Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-05-25
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WHEN CUPID
PERCHED
BY Ruby Dougfas
CopW-fpht- rot. IN Rubu Dugias
Observation-Disclosures

ed The man through the negaphone as
the big electric coach rolled up Fifth
avenue.
Like an awkward squad ebeying
''left dress the occupants of the
sightseeing coach turned In the di-
tection Of the great red mansion.
suppressed expressions of awe We're
clearly depicted on their faces.
Georgna Winterton, perched on the
end Of the back seat smothered Il
,augli and prayed that the man would
not relate the story Of the late own
er's life.
A young man, clearly impressed by
| Georgina's pre.tiness and the natty
| fashion In which she carried her blue
serge suit, swore softly to himself at
| the appearance of few fakes of
would multiply and drive the very at
tractive young person below with her
| fellow women passengers.
"Before you behold Central park"
| the guide yelled, impressed with his
own Importance in imparting such a
startling piece Of information.
mo one would ever have guessed
| It," commented Georgina mentally, ty-
ing her veil more closely about her
face, The wind was turning chilly
One by one the women sought the
inner recesses of the coach until
| Georgina was the only girl on top.
Secretly the man beside her admired
hnr nj i'm, I,t.u x.i,, tIf. fa St
falling snowHakes. He fancied she
must be from the west, where a SHOW
storm Is common occurrence de-
serving no notice.
"rhe 700" called the man with the
| megaphone, pointing to the section OF
,, the park inhabited by animals. birds
and waterfowl
An energetic little furry Of wind and
snow blew the ends of Georgina's veil
across the young mans face.
"Oh, beg your pardon" apologlzed
Georgina, with n dazzling smile. MY
veil wants to interfere with your sight
seeing"
Don't apologize; but won't you ex-
change seats with me? 1t is not so
windy here on the inside" he said ris
ing and proiferng Il steady hand.
| Thank you" Georgina replied, max
ing the change, with a frank smile of
relief
| Through the megaphone the man was
iuparting wonderful bits of informa-
ton about the park He told them ev-
| ~. 4
| things they had learned In their ge-
ographies ut school and things that
had been told them by every one who
had ever visited the city When they
came to anything really Interesting
the man was silent, saving up his
breath for the next world renowned
object for inspection.
Miss Georeina was wondering if the
young man was properly impressed
| by the sights. The young man was
specializing as to whether she was
highly entertained by the valuable in
formation bawled from the horn,
Finally negative answer to his soll-
oquy came to him intuitively.
You know this park is right in the
center Of the island" he said.
eyes" Georgina was politely inter
ested.
at seems truly wonderful to think
of all this greenness-it green in sum
mer, you know" laughed the man, not
ing his own brilliant statement, lin
the heart of so great city as New
York"
Georgna feigned enlightenment.
ooh do You live herep" she asked
appeasing her conscience with the be
lief that sightseeing gave certain priv
ileges among fellow tourists. 1t was
for their mutual education that they
We're conversing.
Pittsburgh I've been here
often before My sister went to school
back there on Fifth avenue, nj Mrs
Finishems"
"Oh, no, so did 1, What Geor
gina hesitated. She had been about tC
ask him the name of his sister, and
that--well, that was equivalent to ask
ing his own name. Even mutual
sightseeing expedition would not ex
cuse that
The man observed her hesitation and
misconstrued her meaning. Perhaps
she did not want to know his name.
"You might have known Bess," he
said tactfully. Without directly ask
ing her he had thrown out Il lead which
she could follow IL she chose.
"Bess Burruss2' asked Georgina, un
able TO suppress her delight Mt having
found the brother of the girl whose
address she had been wanting for
days.
The same" replied the man.
"Oh, | know man who IS dread
> fully in love with her, and she would
, not promise to write to him, believing
he was a-oh Il man who said prettily
polite things to every girl, and that he
did not meHu them AT an
"Ah, ha, | believe my sister had
some loyemaklng spruked in with hel
educational retouching.' laughed the
| man
Now how was he going to find out
her name? Perhaps his sister had
spoken Of her BUT no. surely he would
have felt thrill had She done SO
: Surely lie would have felt the proxlm
: ity Of his fate How he loved snow
storms and sightseeing PARTIES flow
iolly grateful hc was for three hours Il
Kin Lnfara folsiDtr his train f9t. pits