Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-04

Harold Cartwright will be there-ani
Gloria and all of our Germans and
Italians. l want you to make a little
| address,
What are you going to do?" H.
asked her suddenly
~" Miss Caroline stared. ooh, J.
shall sit in the audience and applaud"
You won't do anything of the kind"
he said, with decision You are going
to precede my spec y with little talk
about the children and the children's
| music. No one can do it as you can"
OH Miss Carolines face was
lighted. do you think 1 could? l.
love the children and the music. anG |
should like the parents to know why
am doing it,
Then tell Them" said the Rev Don
aid McGregOr, with finality.
And so it happened that when Gloria
Campbell. Il vision of beauty in her
white satin gown, swept into the dingy
hall she was met by her Aunt Caro- III
tilmy gray and viOlets.
How stunning you look"' Gloria
said, holding the little woman off at
| arm lenStn. Wv mere Ulu you gel
your viOlets?"
Mr.. McGregor sent Them" Miss Car.
Oline stated nervously. Il am afraid
they were meant for you, my dear. He
knows how you love violets.''
Gloria laughed.
''If he meant them for me, why
didn't he send them to meF" she de-
manded.
Il thought he might feel timid," Miss
Caroline stammered.
'Timid," Gloria stared. 'Why, he
hasn't a timid bone in his body, Aunt
Caro-
Il know" Miss Caroline agreed. "but
l am sure it is mistake"
Harold sent me these American
Beauties" Gloria explained "They
don't go with my hair n bit, but l am
awfully fond of them, and he knows
it."
Gloria sang that night like a siren
and in the duets she and Harold Cart
wright seemed to rise above reality
and to live in a world of love and
, song.
Gloria is a lovely woman" Miss
Caroline whispered to the minister il
last act of self effacement. "Shc
may seem frivolous. but she would
make a perfect wife for a serious
, man"
, NO doubt. no doubt" McGregol
agreed. But Harold doesn't seem Sc
, rious.'
;. Harold"
, 'They are in love with each other,
the minister said quietly. ANY one
can see it"
Miss Caroline stole quick glance a
him and was met by serenity tina
, sent all of her theories flying. Surely
he was hurt-surely he had cared fo
Gloria.
But even as she questioned the due
ended and it was time for her littl,
!, speech.
, Standing very quietly in front of tina
r, motley audience, she told them VIII!
!, she was trying to bring music int,
their lives. There was always happi
ness in 4 song, and even if one wer,
in deep trouble there were hymns 70
: comforting Life might be made easie
!, If one would carol along the way
: easier for oneself and for the broth
er who had not learned to sing. Sh
was teaching lullahies to the little girl
! and songs of pat2tism to the it'll
boys, so that love of home and o
. country might be implanted in thei
hearts.
And when she had finished her littl
, talk and come down the aisle, a quie
| IN hnr fnr lnn
;, shone in patient eyes and despairini
y eyes and vacant eyes and hands wer
outreached to touch her.
The minister, hearing broken Ital
:, ian murmur in front of him, translat
ed to Miss Caroline as she took he
" seat beside him. "They say you hav
a voice of gold"
=" ''They mean Gloria"-
'No, it is you. You do not need tn
voice of song for you to speak wit
:, the voice of love. and they love you"
Worn with excitement. she said, wit
quivering lips, II need their love-
Something in her voice made hin
:. ask quickly. ''Why?"
II am all alone
~ But love you" he said. 81 though
you knew. But l am plain man.
scarcely dared to speak of it"
: Her face was illumined.
"a think of the work we can do tc
gether." was all the outlet she allowe
u herself
But the lover in him shone for me
ment in his strong face Think O
= the nest we shall build together" b
= murmured, and then he went to max
IL his speech, while quiet Miss Carolin
. in the midst of that listening audienc
SC gloried in his eloquence and huge
It her happiness to her heart
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