Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-16

ton. birth and character. lie occupied
a table next to the little party of ladies
ut meal times.
1t became obvious to these Ia dies as.
day after day went by, that the man
was becoming deeply attached to the girl
who il now known to the world as "Shy
Lady" There was nothing overt In his
advances. They were dcfercntial-indced,
almost furtive.
lie sought by various means TO gain
la formal introduction. but unsuccssfuly.
Then the ladies left the hotel, and the
girl went into the country to stay with
friends.
TIE DAWN Or ROMANCE.
1t was not long before her attention
was attracted by "Silcnt WOrshippcr's"
messages in the Morning Post, and taking
them to her host, who was her friend,
che asked her advice. This lady at first
regarded the matter as somewhat of
joke, but she suggested that n reply
should be sent and this was done.
''Shy Lady is n very retiring and
deeply religious girl, and she tried from
the outset to turn silent Worshipper''
from his ardent attachment. She recon-
ncndcd him by means of an advertise
ment to turn his thoughts to higher
things rather than long for the acduaint-
anceship of a girl to whom he had never
spoken, and whom he had only met by
chance.
Silent W-orshppcr'' was. however. not
to be denied. Again and again he adver-
| tscd, aud by degrees "Shy Lady" fell
into the habit of answering him regu-
larry They even passed each other in
the street willie they were correspond
ing III the agony column. but shy
Lady" still feeling that sho could not
openly acknowledge his advances, made
no sign Of recognition
| So ran tho course of this strange ro-
nance, until the messages from the one
TO the other attracted the attention of
the public. At this stage cynics. practi-
cal iokers and others rrofancd tho sac
redncss of this mysterious wooing.
PRINCIPALS MYSTIrIED.
Advertisements rurportng to come from
the one or the other were inserted. until
both silent Worshipper'' and SHY
| Lady" became hopelessy mystiiied.
! The ira cdy of the romance seems to
| have reached its climax on a dreadful
day at Kings Cross. when a small army
of newspaper men in London waited at
| the bookstal in the vain hope that
silent Worshippcr" would at the APP
pointed hour strain "Shy Lady" TO his
ycarning breast. Since then the agony
column has not given the slightest sign
of his overniastcring passion.
Just after this affair at Kings Cross
the following advertisement appeared in
the Morning Post:
SILENT WORSHIPPER-SO NEAR AND
yet so far. Impossible to respond. Long
to approach, but under circumstances
would not take initiative. Do not doubt
my love. Find stall left for w. g. at
Lyceum Friday. G:i5.
This advertisement did not cmanatc
from "Shy Lady, but it had an effect
on her. a few days later "a letter was
loft at the boxofiice for the person who
had taken tho stall for SHY Lady"
The enclosure was set aside, and for
some days remained forgotten, as no one
called for it. Then. not out of any mo-
tive of curiosity, but with the idea that
it might contain some address to which
it could he returned. it was opened. 1t
ran as follows:
| There seems no end o. muddlcs which
quite distract one and place one in a
very awkward position. am not coming
to town again until next week. I saw
the advert somcnt in to-day's Morning
Post, but am rather 6ewidered how to
act and what to do lest this goes in the
wrong direction, too. / am sending this
to the boxoffice of the Lyceum. l am
lasting if it can he handed to YOU. and
then perhaps you will say where let
ter will find Won. | cannot give you
this address, as there arc many people
in the house, and fear complications.
THE ORIGINAL SHY LADY.
ANOTHER STAGE.
The next stage of the romance may
be seen in the following advertisement
from the Morning Post Of February 8:
CARLTON HOTEI--ADDRESS LETTER
"W. S." O93so Morning Post. Office
Strand. w. c.
After this n letter came, written b,
"Shy Lady" herself. 1t was postmarket
Dover. February s.:
How to write 10 YOU? What am t.
say? And how am | to begin? Do hell
sc I have Just come in from lont
dive, tired, and have hurried off to m.
room to write this. I have only just
;; few moments ago seen the Post. l look
ed, but no Carlton Hotel. so gave it up
Will you write me? ! am here Cor
week longer, when l come to town. Tel