The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-03

Mary laughed. "tf I strumi Piano.
A little Chopln--Grleg--C -Chaminade.
You wouldn't listenv'
Bibbs drew deep breath. "Fm
frightened again." he said. In an un-
steady voice. I'm afraid you'll think
I'm pushing. but" He paused. and
the words sank to murmur.
"Oh. II you want me TO play for
you'll" she said. Yes, gladly. II will
be merely absurd after what you heard
this afternoon. play like hundred
thousand other girls, and I like II. I'm
glad when anyone's willing to listen,
and II you" She stopped, checked
by a sudden recollection, and lnughed
ruefully. But my piano won't be here
after tonight. lin sending II away
tomorrow. I'm afraid that II you'd
like me to play to you you'd have to
come this evening"
"You'll let me9" he cried.
certainly. IL you care to-"
"If could play" he said. wist-
fully. III I could play like that old man
In the church could thank you"
play. know you liked this afternoon,
but"
"Yes," said Bibbs. "It 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'
sciousness OF saying anything especial
| ly significant, that she knew II was the
truth. For moment she was non.
plused, then she opened the gate and
went in. You'll come after dinner.
them"
"Yes," he said not moving. "Would
you mind IL | stood here until time to
come int"
She had reached the steps, and al
that she turned, Offering him the re-
sponse OF laughter and a gay gesture
OF her NUT toward the lighted win
dows OF the new house. as though bid
ding him to run home TO his dinner.
That night, Blbbs sat writing In his
notebook:
Music can come into a blank life and
hll II. Everything that Is beautiful l;
| music, II you can listen.
There is no gracefulness like that OF q
graceful woman at n grand plano. There
Is swimming loveliness of line thai
eeems to merge with the running of this
sound. and you seem, as you watch her
to see that you are hearing and to heai
what you are seeing.
There are women who make you think
OF pine woods coming down to a sparkling
sea The all about such a woman liz brac
fpv nd tuha ha 10
strong and ambitious; you forget thai
the world doesn't like you. You think
that perhaps you are a great fellow aftel
all. Then you come away and feel like
boy who has fallen In love with his
Sunday school teacher. You'll be whipped
for it-and ought to be.
There are women who make you thinl
of Diana, crowned with the moon. Blu
they do not have the Greek profile"
do not believe Helen OF Troy had
Greek pronle:" they would not hav
fought about her II her nose had beei
quite that long. The Greek nose Is no
the adorable nose The adorable nose 4
about an eighth of an inch shorter.
Much OF the music OF Wagner. II ap
pears, Is not suitable to the plano. Wag
ner was n composer who could interpre
into music such things as the primitiv
impulses OF humanity-he could hav
made q machine shop into music. Blu
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was always dealing in immensities-a ma
chine shop would have put maJesti
lump in so grand a glzzard as that.
There Is q mystery about pianos.
seems. Sometimes they have to be "sen
away" That is how some people spea
OF the penitentiary. Sent away" Is
euphuism for "sent to prison" But plano
are not sent TO prison, and they are nc
sent to the tuner-the tuner is sent TO then
Why are pianos ''sent away"-and where
Sometimes a glorious day shines int
the most ordinary and useless life. HaI
piness and beauty come carollng out G
the air into the gloomy house OF that III
as II some stray angel just happened I
? perch on the roof-tree, resting and sinl
, Ing. And tho night after such n day
, lustrous and splendid with the memor
. OF It, Music and beauty and kindness
those are the three greatest things Go
: can give us. To bring them all In one da
to one who expected nothing-ahl th
heart that received them should be q
humble as II is thankful. But II is har
! to be humble when one is 80 rich wit
. new memories. 1t is impossible to /
humble after day of glory.
Yes-the adorable nose is more than q
; eighth OF an inch shorter than the Gree
nose. 1t is a fun quarter OF an inch shor
> There are women who will be kind,
|. to a sick tramp than to conquering her
But the sick tramp had better remen
ber that's what he Is. Take care, tai
. care! Humble's the wordl
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