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drawn�察�and plaintively sweet�察�and they rose and swelled and died almost 

into silence while the man and the woman by the door stood listening。 

     They   were   back   in   the   long   agoSimeon   Holly   and   his   wifeback 

with a boy of their own who had made those same rafters ring with shouts 

of laughter�察�and who�察�also�察�had played the violinthough not like this�察�and 

the   same   thought   had   come   to   each�此   �What   if�察  �after   all�察  �it   were   John 

playing all alone in the moonlight� ─�

     It had not been the violin�察�in the end�察�that had driven John Holly from 

home。   It   had    been   the  possibilities   in   a  piece   of  crayon。   All   through 



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childhood   the   boy   had   drawn   his   beloved   ;pictures;   on   every   inviting 

space that offered��whether it were the ;best´room; wall´paper�察�or the fly 

leaf   of   the  big   plush   album��and      at  eighteen    he  had   announced      his 

determination   to   be   an   artist。   For   a   year   after   that   Simeon   Holly   fought 

with all the strength of a stubborn will�察�banished chalk and crayon from 

the house�察�and set the boy to homely tasks that left no time for anything 

but food and sleepthen John ran away。 

     That was fifteen years ago�察�and they had not seen him since�察�though 

two unanswered letters in Simeon Holly's desk testified that perhaps this�察�

at least�察�was not the boy's fault。 

     It   was   not   of   the   grown´up   John�察  �the   willful   boy   and   runaway   son�察�

however�察�that Simeon Holly and his wife were thinking�察�as they stood just 

inside the barn door�察�it was of Baby John�察 �the little curly´headed   fellow 

that had played at their knees�察�frolicked in this very barn�察�and nestled in 

their arms when the day was done。 

     Mrs。 Holly spoke firstand it was not as she had spoken on the porch。 

     ;Simeon�察─  �she   began   tremulously�察   �that   dear   child   must   go   to   bed� ─�

And     she   hurried   across    the  floor   and   up  the   stairs�察 �followed    by   her 

husband。 ;Come�察�David�察─�she said�察�as she reached the top�察 �it's time little 

boys were asleep� �Come� ─�

     Her voice was low�察�and not quite steady。 To David her voice sounded 

as her eyes looked   when there was in   them the far´away something   that 

hurt。 Very slowly he came forward into the moonlight�察�his gaze searching 

the woman's face long and earnestly。 

     ;And do youwant me�拭─�he faltered。 

     The woman drew in her breath with a little sob。 Before her stood the 

slender     figure   in  the  yellow´white      gownJohn's      gown。    Into   her   eyes 

looked those other eyes�察�dark and wistful��like John's eyes。 And her arms 

ached with emptiness。 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�for   my  very ownand for always� ─  �she cried with   sudden 

passion�察�clasping the little form close。 ;For always� ─�

     And David sighed his content。 



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     Simeon Holly's lips parted�察�but they closed again with no words said。 

The man turned then�察�with a curiously baffled look�察�and stalked down the 

stairs。 

     On the porch long minutes later�察�when once more David had gone to 

bed�察�Simeon Holly said coldly to his wife�此�

     ;I suppose you realize�察�Ellen�察�just what you've pledged yourself to�察�by 

that   absurd   outburst   of   yours   in   the   barn   to´nightand   all   because   that 

ungodly music and the moonshine had gone to your head� ─�

     ;But I want the boy�察�Simeon。 Hehe makes me think ofJohn。; 

     Harsh lines came to the man's mouth�察�but there was a perceptible shake 

in his voice as he answered�此�

     ;We're not talking of John�察�Ellen。 We're talking of this irresponsible�察�

hardly sane boy upstairs。 He can work�察�I suppose�察�if he's taught�察�and in that 

way he won't perhaps be a dead loss。 Still�察�he's another mouth to feed�察�and 

that counts now。 There's the note�察�you know��it's due in August。; 

     ;But you say there's moneyalmost enough for itin the bank。; Mrs。 

Holly's voice was anxiously apologetic。 

     ;Yes�察 �I   know;   vouchsafed   the   man。  ;But   almost   enough   is   not   quite 

enough。; 

     ;But   there's   timemore   than   two   months。   It   isn't   due   till   the   last   of 

August�察�Simeon。; 

     ;I know�察�I know。 Meanwhile�察�there's the boy。 What are you going to do 

with him�拭─�

     ;Why�察�can't you use himon the farma little�拭─�

     ;Perhaps。 I doubt it�察�though�察─�gloomed the man。 ;One can't hoe corn 

nor pull weeds with a fiddle´bowand that's all he seems to know how to 

handle。; 

     ;But    he   can   learnand    he   does   play   beautifully�察─   �murmured      the 

woman�察     �whenever      before   had   Ellen    Holly   ventured    to  use   words    of 

argument with her husband�察�and in extenuation�察�too�察�of an act of her own� �

     There   was   no   reply   except   a   muttered   ;Humph� ─  �under   the   breath。 

Then Simeon Holly rose and stalked into the house。 



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     The next day was Sunday�察�and Sunday at the farmhouse was a thing of 

stern repression and solemn silence。 In Simeon Holly's veins ran the blood 

of the Puritans�察�and he was more than strict as to what he considered right 

and wrong。 When half´trained for the ministry�察�ill´health had forced him to 

resort   to   a   less   confining   life�察  �though   never   had   it   taken   from   him   the 

uncompromising         rigor   of  his   views。   It  was   a   distinct  shock    to  him�察�

therefore�察�on this Sunday morning to be awakened by a peal of music such 

as   the   little   house   had   never   known   before。   All   the   while   that   he   was 

thrusting     his  indignant    self  into   his  clothing�察  �the   runs   and   turns  and 

crashing chords whirled about him until it seemed that a whole orchestra 

must be imprisoned in the little room over the kitchen�察�so skillful was the 

boy's    double    stopping。    Simeon     Holly   was    white   with   anger    when    he 

finally hurried down the hall and threw open David's bedroom door。 

     ;Boy�察�what do you mean by this�拭─�he demanded。 

     David laughed gleefully。 

     ;And didn't you know�拭─�he asked。 ;Why�察�I thought my music would 

tell   you。   I   was   so   happy�察  �so   glad�   �The   birds   in   the   trees   woke   me   up 

singing�察  �'You're   wantedyou're   wanted��'   and   the   sun   came   over   the   hill 

there   and   said�察  �'You're   wantedyou're   wanted��'   and   the   little   tree´branch 

tapped on my window pane and said ;You're wantedyou're wanted��' And 

I just had to take up my violin and tell you about it� ─�

     ;But it's Sundaythe Lord's Day�察─�remonstrated the man sternly。 

     David stood motionless�察�his eyes questioning。 

     ;Are you quite a heathen�察�then�拭─�catechised the man sharply。                   ;Have 

they never told you anything about God�察�boy�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�'God'��of course�察─�smiled David�察�in open relief。 ;God wraps up 

the buds in their little brown blankets�察�and covers the roots with; 

     ;I am not talking about brown blankets nor roots�察─�interrupted the man 

severely。 ;This is God's day�察�and as such should be kept holy。; 

     ; 'Holy'�拭─�

     ;Yes。 You should not fiddle nor laugh nor sing。; 

     ;But those are good things�察�and beautiful things�察─�defended David�察�his 



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eyes wide and puzzled。 

     ;In their place�察�perhaps�察─�conceded the man�察�stiffly。 ;but not on God's 

day。; 

     ;You meanHe wouldn't like them�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Oh� �and David's face cleared。 ;That's all right�察�t

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