The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-30
pEREIDY UNVEILED,
An End 10 tho Jek yii-and- Hyde Game ar.
boohhceprr In u Chicago sky.scrsper
from n, t1iorio DadD Tribune.


by George. that's another onol"
:, Tho blohl young man with the plnstcrcd
hair and old-gulh moustnchc chuckled softly
tohimse!i ana looked again across tho way
girl at the OF nor window" he soliloGuSsd. AZ.
as the nature ut tho case would permit
", was a booEk"cpoI In tho employ Of n real
estate nrm Whose oilicr Mds OH one OF the
upper floors Of II downtown sky.scraper. and
Tor several hours each day. while the Nom beers
OF the ilrn were seonrns tho streets Tor bust.
room to himself WV
came upon him Ito had cultivated by degrees
the acquaintance OF Z tyrcwriter girl who sat
the two wings OF the great oiiice building The
acquaintance had begun 10y his lavishing u
smile upon hcrand securing in return u cold
stare. He porsevnrcd with his smiles, how
ever as opportunity offcrcd until sho began
perceptibly to melt. and whom. after nn nb.
Ing and began work at her desk as usual he
vGcnturod nE9,n nod she nodded in reply,
thus It had come To- be understood that their
thcn during tho day. was u smile and nod ON
his part and n nod and smIo on hers.
Ono day. whio temporarily at work at an
othor desk than his own. he changed to look
window v near which f sat another typswrer
already related She, struck him as being an
Thereupon no SGT himself to work to cult.
vato her acquaintance also.
1t was slow process. 1t took him some
time merely to Impress upon her MS circum.
stance worth noting. thu fact that he was thore
nH hS wiS %has CHI s s
Willis suffering from his ,ionesomeness Ills
Hro%rht Typowrter Girl No within With me me
range OF his vision. lean his head ur9n lis
d"sr melancholy on his face that Would hav v,
soltencd the heart ~ u cab driver.
For long timc she seemed oblivious, bus
ono day. whilc no was regarding her with hii
most ,rcnsive and woe-bes9ne gaze; he was
surprised to see her loan her mead on her
geratcd look Of anguish on hcr own face.
1, The mimery was perfect. and in tho laugh
md HT SpowrtSr thus "s mems Is
:. After he had exchanged his nod and smile at
10 and ND exchange look OF the u most e pr o.
found melancholy. usually followed by a wave
q tho hand ; With No z and in these reerea.
plumed himself not a littlo. moreover. upon
What It Nigh, all have led to. had not an uu-
expected occurrence. an event bordering
sy se
One morning there was an alarm Of lire close
1T hand: From the court between the two sec
street could DO had. but tho sentimental book
k lHs i ran to the nearest window. raised il.
street to see If tho fire engines were gathering.
Directly across tho court two windows. per-
tanning to two different Offices. were raised at
he same moment and two female heads wero
thrust out simultaneously.
:. They Were the heads OF Typewriter Girls
No. looked at him with smile and nodded.
No; : assumed an expression OF tho most
uspbrious melancholy. and waved her hand
Tho blond young man looked helplessly
from one to the othcr and wilted.
HN couldn't smil and nod in ono direction
While e. locking melancholy IN the other.
As he sto ID there. gazing vacnntty at nethtne
N partieular. shrinking ylfibly in his clothes.
md feeling his plasterod hair rise slowly on
hitherto OF each others existence. turned and
ookod ut oach other!
Then they Looked at him again. with an ex-
and S:s u as v :% oi4 %0sS
From that time to this they have utterly is-
He has moved his desk to corner OF the Of
Ice where he can see neither window.
He tries to look cheerful and unconcerned.
:, His old gold moustach" once his pride and
me object OF MS loving care. looks discour-
, The ilrc has gone from Ills eyo and his hair.
wilt"d. frowsy look about it that tells Of a once
And as he COOS about his daily task. with his
ropsers no longer creased. tina quarter of an
lirr to each little finger now, roughly gnnwed
~. faded tie about his neck. old slippers on
is feet; ., three t DAYS growth # bearl on his
hasn't anything to live for and doesn't care to
,a N ne nnnrt7 solemn Tnrn9g ,onll young
wo typewriter girls at tho Same time.