Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-25
Love Sets The Tune

yellow fog. You know them. The fog
stung 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
tain 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?"
"And who should 1t be, miss, but
the piano tuner?" retorted her I'M
pleasant landlady, with an unpleasant
sniff. al 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"
"Oh, very we'll! Send me up some
tea, please, must have that, piano
tuner or no piano tuner,
I'D. D. d." resounded through the
room, thumped by 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
GLOW dare he play Welsh tune,
The tune Dick Owen used to sing long
ago!" cried Nesta angrily.
She threw open the door and flung
into tue 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.
And 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?"
he asked.
Teaching music at about nothing
an hour And you?"
Tuning pianos at five shillings."
Good gracious!" cried Nesta
"For a living?"
She made him have tea with her.
"Thanks, awfully," he replied, with
a twinkle. "I couldn't have afforded
tea"
"Dick! So hard up as that?"
"Stony-broke! 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,
7 ings," pleaded the girl. I've got that
r really. Let me lend it TO you"
: "Thanks, but never borrow. It's
my rule" said Dick firmly. "Pve got
: to make that five bob"
Nesta had an idea.
r "Dick, I've been offered seven-and'
, six for copying out lot of Manuscript
music. It's hopelessly mixed up.
/ can hardly make it out. But do you
2 care to take it on?"
: "Rather!" agreed Dick joyfully, and
3 when he went he was loaded with
!. roll of Grabbed manuscript.
l He brought it back in weeks time
Half crown for you," said Dick
8 "Your share"
a 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 wha
. that means, Nesta?"
Poverty always, and jolly hare
l. work, but together. Should yo'
/ think it worth it?"
t "Yes," whispered Nesta again. ="
n should"
, "Brave little girl! My sweetheart!
"And this old piano brought us to
o gether. Not that it's much of {
d piano. I'll buy you another to-moI
e row." promised Dick, "a really de
l. cent grand piano, Nesta."
She laughed at her lovers nor
'f sense. He talked of buying"
d "Oh, of course! And a really dc
p cent grand house to put it in, / SUI
o pose?"
IS Certainly" Dick answered, quit
gravely, for l shall get the none
now"
i MONEY!"
y "Yes, the money my father left m
on such odd conditions. Why, l wa
D. to show that I'd earned my own Ii
10 ing, and supported myself for tw
a. years entirely on the proceeds of m
g own music" laughed the young mai
Sc "You know dad never did thin
"a much of my music. Pom my wor'
u 1 believe he was right. l found 1t in
"a possible to get engagements, excel
s. just odd jobs at music halls.
81 hadn't patience to be a teache
Nesta. was almost on my upper
RS when accepted this piano-tuning jo
ut Thanks be l did, for it's brought n
ID to you, darling! Qnterlude.)
TO "I was just able to satisfy dad
le lawyers, just able to show them
A hadn't begged, borrowed, or run in
ep debt anywhere for the last two year
OF That seven-and-sixpence for Il
e. manuscript saved me at the last mi