The Washington herald., 1908-09-05

said. as a last song TO remember ne
Don't ZEE talk Ike that" he said
herCeIy- I won't haves'ee talk ike VraI-
It's a-tenptinl OF Providence 10 talk Ike
that"
TIL return. you dear old father" she
said heartily. a month from now. not
a day longer, mind ou. He!gho, fOr a
Lsndon lady. Eho-s forgotten how 70
make butter and picks up her skirts-so-'
She Jumped OF tEs seat and made him
q EOcking little curtesy. and. walking
across TO the piano, turned over a pile OF
songs
What shan sing you. father7'' she
asked again She knew his favorite song.
and her heart trsmbled as she asked the
I question He mad always evinced a
Z strange liking for Tosti's "Good-by." \
I melody that was quite out Of keeping
I with his usual taste IN music But she
{ had carefully avoided singing II thac
I night
The old favorite." he replied. after a
/ pause caused no doubt by some hesita-
[ ton as 70 whether it would not be too
l affecting dndsr the circumstances
/ "GoOd-byz' she Gusried softly
\ "Ays lass" ne said. that's It. Twill
7 be seasonable. so TO speak, tonight
! She did not answer him. and for few
Z moments there was no sound but the rus
ting OF the music as she turned q over.
7 cannot find IL" she faltsred-
/ Cant ind IL" cried her father with 4
[ jovial laugh Why. lass, you aIlus sings
7 ii without the bit OF paper before 'ee
| Yes, Of course she replied How
stupid OF ne, Why, OF course. I can
sing It. but I an 50 excited tonight. you
dear old thing. and the words seem 10
have gone out Of M head But there.
YOU shall have Il and If I break down,
you'u know I've forgotten the words
she seated herself at the piano, played
tAe opening bars OF the accompaniment.
and commenced Whyts Mslvilles well
known lines
Fa1iug Leaf ard fa5ns t-es
Lines q Ehs:s q q s1llsn ses.
ShaESus rizog fo- you ard "a
And as she sang them softly, tendsriy.
and with TIE deep emotion OF her heart
IN every note. her father sat in his am
CHaiT and wondered what strange new
meaning had come into the words he
knew so well
\ The swallows are making then ready 70 u.
{ Wheeling eut 4 WHY SKY
Good-6y 20 sunns-. Eood-hy. goodby-
The old man bowed his head. and tear
trlckled down his rugged cheek Then he
drew himself straight %. ashamed Of his
emotion His daughter was leaving nm
, that the words had any possible refer
euce to her departure. And yet she sang
them as Il her whole being vas thrilled
with their reality. Never before had he
heard such depth OF feeling in her voice
II was TIE voice not Of al artist striving
for effect. but the cry Of one whose are
well was wrulg from the heart itseli
But the singer. who alone knew the
I trutG Of the situation. struggled or brave
} iy 10 the end she knew that she would
- not return n q month nor yet in 2 year.
- and perhaps she would never return az
- all or. when she did come back 10 her
b home. perchance her father would not be
there 10 greet her
'-Good-by TO hope. good-by, Eood-by.-'
Here was the motto of the long days
that were to be. the epitaph on the tomb
7 Of her happiness
: Yet in spite Of all she felt, aid Of all shs
} feared her courage never failed her, and
t the last 'gO0d-by" IN the song rang out
> clear and true, and there was no more
trenor in the voice than the wo.5s re-
? QUired OF the singer.
But when she had finished and the last
: bar Of the accompaniment had died away
into silence her strength failed her and
2 she burst into passionate fit Of weeping
5 Her father rose 70 his feet and came hur-
3 riedly over 10 her side
Nay. nay. iassr' ne exclaimed. Wen
- have none O. this A month with Aunt
2 Jane bean't = terrible thing artsr all
: Tou-m tired. Laurie"
: He laid his rough hand on her shoulder,
I and she smiled Up at him through her
. tears.
9 I'm little IDIOT" she replied. but
I somehow felt that song tonight"
.Mebbe thinking OF him. lass"
4 Yes, father" she whispered; y was
] thinking Of him"
! Poor lass! poor lass,' he said y vss
= clumsy old fool 10 hev asked ZEE TO sing
it. I should have remembered But there.
= there. Laurie. twill all come right IN the
n end. Mebbe you've quarreIed- Me5be it's
D your fault as well as his But Il viii
e come right. lass: IL VIII come right
e Yes" she answered YEARLY, 1t viii
? come right. perhaps. And now, you dear
old father. I'm OF to bed
{ She rose 10 her feet. closed the piano,
!. and. taking her fathers arm, laughed IN
] his face
2 Goodnight, you old dear she said.
= -and you'll think Of me tomorrow sing
. ing TostTs -Go06-by' 10 Aunt Jane"
? Good night, Laurie. my lass he ex-
% claimed tsndeTiy-
4 Then she kissed him lightly on both
y cheeks and went of 70 bed
, But IL the ssclusion Of her own room
d she gave way 10 all the grief that was in
her heart
: TO BE ooSTINUED To-56oRRow.