HIR SUNDAY BKE! OMAHA. OCTOttKR 1. 7)22.
The World Outside
By Harold MacGhith
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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.
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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 )
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