The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-10


cA- not earned 10 per cent of
his EXPENSES, which were very mod
crate.
He was throat specialist. but his
earnings thus far had come from bis
own throat and not from the throat
of his patients. He had supported
himself since his youth and had paid
for an expensive professional educa-
ton by singing have heard good
Judges say that Dcane mic BIT have tax.
en- rank among the few great tenors
Of the time and have male money by
the bushel. but he Cisliked singing fol
pay. and he espe; tally. fervently. fa-
natical,y. GisliieI notoriety. anything
whatever that could be allied adver-
tising. He had sung chiefly IN church
choirs and very select concerts and
had marvelously succeeded in conceal
ing the fact that he WIS one Of the
favcrite children Of Apollo.
Cpun hi: return from Ger ~any he
went to his native town Of Eldington.
In Connecticut. where he remained
three years lie got few patients.
but his salary as tenor in New Haven
church choir constituted more than
half his income
The Eendal.s were among the few
people In --udington who had any
money. but they never had throat trou-
bles These seemed TO occur among
the poor onlv Elsa Kendall was called
the prettieSt girl in the town. and she
was the hai"ess also. To pay court to
+ he- was perhans the only worldly wise
thing that Sytnev Deane did in his
three year residence in Eddington.
| \ Elsa dali grew from eighteen
to tvent 9. seeing Deane almost
daily except for her Own brief alb
sences from the town. and she never
knew the nature Of his sentiments to-
/ ward her.
In the early days she fancied herself
! in love with him. Then she was his
friend. adoring only his voice. and at
last she came to 1espise him just lit
! tie as weak man. finicai in his devo-
| ton to the proprieties and incapable Of
dealing with ,he world. Relentlessly
she forced Deane into the battle. 1t
was her energy that propelled him In
/ to the larger field. When be was gone
she missed him very much and shed
some tears.
| In New York Deane made some very
nice acquaintances among the doctors.
but got no patients,
! Deanes stock of money began to run
low. His voice was earning him moth.
ing except the admiration of his neigh.
bors aad OF the !wayfarers who paused
outside his windows. but he felt that
the day was at hand when he must
sing for hire. This thought was q
thorn in his flesh. and there was an
other that was even sharper. He had
neglected one of Elsa's most urgent
admonitions. Worse. he was deceiving
her about it. Look up my uncle. DR..
Kendall. the very first thing" she had
said to him. HE will help you.'
| Deane had looked him up." as the
phrase is understood in New York
and had not been satisfied with the re-
suit.
To put it mildly. Or. Kendall was q
man who did not avoid notoriety. His
name was constantly before the pub.
lie. Interviews with DR.. Kendall II
cut from the daily press and pasted
end to end would reach to the planet
Neptune and tie in a double bowknot
So said doctor whom Deane ventured
to interrogate upon the subject. and be
added: ..
kendall is in good standing. Of
course. and he's an able man. prob.
ably one of the best men on the throat
that we have. but be advertises him.
self out Of all reason. He has a great