The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-09

10 Tue lIlDe Oh JeAuS on account OF dis
generosity to their charities. Moreover,
was not one Of the order his horse
master?
The girl laughed, with a delightful
merriment that relieved the tension
You acted Ike an indolent person."
she cried. do You know, / felt that
you would have banged the heads of
those men together in another in
stant.'
Their vehicle slackened pace and
curved toward the pavement in a
quiet street.
Here l am at home" she said, and
Philip assisted her to alight.
"Oh, my musicr' she walled sudden
ly. II left 1t in that horrid cab"
Philip repressed smile.
TELL me your NAME" he said, and
| morning"
Are you sure? Oh. what trouble
I have been! How good you are"'
1T is not the least trouble. 1 took
the cabman's number"
Indeed, indeed, l am grateful to
you. My name is Evelyn Atherley.
would ask you to call some day and
see my mother, but-but"-
You do not wish her to hear of your
adventure tonight? 1t would frighten
her.
"Sne would be terrified each time
went out alone. Believe me. I can Ill
| afford a hanson, but / take one late al
night to please her, as the walk from
the nearest bss route is lonely"
You are singing at the Regents
! hall. / will be there. By the way,
my name Is Philip Arson"
The girls big eyes-he fancied they
were blue, but in the dim light he
| could not be sure-looked into his
There was a sparkle of merriment in
them, he thought-a quick perception
of & hint delicately conveyed. But she
/ said quite pleasantly:
"My last song is at 1915. I will
leave the hall at 1890. hope my
mother will be with me. I will be most
pleased to see you there and thank you
more coherently than is possible now
especially if you recover my music"
The quick trot of fast driven horse
came round the corner
| Philip was assuring her that they
would certainly meet next evening
when a hanson pulled up behind the
waiting vehicle. and the driver said:
| BEG pawdon, miss, you left this
| And he held forth the lost portfolio
The cabman was anxious to atone FOL
his share in the nights proceedings.
Philip tipped him in a manner thai
caused the man to murrnur his renewed
regret. but he was sternly told to go
Philips own reward from Miss Ather
ley was a warm handshake and Z
| grateful srriIa
| He drove homeward, wondering now
he could best help her in her career.
/ And she, after kissing her mother
good night" went to her room to won
der also, but her wonderment was mix
ed with regret For such a nice young
man as Philip Arson must have troops
| of friends. He must be rich. He
must be far removed from the orbit oil
| girl who whatever her birth anG
! breeding, was driven in the flower OF
her youth to earn her living on the
concert platform.
/ Jowkacsy won his laurels with su
perb ease. Philip, listening to the Pol
ish genius, found himself hoping tina
the fair English girl might achieve
some measure of the rapturous ap
plause bestowed on the long hairet
enthusiast. He murmured the though
in guarded commonplace to his musica
friend.
i Impossible, my dear fellow" wa
the instant verdict. "She is mediocre
just an average singer and no more
Music is divine, but its exploiters SUI
fer from the petty jealousies of house
maids. Jowkacsy can have no rival
tonight. Eckstein is a master, of course
but necessary evil as an accompa
mist. The other artists are mere fill
ups-good or they would not be here
but not in the front rank. Listen.
am connected with a choral society i
my county, and we once engaged
leading tenor and second rate bar
tone. The tenor had a name with -four
teen letters, and the baritone only owr
ed four. The unfortunate local printe
selected his type to fill the lines on tn
bills by size and not by merit. TIL
=. | Lie lcuUE !" lAC IouI icltC
man looming large across the poster
absolutely refused to sing a note III
less fresh bills were printed with hi
fourteen letters in larger type. An
we were compelled to humor him. Tha
is music from the agents point 9
view
When Miss Evelyn Atherley advant
ed to the front of the platform Phil
thought he had never seen a woman S
beautiful. She had the grace of pei
feet figure and the style of an arlstt
crat. She was dressed in light blu
chiffon, with a spray of forgetmenot
the color of her eyes arranged acros
: the front of her bodice. Arson exper
enced thrill Of pleasure when he say
that the bouquet he caused to be fol
warded to her contained flowers OF
kindred hue. The skill of the florist ba
correctly interpreted his description
which, indeed, was largely guesswor
on his part.
A high forehead and a mouth an
chin of patrician mold gave an air {
caste to an otherwise sweetly prett
face.
by Jove," whispered the critic, g
she sings as well as she looks, ma
r be mistaken
Her first song was Goring Thoma