The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-26

work repairing the shattered pane. The cur
flung wide and could entirely through
plates on it and two separate platfers OF food yet
the only person within keensen and the glaZieT
Snifkin sat the wtndow-ledge in the wintry
shine. grooming his damaged head
keensen. wrapped about in his beautiful red robe.
was pacing up and down the rooms paus'ng now and
then at the piano to strike few chords and all the
while singing tremendous basso roles. Often he
to the window seemingly to look over at my house,
and once, catching slght or me, he waved his hand
in friendly fashion turning away at once to go on
with his study, The / thought of it, the
il seemed to me that had heard the name HENDRIX
kelensen before have kept little track of musical
matters in late years. l knew Bob Tradgan to be
ond of those things however foolish as it may
in man of his years, and this morning called him
by telephone at the Presbyterian Hospital and said:
"Tradigan. have you heard OF opera singer
named Hendrix Keensen?"
What? Kelensen? Man alive, you do not to
say you have never heard Of the great keensen Why
early in the week in Aida and he sings again on
Friday. But why do you ask?'
oh, find that he is my neighbor. and cir
cumstances which | cannot into have caused
me TO become greatly Interested in him. Have you
eyer heard anything concerning him that out OF
the ordnary?'
Well. really nothing more than gossip.
There mas always been speculation to Why there
were so few roles that he would sing | have noticed
that he seldom never sits down when singing
Also, he IS eccentric in that he keeps entirely TO
himself never lunches or dimes out and never leaves
New York for concert WORK tours. know from
my personal acquaintance with her that Madame Men
tona has been in love with him for two seasons yet
he never her anywhere but the stage about
tlfui letters every day She is dear creature. one
NJ the sweetest OF women, and he apparently has
ties in the world to prevent his marriage to any
whom ne might love. Certainly his old mother, who
lives in the little village Of Ryniam, Holland would
not constitute obstacle His story have heard
IT, Is that when mere lad. his mother having been
left wdo" and he the only child, he left home and
went to sea. On one Of his voyages somewhere IN
Australia his letters and remittances ceased Later
she heard his ship had been wrecked and she gave
him up for dead. After two years had passed there
came a letter from San Francisco with good round
sum in it and bearing the news that Hermann Gross
the late manager had heard him singing day
in barber shop where he was the cashier had said
that he was naturally great singer and after year
or two Of study could go into opera. He has been
closest of friends till the latter died last year Mad
anne Mentona has told of the visit which she paid
the mother In Ryndam in the summer Frau
kelensen now has fine house bought from her sons
grieves deenv that uendrik viii nayer zeisit ber
Since you interested. Siddons why not go with
me and hear him when next he sings? think it is
Friday night"
Madame Mentona was not in the that night and
Mrs Tradigan had asked her join the party in our
of the conversation
Throughout the evening whenever he was on the
stage was oppressed with feeling of uncertainty
and anxiety which / could not altogether analyze
HIS singing was superb, his dramatic action won
dertully forceful and vet it restrained in some
tell.
=, After the opera Mrs, Tradigan joined by Madame
Mentona, sent him line inviting him to supper with
us, but he declined in q most deferentia reply There
sentences n0ta viii ch hoy St,Ic-
my mind and have left all The deener imnressfon in
view of what now know:
This would have been of the pleasures for
which would yield any all Of the few things in
my life which are worth while hut I am denIeI #
| go to mine own place but | leave NV thoughts ia
attend you. and if you could but read them ali I am
sure you would forgive me and re1Iize NV nrofornd
gratitude" '
Every little thing oho,,+ hin, -., s,.., ..,
with some element Of myster, and some tbngs n,h;oh
I knew were black with if, what was tba riddIa
the two voices the two chairs, his exclusveness his
sadness, his odd mannersms that terrible face that
awful cry?
reached home that night about one o'clock and
was letting myself in quietly after seeing that the
house across the way was still lighted though the
shades were drawn. when something impelled me TO
look back kelensen was inst raising tho ebado
could see entirely through the lighted rooms Eiaa
with curiosity 7 left nv stoon and rail,ad neoror
conceang myself in a deen shadow '
He was standing with his hand on the cord ~ the
shade looking ont when suddonI,- he .aorao5 ..;At
win tho most territra no1-1,1;s " nc aIi t11
rlaDca for he contriTnd ~ Irat1 d, 81 ~ VIC
Again that horribIe wv bof ~ me sn1ue.
stiffness sounding .1onr to -o..I