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The Smallest Prices,
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121 so 13th St
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"I should think with two of them your
responsibility would be a grave one,'
ventured one robust old gentleman
whoso knowledge of music was limited,
and who confined his remarks to safo
generalities.
"That's just it, there are two of them!
You would think that ono would be care
and responsibility enough. But there
are two, thiak of it! Madame Marchsio
U3sd to say, 'A little Patti and Cam
panini:' and I would reply, 'and only
one poor commonplace moital mother to
look after them. As I say, when 1 hear
them 6ing I don't feel as if they belong
to me at all. I can't comprehend why
I should be selected from among all
other women for such a unique posi
tion."
Mackenzie cast a look of amazed in
quiry at his wife. She laughed and
whimpered, "O, Kate's always liko this
when she's excited, and she's generally
excited."
The little girl had slipped quietly in
and now the guests were shaking hands
with the children and making them com
pliments. They received them with
quiet indifference, only smiling when
courtesy seemed to require it.
"Now Adrienne. get the handkerchief
case the Princess of Wales made for you
herself and show it to the ladies."
"I think they are all there on tho man
tle, mamma," replied the child quietly.
'So they are. And here, Mr. Macken
zie, is Jean de Reszke's photograph that
he gave Adrienna with the inscription,
'To the Juliette of tho future from an
old Romeo.' Prettily worded, isn't it?
And here is the jewelled miniture of
Malibran that tho Duke of Orleans gavo
her, and tho opera glasses from Madamo
Marchesi. And there is the portrait of
her husband that Frau Cosima Wagner
gave Hermann. Of course he doesn't
sing Wagnerian music yet, but ca ira,
ca ira, as Madame used to say."
After examining trinkets enough to
stock a small museum, Mackenzie said
quietly:
"Aren't you just a little afraid of all
this notoriety for them at their age? It
seems as if there will be nMhing left for
them later.''
Ho saw at once that ho had touched a
delicate subject and sho threw herself
on the defensive. "No, Mr. Mackenzie,
I am afraid of nothing that will spur
them to their work or make them feel
the importance and weight of their art.
Remember the age at which Patti be
gan.'' Mackenzie glanced at tho two frail
figures and ventured further. "That's
just it, the wrght of it. The shoulders
are young to bear it all, I'm thinking.
Aren't you sometimes afraid it will ex
haust them physically?''
"O, they are never ill, and," with her
superior smile, "in their art ono cannot
begin toi toon. Itie the work of a lite
time, you know, a lifelong consecration.
I do not feel that I have any right to
curb them or to stop the flight of Pe
gasus. You Bee they are beyond me; I
can only follow and help them as I
may."
Mackenzie turned wearily away. Ho
was thinking of the mother in a certain
novel of Daudet's who refused to risk
her son's lire for a throne. Mrs. Massey
ehot across tho room to show the
rotund gentleman those trophies which
were perhaps given sd lightly, but were
in her eyes precious beyond price.
Mackenzie saw the children slip
through the portiere into .he library
and determined to follow thorn and dis
cover whether tbc3e strange little beinga
were fay or human. They were stand
ing by the big window watching a group
of children who were playing in theou'
fide.
"Say, Ad,"' said the boy, "do you sup
pose mamma would let us go out tbcra
and snow-ball for awhile? Suppose jou
ask her."
"It would be no uso to a?k, Hermann.
We slnuld both be in wretchl voice
this evening. Besides, you know mamma
considers those Hamilton children very
common. They do have awfully good
times though. Perhaps tbat's why they
are eo common, i'oit psople stem to
be who have a good time."
"I suppcs3 so. We never get to b
any thing nice. John Hamilton has a
new pair of skates and gos down on
the ica in the park every day. I think I
might learn to skats anyhow.''
"But you'd never get time to skitc if
you did learn. We haven't time b kfep
up our Italian, even. I'm fcraeUm?
mine."
"O bother our Italian! Ad, I m just
sick of it all. Sometimes I think I'll
run away. But I'd practice forever if
she'd let us go tomorrow night. I to
you suppose she would?"
'I'm awfully afraid not. You kr. t
at the beginning of tho sca-on she mi1
we must see that opera. I'll tell you.
I'll go to the opera if she'll let you go to
see them."
"No you wonteither! You wanttosee
them just as much ai I do. I think we
might go! We never get todo anytl i .:
wo want to." Hofctruck tlin wiwh
casing impatiently with his i.itiJ
hand.
"What's tho ma tor. ih llrei ?"a
Mackenzie, feeiiig fiat he was me
hearing too much.
"O we're tilkicg seciets sir V.V
didn't know there was any one in h-re.
"Well, I'm not any cue mucb.but just
an old fellow who likes little folks Come
over hear on the divan and talk to me"
They followed him passively, like
children who were accustomed to doicg
what they were taid. Ho sat down ad
took the littlo girl on his knee and put
his arm around the by. He felt so
sorry for them, thesa poor little prodi
gies who ceemei so tired out with life.
"Now I want you to com- over ant
visit my lit' la folks some day and s
Billy's goatF." m
"Are your children musical? askeu
the girl. .
Mackenizo felt rather al ashed. -M
they're not. But Ihey are very nice
children, at IcaEt I think so."
"Then what could wc talk about.
"O. about lots of thing,! What
young folks usually talk about? W
have a great many books. Do jou uw
to readv"
"Ye3,'prelty well, but we don't often
have time. What do your children
read?" . , . .,i
"Well, they liko rather M fashion
books; RobinEon Crusoe ami lhe b -
"Family Robinson and Pilgrims In
gress. Do you like Pilgrims I'K";..
"We never rad it, did we Herman
The boy shook his head.
"Never read it? then you must "lor
you aro a year older. Its a great Look,
full of fights and adveutu.es, .
knWo have read tho legends of the IW
Grail and Frau Cosima Wapner e ;
a book of tho legends of the MJ"
Trilogy. Wo liked that. JtfU'
fights and things. I suppose I J
to sing all that music some day, u
a great deal of it, you know, sau
boy apprehensively. ,
"You work very hard, don t you.
"O yes. very hard. You ,.ro
samuch to do,"borepl.frof
Plenty of time, my I 1 ,eL '
