The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-25

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the letter by special delivery and went
out to reconnoiter. Il,
The era of Sunday orchestral con-
certs had begun, but that day. to jim
regret, the singer was not contraito.
Dramatic Soprano" was on the pro
gram; new name, quite unknown ~
Jim. His interest in the sololst
waned, but the orchestra was enough.
He thanked Heaven that he was past
the primitive stage Of thinking any
single voice more interesting than the
assemblage OF instruments known as
orchestra.
Hambleton found place In the aim
vastness Of the hall. and sank INTO his
seat In a mood Of vivid anttcipatioh'
The instruments twanged. the aua'-
: ence gathered, and at last the musi'
I began. It's first effect was to rouse
/ Hambleton to a sharp attention TO oe-
{ tails-the director, the people IN inc
! orchestra, the people in the boxes
: and then he settled down. tninkins
his thoughts. The past. the future
Q life and its meaning, love ana lts
4 power, the long, long thoughts Oh
e youth and ambition and desire came
It flocking to his brain. The noble con.
e 1uence of sound that is music worKeu
d upon him its immemorial miracle: MS
N heart softened, his Imagination gloweo'
g. his spirit stirred. Time was lost ~
ID him-and earth.
N The orchestra ceased, but Handle
ton did not heed the commotion aDou'
H. him. The pause and the fresh Do
Ill ginning of the strings scarcely uis
ne turbed his ecstatic reverie. uee'
We hush lay upon the vast assemoiase
er broken only by the voices OF ehe VIZ
Ist Inns. And then, in the zone OF siienc'
that lay over the listening people
he silence that vibrated to the MENU,
I'm Of the strings-there rose let.
he song To Hambleton. sitting q.
,ar sorbed It was as II the circuit Wnic
an. galvanized him into life had SUDDEN
lid been completed. He sat up Inc SIM
I'M er's lips we're slightly parted, ana ne
voice at first was no more tnan u
brt ha,f.voice of a flute, sweet, gentle. o
ad. quilting. 1t was borne upward on u
ma crest of the melody, fuller ana iui'e
ian as on flooding tide.
low a,n free Of my burden
out sorrow, :,
Sue At last I shall see thee"
sn't There was freedom in the voice, al
are the sense of space, OF wind on the "
,y'll ters of life and the love OF life.
owe umsy was a soft-hearted Fellow.
hat. naver knew what happened to MI
for but after uncounted minutes
we seemed to be choking, while the
veil, chestra and the people In boxes a
the singer herself swan In ma
ten distance. He shook himself car
off, somebody he knew very well an idl
e OF and laughed aloud In his Joy; but
laugh did not matter, for II
York drowned in the roar OF applause Z
ould reached the roof.
test. lin did not applaud. He went
left doors to think about It: and atte
had time he found, to his surprise. |
out he could recall not only the song,
him. the singer, quite distinctly 1t wa
had tall womanly figure, and fair, brl
n he faca framed abundantly with q
hair and the least little humor
oc.u. witch to her lips. And her name
his Agatha Redmond.
;. the .of course, she can sing: ou
1 he ,sn't like having the real thing
for an alto" said Jimsy ungratefuily
plans lust from habit.
thorn Tho DAVIS experience filled
Mt OF tboughts and quieted his restlessI
.onse. He awaited Aleck with entire
him fence Monday morning he sper
good email necessary business affairs
u'boat anr,no among other things, se'
Yacht bundred dollars. which ne put II
4 the rooney.belt. About the middle Of
,tancb afternoon he left his hotel. eng
= and tavicab and started for River
or,ft Nv late summer day was fine.
ventle. +hs afternoon haze settling over
i who .nd town. He watched the proce
nad at 20 carriages. the horseback rider
ma 81 nsonle afoot, the children playin
Il. but the grass, with feeling of con
sn,rie sh,n was he not also tasting
said. DOM aon--a lord OF the EARTH His
a. and travelled out to the river. with
3 they simmer here and there OF TUG
: some : little steamer. or the white 8
/ good : pleasure, craft. The blood Of
seagotng ancestor stirred In his
az he and he thrilled at the thought
ook IN DAVIS 10 come when his prov
err. his be headed soRshore- .
sunday The taxicah had It's limitation
- was uambleton suddenly became
',oorned t,ent Of Its monotonous slit
/, He along the firm road. Telling tn
+ with er to follow him, he descended
! yaca. crossed to where Cathedral Pa
: wears switches of. He walked brisk
N such ing the tonic Of the sea air. and
: = would the cathedral. where workmel
: na,,,rs ,ounging away after their day
~ NTH The unfinished edifice doomed
" " - -5g.. .i,alafnn az some pre-