The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

T ~ born in "A two room fiat on
West Thrty-f1urth street. 1t was
sitter gray day in early December
.l my mother who was suffering
ong Illness, lay in the bedroom.
... .Hor white face drawn with tho
O. nd | imagine she was suffering.
o. rom lack of proper food NV
o. .. vas sitting at the piano in the
&c." uom, his head buried in his arms.
u.. we're resting on the music rack.
N.,r Dee had remained in this attitude
o., bong time, he got NJ and went into
o.. ..Iruum, where he looked down at
ul m.' her until the tears came into his
ewes Then he went back t. the front
.u and stood staring out of the win
dow .' the streets. all white with a
deep ..tN with a shrug Of his narrow
>.ru '.r- he turned back toward the
r.u t-In.
H. ,app,d his cold hands together.
.'"V u'u teen several times. and then
SAT g WA on the chair 'efure the piano
and ..-au 10 run his fingers slowly over
Oh, ...,,d keys His lips were drawn
and his eyes We're fixed on fran
pAu'.gruph Of my mother which stood
600 '.' top Of the piano. II was one
Size H .l aiken at the time of her mar.
r.t-, sever ! years hcfure, When her
g.. NtS round ana su:' as 1 peach
AND when there was always smile on
h.r pretty lips
NJ father mad sat thus for some
m r.'.- when quite suddenly thu sun
ir.., through the gray clouds which
had uNvrhung the city throug lout the
IONS W.a'or morning and filled the sky
sud 'N' streets and the little room with
q wonderful golden haze At the sam"
moment ,hc slight bowed figure IF my
t.. grew 'au', the stray chords and
..- Pc" had been playing took concrete
''w Ills hard set features broke into
pleasant smile and the now warm
room fairly gowcd with the new found
m..1N
That is how came into the world
" father rushed L. his desk. and with
tie help { a piece Of lined paper ana
@ r'u.l hurri"dly gave m. the perma-
2 u' form with which 7 was To- make
ny n-ht in the great outside world
lat" m the afternoon of the same ia j.
carefully rolled up in a piece of brown
wrapping paper | was carried by M
father to the shop Of music publisher
on West Twenty ninth street. and here
it Was that | underwent the first test
as to my usefulness. 4 sal1w looking
yuuHg man. with an alpaca coat and q
cigarette hanging from his lips. was
PLAYING the piano at the time for a
beautiful young lady, with q great deal
Of blond hair and a blacl, fur coat that
reached from her neck To- her feet.
Without a word Of apology the man
agcr II the shop, Mr.. Van Iscnherg. a
hard featured man who was in his shirt
S,"'N"~ ana had a cigar stump locked
IN his teeth brushed the blond lady to
one side. knocked the piece Of music
which the young man had ben playing
Of ,hc rack and stood mo up in it,
place Without more ado the young
man at the piano began To play M over
and over again, and always with more
and more spirit. At asst with "A fearful
thump on the keys n stopped his play
iHs and swung around uu the pIAu
500, So that he faced Mr.. Van Iscnberg
Fine" said the young man. "That's
ar rght-a little bit of all right sure"
"NN To- the orchids said the hcluti-
fl, Young lady. although no one had
asked her opinion Pm Cor it,
And ! was much pleased n the crit
j., -u which was evidently meant to be
favorable. I was glad, too, to see the
sm.I' on my fathers face, because a
sm.I" ana his poor wan features had
.ua- H"cn strangers, But Mr.. Van Ism
l'g- only chewcd at his cigar and glow
t'rd tt me and then at my father, ana
most particularly at the beautiful LADY
and the young man AT the piano.
Come in t'-morrow at t. h" gran '
t. my father, al Meyer wants som"
numbers for his new show ana ia F
rp-i' du | don't know we'll 50" t"-
morrow Good day
s. Meyer was a jolly YOUNG go o.
aai much nicer than Mr.. Van lseuh.rg.
}. Nts 'all and thin and wore pink
s.u. and fine suit Of clothes and had
Wonderfully bright shifting eyes, He