The Springdale news., 1913-08-22
All About
 a Discord

Having slammed the front door wig orously. Kate burst into the library. where Mary and Janet were embroi- dering linen towels before the grate ire She threw her muff on the day enport at the other end of the library, Topped her music roll down on the ta- ble and then slid weakly into big chair
 There are times" she began om- lnously, when I'd marry a Sioux h. dian. war paint and all"
 T heard of girl" Janet's tone was conciliatory
 "Everything,s wrong" Kate was not to be stopped. T hate a career l ioathe music I hate the professor, I abominate my oi-. No, I'll never say that. but abhor Gounod for writ ing Romeo and Juliet. He's at the bottom of all this trouble"
 Poor Gounod," said Mary What did
 That's right. Sympathize with the
  body loves me-"
 Gracious" Mary was moved out of her absorption In the careful turning of an M Whats the matter. child?.
 Kate was serious "Is 1t nice to be engaged, Molly? Do you feel as If you were in a harbor safe from the IA 9
 Mary blushed. dropped the towel and smiled into the fire with an ab- straeted expression
 Janet came to the rescue. Some one called you on the phone"
 Well. interrupted Kate. quite eb- iivious to Janet's voice. T simply sail ed over the first page Of the Waltz Song; you know I've praetieed on those grace notes and thrills untIl my voice actually shutters when 1 try to sing straight That. the professor said Is good business Just think! l felt good clear down to the roots of my teeth He said looked as If really wanted to dance. and you know my facial expression usually sets him wild-l always look too absorbed and serious"
 If he could only see you now!" murmured Mary
 "Of course was feeling tremendous ly encouraged and then l got to that awful chromatic scale from \ 70 4. and he made a dreadful diseord on the piano and said I was of key, and l wasn't! Wasn't! Kate beat her gloves on the chair emphat- ically
 But didn't tell him so abruptly just remarked soothingIy that eer- tain critics said Geraldine Farrar sang or key and stood with her toes in, and didn't care if did Of course, rls. do care, but just couldn't say SO
 Tn the luH Mary made another at tempt Poor child Somebody teIe- phoned
 And then he exploded ;" pattered Kate because he thHks Farrar perfection I cried spasmodically all the way home.
 Two big tears rolled down Kafes plump. flushed cheeks. Mary and Janet patted her, consignlng the pro lessor and all his works to realms unspeakahIe
 You're both angels. Kate sat up and rubbed her cheeks vigorously. I've got 10 stop crying, because it's b-bad for my y-voice and I'm going to practice that old scale all night.
 Taking the hatpins from her hat. she added T don't mind never eat ing candy or cake or pie 9ckles or anything else that's ga1 Id aL ways going to bed al nine and trotting out for an airing many minutes every day 10 keep my voice nice, but when he tells me that I'm of key
 She sat down at the piano and crash cd out few chords
 If Billy Collins comes over to- night for goodness sake tell him I'm not al home. for just as sure as hs proposes I'll accept him"
 Great ideai" Mary was enthusias- tic II was her table linen to be that she and Janet were embroidering
 Turning from the window toward Janet. Mary, with a surreptitious ges- ture, indicated Billy Collins swing ing down the street
 By the way, said Mary, Billy Col lins phoned just before you came in that he was coming over to take you somew here"
 "I won't go" Kate was quite de- termined. I've got to practice that scale and. anyway. might catch cold
 Cold nothingl He's about to ring