The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-23


in the music he'd think of circus.
They had reached her gate, and
set her hand upon it, but did not I.
it. Bibbs felt that this was almost
the kindest of her kindnesses-not 10
be prompt in leaving him.
after ALL" she said, you didn't
tell me whether you liked 1T.
mo. l didn't need TO-"
"No. that's true, and 1 didn't need
TO ask. I knew. But you said you
were trying to keep from telling me
what it did mean"
81 can't keep from telling 1t any
longer" he said. 1.-The music meant to
met meant the kindness of-of
you"
Kindness? How?'
"You thought l was a sort Of lonely
tramp-and sick"
mo" she said, decidedly. 81 thought
perhaps you'd like to hear Doctor
Kraft play And you'did."
"It's curious; sometimes it seemed
to me that it was you who were play
ing
Mary laughed at? 1 strum! Piano.
A little Chopin-Grieg -ChamNade
You wouldn't listen!'
Bibbs drew a deep breath. re
frightened again." he said in an unt
steady voice. I'm afraid you'll think y
I'm pushing, but" He paused, ana
the words sank to a murmur.
"Oh, II you want me to play for
your she said. Eyes, gladly. 1t Will
be merely absurd after what you heard
this afternoon. l play like hundred
thousand other girls, and l like 1t. I'm
glad when anyone's willing to listen,
and II you" She stopped, checked
by a sudden recollection, and laughI
ruefully. But my piano won't be re
after tonight. I'm sending 1t cay
tomorrow. I'm afraid that If you'd
like me to play to you you'd have to
come this evening"
you'll let me?' he cried.
Certainly, If you care to-"
"If | could play" he said, wist-
fully, 'if could play like that old man
In the church could thank you"
"Ah, but you haven't heard me
play. l know you liked this afternoon,
but"
yes" said Bibbs. at was the
greatest happiness I've ever known"
1t was too dark to see his face, but
his voice held such plain honesty, and
he spoke with such complete uncon-
seriousness of saying anything especial
ly significant, that she knew 1t was the
truth. For moment she was non
plussed. then she opened the gate and
went in. You'll come after dinner
then?"
yes" he said, not moving. "Would
you mind If stood here until time to
? come imp
) She had reached the steps, and at
that she turned, offering him the re-
t Spouse of laughter and a gay gesture
} of her muff toward the Lighted win
] dows Of the new house, as thou,h bid
+ ding him to run home to his dinAer.
That night, Bibbs sat writing in\his
, notebook: az
e Music can come into a blank life a
n fill It. Everything that Is oeautitul Is
r. | music, If you can listen.
There is no gracefulness like that or
2 | graceful woman at a grand piano. There
?. Is a swimming loneliness of line that
n seems to merge with the running OF the
sound, and you seem, as you watch her'
e what you are seeing.
l. There are women who make you think
y OF pine woods coming down to sparkling
sea- The air about such a woman Is brac;
+ ing and when she is near you, you 1eel
e strong and ambitious; you forget hat
II the world doesn't like you. You <nink
. that perhaps you are a great fellow after
~ all. Then you come away and Eel like
d a boy who has fallen in love With his
r Sunday school teacher. You'll be whipped
~ for it-and ought to be.
There are women who make you think
e. of Diana, crowned with the moon. Blu
y they do not have the Greek profile"
F. do not believe Helen of Troy had {
''Greek profie;" they would not hav,
fought about her II her nose had beer
10 quite that long. The Greek nose is no
- the adorable nose. The adorable nose Il
g about an eighth of an inch shorter.
&c Much of the music of Wagner. it ap
pears, is not suitable to the piano. Wag
~ ner was a composer who could nterpre
- into music such things as the primitiv
lie impulses of humanity-he could hav
is made a machine shop into music Blu
~ not if he had to work in it. Wayne
- was always dealing in immensities-a ma
Ut chine shop would have put a majesti
ne lump in so grand a gizzard as that.
ne There is a mystery about pianos,
ir seems Sometimes they have to be ''ser
- away" That is how some people spea
III of the penitentiary. Sent away" is
n. euphuism for 'seni to prison." But piano
if are not sent to prison. and they are nc
no sent to the tuner-tlie .dner is sent to then
Why are pianos ''sent away"-and where
ns Sometimes a glorious day shines int
as the most ordinary and useless lf>, HaI
pr piness and beauty come caroling 'out
- the air into the gloomy house of than lii
- as If some stray angel just happene>
pie perch on the roof tree, resting and sin
ng ing And the night after such day
on lustrous and splendid with the memoI
:. of it, Music and beauty and kindness
I" those are the three greatest things &C
ng can give us. To bring them all in one de
to one who expected nothing-ah Il
BOO heart that received them should be
Wv humble as it is thankful But it is hal
no to be humble when one is so rich Wi
OSe new memories. 1t is impossible to
humble after a day of glory. =
obs eighth of an incb sborter Than tho ~