The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-17
HARMONY FOR MILDRED
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And later On. after the nations haV
decides ~ settle down and act d.
certly among themselves, we'll TAX
you II Germany and Paris, Mildred
and you can finish up there On you
harmony and whatever you nay need
Father says be won't stint you Dni
particle You know how he is onct
he takes hold q Al IDEA Hear re
Alldredge
aeEEa' anewered Mildred passive
4 ~. regarding the lake shore drive are
gray lake waters beyond without in
tereet- She vas d tail. slender girl
who gave the Impression Of being over
grown, probably because she VA
dressed TOO young even for eighteen
she hated the future and the plungins
around in search Of tie best teachers
4 suppose Te ought to run doxn
home for few days. sent on Mrs
TankeTyiile happily. Your grand
motherIl expect us. You can ge,
back in time FOR your January course
al right.
Mildred said nothing. Fer dark
blue eyes we're gray with anger No.
body knew how she had always re-
belied against being genius.
Her father had owned the Sioux
Rapids City bank back home, and had
given Up his active share in II Just as
soon az the family was sure Of Nil
dred's marvellous powers.
I've worked hard all my iife," he
had said comfortably, "and now
mother and I'll Jog around the world
with the little girl and give her a
chance"
But don't want 70 go, father" NH
dred had declared tearfully, even at
thirteen. Il don't want to study so
hard love home"
Well you can come back to IT
some day, and there'u be the town
band to the depot to welcome you,
and the mayor with a speech OF vel
come he had laughed at her. kid
die, you don't know what II means TO
reach middle life and find you've not
had a chance to make a single dream
come true. That was me. wanted
10 be great musician. Well, we were
country foikg, and a large family,
down In Kansas, and I went out to
work, herding cattle on my uncIe's
ranch. Not much chance there for
musical study. was there, unless |
read the notes Of the heavens by night,
and caught the music OF the spheres.
Then ] met your mother, and she was
from Chicago. All she wanted me 70
do was get rich Just as quick az I
could, and I did She's satisfied, but
you came into the world with the love
Of harmony in you, and, bv the ever
lasting Jimmy crickets, you're going
TO have all you can swallow Of what
missed"
SO for four years Mildred was trot- |
ted around from city to city in the
new world and parts of the old, seek
ing the perfect teacher for her music,
and always with the memory OF the |
little honie town warm in her heart
and Of one boy sweetheart there who
haa asked for lock Of her hair and a
post card now and then.
They had spent the last year In
New York, and now had stopped over
at Aunt Annals in Chicago. After the
drive, Mildred followed her mother up
the steps of the big, gray stone hocse.
There would be guests for dinner, and
she would have to play. She set her
teeth and went into the shadowy hall.
Her father was standing in the recep-
tion room, talking and laughing with
somebody, and the mere sound Of that
somebody's voice sent the blood rae
Ing to her cheeks.
you remember Hal, Mildred, Of
her father said. Little Hal
ThUrber-used to live in the old white
house back in the pines below the
Il remember" Mildred said, looking
nto Halls eager eyes. Il never for
get anything or anyone back home"
Aunt Anna's face was radiant. She
vas Mr.. Tankerville's sister, and to Z
Ter Mildred was never a possible s
dear Iovable girl at the
mercy Of her parents loving kindness. {
,he invited Hal to luncheon the next !
lay, and ordered him TO take Mildred
'ut for a walk up the drive every
morning to get the color in her cheeks.
Lunch time came and passed with
ut the two returning. BY FIVE, when
he early winter twilight fell, Mrs h
was ready to phone the 7
olice, but her sister-in-law held her
ack pIacidly. It was not until seven,
1hen dinner was served, that she
prung the news at the dinner table,
canning happily on the others. y
Now, ] suppose you'll blame me ter
Ibly, but couldn't help 1t. Hal asked Il
ou the first day he came, didn't he, o
ed. for Mildred's hand in marriage. q
nd you told him she was dedicated to
er music? So think you deserve
verything. They were married"
Mrs. Tankerville cried softly into
er napkin. Her husband stared down OF