so on, and 50 on, till the las;
verse was finished and the SINCE
cnrtsied and disappeared
SONG, yelled some one from the
back" Mother song
Pinker than her founced dress, snil
Ing and hositatinS, Rosa again re.
turned, but the audience were not to
be PIT off with a mere speech, or a
enftsy swept with antiquated grace
What could She 9ing? She had sung
all the songs in her gg%nnys boand
volume She had nothing else-of the
kind. She would curtsy again and
go.
She took the topmost flounce of ner
gown between her fingers and sweep
her adorers farewell.
The coronet from her hair fell at
her feet Half mechanically she picked |
it up, and, despite he frantic audience. |
turned to go. One bud in the wreath .
the largest came loose in her hand I
10 inspire her at The last moment,
and with half smile she ran 10 the
pianist and threw a hasty whisper
,ycr his shoulder
He had no notes. but the hrilliancy
# his yamping was equal to this or
my demand A few crashing. effect
Fe chords, aud then; The Last Rose
# summer"
Lille witch! Well indeed was she
'layine her Fart. For the old boy she
lad chosen the song Of songs. With
lefahla sadness she went on. pluefina {
nd letting fan one by one the pink
etals
no flower of her kindred,
No rosebud IS nigh,
To reflect back her bushes, 4
Re give sigh for sigh. /" =
Patrick glanced a his grandfather G
lie was blowing his nose with silent T.
notion, and the young man wondered S
neither he could see the little rose
1lored figure ON the stage at all. SO
lick was the mist of tears in his a
yes. Il
Triumph1nt indeed was hcr success a
hen size flashed tho old boy stamped K
it'll his stick on The floor, and shout
till pairic& grew almost ashamed
the attention he was attracting. loi
Poor little girl Poor little Rose! OF
haven't heard anything like that
nee ! listened to the divine Jenny
hat shame that such a gifl as ina, la
ould be singing in such plac. rs d.
is" el
1T is indeed Z shame" Parricf b.
embed Tie felt that this was the
oment for him to tell his secret
sa; he Il love hat W
RI" ST
The old boy did not grasp his mean m
Il don't wonder" he said. I'm Ia -
We with her myself. Charming,
iarming!"
Bat Patrick had made his plunge.
Il am not speaking lightly" h
Id, eagerly. Il know her. Want
take her eway from the stage and
TRY her"
The old man began to understand.
The blazes you co." said he.
Yes, said Patrick, boldly. "sle is
, only woman in Tho world for me
e is a good girl, grandfalhar-ane X
ady"
I am sure OF tlaL" The Old man IL
pended. hcar,ily M cl.f ccu,u Is
,c sung these -oue, with s#ch irac 4
ling and marvellous expression 81
had no' boon pearl dm nc wu:l-
"a pearl. sir.