Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-17
A SHOOTING STAR.
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Yes, 1 should like to, but wherey
Right her under hat big rock; just
give me your hand and 1 will lead you.
e. She sat down on a fiat rock and made
room for him next TO her.
For a few moments they sat in silence
looking on the quiet ocean.
"A penny for your thoughts, MISS Sishe.
What were you thinking OFF,"
"Oh, / was just waiting for a shooting
start have a wish" =.
And haven't you everything you could
wish for?'
who has that? Have your"
Did she mean to give him an opportunity
to say what was in his mind? For a mo-
ment he thought so, but he saw that ne
was mistaken when he noticed how her
thoughts had wandered off again. Evident
ly she had no idea.
Il suggest that we tell each other what
we wish for" he said, that we may nave
our wishes ready and not be too late wheh
we do see a shooting star
THAT Is unnecessary on Eoy part. l have
only one wish and that never leaves me,
and now If 1 should tell 1t to anybody II
would not come true, you know, and IL
must and shall come true"
She spoke the words with an intensity OF
feeling which almost surprised him,
though he knew the depths of her feelings
In everything.
II do not know what to say he replied.
81 have never wished anything in that
way yet, and hitherto energy and strength
of will have always been enough TO get Tor
me what / wished for"
II understand that very well" she said.
Il, also, believe In the power of a strong
will-oh, you do not know how strong my
will is"
She ooked him straight In the eyes and
he was surprised to see the expression or
determination in her face. And you
will not tell me what it isl"
Yes. Z w.!i-you know that I sing" =
came so unexpectedly, so entirely differ
ent from what he had thought, that I'M
consciously he moved closer to her. she
misunderstood his movement
NO, please do not move. l do not want
to hear any batteries. l know we'll enough
that you like my voice. One always has a
feeling of things Of that kind. No, 1t is
something much more important. DO you
know why L asked you to come and hear
me sing? You have the true appreciation
of music, not a cold professional knowi-
edge, but music is the same to you as re-
iligion is TO some people, and you have
heard all the greatest artists In the world.
Do you listen to what l say or are your
thoughts ~elsewhere?"
mo, / Am listening"
For this reason l have sung to you
as / AVE never sung before anybody be-
fore, because / felt that o would not
listen with cold criticism, but would fully
understand by very soul which / put into
my voice. 1t was like an invisible tie be-
tween US, which no one else had any idea
Of"
"Signe."
She did not hear him, did not notice the
expression of his voice. She thought only
of what she wanted to say.
Yes: sometimes 1 even forgot hat you
were in the room. 1t was just as IL /
were alone as If 1 was singing to myself
and for this reason you can Judge far bet
ter than my teacher. Tell me, then, do
you really think that / may ever become a
great artist?"
She suddenly turend her face toward him
and it took all his will power TO keep from
taking her into his arms.
You nave many conditions. You are
young beautiful and have a really wonder
full voice"
And / have no other thought in the
world. No other wish. If / should see a
shooting star while we are sitting here my
wish would be formulated in my mind in
the same moment-to make my debut as
Juliet and to became famous"
She was silent a moment. Then she con-
tinued:
But first of all to be admired by my
teacher and especially by you. Il my
debut you should sit In a box, pale, with
closed eyes, as / have often seen you when
1 hace been singing, and you should come
to me after the performance and congratu-
late me with the words: II have never
heard a Juliet like you"
A panied expression had come into his
face While she was speaking. He must
say something must find cut II his iife.s
fondest hopes were TO be shattered. He
still thought IT possible that he had mis-
understood her. as she had misunderstood
him, and In a voice which trembled with
emotion ne said slowly:
And have you never wished for some
lone to love you more than his own life,
whom you might love again; a home
where you might sing your most beautiful
songs. a husband who would adore your"
mo: Of that l / rave never thought. That
is not for me. I have never even for a mo-
ment thought of love, and I am eighteen
years old"
And II you now felt tina some one loved
!you'-
az do not think that I would feel II. If
he did not tell me SO in so many words,
and I do not think that anyone could be
i5uoh u fooi as moi TO know tnat 1 could not
love him as I love my art. One cannot
serve two masters. My teacher said the
GSNANA ICY ara " EliHSSI S1Oulu never
marry, and you agreed with him. Besides
/ do not love anybody, and I-oh, look,
there was my shooting start"
Yes, / just noticed II as 1t went out.
Did you wish
"oh. surely! My great, my only wish.
And your
II did not wish"
"Oh, 1 am so sorry! IT would surely
have come true. You ought to have
watched"
mo, my wish would never have come
true, anyway"
And why not? Tell me wha It is"
oh, IL would not interest you. But
there Is another superstitution about a
Shooting star. I think / have heard"
"Oh, yes. but that Is so sad. II is said
that when a star falls somebody dies
"Oh, yes, I remember now. To one per-
son the shooting star means happiness ana
fame. to the other II brings death. That
Is logical as life itself. Blu IL begins to
get cool; the wind is coming I'm and me-