Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-09-19
Love Sets The Tune
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Win ever eiliuSs pAtshNN A~
Wynne music teacher.
II was a November day, with
yellow fog. You know them. The Jog
strng the Welsh girls eyelids, got
down her throat, REDEEMED her poor
little nose, and made her long, OH so
hopelessly, for her pure native noun
lain air.
Oh, how Nesta hated it all! And
upstairs in her own sitting-room she
heard someone hammering on her
piano.
"Oh, Mrs. WAGE! Who is making
that fearful noise in my ROOM"
3 "And who should it be, miss, but
the piano. tuner?" retorted her I'M
pleasant landlady, with an unpleasant
sniff. 81 asked you if Monday would
be all right, If you remember, miss
and YOU said Yes And the piano
being so shockin' out of tune
y "Oh. very we'll! Send me up some
tea. please, | must have that, piano
tuner or no piano tuner,
I'D. ID. d." resounded through the
room, thumped by a mans finger.
There was a trilf on the piano;
chord, then, sweet and clear, lew
bars of the old Welsh song, "Charm
of Love
"How dare he play a Welsh tune,
The tune Dick owen used to sing long
ago!" cried Nesta angrily.
She threw open the door and flung
into the sitting-room.
&C. G.. CT" went the piano tuner.
"Oh. do stop it.! Nesta almost
shrieked. DO leave off now!
Quickly the piano tuner wheeled
round. His eyes met the brown eyes
of the young music teacher.
"Nesta!" he cried, amazed.
Ana she cried back, Dick! Dick
Owen!"
How they laughed and clasped
hands. How glad they were to see
each other again. - And, although
Nesta had given up being romantic
how she blushed.
And what are you doing here?"
ne asked
Teaching music at about nothing
an hour. And YOU"
"Vuning pianos at I'VE shillings.'
Good gracious!' cried Nesta,
"For a living?"
She made him have tea with her.
Thanks, awfully," he replied, WITH
a twinkle. Il couldn't have afforded
tea"
Dick! So hard up as that?"
"Stony-brokel Goodness knows
what I'm going to do for new boots,
If don't make an extra FIVE bob this
week"
Let me lend you the FIVE shill-
ings," pleaded the girl. I've got that,
really. Let me lend it 10 you"
Thanks, but l never borrow. It's
my rule" said Dick firmly I've got
to make that FIVE bob"
! Nesta had an idea.
Dick, I've been offered seveh-and-
six for copying out d lot of Manuscript
music. It's hopelessly mixed up. |
can hardly make it out. But do you
care to take it on?"
Rather!" agreed Dick joyfully, and
when he went he was loaded with a
roll OF Grabbed manuscript
He brought it back in a weeks time.
Half crown for YOU" said Dick.
"Your share.
Thank you said Nesta.
Then Dick bent forward, touched
her little, hard working hand, and
whispered
How about going shares for the
rest of our lives? You know what
that means, Nesta?"
Poverty always, and jolly hard
work, but together Should you
think it worth it?"
Yes" whispered Nesta again. Il
should"
Brave little gir.! My sweetheart!
And this old piano brought us to-
gether. Not that it's much of a
piano I'll buy you another to:mor-
row." promised Dick, "a really de-
cent grand piano, Nesta.
She laughed at her lovers non
sense. He talked of "buying."
"Oh, of course! And really de-
cent grand house to put it in, sup.
pose?"
Certainly" Dick answered, quite
gravely, for | shall get the money
now"
Money!"
"Yes, the money my father left me
on such odd conditions. Why, ! was
TO show that I'd earned my own liv
ing, and supported myself for two
years entirely on the proceeds of my
own music" laughed the young man
you know dad never did think
much OF my music. Pom my word
/ believe he was right | found it i'm
possible TO get engagements, except
just odd jobs at music halls.
h,dn't patience to be a teacher
Nesta. ! was almost on my uppers
when accepted this piano-tuning job
Thanks be l did, for it's brought me
TO you, darling! Qnterlude.)
u was just able to satisfy dads
lawyers, just able to show them
hadn't begged, borrowed, or run into
a. 4.