The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-06-30


gets me what I need"
at is much. Your mother had moi
so much for clothes at fifteen, Mirya.
Mother, she was not getting ready
for the opera stage. At fifteen she
was thinking about Hyman Tonetlofi
and the fine large family of children
she would have" leased Mirya, boldly
adding. "Me, 1 shall not marry until
1 have made grand success.
you sing what song at the dance?
1T is the Goodbye. Better ever
than Melba shall sing it."
Young Anthony Taylor came to the
Kenny dance. A little supercilious nj
that time of his carly manhood; lit
tie over-educated for his capacity, you
might say; very conscious of tho
yawning spaces between his and what
we are calling the yellow elbow types
he had seen Mirya at the store and il
was the memory of the girls eyes and
high-tossed hair that had brought him
to the dance. He was also not lack
ing in curiosity as to what she would
be like in her Interpretation Of party
finery; as to whether little attention
on his part would be altogether lost
upon Yellow Mirya.
With Tony was Charles Brown, n
blurred copy of himself. The sarcasm,
Illuminated with late slang. that pass
ed between the flippant youths showed
them in their own estimations to he
men risen to the pinnacle. seasoned
judges of the lower strata. These
counter-jumpers, these cash-ladles, and
their manners, their dancing. their Ian
uage-something fierce, now, wasn't
it?
Mirya's singing-time came. Suddenly,
for the first time In his life, Anthony
Taylor was confronted with the Real.
He saw in this crude young girl Il
big. tender. wide-loving soul; her sing
ing was n revelation to him of SINGER
ity. and he grew proud of his ability
to recognize it.
ats music. Tony. what you think?'
commented Charles, lightly.
With Tony 1t was as IL death Ind
come to that part of him that Ind
frothed like Charles Brown and his
kind All his silly years lined them
selves up for his conscience's inspec-
tion. as if some fateful crisis approach
ed and he must make swift prepara-
ton to meet it.
Outwardly what he saw was i'm
possible. He and Mirya were millions
of miles separated, by birth, education,
traditions, social place. by every last
thing. On unseen records, however,
stood the fact unknown to the boy
that the fashionable Status Taylors
went not so very far back to fOrbedrs
accustomed to unrefinement. unculti-
vation and not more than intermittent
washings went back. that is, to yell
low elbows. along mixed jewish and
Gentle line.
Charles Brown opened his weak
mouth in surprise when. at the sing
ing's close. Tony stepped out and said
Your voice is marvellous, Mirya.'
But not what 1t will be in the years
to Gomez" Her prophecy was spoken
without vanity.
II can see you are having lessons.
ayes, lessons out in Homestead.
shall go to New York next fall, per-
haps. 1 don't know. But there comes
always n way, my father says. when
something must be done. And l must
be great opera singer someday."
..AIirya, 1 could take you to New
York-you-could study with the hest
"NIr. Taylor. you joke me. I am
poor girl Your father is rich and
your mother and sisters are proud Ia
dies. Ny father works long hours IN
the rolling mill and we live in little
rooms, so many of us -
"Wcll. not now maybe; but you DC
thinking about it."
'No. think now only of my music
and how I shall help my people. Mar
lying shall I not think of"
Now. altho during Biryas' singing.
he had had the remarkable soul searcli-
ing experience referred to, so strong
was the habit of arrogance that marry
ing had not been the idea in the mind
Of Anthony Taylor when he made his
Notwithstanding offer. When he said
GOOD night TO the girl. however. a pure