The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-08
DRUSILLA'S
GARDEN
BY TEMPLE BAILEl
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The garden was really only box or
the fire escape. but there were panslcs
/ in II In the spring, and later q tiny
roscbush bioomcd. Then gcraniums
held fun sway until winter, when Bru.
slla took the boX ino the house aad
raised a fcw pale yiolcts.
Every morning DrusiIa picked Cff the
wllhcrcd blossoms, and in the evening
she walcrcd her plants for Drusilln
was busy all day, polishing nnI li,in"
/ the naisof the patrons Of lln manicure
establishment in which she wori.cl.
When typewriter was first placed
at The window Of the big office oppo-
site the Grlh floor Of the tenement in
which Drusilia lived and dark young
man seated himself in front Of il the
young girl watched the installation
over the heads OF her purple pansics.
But when the young man looked
across aud smiled Drusillo stepped over
her threshold and shut the door with Il
slam.
"lmpcriincnccw she calculated i'm the
dimncss Of her room but her lips smiled
In answer 10 the look that the young
man had given her
But the blossoms cried out for water.
ana presently Drusilla's fair head,
adorned with a pcrky black velvet bow,
! bent over the pauSics. The hands of
| the young man remained suspended
over the keys. Then ne rose and walked
! 10 the window, but DrusilIa picked off
some dried leaves ana brought out an
| innnilcsim@l watering pot She made
| cool picture In her white shirt waist
a little whin of damp earth blew
| across. cooling the heated atmosphere.
The evening hour grew 10 he an inn.
| portaut one 10 DruSilla, for she arrived
| home at &, aud the dark young man did
not leave uuln I. she sat up late
nights to finish certain blue lawn
| that had train that trailcd over the
| iron steps of the fire escape to the fur
| thcr uudoing of the infatuated young
| man over tie way. She hummcd little
tunes that caused the complete ccssa
| tion of the "clickety-cick- click of the
machine opposite.
But still she kept her eyes 20 herself,
| for DruSilla had a full sense of her dig
| nifty as Il wOrkiugwoman. There were
| certain conventions that could not bo
dispensed with in her circle. and one
of these was the formal introduction.
Hes n dear" she Contided TO MazC
| Dunn as the two girls arranged their
| little trays aud got out their shining In
strumcnts and the pink powder and
creams. "But I'm not going to let him
| think I'm easy"
with which rather incleGnnt sum
ming up of the ease Drusilla showed
| that she was true conqucror of mon.
So Tor many weeks juliet on her
| balcony remained cold. while Romeo
| at the typewriter sighed in vain He
| throw small balls OF paper in among
| the pausiCs, and prusilla brushed
| them calmly into neat little duStpan.
hut when the dark young man had
gone she picked them out carefully
| and read the fcrv,d messages:
"Nou are my punsy blossom.
"TEcrc's only one girl In the world for
| me"
Culy once. however did she con
descend To am exchange Of civilitics.
ON certain damp morning the youn
| man cuUgnrd. That night Ec Coughcu
ag0in. pu~il'a was worried. Finally
| she retired into the obscure rrcc,Sys ~
| her room. W1cu she rrappoar'd Sh' hat
bottle i'm ncr hand She s"t II on th
dire escape shelf In lu-c letters ON th
| label was th' admoutiou:
"For Coughs Take spears Specific
Then before the young m5n rou.'
| nod enthusiastic response she whi+lN
back into her rocm leaving him alon
| with her suggested remedy.
The ucNt morning similar bolt,
adorned tie youu- wan's GcSS, and b
tool, % dose couSp.yuous,y. Stand.m
close to thc window willie he measure
| il iu;o a Spoon
Eut the cough continued. ANA The nos
| day nWsi,n wrote uu slip OF paper.
"Shut your window"
| Tho young mau clicked on some
lm- rapidly on riS machine and plHn'
eel his reply carefully on the ledge;
Il would rather de-"
"Wcl. ne Is devoted" said M...r
Dunn iii rc won't shut 4 window hc
tween YOU nut maybe II you talked
| to him YOU might gct h.n 10 bc care
! rul or himself"
II gucss | am MT responsible " he
! IS fool was nuu~Ula's sharp com
mont aS she So1ksl her ung"r tins In