Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-14
The Bell Piano
b. oTrILiA r. PFEIFFER
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"You must lie fallow for a year
nerfect rest for mind and body-and
Won will come out q new man" pro-
| nounced DR.. John Burt.
(which means give up thinking ana
live only to eat and Sleep" submitted
| Ellis Warren disconsolately.
That's about II. You VIII nave 10
change If you continue to poster your
brain with inventions. OF course
something easy, Idle, entertaining, =
| pleasure instead Of a task. Is all rlsht.
So Ellis Warren went down to Litn-
con, a pretty countryside inlet u
found Just the place that suited him
a rough, but comfortable summer
bungalow with q spacious porch, a
trout stream at the door, the grand
old mountains back OF 1t.
One day on a jaunt- he passed
through the county seat and was at
| tracted by a sale going on at the IN
| stigation Of the local hotelkeeper. A
| stranded company had become deiln-
Quent and boniface was realizing on
their effects at auction. The odds ana
ends of trumpery did not greatly NJ
tract Warren until a string OF musical
bells was offered. They comprised
! the outfit of some unfortunate artist
| their clear, ringing tones pleased him
and he bid them In.
Just the thing" he unused with sat
| S faction. II see my way clear to en-
joy some Inventive occupation for a
week or two. building a bell piano"
The broad porch was transformed
into a workshop. Warren's knack as
an inventive genius stood him In good
stead. He constructed a frame, sup
piled 1t with broad wooden keys, o n
nected them with spring wires to the
bells fastened against his homemade
sounding board and had an expert
mental concert all to himself.
The result was most pleasing. Not
only were the bells superior In timber,
and resonance. but there was a mel
low echo to their vibrations that
pierced the surrounding woodland
and died away In the most exquisite
melody.
OuG alltIuOOu WdIICh - ebN
hammock just in the humor to put on
a tune at his bell piano. Seated be-
fore II he struck out a simple pretty
dance tune. Half way through with
II he turned at the sound of merry
childish voices. CHANGING over to (
nearby clearing he made out half .
dozen little figures dancing in time
with the music. They wore garlands
Of flowers, and nearby was their chap.
sron, q lovely young girl Of about
eighteen. She waved her hand In
rhythm with the music and smiled In
diligently upon her little brood, evt
IDENTIFY on a picnic lark. In the hazy.
ambient afr the picture Of grace and
beauty seemed almost unreal to War
rem. He ceased playing. Two auda-
cious little ones came running up to
the porch.
"Oh. dear, mister !" pleaded n Of
them. please don't stop the beautiful
music" and after resuming at the bell
piano and pausing later. Warren found
that the entire group. the young lady
included, had come directly up to the
porch. Her expressive face showed
genuine pleasure a. she bald:
"How can We thank you for this un-
expected treat, and what beautiful
harmoniss your strange instrument
produces" q
Warren invited his welcome visitors
to the screened porch. The unexpect.
ed companionship put him on his met
tie. There were lemons and ice on
hand, an unopened box of chocolates,
and o o he had his Juvenile friends
In high delight, while he conversed
with Miss Ava Dallas.
"How I would like dear Harold to
hear your wonderful musical crea.
tionv !" she spoke longingly. HE is my
brother. a cripple. and loves music. !
think he could learn 10 play your hell
plano. with its broad keys and simple
scale. Which resulted In Warren in
sisting that Harold be brought upon
the scene the nex day. All the gloon,
Of helpless illness left the shadoved
face Of the afflicted lad az he heard
the wonderful plano. He acted like a
new being when. after an hours effort,
he was able to pick u quite q pur.
feet tune.
Then Warren became a regular Wis
itor at the handsome country mansion,
and q day he made Harold frantic
with delight Al he had the bell pinno
conveyed to the crippls's home. "You
zee, an inventor tires Of his toy once
his work 10 DONE" he Insisted. "and
you enjoy II 20 much. Take II az
welcome gift"
"Oh. Nj. Warren !" spoke Ava, meet
Ing him near the river one day, "you
don't know what you have done 70
brighten the life Of Harold. There
Wal q war meeting at the village last
evening. and papa arranged to have
the bell piano and Harold taken there.
J And Harold played all the patriotic
tunes. and Just thrilled the audience.
tnd he 10 30 proud and happy to think
that. helpless az he IA, he can so
about the country and stir IN senti.
ment for lbertyi"
"Ahai sinking instructions. ara
Your challenged Doctor Burt, msstips
warren on a city street a little .fts,
that.
"oh. three months have made
. man Of mer declared hron.ed.