The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-22

turned out TO be a respectable yacht,
steam, at that. She was called the
Sea Gull. Neat In the beam, stanch
in the bows. rugged for coasting and
provided with a decent living outft,
She was good enough for any gentle
man." in the opinion Of the agent who
rented her. Jim was half ashamed
at giving ND the more robust scheme
of sailing his own boat, with Aieck,
but some vague and expansive spirit
moved him Ito see," as he said, what
It would be like to go as far and as
fast as we please" While they were
about IL, they would call on some
cousins at Bar Harbor and get gooo
fun out OF IL.
The idea OF his holiday grew as ne
nlayed with II. As his spin took on
n more complicated character, ms
Zest rose. He went forth on Sunday
feeling as II some vital change was
.;upending. His little cruise loomed
I'D large. important, epochal he
laughed at himself and thought, Win
his customary optimism, that vaca-
ton was worth waiting IL years Tor,
II waiting endowed IL with such
favor Jim knew that Aleck would
relish the spin, too. Alexis nature
was that OF a grind tempered Win
sportiness. Jim sat down SUNDAY
morning and wrote out the wnoie
program for Alexis endorsement.
sent the letter by special delivery ana
went out 10 reconnoiter.
The era OF Sunday orchestral con-
certs had begun, but that day, 10
Inns regret. the singer was not
contralto. Dramatic Soprano was
on the program; q new name, quite
unknovn TO Jim. His interest in the
soloist waned. but the orchestra was
enough He thanked Heaven that ne
MA. mast the primitive stage Of think
ing alry sl,gle, voice, more interesting
J.ls,ira. shes s.aSG sAaSs im ipsrey.elts
known as orchestra.
Hamhleton found a place In the
dim yastness OF the hall, and sank
into his seat in a mood OF vlvld sn'
ticiration. The instruments tWanged,
the audience gathered, and at last
the music began. It's first enect was
TO rouse Hambleton 10 a sharp atten'
ton TO details-the director, the peo-
plc in the orchestra, the people In the
boxes: and then he settled down.
thinking his thoughts. The past, the
future, life and its meaning, love ana
lis power. the long, long thouZhts OF
youth and ambition md desire came
docking 10 his braib The noble con-
fuence OF sound tat is music work
cd upon him its emoriai miracle;
his heart softene his imaginatlon
ciowed. his spirit Nrred. Time was
lost 20 hinf-afd earth.
The orchestra ceased, but Hamble'
ton did rot heed the commotion about
him The pause and the fresh be,
ginning OF the strings scarcely ais
turbed his ecstatic reYerie. deep
hush law upon the vast assembiage
broken only by the voices OF the
yiohns. And then, in the zone OIL
silence that Law over the listening
people-silence that vibrated TO the
memory OF the strings-there rose a
little song. To Hambleton, sitting al
sorbed. II was as II the circuit whlcn
galvanized him into life md sudden
Iy been completed. He sat up. Inc
singers lips were slightly parted, and
her voice at first was no Jlore than
the half-voice of a flute. sweet, gen
tie beguiling. IL WAS borne upward
nm the crest OF the melody, fuller and
fuller. as on a flooding tide.
Free OF my. pain. free OF my bur
den OF sorrow,
At last shall see thee"
There was freedom In the voice
AND the sense OF space. of wind on
the waters. of life and the love OF
life
Jimsy was soft-hearted fellow. lie
never knew what happened 10 him:
lbut AFTER uncounted minutes he seem
cd 10 he choking, while the orchestra
and the people in boxes and the
singer herself swan in hazy dis
lance. He shook himself. called some
bodv he knew very well an idiot. and
laughed aloud in his Joy; but his
! laugh did not matter for IL was
! drowned In the roar OF applause that
reached the roof.
ITO BE contInued.)