The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
WHEN CUPID
PERCHED.
BY RUBY DOUGLAS.

ask him the name of his sister and that
well, that was equivalent to asking
FOR his own name. Even mutual
sightseeing expedition would not ex-
cuse that
ihe man observed her hesitation and
miscoHstrued her meaning Perhaps she
did not want to know his name.
ou might have known Bess," he
SAID tactfully. Without directly ask
ing her, he had thrown out lead
winch she could follow if she chose.
.Bess Burruss?" asked Georgina, un-
able to suppress her delight at having
found the brother Of the girl whose ad-
dress she had been wanting for days.
The same.Y replied the man.
On, L know a man who is dread5
fully in love with her and she would
not promise to write to him, believing
ne was a-oh, man who said pret-
lily pollte things to every girl and
that he did not mean them at all.
Ah-ha! | believe my sister had
some love making sprinkled in with
her educational retouching," laughed
the man.
Now, how was he going to find out
her name? Perhaps his sister had
spoken to her-but no, surely he
would have felt thrill had she done
so? Surely he would have felt the
proximity of his fate. How he loved
snowstorms and sightseeing parties
How jolly grateful he was for three
hours to kill before taking his train
for Pittsburg. He had happened
along by the Flatiron building just In
time for the sightseeing coach to
suggest itself as time killer.
They had forgotten all about the
man with the megaphone.
You-you are visiting here?"
asked the man.
oh, l live in the city!" Georgina
watched the Interrogation mark plant
itself in the mans eyes. Why was
she on a sightseeing coach If she
lived here? But he said not word.
L just came out for a lark" said
the girl. Il have often wondered what
1t was like when I've watched these
cars roll along, filled with OPEN
mouthed strangers"
Was l open-mouthed? 2" asked the
man.
"N-no."
I'm just killing time till train
time" he said.
And you'll remember me to your
sister when you get there" Georgina
suggested, with mischief in her eyes.
Just remind her of the girl whom
l met on the touring coach?" he
laughed. She'll know definitely who
you are" he added, with good hu-
mored sarcasm.
Morningside Park" cried the man.
Columbia College,
Isn't he wonder?" asked Georg-
ma se1zing the opportunity to beg his
question.
Perhaps he isn't lonely in his won
derfulness, said the man briefly.
Georgina looked at him. mo? Well.
IN Georgina Claire Winterton-
Georgie for short. Let me impress IN
on you the fate that at Mrs. F7inishern,s &
school we did not learn to tall 20
strange men on sightseeing coaches in
snowstorms, but"
But what?"
Well you see my veil blew in vour
race and | had to apologize and-then-
Eelther or US was a bit interested in the
returns from the megaphone and-well.
we drlfted into the acquaintance. Did
MT we?"
We did" said the man emphaticaI-
ly And so soon as / can get home.
Bess will write to you and I fancy
you'd like her awfully If you knew her
better"
Obi" Georgina elevated her fne,v
marked brows.
Grants Tomb" yelled the man.
ANY one who wishes to NAV get out
lies in the tomb and that of his wife. "
But Georgina and Bess Burruss'
brother were drifting
And 1 shall certainly tell her that
the young man"
My cousin, Jack Clayton"
That Mr.. Clayton never saws pref
ty things unless he means them"
Thanks-that's very good of YOU.
And now as our house is Just below
here. would You ask that man to drot
me"
oh, say-we've got Wall street and
the Battery YET
1 wasn't after sights-just a new
sensation-and I've had it,
The man from Pittsburg tried to Iool;
INTO her eyes. She was gathering her
skirts in her hand The big sight
seeing coach was stopping before a
granite mansion.
And when 1 come to New York
again, may L"
I really think you ought to look Jack
oVer-Just in brotherly way. He
lives with us. Good od-by."-(Copyrigh
1904, by Ruby Douglas.)
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