HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1930-2-13, Page 7THE SIGNAL,
GODERICH, ONT.
Thursday, Tabruary 31. 11110-7
CITY
OMAN'C
THE children *bootedand the "Pale hands I loved beside the Ohio.
wind blew the dust and 'raper. up mar-uh--"
the empty block. It wins a hot I That :el•ening he made his way 1
eight. avid the wua1uw•s In the brown- ii
state houses that hued both aide. sal 1 -le (ierkwrts ratebllrnmnt Mr..
L`erkovits greeted him ecruas a curve
the street were open. Curtalna blew
le and out - beige marmite.. (este in. ler laden with saueagee and blutw'uret
of faded ri.. curtains or soled white , •,\'ell. lir. Schmidt. yet ran I 1
net. In the .louse where the two , tot you•"
splruten Ilved, curlalm of dusty green • ••Do yon krow•, Mrs. Wet:evils, th •
;reale 01 that rrd•huir.d girl who live
plush stirred unetaay. In would have
taken r ale to at Mn. Skuyars':'.
g put :up• mollun Into
then, , Mr.,. elerk'n•ta coquetted heavle.
Bared and lonely, Jimmy Smith teen- i Ah." she chuckled, "the young nide
ed out a window on the freirth floor I lee Inteivste'd to her mebbv' Vett. :
ef Number Seventy-three. After Mire knew 0••e. time' it'd M. Evan.
years In the .ante block you cert. t, +urh pretty rid hair. Riede it?"
know a lot about It, lumbi. s.e.nty Jimmy find from the Mori:. his dee'
had a caretaker. It. Ihmdy w .p• the cheeks. lm dIa . lin. Berkovlte-
only nue• rich enough to go to the In Il d him duuppvar To her cou.-
ceunlry In the rummer The , orut.•:.rt In Hymen elle said: "Suck. a nl-.
.at now In the are- wry' In the bare- young mien. rat so Wreaked 01 *dies'
mast the phonograph blared eLovm• Upstairs in his room Jimmy moo-
niest
user and 'over again. peel the perepintron from his fore-
head. His wkble 'le was diaorganls-
- Number Seventy-two. the hum. op-
posite. had • glamour. In the wry o[ table• and began to write:
boarding•bouees if. ecegpante eh+rtged
w•Ith dawn end aunnee. Only Mrs. "r Miss Evans:
ekuyles romein.d Mra Skoyles. the 1 want to tell you how much [ en
propriettr,,.. next. etarchrl. fotbld• I dyed your singing. It was fine mei
di Very beautiful. 1 live across the street
• and heard 1t. Would you mind stnl-
Jimmy pulled 110 his head and put
on his g1aWr.. Io one cornet -ng
ram. 'Km" tonight? Nwrr of the { mind who I am. 1 am nobody. Ant
loom was a day -bed, feebly aisguired
• s • divan. In the centre stood a flat'thenk you ju.d the same."
leble covered with paper. Ink ane pens. ; At 3.•ngth he gathered enough •our
and dnrtsmrne' tool, under the circle nice to make the mow He crasro
or Ilght from a green -shaded b mp. A i the Street and slipped the letter Into
wise -Mend. an ...tra chair and a pin's.: Mrs. Skoylea' box. It w•a, seven
bunau. That was all. It wa• not•° clock before he got round to the
1. cheerful room. buainees of washing up. The table
Jlr.erf war +, serious young man. ! under the green; light was in 0011•
with a stubborn mouth. He worked fusion. At Number terenty. "Levin'
se an architect's office, and he was. ham„ was going lustily. Mr.. Moyle'
enecientlou.. He -had n.. genius, but I sat stiffly taking the air on nee high
stoop. Mn Berkovits stood In nen
doorway making Jokes with the police-
man. Aa he leaned trap the window.
he had a greet flair fur .ticklng to the
toe That war why he brought work
home rend sat up until midnight. work-
ing carefully and meeiculouely over the magic sound began. the flamboy-
four•tovm haus•. At the office they ant accompaniment, the .eiystal•eIeor
complemented 1:•m iqd gram time 10 volce, large and tireless.
Vine raised his s,.lary, until •now It '•Less than the dud
had Mood dill for eighteen month. at cbaryut whee-ula,
forty-five duller, a week • 'Less thee the rust-"
H. worked over each four - room Jimmy -almost fell into the .net.,
house' as if each one were his own. She was singing the songs he had
Each one became an end in ltselt, asked for!
althourh one varied from the other so
alightly that the eye of . a layman "Farew•e-yul, farewc.yul•
mold detect no difference whatever. ' It was too beautiful. Jimmy almost
In Jimmy's mind vies the hope that wept from loneliness. Ite put on his
some day he might plan a home for glasses in order to see the room with
himself Some day the /eight girl the red curtains more ctearle.
would come along. quiet. pleasant,
well-behaved and docile. He would
L,.ow when he found her., But when
he - had ,looked at girls and then tiled
to know them better, they had dis-
appointed him. always because be
earn, to believe they. were -secretly
pt•king fun at him.
To -night he was home sick. It was
ft,ur year, since he had bees In Steu-
eenvllle, four years since he had beam
hem,. four years spent In loneliness.
Out et the evaluated notes. of the
.treat roe, all at once the sound of a
ono and then of a clear volee sing-
ing. it wail • strong soprano that
mese crystal and cool above the other
tired, hot. dusty sounds -cleft Its way
through the confusion straight into
his room.
"Less than the dust. bon..-uth they
/baryut whee-u1s!
'.,•pm than lh. rust that nevelt* stain-
benee•uth thy
ed they swo-oed!"
The accompaniment rang out noisily
and flamboyantly. at once gayand
teaser:. colorful and full of vltailty,
.. ith a good .many false notes which
peeped Jimmy's ear unnoticed. The
•en:ar:trc word. pounded across the
♦byes of the noisy street.
• Jimmy sat back and listened.
'Inv.'s leaf' reward, death. come to
m• tonlut-
"is.well, Zehlroudi11! Zahlroudln,
tereweiyul !"
The romance of 1t! The tragedy!
'.mmy felt a tingle down his thick,
•lords seine.
In a little wile the sound of the
"lane roe, once more. Again the same
';amboyant r. eeetes and trill+. Jtmm;
..eked his err tc the sound.
1.1e hand. l loved. beside the Shal.•
mar-uh,
Then seemed to be another girl 10
the room. She ter seemed to' have
red hair. He grew suddenly cold with
horror. Wbo could hale known there
were two :Orli with reed hair at Mrs.
:Maples'?
Until midnight he bung out of the
window listening to the singing, try -
lag all tai while to shut out "Levin'
Sam" and the shouting of the child-
ren. The other girl left after a time.
and the street. grew empty Wheel
Jimmy finely' went to bed. be was
unable to assep. He tossed and writh-
ed. Impatient for the coming of lo-
morrdw night. Still, 1t never oceur-
t.d to him that for the Bret time ne
was in love.
MI.. -Evans at 111,1. arose. bathed
brushed her red hair and .farted out
on the round. up Broadway. In and
out of the cross -streets, back Int,
Broadway ag ln. She vielted agent.
who had nothing foe err and manager'
oboe office -boys showed her the door
by evening her slim • mall i ody aches
with weariness. By •venlne het hair
had become dreggi.l and .tringy It
was red hair. but It ens straight as .
f.!ece of worn string Enc.. night she
carefully wrapped .t about leather
curlers, but the weather wi. hot an'
the atmosphere muggy. By noon it
was straight, and by evening 't
straggled. It had ween weeks. eines
there was mores h• have it
.reel ••+
here are thea now? Who live be-
neo-uth their ape-eIC" .
The Wonderful Singer
JIMMY'S eyr grew larger. He lo-
cated the sorind. It came from the
,,p ,floor of Mriu. Rkoyles'. from he-
..ind the red curtains tht't atlrreJ In
the hot berme. He leenel farther nut.
Yes, tn. re were a girl behind tee . me,
*nine. pitting et the piano. Hc: Pair
,vas tai. nn -I no *he sang. see .payed
*Irkward. and forward the trey ptan-
•ts sway, 1m the vaudeville peeve
I would have rebel telt them round
me thro-oat,
+'ruseing :out lifeh than waving me-
. • fare-w•ellah."
' it was beautiful, beiutifpl. The tears
threatened' to come to Jimmy's eyes.
Ne tried to make out the tore of the
i;Irl and found It impossible She
.at a little in a .ehadow. The red
•urtams kept swaying In and out. oh -
%curing her fie she swayed.
At the office n.:.t mo.ning he hhrr-
red and blotted. At the cafeteria he
'meet his coffee. Leto in the effete
•Pon he set h;mtrelf to writing • note.
Rut he found himself halted et the
very be inning. To whom should he
address. It? To the Indy on the Top
Floor? It might go to the wrong lady.
This threw him Into a panic. and she
mut off writing the note. 011 hip way
home he aw a giri with red Ruh
cane down Mfs. Itkoyk•' nen and go
Mb the Ilerkovits delicatessen. 831e
Ina small. much shorter than himself,
he reflected with •et*fsctlnn She
was Mika as pretty na he had fancied
Imp The song Meine.l to het mind.
Meeting Her at Last
AT night she weep non. to Chilli-
cothe that even thine wee going
•.
ell and that pone; day pee would
tee a great'actre•.. 11 ante- flee chane:.
ram, for her to ghee: wh.'..he rout,
1'o! Teets west reenter, r'•e w•rnt-
1! was the chance. if only m velem.
had faith 1n her!
She bit der lip. elle w,•:ed •how•
teem ret that she a ental, a fool. She
...mid net route horn erynry that qhs
was a fnlltir•' Hp room it Mr.
el:rylee' rise dismal nougi • .e. .h.
enrveyed Itthe tear. tleweo weekly
The w•olt• ', w r w •. dingy •i a ••Ironer
.'moldy. Th• view int., the neck roue•
•
v Ith it- 'due and 'Mere /Mantle,r
c nsn't mach. et home het bedroom
window 'onkel out on • [teen btw'n
and here wag only ',nee deter ten••
In a dismal row. "Lvvin' Sam" filter
en up through the Lark window ?morn
number pevent'y.
In her puree were three dollen. i••
bilis. and another (eller and cichty
five cents In change She t ut all the
money save thirty mote under the
mattreepand w-th :1'.p she .saute. inn
At the delleateesen op Nrp Perko -
vitt loomed behind t.1 • counter.
.. "Yell. death. ' she said. "vet 1e . • '- N 'ere refln.J. Jimmt
nu vont to -night'." .,J thought. and eh. 'thew t: at how to
SIIss Even,. rtif:en d het chin.
"tem not hemp to -night. she said ••Maybe we mold' go ler A were in
"111 have a pent of milk And her .r.. in[m rt to the •moviesi." he
Inure ere emir ham .hndw•Iehese• n', ed • it p rot rtayine,at home
The•done of the tee hoe oinged Ana •: ,r• ntghta. Maybe we c•ruld go to-
%lree elerknv.'s w.JtIM t.•ward hes :`.t Could roue- • •
with the milk. F. •. Rene. reflected for a moment
"1 know a mune men who va-'•' .h an a:: of Koine over many en•
h know vow name Hat you haft gag.mehte. "Why. yes." she saki
from him? H-• is a nice fella." she -The would be,.fini "
end. and went about the preparation "Maybe we spud AA, same owe ee
w' the sandwich.
"No." end glee Wan- wtartly.
Hpven't heard trtwn him
"VOL alsdt 1w •a'efeeted la wok.
1
—By Louis Bromfield
Illustrated by REX MAXON
e
To Jimmy, shaken and trembling, it seemed she seas a pale. drooping /loiter. He lair hi. hostel swkiesrrily on her shoulder.
r nice young man?'
Perkovits. "He lits :terms the street
and he works hard. Nis a Root young
man. make you a goal husban'. I kaon
him veil. He's lived :bore three year•
,now."
Miss •r:vani eyehde ,uttered faltijly
"What's his ram•ee she asked.
"It's Mr. Schmitt .hhr's • good
fella."
Miss Erase tired r:dye c:-Nghtened
a little. "Oh. him." she said. as
though she • dismissed him without
further thought. "Ole him -I had •
letter from him. He wrote about my
singing -1 guess. bee .crasy. I just -
threw the letter away:'
On the third night on the music it
rained, and the blood became silent
save for "Lenin' Satn.' Jimmy hung
out of the window +istentrg to tba
music that came from the room with
the red curtains, straining to see the
girl who sang so teaatifully. He could
see her body swayise with the music
but he eould not make out her face
The light was too dim and the shadow
from the curtain obscured her tea
tuns. She sang:
"When 1 am dy-eyinr._when I am dy
eying,.
Lean over enee-ah, se ftly. tenderim."
In the morning Jimmy ret out brisk
ly his tour -room houses in a neat roll
under 111. arm. At the corner he
bought his paper. and thea an extra-
ordinary thing happened. Just ahead
of him 1e saw Miss Evans waikins.
trim and neat in her worn suit. her
red hair just vi•Ibi. 1 eneath the bat-
tered tittle toque. H. darkened his
pare. test he should •vertakr her yet
hie whole body tingled with • wild
desire to step up to ret sfde. Try as
he would. she walk.l too slowly for
him. He must eros the street to
avoid her. But before he could act.
hs saw Miss Evans. 'ell sendenly in a
limp heap over a grating on the pave-
ment. His good rnenners. ro admiteJ
be Mrs Berkovlts turned the trice
He rushed to bet ani helped her te.
her feet. Herlhat w'• • Ilett• on ono
side. and h., fere: wag white et
ttrnugh w•Ith paln.
coat.ruet Yr-
"illd you hurt ye., ...et?' he 'asked.
Miss Evan. r. ;arthim v. eh irr:-
tctlnn: "Well I. rue e I dee: fel!. If r
went to " she *lid leerply
Then all at "ices!, gr• v 11'ci nor,
f•-..,erint ' I'r+ enrr. '• see said
d1An t mean to be c-oa•. Thank volt
I'm all righ' .fuse t, rnei my ankle '
She started In brie- the dust fro n
he. shabby nt'e ani endeeely Jemmy
wan overcome w•Ith ,- nturcn berate,
he found himself h.'ning nor
"1 guess you live smogs the street
from m,' he said "i'v S -en emir
co:n+n•! In and out."
'Tea. I've seen you • omine out too. '
•n -d M'ee Evens. "Do you ' ve alone?"
Yee i'v. been .!,Ing there thee•
v are." He w3hed 1,- could keep Mom
leueein:. "T want •. tell you how
much I liked your +Inging T hope
you didn't think t "rte. fresh for writ
frig roll a note."
"Oh. no said Muss ivI. '•1'm al -
wase glad when pence. Ilk. It. T love
f •!seg "
' Thet'. hist the way it•poands." ale
'!1111.11V.
.4n Exchtun•e of Notes
Mr.. Skoylts' stoup she Alt in he:
chair. stfft and neat.
"Mies Evans?" she Afield to •nswe:
t • hie -question. -Miss Ryanse Tem
she• in." Without tieing from her
chair she turned ant call- d int.. the
hallway: "Lizzie -call Moe Evan•
There's a young man for net."
When Miss Evans ppeared In the
gloomy doorway her face was whiter
than ever and there were dark circles
under her eyes. Bet her suit wee
neatly brushed, and her 1 air mole'
and slicked Into a gleety smoothness.
"What a beautiful night!" she re-
marked. showing her white teeth in .i
brilliant smile. Together they hasten-
ed' down the stain.
They dined on Brenoway in a vast
table Whole when the air wap thick
with smoke and the dishes clattered
It. • hideous barrage Miss Email
cared nothing for the price. She or-
dered everything the table d'hote al-
low.d. it was her r nt square mea,
1r. a week.
Th. food brought color to he.:
•Leeks and made her eyes shine no
that she was no longer so plain, and
to Jimmy, who did nut find her plain
at alt. she became ueautlful. As the
evening went on. he became courtlj•
and Miss Evans became are*. For a
little time Jimmy glowed with a sen-
sation of devlll.hnoas Then for two
hours they sat through the :ntrlcacies
or a "society film." it was satisfying
and stirred the soul. When they (eft
Jimmy said: "Now. a hen w• go home
you'll sing something before you go
•1• .i:cep. won't you
But Miss E.ana remuered. "Not
to -night." she *aid. et m tired. and he -
.:des it isn't felt to :deep other people
awake in the Klock. ...nes walk hone -
instead." she added "Hee snrh .'
•heautlfui night."
8o that night Jimmy went 10 .lee.,
without any music, trot ifekhad leen:•
ant dreams just the .:.me. h.csuse the
evening had been so glorieus.
in the morning he •-rote a not. lin!
lett it In her letter-tni.
"Dear Mtep Evans" he went.
'iru",gling In agony ;.er the wording
"We has such a fine time Met nigh'
I thought you mien: like to take n
-'.Ik thl. evening ''an pe'I.aps an -3'
t`• movies again. Leeve a :.nte in my
box if you wont 10. ,end 1'11 meet yoe
0n. the cornet by the ;1e lioatesaen •tore
n• .•ighl •
In 'the ..,ening h• returned and
opened hip letter -bot with • tenting
heart. inside was elingh• letter ad-
dressed to Mr. Smith H • opened It
hteothle`Oy and ,es'•
-Deal Mr..8mtth: I think It would
h fine. It's -orb .e wonderful night.
he et the .o r et eteht.- Miss
forehand r'
"Why. yes." rejoined Ulu Ewing
with a startling pronpte.a. . . .
At gives Jimmy advanced upon
e, next u.. w.wned int • and
moist. Even Mr.. Skoylea. so frigid
and spare of build„ complained of the
heat. "It's awful," she toll Mr. Bet-
kovitz. "I lave no inertia at all to-
day.•' Hv nine o'clock the leave. of
the two allanthua trees in front of
Number Seventy hung dronpl:or and
wilted. At noon the heat was Interns!
and at tour o'clock the downpour be-
gan. Jimmy regarded the flood withea
mournful countenance. for he saw the
band concert slowly melting away
under the downpour. At six the rain
slackened a Ilttle and a deceptive
streak of yellow light showed above
the Jersey skyline across the North
River. But at sea -en It settled in once
more for the night.
At exactly eight o'clock Jimmy rang
the bell at Mn.4Skoyles' and was ad-
mitted by he landlady herself.
•'You can wait here." and opening a
pair of folding doors. she thrust him
Into • parlor. where a single gas -jet
of a heavy limnse chandelier was
burning. Hat to hand. Jimmy sat on
the hor..haer seta M watt. Miss Evans
entered the rowel.
"Well. I guess there's no band con-
cert, Io-ntght," she said with false
gaiety. "Whet shall we doe"
Jimmy blushed.
"I came anyway." he said. "1
thought you might have a plan. 1
thought we might go to your room
and you could sing for mese
Miss Evans lowered her voice. "Mn.
Skoylss don't allow that: e'-'.
sit here, itis not vary t-ireerfuh" she
added dubtnu.ly.
Weakly they sat down. • Miss Evans
on the horsehair sofa and Mr. Smith
on a straightbacked chair. From his
position he saw that the doors lead-
ing Into the next room were open a
little way. and through the crack he
saw a black object appear and dis-
appear with astounding regularity At
length he discovered that It was the
toe of Mrs. Rknyhee elute, dieing and
lalllne ap phi rocked. It was a pen-
dulum in It* r.gulertty.
"Ju:t II,b•n to the rain." remarked
Mise Evans. "Have you ever heard
anvthinif like it?"
' She seemed n little tired and cheer-
less now.
"And It w.' such a heautiful night
last night." paid Jimmy.
"Th. most beautiful night I've ever
known." rejoined Mies Beane with
such feeling that Jimmy felt warm
all over.
"Well, there will be other nice
night..." he added with a show of
ph I loeoph y.
Ccynn.l the .1.orm Mrs. aroyl••
rocked reek and forth. her eyes in-
tent upon the Tinges of "The Romance
of the Ducheee." her wire Intent upon
the conversation in the front parlor
"How did vont work go to -day?"
naked Miss Fv..tn..
"All right." wild Mr. Smith. "I'm
doing six -room house. mew -they like!?
my wotk see well. i on't think I'm
boarting," he added hastily.
el glees seem.• dry you'll be a grew:
architect."
"I can work natter now -It's not e.
lonely sines 1 know you."
At this gpeeeh Miss Evans look;
At N fit .h. w d. welting for nine
When Jimmy proposed the m^vias.
M1.. Fv,np put forward another plan.
"Let's . m:!r in the part' " .he ,11d.
"Maybe ve might take s Fret rph '
At the end of exactly tw.• noire
Jimmy io "l hack to the boa: house
and pa./ leer e• actly "sen hon r,•etrit
When they stepped from the little
pavilion. he again proposed that she
oho r1 return to her room and ping.
'1'' listen at my -endow' he said.
seised by • sudden boldness
But .gain mho protide 1 •'1l e tea
late, and Rem such a beautify. nlrtht
Let'. eft down here for it while."
Rn they mat on • bench and wa,}_rhed
the lights 'wlmming In the water.
They had nothing to may. en they sat
silent and hippy. Five minutee passed
and presently Jimmy felt the touch of
a hand ermine him. He 6/1111 nothing.
and very .lowly he allowed his hand
to move nearer.
"To -morrow night there'll a hand
cow ert." remarked Miss Evans.
"1 Inure music." rejoined Jimmy.
'Let's come and hoer It. What .'you
say'
Thar Most eesuti/ul Night
N the dark' e" • t' -e hands were
1 joined now and the last vestige of
Iomelinea had vanished. but they prm
ten''•rt they knew nothing of what
their heeds wen mp M and went en
talking.
ewe
ing roulade of notes. The sound roe
and felt in • buret of ..atlsnental aa'
exaggerated emotion. A vole sane
."Leas than the dust bene•-uth the:
chary'ut wbee-yule,
Less than the rust that never? Wain
.d they swo-ord."
Clearly Mite F.t•ans was not singing •
And the voice above stairs was the •
yam. voice that had sung night aft..
.1,311'
In Mrs. Skoyl..' parlor, Jlmm!
Smith leaned suddenly again. the
Piano. The room whirled. Miss Evan.
fell forward on the piano, sobbing dis-
mally.
•'Love's last regard, dew-uth. corp. 1.
me tool-yut,
1`11 re wv11. 7.hiroudln' E•hlroudln
fnrew•.II'"
Jimmy Smith regarded Mus Evan. •
with horror. it couldn't be true that_
.hr hod d.celved him and pedred fur
.t him like all the other..
"I wish 1 were deed'" she sobbed
In the next room Mrs Skivvies put
'Lown "Th. Romance of the Duchess"
.end moved her chair. Through the
•reek in the draw she paw Mies Evan.
hyrterieally .sur Mr. Smith's hand
end rover It with tears.
"Ju.t let me tell you," sobbed Mise
F:vana. "I've been nut of a Job for •t.
weeks. I liked your mora and yoe
were good to me not fresh like most
fellows." Her wbbtng overcame her
again and left ber speechless. To
Jimmy. shaken end trembling. 11
eeem•d that she was a true. droopiie
flower: H. Mid his hand nwkwardl'
on her shetilder
...When 1 sent wour letter." she sot
bed. "1 thnocht you were ...wee An•;
then Mr. R.rkevlts ' told me how
eased asked for my nem.. T knew eh.
letter we. meant for the woman or
the toe floor. 1 lied end cheated. Sh
' ha. red 'hale. too. T went myself ane
asked ' er In sin.- the game sone.
,rain and pretended it was me." 831.
enu.•hed end sniffled. "Why, 1 can't
ev..r else: the piano!" .he added.
Jimmy's arm sillnp.d about h•'
'Montle.. Her thin lady t.emhled. 1•
warmed hie ,sem and filled him wit'
a novel sense of herol.m. H. wool,'
nrotert end comfort her.• •
•'eht.' he said "It's •''
right none "-v any more "
he. Nle. -ne r.ra.ed to Ire .Ilan'
•'•h.'• •-•-t • •1 hate. r• -e. hut .11.'s 011'
Rhe ••.,.r- he et lee•t thlrty-flee."
4If%ow., her .•-hiInc had rt ase:•
•h• Peas .t" feere1111n••. "rite peen '.
fraud an /leen... 1 earned my *am
on r"rnws• •0.'t dee fust to m..•
Yo" '
J•r'mv'• t....a rave war . and h•
fennel hlm.elf all at once letting c•
tee 'Mann bench.
The hand laid on Miss s'yen.'
shoulder berme an arm .ncirrHn•
her waist . Outside, the rain fell !'-
tn.e.ntp flown the .meet "Lo+lr
Ram" sound41 distantly. Overher '
tho vol., went on singing:
"Pale hand. i loved beside the She'
mar-uh.
Where are you now? Who Iles bone
MIN your ape-yul?"
It was too beautiful. Mlas Eva..
mopped her ayes. "Her name's L131
Delnrm• " she said. "8he'. the Run
•Arlan Nlehtineete nn the two -a-45'
Stir'• been resting." She rout bee
"Rut site. old. Jimmy." she added -
She•11 never see forty again."
Jimmy's arm d'.w censer. "it's a"
richt." he said. "It's .'t right. I ilk.
you Just an well witho"t singing." 11
was all he could say. Words stuck le
his throat. but he was happy. The
worst was over and the Ice broken
it -wasn't so herd. He heed a girl 1r
hie Arms and such • girl!
"I was go tired." sighed Mist
Evans.
Aa her sigh faded Into silence tier'
came it warning rustle. Th. door. '
were flung open notelh' ■nil Mrr
Sknvee swept In.
"Mips F.vshg! Mia Evans!" .h'
croaked. '•1 must protest. There are
certain things-"
But .he never finished the speech
Jimmy• rising to his feet, regard.'
her .with cold dignity.
"'Teti needn't trouble vourgolf. etre
Rkne'r.." he gild "Miss Evans 1-
dolnr me the honor to become m!
wife."
There, a voice maid deep inside him -
4 la done!
Without another word he turned hie
hack and sat on the bench. Mt..
Evan. deet hlni with Welty-
eves.
h'"In -eves. Tn her he was a hero: From
overhead cam. the voleo of the Hun
Kellen Nightingale. To Jimmy it sud-
denly seemed •.ru old. tired voice.
shyly _at her feet, end In the neat
room the pendulum 'cared swinging
for a moment and Mrs. •Skoylea put
down her book. SM returned her read -
Ing. however. when the remark seeni-
ed to produce nothine more than a
painful and unrelieved allenc..
The bronde clock rt' uek nine and
the ....id ,.erred to give Jimmy rout,
age. "Won't you sing something'
I'm erasy for music. Please do."
He was en eager to his pleadinhe that
Mise Evans looked away modestly
"Nie. nee to -night " She put her
hand delicately to her throat. "My
throw Is so tired."
Bret Jimmy persleteel. "Plus.. You
don't have to sing loud- just soft,
you know, just loud enough for me to
heat. Or maybe you'd just play over
the music"'
• He .1111 held hie het- and now he
sat •pn the edge of his chair. all
aquiver with eagerness.
"Nnt to-nieht." .std Mies F.vene.
''Mr.. Skovles wouldn't like It -not
down here." There was a quaver in
her vol... She looked tired and email.
"i'11 ask her -tem not afraid." said
Jimmy. and before she eould answer
he had gone to the door and knork•d
"Mrs. 8knyles." he rolled. 'lees.
Rkovles. do you mind If Mise Evans
sleep?"
For ei second there wa• •Ilenee and
then a vole. answered:, "Jif she want,.
to sing. let her sing -if she ran."
7;nhny went to the sofa end took
her hand. "Just play one gong." he
said: "that'll he enourh "
Miss Evens permitted herself to be
led to the ebony gleno. Rh. made her
way unet.adlly and eat down ner-
vouA'•. teerwardly elle ran her bend*
over the keys. "They .dirk so. I don't
think 1 can,•' she pretested. still with
the same quaver in her vine.. elmmv
bent over her, his eves aglow with
admiration.
Again .he ran her henda over the
k.m and from her email body came a
sound like a tired sob. She kept
flneering the nntee without playing
any tune. Rhe didn't seem to know
quit. what an tine
•'11'-. ell Hello "'paid Jimmy. rel.nt-
Inc suddenly, "if -you're too tired.
lon't play." And he covered the key-
board.
To Her He was a Hero
DOWN the street at Numbe
Seventy "LovIn' Same broke Int
' peeeing life for the last time, and a
If the sound were en evil omen they
came suddenly from overhead a crash
"1 would hey. rather felt you round
✓ my thr-ont,
Cnr•hing out ly-if than waving me-.••
fame .-yule"
o• "it's too bad a night to go nut to e
e restaurant," said Mr. Smith. 'lee
maybe Mrs Berkovitz could fix us n•
with something to eat. She might 11k -
to hear the news."
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