Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXII Night's Magic Melodies OUT in the hot baked fields, the second summer on the new ranch, "Prince" Arthur did the work of two men. His father had contracted an illness in the spring--an illness from which he could never recover, and it was firmly decided between father and son that it would be better to keep the news from Mother Lee--and much better that he remain on the ranch rather than go into town and give her all that extra work. Mother Lee had always sent out what was needed and "Prince" Arthur did the rest. He worked with the quiet and steadiness of his sturdy nature, and the young healthy blood that surged through his veins gave him sufficient strength. His muscles stood out and his hands became calloused, yet, at the end of each day, despite the heavy drudgery, he never neglected to let the soft, tender strains of music pour from his inner soul. When his work was done and supper was over "Prince" Arthur sat at his piano, first oiling and rubbing his hands thoroughly, then far into the night his music floated out across that vast open country. Those heavy, beautiful classics of Liszt, Beethoven, Wagner, and other great masters poured forth like magic, so wonderfully well were they executed by the large, powerful hands of the farm boy, but they failed to arouse any enthusiasm among the cold, indifferent ranchers whose homes the music too often penetrated. To the contrary, the ranchers were more or less disturbed. "The boy's crazy! He spent his whole last year's saving and bought that cussed piano to hammer like mad,"--said one. "Perhaps he does it to forget that his father's dying," answered another. When finally these remarks reached "Prince" Arthur's ears, a satirical smile crossed his stern features. However, there was a warmth and co...
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