Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25

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as though her appreciation of the hui
NOR of her position were an annoyance
to him. His movement brought him
face to face with a Photographic gal
axy of ladies il varying styles of even
ing dress. with an equal variety in
coiffures. but !; certain family likeness
running through the series.
Are any OF these Mrs. Ciarkson?"
All Of them
He muttcced something in his mus
tache. And what's this:'' he asked
Of a sudden.
The Young man for rs such Miss
Bouverie was beginning TO regard hiln)
was standing under the flaming bill Of
grand concert to be given III the
township OF IaIlarook fer the benefit
of local charities
''Oh. that's; Mrs. ClarkSon'S concert,
he was Informed. SHE has been get
ting it up. and that's why she's had to
go to Melbourne-ab her dress. you
know
He smiled a22donically through mus
tache and moaoclc.
Her charity begins near home
cit need not necessaril. end there.
''Yct she sings five times herself.
"True-with0ut the encores.'
= 1 oil
but accompany
"a bitter irony But, ] say. what's
this? Under the distinguished patron
age OF Sir Julian Crum. Mus. Doc,
d. c. l. Who may he be-
Director of the Royal college OF
music, in the old country the girl
answered. with sigh.
Royal college of music? That S
something new, since my time, said
the visitor, signing also. But what's
a man like that doing out here:'
Gle has brother n squatter, the
next station but one. Sir Julian's
spending the English winter with him
on account Of his hcHlth.'
81 wish VIC had.
But Mrs. ClarkSon has"
"Eo-not yet"
Il see and an enlightened glcam
shot through his eyeglass. $50 this IS
her way OF getting to know Il poor
orerworl;c1 wreck who came out to
patch his lungs in peace and quiet.
And she's going TO sing him one of his
own songs; she's gene to Melbourne to
dress the part; and you're not going
to sing anything at all
Miss BouYcric watched him rs he
leaned over the piano, looking through
the songs which she had dared once
more to bring forth from her room. She
might we'll have taken 4 romantic
interest III the dark and dappcr man..
with the military eycglass and mus
tache. the spruce duck jacket aud the
spurred top boots. 1t was her first
meeting with such q type i'll the back
blocks Of New South Wales. The
charming manners that charmed no
less for 4 clear trace OF HlanneriSm.
were peculiar refrcshmcnt after so
ciety r&cicr Of Riyerina soil Yet it
was none Of these things which at
tactcd this woman to this man: for
the susceptible Girl WIS dead in her
for the time being: but the desperate
artist was alive again after many
weeks, WAS painting for fresh life, was
catching ut II straw lie had heard
. her sing II had brought him GALLON
ing off the track. Tie praised her
voice; and he kneW-hc knew. what
Singing was.
Who could he be? Not =. Could that
he possible:
Sing me this" he said suddenly,
and, setting himself 1T the piano.
played the opening bars Of vocal
adaptation OF Handcls largo with a
just though Impractical touch.
Nothing could have afforded finer
hearing OF. the quality aud the COM
pass OF her voice. and she knew Of old
now we'll it suited her. Yet at the
outset. from the sheer excitement of
her suspicion. Ifilda Rouverie was
shaky to the point of Il pronounced
trcmo!o 1t Wore Off With the length
eiling c;elences, and il q minute the
little building WIS bursting with her
voice, while the pianist swayed and
bent upon his stool with the cxuberant
sympathy OF Il brother in art. And
when the last rich note had died away
lie wheeled about. and SO sat silent for
many moments, looking curiously on