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HIR SUNDAY BKE! OMAHA. OCTOttKR 1. 7)22. The World Outside By Harold MacGhith v ink tnv Tin m rH. rullll.aatnK.il Jaramlak llanrrofl, oho lia Jual lnherlla ala Uttiar l,ia v ael Ilia titular ( Lll-ia 4rib -a, mll nin.l.ll fatl rtiamiitaniiuiii radi"S "l-altl k-liriMlv In full," aiel It (Mi l.!". . K ." In a tW f .,ff..i.-. tn ,i1..niur t-r hr I'miiUI iiwarl, ft aialaiar airaie I. pr. ..Min lha llrral .latl.lta romiai.?. a ri.n. ra mailt.! t,. himf lha iMir iwiiviiOtinl r.atea t 'h ItuliM r.uiiaM tuini'anr. f"f fiiuth Naallail.ia sua afl.r arrans li. altli I.I- lavra la tiolllfr any nlrtri ha n.ajf aim U.l-r lur, Jnrry. who ha luu la "lha w..il,l fittaltj," a r-rafnlal b Nt.1 York. e.,iiirei for Ilia i'M". Mraarl iifnmMlr ahaitshaia ll""rc li.llnian. an alalant aim a i.pr. la hla 'laaitfna and ruf all tl' ! nf Ilia i.,nlfaet. lln uulr J' " a naina. th iMlar'e al, ami Ilia tiatita of Ilia ollnaaata. Miaitllei" .fxrrr Ma mat laulifiil Nawa Uuainan. Iirua4ay aiaaa rlta mi'N aalilralltii.a tewar.l rapt lra; l..r i lium, Jans Malliir, ! Arthur rhn la In ! aim Nancy. Jrr san.la a d't.rHai I II. .llvl l Ira' a Hi inyaUriuua NINTH INSTALLMENT. Nttnry'a liKnn. Ifiialcr'a Hlinllo coVfrd tho a-ntli tup floor of thn liouaa In Ninth irtt. Tlij liounn waa four atnilitl, r.nd thn npifn (i uplcil by tho atu dlo Imd 1'ino bi'im blank ft pnr let. KoHttr, nt hla own i-jitnfit, hn.l put In n lino akyllaht. Ho wua tho una tenant who hm! a linai-. Whi'iii'Vi'i- hla frlnilH waulwl tlm rtudt'i for n rout ha nlway.i lurnml It nvi-r to ttuiii. TIiitw waa little rink. Tli fiirniMliliiM wuro worth linn; tlm aofim and loiiiiK'H lukttl uprlnKN, tlm chaira hnd puIrM b-K", tho orirntnl rtiK on tha floor wore not untlMiifM, hilt onllniiiy nia worn nut. All thla with a ib llnlto purpoiw: Kimtfr, who wiui a famoua porlruit puintfr, catn hrre to work, not to aervo ta. Hanrroft et rolled about, .xamin ing aoma of the canvaaci which liunir from tho walla of unadorned brick. It did not eem poiwlliln to Mm that 10 daya ago h had been living a drab exltitnnce In a drab I1Ibk. It waa all luck, of course If Nancy Ilowman had not runif hia doorbell ho would not b hra thla nlKht, among t1iao friendly bono miana. Tho word hod already ben xplalnod to him. It encincd thut thero were two aota of bohfmiana. On wit made It a buslneHS, the Other at tiecamo bohemluna after a dny'a work. They became children romped, told stories, earn?, played. Oreenwicli, ao called, meant no more to them than Iloboken. They weren't reforming or inventing any art: they wero auccesaea in their par ticular fields and would have resented the title of boliemlnn. "Those biitfsi," Jenny had ex plained meaning the regular bo liomlftns "are always yodellng about th decline in art; an' they couldn't cut a pie or macaroni without mcHnin' It. Keep away from thut bunch, Jeremiah. If you have a grnod Men, they Hponpro it out o" you an' dump you. Thry tnildle back an' forth, blioutln Failure, nn' expoctin' f sell it Loiik haired anil bobbed, wrltin' lad dcr poetry 'cause they can't rhyme nn' fit-it novels that 'd mndo pool 01' Anthony Comntock baldheaded tryln' t' ttill wliat It's all about When you nee success anywhere, Jeremiah, toddlo along behind." Her BUeiita tonight lnilu.U-d Mannheim, Cralj;, some of tho chorus and principals of the op eretta, a famous newspaper para frrapher, threo mioeeiixful illus trators, a magazine editor, find a dramatist of note. Presently Bancroft came upon ft half UnLthed piece which ho rec ognlzed instautly Jenny Malloy. The artist had cnuKht her oft guard, as It were; for there was only ssviictness and kindness In her face and eyea, tho true Jenny. Ho had read aomewhore probably In rtukln that It was not possible to deceive tho real portrait painter, that sooner or later the true char a er of a subject will roveal Itself. Uo was beginning to understand Jenny's sustained bantur: It waa her shield against tho continuous battle ot if. "There's a touch ot genius in It," aid a voice at his elbow, and I'-au croft turned to discover Craig. "Huva you ever seu hr Hl:o thalT" "No," sold Craig, "but Poster ha.i, fir be never attempts to Idtalizo a face. That 'a what made his atrug. (la ao lonr. Ho aa 45 licfore tho world grasped what h waa trying to do paint portruKa luatead of cnly box faces." "How old i hr "Slty-tw. That'a why you diin't tea Mm hr tonight. Me works all tUy and la tou old t play at atght. I'm the only ldlr tierti, I IvAVeu't any Ulant." "Ne!:b'ir I." M'llod trwt. V "t'tkm h amnniunlty t tntoraaita. Pu "Ot know. H mux Um fine to . fm to woral toward, to aa a drvam taka ttl. I'wt y ara y.uti, ( lrhAwa M tit ef fumpjiny vi aa unu'ilMl tj tn f You iin r ran You are not a Ni Yorker?" "lh, to I run m from the mum try about a wW lino. Alt thise lion are wonderfully new In mn. All n l,. nt-rny knowing tns llouunit and Mian M'tlloy," "Mi Jtowmnn In a i harming young Woman. Hlin In lh first t-nmi dixit tin In luwn mnl dmao'l rcnlWn It." "I don't u,u.i understand," euld H.inrrift. "Nor d.a anybody elec," replied Craig smiling. Hho hi a Uira com txlluna nil nri'iit" It. Thul la an n r I uin K t to It." "1(V8 you known hr lung?" "1 lut'lu't MHiku u dozi-n hijhU to her until thl wk." Tim utr r-liil, It uir; U.o cuiiuukillun llMipM-arNl. Iluii tru(l rtni-rvii khvu way to t ti n Utlv frli-ii'tlliii'Ha. C'ralif iliil lint know Nimry m liitlninlcty mm thn inn i h-Xi :r' C ,r e SJA '4: A atry young man from tho country! Wljy ' this thought should lighten Han croft's H'lrlt ho did not pauso to analyze, nor why he should now be Inclined toward friendship with this rather elegantly but professed Idler. The chatter of tho snesta rose. There were frequent bursts of laughter. Some one b"gnn to play syncopated music on tho piano an unusually flno instrument. Ban croft was informed that Foster played frequently during the Bit tings, as a physical relaxation, to take tho cramp out of his palette arm. "Eats!" cried Jenny. "Every body help themselves!" And everybody did; and thero was more chatter and laughter, and one of the pretty chorus girls be gan to mako rynti at Itancroft and nudire hlin about poshessively, un til Jenny warned her to "lay off," as Jeremiah was particularly hers. Never before had llancroft hud such a good time. He had been a little diffident At Hint, recalling, nitunvlly enough, the newspaper atorlea of the wild doing of the atrics! folk at play- I'.ut this fun w.ta aa Innocent aa a church social at home. After the hunger waa satisfied there waa 'a demand for amuNmiit. JfnnV, bulnt hut, waa first on tha tut, and vha gave a capital Imi tation r-t tha rimdAme In in mo.l-l ahnp, the wife and tha husband; and tha dranuttUt boldly jotted it down foe ftitura ue. Then M.tnn helm, wha had lm l trl aa nvia-t.-r f eraiiKita, rillisl upon Nnry, to aing h bit frum the etottia. "Hut wlio'tl tUy It?" ah anked "1 dl," m'4 Clg. tuatlni hli. ' X "M ' "S , . - w VTJ k 1 IJ WiamiriTiriilailinnmiirajiianaiaaaaii laaiiaiiasaiiaaiiiaaaBaiaaaaaaiiaiiaal If Ht tlm pl'itiu, iiril hv aliu.k I ho nnliia; latra, A prrvira" inlw hli f tX'k pnnfH Minn if Niti). Mia nit hi,' th l r ulti-r, Inn th i'ktraHluii im hr fuua ami hrr gi aluri w vrcrx lln-aa of ft nipi'lwiiik'ul ilnll, bii'lly put to Kethrr, S lu ll kIik Iwi dulii) lln rn a k aim tit i.f uiiprovitl. Mitnnlii'lm iua)ifl to hr, aflmtl fur ahniilili-ra, un-l hixk hi-r. "You liifiTiml mliixt Tliut'a ttin inriirn lieri'itftur. We'll r'h-rirn tlm r tlintr lit JO tiiiii'irro." ;ilut 'N liul at all, My or.li ra. Tlm uiuc(i'(1iii- will krin'lk lli nu (tlimi-u off tlirlr cliulra." Tlifii Miiiinhriiii put IiIh Klin tlirougli Itnra and I-1 her to an irl lire t or nitr of I ho atuillu. "Aflr the re haurajil." Iim aitlil, "you'll roino Intu my iifrim iim we'll tnuku thiit coil tru:t riicht. I'm an bonext mau, Mlaa lluwinun, and you're worth a S!s i.':'. si . r-tey-Jil..a..a.. a-. ' t,"::,.fK ilid not mow; to tcurccly breathed. gooa deal moro than $75 a week. I'm going to make It $250, and next sea son you'll bo worth doublo that." "Llit" "There you go asln! Itdn't I tell you there weren't any buts." "Uut I'm afraid!" "flood Lord! And of what?" Sho realized all at once that she could not tell this man whom sho recognized as human as she herself was, and honest where dishonc'ty had rather easy going what her fears wore. That onco sho thought of herself as a light opera come, dienne, sho would bo conscious of her notions, of her limitations, of her queer dlstasto for tha lite; that aho wos ablo to romp through tho part liecauco It had boon tho moans to an end. Uut now that this dream wss crumbling, that there might not bo any end. . .! Hho wss a fool; she could recognise that easily enough. "Oh, take the ca-th and let tho cr.-dtt go!" tho old tent maker had said. Here, tinder her hand, were comietonetj and a cer tain pa.a.mK fame; but Could alii hold them, now that she doubted herself For Willi ono to tell hr tha truth, soma one win) would be utterly disinterested! Yes. yea; Ji'iiny waa dislntcrvatod; but what did Jwnny know about voices? Soma maestro, aoiaa real authority, to ull her tha truth; and wtih her preat'tit reaourcca alio tvuuld not be ahla to gut beyond tha outer door, Tn dUslpMo tha rhaoa width wja gradually disintegrating Imr mliult No; aha run Id Hut tell Mannheim tlituta thlnga; ha wouu't undei Mnd, lo wniilil rely lnuh at her. ItAdii't ene played ttva part au,.-s fully fur aaauly v montlui? "AH riifftt aha an I J rl da tha beat f en, , . . Hiaae,"' , Ul atrium.. Ti'U'ltrly an. I wlt fully tli imi ilo nao alxivn tht h.it' t.T, whk h Irt Knn to drop and linrtly In ir.iaa a lt'r filler. Nam-y wna nut ..nl..iia. lint aim lucl iUd Mi nn h.liu y Mil .ir.n kn. wua Ih.IiIiiik i;;h'ly llir i..uk rr wi'i olno In. In r fui ii wtui f.iKrr, In r lipn tlit-htly ui tfl. ThruuKhuul tint tin prortiptu ctmf lit foi t'ruia i.l'jfd fiiilil tha ItiKiiriT Inaplrutlmn i.f t lii.p.n, Vnfi wll and Urrlit Niini y did not Move, alia nuri-fly broitlit.l. "yuar rliaii." thuuKlit Mnnnln Im. lle'a talking to thl Ktrl ht-re. myun all manriar if f.nillah and beautiful thlnira to htr, and h only liwirn tha aouiitla, ml lh nnuiKa." lln liMikixl ilown Into Nunry'a fjra and r'.niprf hi'iiilml wliut the tnhlo(i of hir rrlp alKnined. Mualo nutd. on I f thoaa emotional CrcHturca whoa aoula were full nf narpatrlnira. "Why , . . that waa wonderful! I didn't know," aha auld, aa CraW T" 1 el t., I. X I abruptly left tho piano and sought the refreshment table, pouring out a cup cf coffee, which he drank with out sugnr or cream. "Craig is a grea musician, Mlsi Huwman," said Mannheim, "but he's very hard to gft to the piano. Quito a compliment to Jenny," ho Hod cheerfully. "Can't you do something, Jere miah?" nsked Jenny, who was sit ting botide him. "Yes. I can sit still. Nobody will know what a hick I am." "Why, what'a th' peeve?" nho a Hired, astonished at the blttemes-s in hla voice. "I can't do anything, Jenny. "I in what you call a nix." "Aw!" said Jenny, patting his hand. "Music gets some folks like that. Nancy, there, Is bugs over thut highbrow stuff. Mother Mil chree for mine, when I wunt C wei;. Hut you! Cheer up; you've got lots o' lime C cati h your train. ... All light. Rally. Th' sink la down there in the corner. I'll bring th' mini). ):y by Jeiry: we got f rlan up." A man without a talent! tbouul.t rtnucroft, enviously. Mlaa HcviU hail never played to hint in audi a fashion. He had, It waa true, been entranced; but h had never been so stirred emotionally aa In tha une ment gone. What a bag of amo Hons he waa; and whither would they lead hi in In the end. II wus Interrupted by th mrtatloua churua girl, who plumped huraelf do a be atda hint. "It i' fan. ain't It?" "tlner ha Mid Using a Wofd ha dtplaai! In conversation. it repeated It half a doen tmiM Without Conipndtending (niat,a of a)tMhi aha aawl. hla Ironia ir,iHt4 aanalng that tha W"td wauht e a littlng anawer in vi Im ' ver ih,i Kn bad to iui); All tha whilu w.. It lung Niiey nod the loan who was wuh. nut any titlent. fmls bud r'-ir. hluiM-lf at tha p. aim snd Nam li'.inril againat the aide. "u piy won.infully," aba auii'l. "I tlhln't know, VMitl wal that biai? Mtimethlng by Urlrg, but I've forrotien." "The 0, Mo-her" Hoflly Cialit K-gsq tn rue) lhroiii;li the r.inMj ell mn. "Can't you at-, ,r, by iha fliefilaee, a thin fro under tho ket tle? Her mun la ihad. and all her anna have gone. Htm Is alone. Th old moi her. forgot thi-r among tba ruins nf her dreams. The ant of all niotlient. nt love muele." "Yea. That la why I deap!m tha ennga I sing." Hhe could It II Craig tho secret, offhand. In thla manner; but aha could not tell M.tiii.helin! "ttnniebow I understood that. Now I wonder If I am going In r.nVnd vim? I have made an apHiutment for yon with Horrent, at 1 o'clock toniorrow. tt III you go?" The ancient suspicion naavd Into her mind that favors had to be paid for. Hut Horrentlno, the f.iint-d liupressarlo. a dlslnteresli'd Judge; to know one way or tho otli-r! "You are not oltend'sl?" ho re- S'ted. "No. I am rat In r etunncd. Ifo seldom bothera with any but thosa who hava more or less arrived," "He is an old friend of mine, nnd ho will give you half aa hour. We met frequently In Italy, after I had completed my studies In Munich. Ha will tell you truthfully whether or not you have a voleo suited to grand opera. You have a well trained voice as it Is, and yott know very well how to use t. He woj quite pleased tonight, thouuli he knew that your voire rally has ne chance with that style of music." "He waa In tho theater tonight?" "Yes; but he had to leave after the first act. I mn to Kit phone him In the morning." "It is very kind nf you. I will la there. Hut you nusn't do anything more for mo In this way. It em barrasses mo, fur I cannot make any return." "Is it Itecnuse I sometimes diink?" he asked uncxiicctedly. "Why . . ." "Supposing I gave you my word never to touch the eluft agnln; would you be glad?" "Of course I would as any good woman would be. Yoti aro a distin guished man; you poesctts great gift." "Kut what can I do with it I am a rich man. I am not aclfudi; only there are so few who would under eland the kind of music I play, that I rarely do what I did tonight. I thought perhaps you might under stand." 'You told me ypu had no talent," aid a voice from behind them. Nancy was positively glad to Fee Bancroft standing at her ehoulder. for the conversation between her and Craig was n earing rattier dun gerotis ground. Cialg smiled. If the Inf-i rupi in. annoyed him, be did not phnw ii "I meant that I had no puUti.: In I cnt. You enjoy music:?" "Very much. It rouses ull that ! best In rue; makes mo want to y, forth and commit some sublime; lot ly. In the little vlllaKo I came fioin thero is an old maid who play t In church oi'ian. I used to blow W her. After rehearsals .she would p':r. for me IJach, licethoven, Mendel psohn. I used to go homo in n dream that lasted for hours, ltin there is something in your inu-V that was never in hers." "Thank you. Whai is In' i.i music thut was never in hers';" "I am Ignorant. 1 don't knotv what it is. It hurts, and hers nevt-i did. You wanted It to hurt." Jfu'i croft's tone was almost resentful "And you told mo that you had no talent." returned Craig, mnilloK it gain. "ltut I hai-en l!" "You ore a poet. Only voets ran fttel beauty to the extent Unit Ii hurts." "I don't know one rhymu fivoi another," Ilaucroft ill". lured. "Both Iavld and Holomon wore pools; their thunder goce down the itges. And w hero's tha rhynio or meter In anything they wroti?" 'Rut If I had your talent . , ." "Welt, wleit would you do wiib It?" atked Craig, amused. "If I had your talent and were rlth man I'd go nlsnit the cuuntr. and give concerts, turning the pi" ceeiU over to charitable nrgnnu.t Hons. No man who has your utii lms any right to hide tt OenPtf Isn't prtvata prtqiertj; it la ei.in--thing wa mut share with avei botly, anywhere. Why don't you s" Mnoiig tha atddier hoapitala and " thoaa poor tMya nuiif? Think-of the plnaauraj It would give you! ' Tha thrlltlitg eainaatiieaa ot H ia croft atfaclad N'th Ciatg and Ntm oddly, T Craig It a a dUlio. t nut ell y t find lillinwlf rebuked hv bov-Jitiy rvbttkett as for H- lt'MiHl a fttft e ) '1