The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-19
Love Sets The Tune

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q, was a November day, with q
yellow'fog You know them. The fof
strng the Welsh girls, eyelids, gol
down her throat, Redeemed her pool
little nose. and made her;Iong. oh. 50
ghopelessly. for her pure native: noun
tain air p ~ 4
Oh, how Nesta hated 1T ali, And
upstairs In her own sittlng-room she
heard someone hammering on hei
piano, Il \
-oh, Mrs. WAGE! who is making
that fearful noise in my rocm2r I
t@And who should it be, miss, but
the piano tuner?r retorted her UNI
! pleasant landlady, with an unpleasant
sniff. ~ asked you II Monday would
be. all right, II you remember. miss,
and you said Yes And the piano
being SO shockin' out of tune
e4oh, very well! Send me up some
tea, please, ] must have that, piano
tuner or no piano tuner. III.
'4D. D. DE- resounded through the
room, thumped by a mans finger.
THERE was a trill on the piano; a
chord, then, sweet and clear, few
bars of the old Welsh song, Charm
Of Love" 4
Elbow dare he play a Welsh tune,
The tune Dick Owen used to sing long
ago!rr, cried Nesta angrily.
She threw open the door and flung
into, tue ;sitting.room.
&c. G. GU went,the piano tuner.
"oh, do stop it," Nesta almost
shrieked.. do leave off now!"
Quickly the piano turner wheeled
round. His eyes met the brown eyes
Of the young. music. teacher. ~
.:".Nesta!" he cried; amazed. 3 go,s
And she cried back, Dick! Dick
Owen!r 4 :
Z How they laughed and clasped
hands. How glad they were 40 see
each other again. And, although
Nesta had given up being romantic.
, how she blushed. d
! @And what are you doing here?7
he asked. .
Teaching music at about nothing
an hour. And your"
Tuning pianos at FIVE shillings.r
"Good gracious!r cried Ncsta.
"For living?" 81.
She made him have tea with her.
Thanks, awfully.r he replied, with
twinkle. Il couldn't have afforded
tea. . 81,
Dick! So hard up as that?"
"Stony-broke! Goodness knows
what I'm going to do for new boots.
II ] don't make an extra five bob this
week. s.. II. ~, n.
81" Let me lend you. the. five shill-
rings,s pleaded the girl. I've got that.
really. Let me lend It to you.r
Thanks. but never borrow. It's
my rule said Dick firmly. -Iye got
to make that five bob
Nesta had an idea.
GDick, I've been offered seven,and-
six for copying out lot Of Manuscript
music. ITS hopelessly mixed up. l
can hardly make It out, But do you
care to take it ,on?"
"Rather!s agreed Dick joyfully, and
when he went he was loaded with u
roll OF grabbed manuscript.
He brought itFback. in a weeks time.
,sS-Half a crown for you,r said Dick.
your share" >. 40
THANK you.r said Nesta, L.t.
Then Dick bent forward, touched
her little, Woodworking hand, and
whispered,
elbow about going shares for the
rest of our lives? You know what
that means, lNesta?r ,,.
:. Poverty always. and jolly hard
work, but together. Should you
think it worth it,"
yes. whiE 4,ered Nesta again. Il
should
Brave little girl! My sweetheart"
And this old piano brought us to-
gether. Not that it's much OF u
piano., Ill buy & you another to.mor;y
row.. promised Dick. "a really de-
cent grand piano, Nesta." ~
n She laughed at her lovers non;
sense.t He talksdSor @buyingsE 81
%"oh, of Course. 4:And a really DEF
cent grand house to put 1t in, I sup
pose?r '.S''''-'sSE'''a.s"'s-
Certainly Dick answered, quite.
gravely, "for shall get the money
now ..y
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 'Pon my word,
] believe he was right, I 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 ] did, for it's brought me
to. you, darling! unterlude.) :.
!, II was Just able TO satisfy dads
lawyers, just able to show them 1
hadn't begged, borrowed, or run into
debt anywhere for the last two years.
That ssyen-and.slkpence for the
If.auuseript saved me- at the last min.