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according       to  Perry    Larson�察    �was    ;the   slickest    little  woman      goin'。; 

According to John's mother�察�she was an almost unbelievable incarnation of 

a    long´dreamed´of�察       �long´despaired´of        daughtersweet�察      �lovable�察    �and 

charmingly   beautiful。   Little   Johnlittle   John   was   himself�察  �and   he   could 

not have been more had he been an angel´cherub straight from heaven 

which�察�in fact�察�he was�察�in his doting grandparents' eyes。 

     John   Holly   had   been   at   his   old   home   less   than   four   hours   when   he 

chanced   upon   David's   violin。   He   was   with   his   father   and   mother   at   the 



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time。 There   was   no   one   else   in   the   room。   With   a   sidelong   glance   at   his 

parents�察  �he   picked   up   the   instrumentJohn   Holly   had   not   forgotten   his 

own youth。 His violin´playing in the old days had not been welcome�察�he 

remembered。 

     ;A fiddle� �Who plays�拭─�he asked。 

     ;David。; 

     ;Oh�察�the boy。 You say youtook him in�拭�By the way�察�what an odd little 

shaver he is� �Never did I see a BOY like HIM。; Simeon Holly's head came 

up almost aggressively。 

     ;David is a good boya very good boy�察�indeed�察�John。 We think a great 

deal of him。; 

     John Holly laughed lightly�察�yet his brow carried a puzzled frown。 Two 

things John Holly had not been able thus far to understand�此�an indefinable 

change in his father�察�and the position of the boy David�察�in the household 

John Holly was still remembering his own repressed youth。 

     ;Hm´m�察─�he murmured�察�softly picking the strings�察�then drawing across 

them a tentative bow。 ;I've a fiddle at home that I play sometimes。 Do you 

mind if Itune her up�拭─�

     A flicker of something that was very near to humor flashed from his 

father's eyes。 

     ;Oh�察�no。 We are used to thatnow。; And again John Holly remembered 

his youth。 

     ;Jove�    �but   he's  got   the  dandy    instrument     here�察─  �cried  the   player�察�

dropping   his   bow   after   the   first   half´dozen   superbly   vibrant   tones�察  �and 

carrying   the   violin   to   the   window。   A   moment   later   he   gave   an   amazed 

ejaculation and turned on his father a dumfounded face。 

     ;Great Scott�察�father� �Where did that boy get this instrument�拭�I KNOW 

something of violins�察�if I can't play them much�察�and this� �Where DID he 

get it�拭─�

     ;Of his father�察�I suppose。 He had it when he came here�察�anyway。; 

     ; 'Had it when he came'� �But�察�father�察�you said he was a tramp�察�andoh�察�

come�察�tell me�察�what is the secret behind this�拭�Here I come home and find 



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calmly reposing on my father's sitting´room table a violin that's priceless�察�

for   all   I   know。   Anyhow�察  �I   do   know   that   its   value   is   reckoned   in   the 

thousands�察  �not   hundreds�此  �and   yet   you�察  �with   equal   calmness�察  �tell   me   it's 

owned by this boy who�察�it's safe to say�察�doesn't know how to play sixteen 

notes on it correctly�察�to say nothing of appreciating those he does play�察�and 

who�察  �by   your   own   account�察  �is   nothing   but; A  swiftly   uplifted   hand   of 

warning stayed the words on his lips。 He turned to see David himself in 

the doorway。 

     ;Come in�察�David�察─�said Simeon Holly quietly。 ;My son wants to hear 

you   play。  I   don't   think   he has   heard   you。; And  again   there   flashed   from 

Simeon Holly's eyes a something very much like humor。 

     With obvious hesitation John Holly relinquished the violin。 From the 

expression on his face it was plain to be seen the sort of torture he deemed 

was before him。 But�察�as if constrained to ask the question�察�he did say�此�

     ;Where did you get this violin�察�boy�拭─�

     ;I don't know。 We've always had it�察�ever since I could rememberthis 

and the other one。; 

     ;The OTHER one� ─�

     ;Father's。; 

     ;Oh� ─�He hesitated�察�then�察�a little severely�察�he observed�此 �This is a fine 

instrument�察�boy��a very fine instrument。; 

     ;Yes�察─�nodded David�察�with a cheerful smile。 ;Father said it was。 I like 

it�察�too。 This is an Amati�察�but the other is a Stradivarius。 I don't know which 

I do like best�察�sometimes�察�only this is mine。; 

     With a half´smothered ejaculation John Holly fell back limply。 

     ;Then youdoknow�拭─�he challenged。 

     ;Knowwhat�拭─�

     ;The value of that violin in your hands。; 

     There was no answer。 The boy's eyes were questioning。 

     ;The worth�察�I mean��what it's worth。; 

     ;Why�察�noyesthat is�察�it's worth everythingto me�察─�answered David�察�

in a puzzled voice。 



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     With an impatient gesture John Holly brushed this aside。 

     ;But the other onewhere is that�拭─�

     ;At Joe Glaspell's。 I gave it to him to play on�察�because he had n't any�察�

and he liked to play so well。; 

     ;You GAVE it to hima Stradivarius� ─�

     ;I   loaned   it   to   him�察─  �corrected   David�察  �in   a   troubled   voice。   ;Being 

father's�察   �I  couldn't   bear   to  give    it  away。   But   JoeJoe    had    to  have 

something to play on。; 

     ;   'Something   to   play   on'�   �Father�察  �he   doesn't   mean   the   River   Street 

Glaspells�拭─�cried John Holly。 

     ;I   think   he   does。   Joe   is   old   Peleg   Glaspell's   grandson。;   John   Holly 

threw up both his hands。 

     ;A Stradivariusto old Peleg's grandson� �Oh�察�ye gods� ─�he muttered。 

;Well�察  �I'll   be;   He   did   not   finish   his   sentence。   At   another   word   from 

Simeon Holly�察�David had begun to play。 

     From his seat by the stove Simeon Holly watched his son's faceand 

smiled。 He saw amazement�察�unbelief�察�and delight struggle for the mastery�察�

but before the playing had ceased�察�he was summoned by Perry Larson to 

the kitchen on a matter of business。 So it was into the kitchen that John 

Holly burst a little later�察�eyes and cheek aflame。 

     ;Father�察�where in Heaven's name DID you get that boy�拭─�he demanded。 

;Who taught        him to play like that�拭�I've been trying to find out from him�察�

but I'd defy Sherlock Holmes himself to make head or tail of the sort of 

lingo he talks�察�about   mountain homes and the   Orchestra of Life�   �Father�察�

what DOES it mean�拭─�

     Obediently Simeon Holly told the story then�察�more fully than he had 

told   it   before。   He  brought   forward   the   letter�察  �too�察  �with   its  mysterious 

signature。 

     ;Perhaps you can make it out�察�son�察─�he laughed。 ;None of the rest of us 

can�察  �though   I   haven't   shown   it   to   anybody   now   for   a   long   time。   I   got 

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 min

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