The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
An Experience in Bohemia and
How She Came TO Leave lt
By WINIFRED BLACK

whispered the girl in a tremor of
excitement. Its the same thing he whistlcd
last night too. Keep pushin' and shown and
push dem clouds away!' means something.
know it docs" She Icaned out to look.
The man in the street was walking slowly awav.
whistling as he walked: keep psshin' and a
shovin'.''
"My!" sighed Mary. Isn't it romantic! Just
ike the lights Of London. OF something!"
Excuse me-" said voice so close in her car
that she started violently. "aint you goin' to
lose your comb!"
Mary gazcd with startled eyes at the face looking
out from the window next to her own under the
roof. The faint starlight shone ON eyes just now
alight with some sudden and determined purpose.
They cleaned from young face with features
well cut. though there were deep lines about the
smooth-shaven lips and a certain sharpness about
the shining eyes that were little disconcesting-
they would have been 50 to a more experienced
observation than Nary's.
Mary saw nothing but young and. as he seemed
to her. a handsome man who was looking straight
at her as II he wanted to know how long she had
bcen at the window and what she found there to
interest her.
''Oh." stammercd the girl. II thank you-IL"
and she looked out Of her window no more that
night.
She lit her smoky lamp and began a letter to
Tom: but the light was had. the pen scratched.
and somehow the strange whistled signals rang
in her ears 50 distinctly that she could not keep
her mind on the letter.
"'Push dem clouds away" crooned Mary.
Dear me. what can it an mean? Tom win have
to wait tonight"
In the morning when she ran down to get the
rolls for her breakfast she thought the door Of
the room next to hers creaked as she slipped past
It, as If some one was quietly watching her from
a crack in the hinge. and when she bsewed her
solitary cup Of tea that night she felt q strange
sense Of companionship. as If some was in
doings generally.
When the hurrying street was quiet again she
took her station at the window.
II don't care" she said as II answering some
unseen peotestor: mysteries were made to ic
solved"
The sun sank in a blaze that night and cast
red reflection to the eastern heavens. where
The great black clouds were rolling up like some
;ombcr pagcantry Of majestic grief The rising
kind smclcd Of the salt and it sang gaily about
he caves Of the garTet where the girl sat. and did
Is pry:ng hest to take liberties with her shining
hair. though she sat well within the window to-
night. with the sense Of bcng watched growing
,er the sullen day waned into a wild nightfall.
Just the first flash Of lightning tore the black
:lO,ds the whistle she listened for echoed from the
street
Jennie. my own true loved one. wait till the
.louds roll by it sang and as before came the
answer from the window next Mary's: Keep
. pushin' and a shown and push dem clouds
way"
WELL" said Mary under her breath. IF this
sn't-"
a sudden binding flash shiveresi the sultry air.
md she gave "a smothcrc,l shrek.
Don't he scared said voice from the next
window. Its a long ways off. and again Mary
withdrew from her window. and again she was too
distracted to write to Tom.
This is real life she said to herself as she
nassaged her smooth young face as Miss Bcaurc-
.ard" had taught her to do. You could live all
;our life in Oak Center and never hear Of such
thing. 1t is regular romance. What It
n mean, Some girl in it. IN warrant! Poor
hings' ! wish I could help them someway. Wha.
would he TO send in my report to the Sunshine
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