The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-03
PATRIOTISM THAT
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comfort he had Dsrely ssEnovl
edged the receipt Of the ring she had
returned. and had formally regretted
ter change ot heaT' After tbs
long. friendly letter she had writ
,en hin explaining Der carer
Ihe had certainly looked for
more notice than that she had
Anticipated opposition. re1onEt-sncs
~ besseching letter from hin, pos
rbly = TiEit from him Maybe he. TOO.
had ~chzag ged.- And there had besn
n unaccountzhe silence on the par
,, her family. who adored Ton. Fer
father. whose views o. honor and
the keeping Of a promise we're 50 in
plscable, had never mentioned OF
tinted az her aeion-siup! i1dited
II Grafton Oh her country.
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thrill O. anticipation al the thought Of
meeting a Tive man" again. for she
had secretly disdained the Italians
and the nsn she had met al the Cor
ions She was doomed 10 disap-
pointmept- No stranger appeared,
though she prolonged the meal as
much as possible.
Later In the evening she was sitting
on the balcony Of her sitting room
when she heard the piano below.
There we're a few random chords, and
then there fell grandly on the air
deep baritone voice rendering the
star spangled Banner"
OH she cried with indrawn
breath BY the thrill OF ecstacy she
knew she was not an alien from her
native shores.
She hastened down TO the salon
which was crowded with American
tourists drawn thence By the magic OF
he heme song. At the end Of the
second verse, May was suffering all
the pangs OF nostalgia. There was
something familiar in the voice, and
she worked her way nearer the piano
Tor a glimpse OF the musician She
vas a little faint when she recog-
1ized George Amsden, Toms particu-
ar friend. The sight OF him brought
vivid recollectons OF home, home
friends and Tom.
She slipped into an adjoining little
room 10 compose and adjust her
thoughts before meeting him In
vain she tried 10 stise her emotions
She crossed the room which was
1noccupied, and stepped out TO the
balcony.
A man turned, and IN the golden
rayed moonlight she saw Tom, eager
and flushed.
May" he cried.
Toni" she said with a little sob,