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discouraged long ago of anybody's ever making it out。; 

     ;Make it outmake it out� ─�cried John Holly excitedly�察 �I should say I 



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could�   �It's   a   name   known   the   world   over。   It's   the   name   of   one   of   the 

greatest violinists that ever lived。; 

     ;But howwhathow came he in my barn�拭─�demanded Simeon Holly。 

     ;Easily   guessed�察  �from   the   letter�察  �and   from   what   the   world   knows�察─�

returned John�察�his voice still shaking with excitement。 ;He was always a 

queer   chap�察  �they  say�察  �and   full   of   his   notions。   Six   or   eight   years   ago   his 

wife died。 They say he worshiped her�察�and for weeks refused even to touch 

his    violin。    Then�察    �very    suddenly�察    �he�察  �with    his    four´year´old      son�察�

disappeareddropped quite out of sight。 Some people guessed the reason。 

I knew a man who was well acquainted with him�察�and at the time of the 

disappearance he told me quite a lot about him。 He said he was n't a bit 

surprised at what had happened。 That already half a dozen relatives were 

interfering   with   the   way  he   wanted   to   bring   the   boy  up�察  �and   that   David 

was   in   a   fair   way   to   be   spoiled�察  �even   then�察  �with   so   much   attention   and 

flattery。 The father had determined to make a wonderful artist of his son�察�

and he was known to have said that he believedas do so many others 

that the first dozen years of a child's life are the making of the man�察�and 

that if he could have the boy to himself that long he would risk the rest。 So 

it seems he carried out his notion until he was taken sick�察�and had to quit 

poor chap� ─�

     ;But   why   didn't   he   tell   us   plainly   in   that   note   who   he   was�察  �then�拭─�

fumed Simeon Holly�察�in manifest irritation。 

     ;He did�察�he thought�察─�laughed the other。 ;He signed his name�察�and he 

supposed that was so well known that just to mention it would be enough。 

That's why he kept it so secret while he was living on the mountain�察�you 

see�察   �and   that's  why   even    David    himself    didn't   know    it。  Of  course�察   �if 

anybody found out who he was�察�that ended his scheme�察�and he knew it。 So 

he supposed all he had to do at the last was to sign his name to that note�察�

and everybody would know who he was�察�and David would at once be sent 

to his own people。 ��There's an aunt and some cousins�察�I believe。�� You see 

he   didn't   reckon   on   nobody's   being   able   to   READ   his   name�   �Besides�察�

being so ill�察�he probably wasn't quite sane�察�anyway。; 



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     ;I see�察�I see�察─�nodded Simeon Holly�察�frowning a little。 ;And of course 

if   we   had   made   it   out�察 �some   of   us   here   would have   known   it�察  �probably。 

Now that you call it to mind I think I have heard it myself in days gone 

bythough such names mean little to me。 But doubtless somebody would 

have known。 However�察�that is all past and gone now。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�and no harm done。 He fell into good hands�察�luckily。 You'll 

soon see the last of him now�察�of course。; 

     ;Last   of   him�拭  �Oh�察  �no�察  �I   shall   keep   David�察─  �said   Simeon   Holly�察  �with 

decision。 

     ;Keep   him�   �Why�察  �father�察  �you   forget   who   he   is�   �There   are   friends�察�

relatives�察�an adoring public�察�and a mint of money awaiting that boy。 You 

can't keep him。 You could never have kept him this long if this little town 

of yours hadn't been buried in this forgotten valley up among these hills。 

You'll have the whole world at your doors the minute they find out he is 

herehills   or   no   hills�  �Besides�察  �there   are  his  people�察  �they   have   some 

claim。; 

     There was no answer。 With a suddenly old�察�drawn look on his face�察�the 

elder man had turned away。 

     Half an hour later   Simeon Holly  climbed the stairs to   David's   room�察�

and as gently and plainly as he could told the boy of this great�察�good thing 

that had come to him。 

     David was amazed�察�but overjoyed。 That he was found to be the son of 

a famous man affected him not at all�察�only so far as it seemed to set his 

father    right  in  other   eyesin   David's    own�察  �the   man   had   always    been 

supreme。 But the going awaythe marvelous going awayfilled him with 

excited wonder。 

     ;You   mean�察  �I   shall   go   away   and   studypracticelearn   more   of   my 

violin�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�David。; 

     ;And hear beautiful music like the organ in church�察�only morebigger´ 

´better�拭─�

     ;I suppose so。;。 



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     ;And know peopledear peoplewho will understand what I say when 

I play�拭─�

     Simeon Holly's face paled a little�察�still�察�he knew David had not meant 

to make it so hard。 

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Why�察  �it's   my   'start'just   what   I   was   going   to   have   with   the   gold´ 

pieces�察─�cried David joyously。 Then�察�uttering a sharp cry of consternation�察�

he clapped his fingers to his lips。 

     ;Yourwhat�拭─�asked the man。 

     ;Nnothing�察�really�察�Mr。 Holly��Uncle Simeon��nnothing。; 

     Something�察  �either   the   boy's   agitation�察  �or   the   luckless   mention   of   the 

gold´pieces sent a sudden dismayed suspicion into Simeon Holly's eyes。 

     ;Your 'start'��the 'gold´pieces'�拭�David�察�what do you mean�拭─�

     David shook his head。 He did not intend to tell。 But gently�察�persistently�察�

Simeon Holly questioned until the whole piteous little tale lay bare before 

him�此�the hopes�察�the house of dreams�察�the sacrifice。 

     David   saw   then   what   it   means   when   a   strong   man   is   shaken   by   an 

emotion that has mastered him�察�and the sight awed and frightened the boy。 

     ;Mr。 Holly�察�is it because I'mgoingthat you careso much�拭�I never 

thoughtor supposedyou'dCARE�察─�he faltered。 

     There was no answer。 Simeon Holly's eyes were turned quite away。 

     ;Uncle SimeonPLEASE� �II think I don't want to go�察�anyway。 II'm 

sure I don't want to goand leave YOU� ─�

     Simeon Holly turned then�察�and spoke。 

     ;Go�拭�Of course you'll go�察�David。 Do you think I'd tie you here to me 

NOW�拭─�he choked。 ;What don't I owe to youhome�察�son�察�happiness� �Go�拭� 

´of course you'll go。 I wonder if you really think I'd let you stay� �Come�察�

we'll go down to mother and tell her。 I suspect she'll want to start in to´ 

night    to  get  your   socks    all  mended     up� ─  �And   with   head    erect  and   a 

determined step�察�Simeon Holly faced the mighty sacrifice in his turn�察�and 

led                                         the                                         way 

downstairs。        。   。  。   。   。   。   。   。  。   。   。   。   。   。   。  。   。   。   。 



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                                                        The   friends�察  �the   relatives�察  �the 

adoring   public�察  �the   mint   of   moneythey   are   all   David's   now。   But   once 

each year�察�man grown though he is�察�he picks up his violin and journeys to 

a little village far up among the hills。 There in a quiet kitchen he plays to 

an old man and an old woman�察�and always to himself he says that he is 

practicing against the time when�察�his violin at his chin and the bow drawn 

across the strings�察�he shall go to meet his father in the far´away land�察�and 

tell him of the beautiful world he has left。 

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