The Dolores star., 1913-03-14

looked beyond the rafters. He was
singing the song Of feathered throat.
warbling and swelling, gliding and
dwelling. He was not aware that he
was being watched. that his song was
heard. Then be dropped his eyes. a.
n drawn by the magnetic gaze Of the
curious, and SAW
A note waited over the room half
sung.
Next day music lovers went through
the workhouse looking for tho man
who sang tenor At the song service"
He was not found. The Tesslt was
the same ~ when. Immediately fol-
lowing the song. they had rushed to
the superintendent to know the sing.
er's name. He himself had not Iocat-
ed the voice and did not know. They
went among the prisoners and asked.
No one seemed 10 know.
| A singer like that unknown? A
voice that . critic had admiringly ~.
serted would rival . Caruso. was In
the workhouse. latent. unrequited and
! timid beyond measure
| Could II be that famous sonsstef
- onAhoA ff4vs..~ - saees.-a. XIV &
Ths critic Who had discovered .
= volce" would not b. satisfied. He
imagined . beautiful mystery IN the
singers reticence. That he was Q
prisoner was certain. He had been
seen. And he bore the prisoners
label. although groomcd for his day OF
rest. Every man. at his work and In
the cells. had been questioned The
singer had. somewhere among them.
answered, II do not know him"
Then-happy thought-he could mot
BE- identified because he was grtmy
and soiled. He might be located IN.
other Sunday. when be essayed clean
illness. A singer like that must b
cieanly.
4 So they looked again at prisoner
after prisoner and into cell after cell.
In the last cell but ono . man was
reading. They were walking noise
iessly and he did not see them. 10
wAs 4 song book he held. Then he
looked up. quietly slipping the book.
back.up. on the bunk. He arose and
: turned To the narrow windows bars.
Some one called to him. Apparently
he did not hear. They called again.
How they wished they had been able
10 use his name. But how could they
know Il?
step this way--you At the window
I'VE want 10 speak 10 you"
He started. ~ " undecided. They
knew he heard. Then very. very SLOW.
u and timidly he came 10 them.
Il was the tenor. +
what more do you waatf"
Il was not like the voice they ha1
anticipated. Il was gruR and affected
There vas - infection Of distrusl
ne faee had passed out Of that
bsasty II possessed when be sang. u
vas marked By inebristy. Yet withal.
the external viciousness was pierced
By inherited touches Of refinement
from beneath.
where did you get that voice that
tsaosf~ one asked abruptly
"Oh. ] thought you had another war.
rant for me-when ! get cut. II that
an you wanti Honcsts"
I'VE have no warrant for you. We
Do not know anything about yos. Bat
ws want 10 know about yourself;
about that voice We've come 10
help You. That tenor has no place IN
0 worhhouse" +
10 that's WY you watched mel I
didn't know. Il asked The boys MOI ~
La vnoa nnA Ass
TITS that voics--that voice. Tell
-. ~ 700 ever sing 10 opsssr .
critic put 10. !
In operaf No. ! havsnt sung m
yeass-tiii that day. suses ] have
bssa TOO bssy q the loan b slnG. 70.
that WY you Gamer,
Thsy haA fossl . singer vAe ~
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tam.
WHEN { was . boy ! sssl = sln9
h ous1ay sehool A hls fellow frsm
~ church ehslS 900 tela - thaa
wos01 - . great ainsss some 1sy:
thae hai 3 voice 70 b. snv1e1 1T
! Dsvee ts1ed. Whsa ! ~ Gsowu
epllowed me hoya Ive 49, hess -
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