The Marshall republican., 1906-11-30
The Broken Violin.

\ nothing Of It's cruel meaning: now for the
hrst time In her young life bor soul WIS
awakening 20 the bitter knowledge. 20
that sense NJ loss and dosoIation which
follows In tho wake ri tho grim Reaper,
hut though her mind Understood, her
heart wouhi not believe the truth. and
cried out In robcIlious supplication.
"non't co Ar<ne. Don't leave u.s. : n
~ 40 bea utifhl here with YOU so bcauti-
fli' she ertrcatcd, caressing the curling
rpvrn hair. that was strcnked with the
Whit" of tutoring and rcnorsc. why
must yuu diel Z want Won 80. Airline, stay
With mc-stay with mot
way. child. 7 cannot" whispered the
silH"nIng. colorless lips family. nut
roine,iine you viii come and mavi,o We
shall meet aGninl In The Rioom and dark
! ness ~ things die. You YOU. Leah. ara
~ Ilvht. nv sunshine. hut Won arc not
f"r me- Think not NJ mo. hut ~ him.
EDWARD. whose wholc world Won are. Won
No HE nv every richt NJ God and man
vivc him all vour heart. for hr has lvrd
fo- you alone 7 would not take vnu from
him oven " I could play traitor ~ that
fr'"nd 81 friends n He paii=cd.
pra"'ng for breath. then ~ continued
r"div ~ had M right 10 love Won IL
I'D rot moan ~ teach ynu the trari~ 'na-
rots I hnd learned so long nRo TINT drove
mr. ~ y mad deed. mad" me n w'ndcrrr
md o~ii- Nv nm alien ipndi ~ ~ b"si.i
should W. then vou viii forget airline.
1nd turn ~ him for ~ yo'r hanpineas ~
You did IN The old days before I "amc"
mo. NO: 7 ~ould ncvsy forget vou. nv
(r' And 7 ran love vou both I do lev"
Eou hpih'' leah cried ferv"nily. clnRp.
DIV his lev hands 10 her hosntn, trying ~
{infuHe warmth intn thcm from hrr avn
body. Alas. puor cmnciaiod finrrrr.
whoHc mHEir iniri Ind power iu nrinr
h"nv"n Ia rnrih over the strings ~ y vio-
n a. -. .--..Na -. --.AN
a rmiie nictcrod ovrr the paliid frn-
lures. graduating them with - rtrpnro.
cvrnrrrcnt Joy. nnd drawing nnc hanl
weakly from hers. ho rrnchod for tho 10.
loved instrument ~ his side.
IL must go--mnri give NJ this FORM
Mature hrs summoned mud 7 must ni'"v''
he murniufcd. tho wntds coming with difs
EQUITY. yet though my body he dcHd.
my spirit shall scmHin within this Strtd
20 bc near vnit. aud when you rail- - my
rnni -wiil
Ills huip uuiVsra ronvtiisiveiv. Then iios
rtill! 4 sudden cold sweeps over the rtrl
~ from tho blast Of " rhiil
wind, iicr oyca disiend IN mute
horror . sirlcknn questioning. Hcr
hand rnFscs over hl- fnrc. aud lis rinmmy
aampnrrr sends u ahiV"r through Ril her
veins. and carries 10 her heart the dread
r-vclntion' She presses her palms Ia HE
breast ~--cio-cr .-siorrr II IN moiinnl"Hr'
N"" pu'T'pH, :" "'pn"' 'm"', J"
49,. !" -.
woe. ~ long M SHE could remember
rrf"ly he could h"lp her now IN her dit.
rpt need, She %ioii-r-, SWAPS. md fpils
forward, moaning his mime Edward"
outside tho moon siowc-cd IL mypiir
rndInnce npon n r,iil silent world. Not n
breath stirred now"r ~ foliage. nnd oven
the father NJ ocoanr. stretching away Into
Infinite distance. WIS like u sheet ~ IN.
dulating silver: volceless NJ N riumi,erins
with the resi of nature. Nearby 10 the
vinecind cllnR mnrrinlng the rhore stood
n quaint. rambling old structure, built
centuries before by those WIN had cros~'
~ tho SEA In the lrrl SHIPS bound west
ward to y new world. and WI" Ind
sought this sunny cline hrcnur" II re-
minded them ~ the native land they were
leaving M far hchin'
,,o,o ,lucl, ,h, ,,st az AZ. yncc Edy,uyd
Nnn,cnlu. and his ward. leah. Tho
youthfuI father diving Ia her Infancy had
beousnthsd his motherlcss little ono lo the
,n,nrdinnahIn az his schoolmate aud friend
And 40 NOM h., oarIies, hsbybood ne
had .,..rca nor ana ,,cen An her every
thing Ucr blindno.s had shu, her out
s,o,,, The world i'm, o,her children know
on, her an fror, ,he mo foIIoxIng The
An xn az womnnhood. alike from their
,,v, ana sorrows and she grew I'm IN this
id.ai soIltud. always dreaming dreams.
nh. blrd. the flowers. the wbIsperInr
ocean her oomnanlops. and him. her bon.
.s,c,o, whose love far her was akin IN
,aoI,t,v. ana wbo had ,nurh, her 10
Lnow ard ,nderr,and tho hoeuty ANA
r,andeur of tho universe. Later had
come Airline the muster musician. 10
,ench her his divine arr, ana Interpret for
no, ,hronrh tho strains Of his violin, all
,b,, rdwora could MOI. And how we'll ala
his pupil Learnt IIia own power and mag.
60 no ,ran.m,,,ed m her fingers. and no
awole within her the ieepInr nassIons Of
her wo,nsn's soul. Az tho sun enters IN,
hear, ~ Inc rose ana day nv day w,oe-
,he nerfumed pe,nIs 10 unfold their lowell.
ness 20 his ,sresses. az airline. ali nnoon-
n%ciotsiy. Inred the heart Of Leah from her