The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
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V. l. Mdte chorus on next TIiud4 evening, when they will render a concert in the annex of the First Methodist church beginning at $ o'clock. The male chorus has fifty five voices and is conducted by Ste phen Allsoop. who has been directing the chorus since it's organization over 16 years ago.
 The chorus has number Of charter members in It's ranks and has never disbanded since its forma- tion
 Their first concert this season was given in Woodlawn two weeks ago and proved to be very popular. On Thursday evening, November 16, they will give concert at the Walker Memorial church and on the 24th of this month they will render one at Fairview
 It is the intention of the chorus to take up work for male voices only called "The Martyrss by J. H. Maun- der. which will take up one hour and thirty minutes in its pro- duetion. It is the plan of the organi- zation to hold the play in one of the theatres in Birmingham with large orchestra accompaniment. owing to having to send to England for copies of the play, they will not start
 
 The male chorus is suppirted in every way by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and re- hearsals are held every Tuesday evening at the company's office Director Allsopp stated that 1t cer- tainly was a pleasure to see the boys get down to work at the rehearsals for they all enjoy the singing and all sing for the love that they have for music.
 At the concert next Friday the chorus will be assisted by Mrs. s. B. Carlton, Miss Mildred Basenberg, anyone anything definite--you shall know first of all"
 And Annette was compelled to be satisfied with that
 Mary kept very still and after a long time of discussing art, frou- frous. new stylesA-the coming re- ception-and kindred topics. Mary brought the conversation around to where she wanted It by making An nette talk of Bob Landon.
 Another Question
 Really darling" said Annette. Please try not to hate Bob so. He's just so ent--and-and-''
 Was Annette actually blushing when she spoke of Bob? There was q time when she could speak of him lightly, nonchalantly. Her attitude confirmed Mary's suspicious that she and the man were engaged.
 Why Is he so marvelous?" queried Mary nonchalantly-and. 1t seemed to Annette--never able to be as clever as her caller--very long suf fering
 Annette tried to explain again.
 Well. he never dissipates like other men 1 know-nor does he fall for every pretty face he sees That's very unusual with d majority of men, He is entirely conservative when 1t comes to women. He never goes with anybody but me-"
 At least. Mary knew better than that-she thanked her lucky stars.
 But only such perfect trust, Mary felt. could come from a woman delib- erately anxious to shut here eyes to masculine mperfections--and who wouldn't believe anything derogatory concerning the man she had chosen even if proof were stacked up like cotton bales ata shipping wharf.
 Are you going to marry him?"
 In spite of herself, this question shot out from Mary Trevor, who was ordering her nerves to keep still and make no sign of a terrible jazz mad existence.
 But 1t was Annettets turn now.
 T don't know she responded naively. determined to be as ambigu- ous as Mary had been about her af- fairs. "We must see. That depends"
 It Depended
 But Annette failed to say that it depended on whether she might some day, figuratively speaking, be able to chloroform Bob, talk to his sub r,... .{.xI t.4.- the belief that he was alone in the world and could only turn to her for comfort.
 Not knowing this, Mary,s heart stopped a beat or two. She felt as If she could never breathe again. Life seemed suddenly to ebb away, leaving her a forlorn and motionless shell.
 After that--as as soon as she could Mary left.
 So Annette was really going to marry Bob, Mary could not shake off the conviction that some such un- derstanding must exist between them. Had they not been the closest friends for months-years?
 The letter Bob had sent her was merely 2 farcical thing. He prob ably hadN a certain pride in letting her feel that he had made good by sending the deed.
 Not Tn Love
 If it were not farce-or If Bob had not, at least. suddenly changed his mind-then why had he been very definite about leaving her-making no arrangements for future meet ings, or attempting to come again? He had asked her nothing.
 Instead, he had said good-by
 Then, straightway the man had gone out and was following the will o'-the-wisp footstep of woman so beautiful it gave Mary a pang to consider herself in comparison. Q, she was so glad she was not in love with him--never had been never could bel
 But she clasped her hands so hard in an involuntary gesture, that ring cut into the delicate tissue, and two tiny drops of blood appeared there, like small genii to look at her--take stock of her.
 (TO He COntinued.)
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