The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-04
DREAMS COME TRUE
BY Shirley Mulkey
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] "Well, thank you, you are very
kind" she returned shyly.
He ran across the street and re-
turned with the stray papers in
his hands.
"Ho, no, what's this?" he ex-
claimed looking at a piece of paper
covered with many lines and dots,
representing music. "Did you do
this ?"
eyes," said Nova.
"Well, you must be interested
in music"
He put the papers in the books
and started toward the school.
81 am interested in music too"
said Ernest. 81 have taken violin
lessons ever since can remember.
Have you ever taken lessons?"
mo, I never have. I'm going to
some day, though"
Little conversation was had the
rest of the way to school.
This was the beginning of their
friendship. When they were togeth-
er they talked about interests in
common-mainly music. Nova
learned lot about great music
ians and composers. Ernest liked
to talk with Nova about music be-
cause she understood and was al
ways ready to listen. Quite fire.
uuently he would walk as far as
the end Of the pavement with her
where their routes took them IN
different directions, but never did
he walk all the way home with her
for which she was thankful, be-
cause she was ashamed Of the ugly
little shack that she lived in, es-
pecially when Ernest lived in one
of the most beautiful homes in
the village.
IT was early summer now and
the cool breeze blew gently over
the little village. School was out
and Nova was able to be free to
enjoy natures works. Everybody
seemed happy. It seemed that ma
ture had saved all her energy for
this time of the year. The trees
that covered the surrounding hills
seemed greener than ever before;
the flowers seemed to send out a
most fragrant odor; even the birds
were singing their sweetest songs
to their mates.
When Nova was not working,
she would go with her mother to
the little church that she cleaned
twice a week. Nova had a special
reason for going. The church,
which was one of the best finan-
cially in town, possessed an organ
which Nova almost worshiped.
j With the little she had learned
about music at school she was able
to pick out the notes in some OF the
church hymns. She was always
careful not to practice when any
one but her mother was around
because she was afraid they might
keep her from practicing for fear
| she might do some harm to the
organ.
This particular morning Nova
was unusually happy. The whole
world seemed brighter than eve,
before. She and her mother starred
out for the little church. When they
had almost reached their destlna,
ton she glanced ahead OF her anu
saw Ernest coming toward snem.
Her heart seemed to stop, ana tnei,
it began to beat in leaps anu
hounds. The closer he came the
harder it beat. NJ.
aGood morning" chimed Nova
and her mother. ,;.+,a
when they had gotten a little
mast him Nova turned to get q iass
Look at him. She knew ne would
h I leaving soon for London where
he spent the summer vacation with
HE Grandfather and uncle. Just as
she turned he turned too. Their
plances met. Both blushed and
burned around quickly.
What had made him turn
around? It was more than Ernest
could see.
81 guess it was just because she
was so pretty and know won't