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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n\nLOOK – Miss Nobody thinks she can play someone whispered<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u2014but when she sat down at the piano . . .<\/p>\n
Eileen had never expected to be asked to Grace Williams’ party. Grace Williams\u2014the leader of the most exclusive set in town.<\/p>\n
Eileen was thrilled\u2014yet so frightened. Well, she had already accepted Bill Gordon’s invitation, and now she’d have to go through with it.<\/span><\/p>\n
That night Bill called for her. “You look adorable,” he told her proudly. Eileen wondered how the others would feel about her. She soon found out.<\/p>\n
It was while they were playing bridge. “Who is that girl with Bill?” she heard someone whisper.<\/p>\n
“I never saw her before,” came the reply. “Seems nice enough but nobody of importance, I guess.”<\/p>\n
Eileen blushed. She’d show that smart crowd a thing or two! Soon the bridge tables were pushed away.<\/p>\n
“Where’s Jim Blake tonight?” someone asked. “If he were here we could have some music.”<\/p>\n
“Jim had to go out of town on business,” came the answer. Here was Eileen’s chance. Summoning all her courage she said, “I can play a little.”<\/p>\n
There was a moment of silence. Hesitatingly Eileen played a few chords\u2014then broke into the strains of the “Cuban Love Song.” Her listeners sat spellbound\u2014never had she played so well. It was almost an hour before she rose from the piano . . . later Eileen told Bill a surprising story.<\/p>\n
I Taught Myself “You may laugh when I tell you,” Eileen began, “but I learned to play at home, without a teacher.<\/p>\n
I laughed myself when I first saw the U. S. School of Music advertisement. However, I sent for the Free Demonstration Lesson. When it came and I saw how easy it all was, I sent for the complete course. Why, I was playing simple tunes by note from the start. No grinding practice sessions \u2014 no U. S. SCHOOL OF MUSIC.<\/p>\n
1811 Brunswick Bldg., New York City Send me your amazing free book, “How You Can Master Music in Your Own Home,” with inspiring message by Dr. Frank Crane; also Free Demonstration Lesson. This does not put me under any obligation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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