The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-02

IS! 70 he. Would express it bet
Is said lin
'e i.en Worried to death for fear
le Wont get another position.
continued. drawing chair to-
WI The window for Jim. and resum-
II her own
n was sill looking about the
Ills eve rested for a moment
ie piano in the corner An idea
ed through his mind-what if.
nat was out of the question. and
APPS
oes Your daughter play the pi
. asked Jim. suddenly remember
mat he was a guest
res, great deal: and | don't
MO" what We would do TO anluse our
.'N's II il were not for the piano:
'Na1i' Is fine PLAYER. too"
re turned around; Maize had dis
!" ,af"d INTO the other room.
ley "hatted till Maize came 10 thu
- " and called them 10 lunch.
vas hard for Jim to remember
"A'A Re had hail snch 4 homclikc
h'eat II had lis effect on him and
h' Made quite III after dinner enter
ialaef as they sal about the table and
JIM to!d stories Of his travels and
career
~ an hour dangerously near mid
hlahi Jim took his leave after recciv
lhS an invitation to cali again
He walked across the city 20 his
own boarding house The damp nigh;
AR had its usual depressing effect OH
his silri;s.
Ne next day he went out to a
Mentioning town Where his cousin was
Starting n moyin@-picturc thcatcr He
Could at least take tickets or play the
usher for the present: ANYTHING was
better than loaliny.
ms cousin greeted him With Won
ar" iUsf the man | am looking for
Jim
clad somebody wants 10 see me
c"a" around Nou don't want a good
usher or a general utility man. do
You lin inquired
'ler n0,hiug | want a good
oNa3or aud a piano PLAYER. that's
want 'roGhiua ne pow"
FNais U.s." lia ~. cnted
What Who is u.s."
"i,r won Jim Stammcrcd. II
Nao0 ! d.n!y piano r'a>er for YOU.
az can turn The crank myself"
interested in ef@ asked his
Z, I'll
viii hr when rrt lob but for
II present can os,y II i GOOD
word for hcr p'aNn@
Il that's the cas-" you bring her
OFT here tomorrow afternoon As for
You You're on a So per until the
ch"lnccrllG is good aaain Is ii Il CO.
They shook on it, ana Jim hustled
back to the city.
When he reached the girls home
he didn't even stop tc ask her If she
had rot a position: but read her story
from her tired little f. Q as she greet
Cd him at the door
He told her the news AMI his cous
ms offer She hcsita,cd at first, hut
J,iuS enthusiasm Mor her, and she
'romiscd 10 be ready the next day.
Jim didn't have time to stop, bnt
hurried back 10 his lodging house and
I Nackca up
He wondered what the fellows
would say To see n civil engineer turn
moving picture operator, but he
counted himself lucky TO get that I'M
I'll business WAS good again And per
haps she
Jim proved good operator, and
the girl ever surprised herself with
her "show talent" as she called it.
Good luck favored Jim, and he was
given a position as chief draughtsman
with a good company where his pros
lects were better than ever before.
Jim's time had come That night he
was going TO leave. He went out of
the booth ana down the aisle to the
orchestra pit where the girl was ar
ranging her music for the next day.
| Finally she turned around to walk up
/ the aisle.
"Oh, Jim. I've heard the news. Ism
I il great TO think YOU are going back
here you belong? Let me congratn
late you" as she held ont a little hand
toward Jim
Good" said Jim. taking the out
.tretchcd hand in his. but first let
rae congratulate yon."
"On WHAT" questioned the girl
ooking mp ut him
On the fact that 10 be a good en-
"necr requires music in the house
Jim Andrews what are you talk
T., about"
Just this" as he stepped lorwarc
nd gathered the little figure in hi:
arms. bent over ana kissed the it'll,
irnwn head
You've got to furnish the music
or this engineer"
sropyrigh,. lFl2 by Associa'cd Literary
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