Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-23
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BY CLARENCE ROCK.


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HAD watched her for some moments
as my bus rolled slowly down Picca-
dilly, and was greatly taken by her APP
pearance. The pavements and the car
riages were full of well-dressed and
beautiful women; but somehow I
seemed to have eyes for no one but that
girl. She wore the sweetest costume
something in blue picked out with
white at the collar and cuffs and, I in
ferred, white upon the front Of the bodice,
She was steering her bicycle skill
and holiness through the five o'clock
traffic of Piccadilly, and I longed to see
her face, which, felt convinced, would
please my eye. But this, of course, I
could not do, as she was riding steadily
about ten yards in front of us. You
cannot shout at girl on bicycle from
the top of bus, even if you know her;
name, and I could scarcely expect her
to look back at whistle. ,!<7-- ,... =.
I leaned forward to the driver, hand
ing him my open tobacco pouch F.
:"Do you think" I said, *''you could
hurry up bit and pass that lady ahead?
want to see her face ~ i 4.~{
He turned, and. jerking his head in
the direction of Hyde Park corner, said:
"Lidy on the bike-blue dress-cut
saucy?' -ge:&#&#$&&AS&&$ @2#
you've guessed it," replied.
He winked. Then he brushed his
horses with the whip, and passed the
Victoria bus ahead, which seemed in
no particular hurry to arrive anywhere.
The girl ahead, seeing clearspace be-
fore her, quickened up and held her
own.
II don't think we can do it," said, re-
signing myselfto disappointment. .sg7ss.
He held his pipe between two fingers,
and filled itawith the remaining two,
feeling, meanwhile, with his thumb for
match. gave him my matchbox. ~..
cts all right" he said, as he nursed
the flaming match in his fist and puffed
his pipe into action. "There's block at
the corner" . '@ 'r '''"' F''7 ''
The girl slowed down, and stepped
easily and surely from her bicycle. She
stood upon the curb at the corner of st.
James street, leaning on her machine.
I admired the; pose other head, the set
of her shoulders, the pointing Of her
foot, as she stood silent and expectant.
AS the :'bus drew up ~ her side,
leaned over and saw her face. Twas not
disappointed. Twas assI thought. She
was. to me, amazingly beautiful ,s.3ssiS&
''You will excuse me, sir" said a voice
at my side, "but you have gained your
object g. e ~'''' ~ :" - - w. '''
looked round at my neighbor, and
saw lady, by no means i'll looking, of
about my own age, which is on the
wrong side of 30. There was something
a little stern, perhaps a trife con-
temptuous, in the cast of her features,
and she was regarding me with much
apparent aversion. T. ~ ,. & &>8
'You have seen the young lady's face,
and now, perhaps---that,s right, coach scsht
man, drive on
The bus moved slowly forward. Ire
flccted a moment, for had not noticed
my neighbor before, and was a%little
startled at her impi edreproof. m
Excuse me-" / said, "Ihaven't quite
gained my object. Iwantto make her
look at me, and she won't. Now, what
is the etiquette in such cases?'' -s..>-
turned and waved my arm at her
as the bus went on. But she was
mounting her machine, and, being occu-
pied with the arrangement of her skirts,
took no notice of me. ~ +. =
May I ASK" said my neighbor, IF
that young lady is your sister, or your
cousin. Or"
Certainly not" I replied. 'Why do
you ask?"
"rhen, sir, I feel it my duty to tell you
that you are no gentleman = ~
sighed.
II know that" replied. "But I al
ways pretend to be, and the public is so
gullible. How did you find me out p r.
''No gentleman" she said, would
seek to annoy lady in the street, es-
pecially a lady who, clearly, does not
wish to notice him. And Team see that
girl is. persistently avoiding YOU ss.s.gss
30, is she?" said. 'sJust wait mo-
ment., She'll be as pleased as anything
when she sees that I have noticed her.
Nothing annoys a~woman like indif-
ference LILLE.
"A girl-alone and unprotected she
hogan. II .-a.. ..s.[,
y '..she should be all the more pleased
to see me-" said. She was abreast Of
the bus again, and leaned over the
side, waving my hat. She looked up
with a glance of surprise. I nodded
pleasantly. She lifted her eyebrows
and smiled. But a crawling hanson
took her attention and she fell behind
again. =, 'S@.@5at 4 &:s al