Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-04

throng of people, andSLover was be-
side her. his face flushed with nride

throng of people, andsLover was be-
side her, his face flushed with pride,
his eyes shining with admiration. Her
fine voice, like music held every one
spellbound. Precious clasped her tiny
hands over her rosebud ears and shiv-
cred. She shut her eyes hard and
opened them and7-what; nonsense!
There was no queenly lady,tthere was
no loud, clear, ringing voice. But
her ears were tingling. She turned
to Lover, trembling.
"'How-how-how funny. she said.
I saw a radiant woman talking. and
she fascinated all the world, and you.
were with her, adoring her. Her:
voice-was like music, but SO loud, top.
loudf At crashed in my ears, it deafs.
Lovers. brows puekered thought
Tall and white. with CRIMSON liz
and black hair massed high on Her
head. And her voice was just like
music.' s# s- 2f
N.The next morning Precious was
i'll. When Lover wen to her she
chung to him and cried. The lovely
lady, she said, she came when 1 was
alone. and she said I was a beautiful.
little doll and she would give me mu-
sic, music; a world full OF music. And
her voice was like a bell, and it grew
louder and louder, and I thought the
world was crashing into the stars, and
I screamed and fell on the floor, and
when I awoke. the music was gone,
and was SO weak apdi sick
Lover decided to go back to Glory
until Precious got over this silly
whim. But he had no peace. Glory,
was Constantly tormented blythe lov-
ing Precious. And when he returned.
to Precious, the splendor OF Glory,s
He lost his appetite. He. could not
sleep. So he went 81 into the woods
alone, to fish and hunt a while. But
one night as The sat in his tent, he
heard aa1aint,-far-off whisper OF mu-
sic,-Glory's voice. It came nearer
and nearer, grew louder and louder.
until 1t crashed in his ears like the
clamor of worlds banging into stars;
Il, Precious had said. And then he
eyes, and soft warm arms encirclcd
bis neck, and softesred lips pressed
upon his. Closer drew the encircling
arms, more breatllaesly theSgred lips
pressed his. He struggled for breath,
and thought. to, tear AWAY the dimpled
arms. The muse Of Glory's Voice
rose into unBpeakables tumult: the
WdIJI dIIu6 TVus
dered him pcWerless. basHe3.fellt 5nsen-
sible, and two, days later they found
him,-dead." S.
There was a btlef eloquent silence
when MENUS finished HIS story. Ine
girls shivered. :
a true story?" aueried David,
smiling.
"a true story" said Nevius decid-
edly.
woods, wasn't he2 How did his
spirits that came and killed him?'.
The girls Rbrightened. Yes, OF
course chirpedT Garol. How did
folks find lout?''
Say, BE reasonable" beEaed New
Jus. Spelling another good story. I
say it is q true tale, and I ought to
know. he shouted triumphantly.
Hooting laughter greeted hin.
But just the same scontended
HBarrows. regardless Of the feeble fab
relations Of senile minds, there a 1
fore Heagof word ofshy&fa thsr's death,
my sister woke up In thSgssnight and
saw w1hif6%ShadAw1ssIn her Nindow.
and q voicA,-fathers yoice.-sasds
stay With Elossts; I aon,t ran.
breakfast, and said III waSGjus& i've
minutes to two o'clock. And All, hour
lister we got aglmeSsaEe that. fatne,
had died q. two that nigh. thou
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night. hefore her mother died she lay
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