The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

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his pocket, rush across the street and
up on that balcony, carrying with
him a big. wet sponge and a big,
drv channels. cts too cold for
you to come out here" he called
through the glass, putting his face so
close to it that ii there had been no
pane there you would have sworn he
was kissing the gray eyed maid. "TIl
do the outside. l won't be q minute"
Cyrilla Ann blushed. She blushed
beautifully. "Oh, no." she began, pa
tiently-she had never spoken to him
before-they had only looked at each
other.
"Oh, yes," be interrupted, rubbing
away vigorously with thesponge. 'I'm
going to be your neighbor for q year,
psrhaps more-that is, if Pm success
full, and you stay here; and neighbors
ought to be neighborly, you know"
polishing with all his might and main
with the channels.
"You are very kind, very kind, in
deed; but If Mrs. Feeze," again began
Cyrilla Ann, to be again interrupted
by the impetuous young man. "She
won't, she's only been gone ten min
utes, and she always stays an hour or
two"-sponge actively employed. Pm
from Congreve's a large establishment
on Sixth avenue; was with that firm
ten years; haven't a relation that /
know OF in the world, but I've man
aged to get along very well all the
same'-chamois in requsition once
more.
I'm from the orphan asylum; been
here eight years." came from Cyrilla
AIMS side of the house as she brought
her strength and a damp clothto bear
on an obdurate spot, "and | haven't
any relations that | know of, either;
and, oh! Pm so afraid she'llcome back;
do 60 away. pmmuch Obliged toyou,
but gG away, please" and she raised
her pretty eyes to his face with a plead
ing look that made him more inclined
to stay than ever.
."Well, if she should" he replied,
looking down upon her-he was at
least six feet tall-"you just rely up
OH me for making it all right. | can
pocket the sponge and chamois in an
instant and forget whether she want
ed her shoes half soled or not n the
same space of time. But, as ] said
before, she won't, and I'm not going
to have any young freezing
herself to death if / a help it.
There, that windows done, and we'll
fly to the next"
They flew TO the next, and both
worked in silence for a few moments.
Then said the extremely neighborly
neighbor, III 'spose you know my
name. Ii you don't that's it on the
sign over the store"
Cyrilla paused, newspaper in her
hand, and putting her head on one
side, glanced at the sign and read out
slowly, Saul j. Benson" though she
could have read it just as we'll, sly
little thing, without looking over the
way at all.
eyes, Saul j. Benson" he repeated,
land yours is Cyrilla Ann-some-
thing"
"How did you know that?" asked
Cyrilla Ann, arching her arched eye
brows still more.
ooh, I've heard your gentle lady
scream it at you time and again.
Outstanding off to study the effect
of his labor-''she didn't scream your
last name"
.It's-well-it's queer, awful queer,
that it.should be, but it's almost the
same as yours. If yours had a t in
stead of an s. or mine had an IS in
stead of a t. they'dbe exactly alike"
said Cyrilla Ann, with her dimple at
it's loveliest.
"That is odd now, isn't it, said
Saul j Benson; ''and SO if we should
tall in love with each other and get
married, you'd SCARCELY change your
name, would you? There, that win
doM's done too. Don't they shine,
though! And they ought to, for I tell
you what, / served q long apprentice
ship to window cleaning. Good-by
and say, may | com over to see you;
some evening? Best OF references
fromla employers"
"I-don't-know," stammered Cyrilla
Ann, 'tshe might not
Bother she. I'll come if you are
wiling" and he had disappeared as
suddenly rs he appeared. But that
wasn't the last of it. BY no means.
Cyrilla Ann too, disappeared one
bright day a few months after, to re-
appear over the way in the character
OF Mrs. Saul j. Benson. And when
last called on hershe had in her arms
the prettiest girl baby you ever saw.
although Mes. Feeze did say when she
first saw it, Another of them ride
ulous dimples." But, perhaps, being
SO very young the child may out
grow it.
They Knew When to Eat.