Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-18
knight Grant
By EDNA LYALL


Married. The maestro turned
away with a groan. "'Ah, then
wash my hands of you'll You are lost
10 art--lost to the noblest OF the pro
fessionsi Farewell to my hopes
All my efforts with you are thrown
away. You might have been the
pride of my old age and the delight
of Europe. Instead, you choose the
career of a lawyer and the caresses
of a woman
You speak scornfully. maestro,
replied the culprit. laughing. Il shall
add two adjectiyes to your bald re-
mark-the useful career and a per
feet woman Why, signor, you who
know Miss Bitton should be ready
to make excuse for me. What else
could you expect? Is the Muse of
Harmony to take precedence Of such
one?"
Hear him." cried Piale, In de-
SPAR. great Heaven! and it is this
ungrateful one that thou hast en-
dowed with the voice Of seraph
and the dramatic power of g SaIvini! "
MY apologies to Salvini,' said
Carlo, laughing merrily, but that,
beloved maestro Is pathos-a fine ex-
ample"
His laughter was so infectious that
Piale was obliged to join in 1t; then
with a shrug of the shoulders, he
shliffied across to the piano.
You are incorrigible! wash my
hands of you! But since you are in
so jocular a mood at the prospect Of
settling down to so monotonus a
life"
Maestro, broke in Carlo. with in.
GIgnation.
DO I speak unadvisedly?" said Pr
ale. with sarcasm; mot at all. oh,
know well enough what it win be-.
You will sit under your vine and I'M
der your hgtree, and YOU will count
the ollye-branohes round your la
BILE"
signor Piale
And you will say as YOU looE, II
must work hard, md gou will be-
come the speaking uachine Of the
Neapolitan criminals, and you will
use that divine gift for the proclama-I
tiou Of lies and You will debase your
fine dramatic genius and make It the
tool Of The worthless and the guilty.
Since all this makes you in so gay al
humor come, sing me your song from
II Barblere
pursuing up his lips the old pro-
fessor began to play the accompani.
ment OF Largo all Fastotum;" and
Carlo, entering iuto the spirit of the
thing, and with his sense of humor
touched by the analogy between the
BARRIERS glorihcation of his profos
sion and tie words that had just
passed, sang magniicently.
AT the end there was unbrokeu si-
lenee. The old professor sat lost in
thought: Carlo watched him with a
smile on his lips Then sauntering
across the room sang soto voce, the
recitative which followed. throwing
malicious meaning into the
"Ahl Che bella vita! Oh! Che
mestierei
II could not have been better
sung" cried pialo. with gesture of
despair. Carlo perhaps have
dealt unfairly by you. have never
praised you. never told you what i
thought of your powers; | feared to
ruin that modesty which has endeared
YOU 10 me. But now 1t is time that
you seriously consider the matter.
There. there. don't interrupt me.
Marry ii you viii and let your wife
tend the Slgnora Donati in your alb
sence. But do not allow so glorious a
gift 20 rust unused"
But dear maestro said Carlo
gravely, you do not realize that
others do not think of the profession
as you do Captain Britton regards
tho theater as the school for hell !
the stage is an abomination to him
He fancies that all actors are like
that villain Merlino, And, indeed, it'll
is wonderful that he made no objec.
lion 10 having as son-in-law one Who'll
is SO deeply compromised as / am
suppose he hardly realized theI
fact he has almost forgotten poor
Nitas existence, .
Al the recollection OF that sorrow
rul past he sighed Piale was quick
TO note how the remembrance inter
Fered with his present happiness,
w ell only "A brute would drears
Of holding you responsible for the
sins Of others, h. said, warmly.
Tell me said Carlo have YOU
seen amy mention Of my sister lately
in any OF the musical papers,"
4 heard that Merliuc's company
had been in America for thu last two
years. and that MaGsmn Aerlino had
made e good impr, ssiou there
Well suppose | mus; say no more
lai. but it is hard ON a master TO
have his best pvnl lost 10 the world
H. changed tNe subject rather has
lily tie could net bear to bring
back thar cloud 10 Carlos brow by
telling him the last news Of his Sis
ter
His lesson over Carlo began so
ransack The jewellers shops. ana hav-
ing at last found bread gold gypsy
ring with a single diamond which