The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-14

Il 1905.
and then, sad to. relate, engaging In
the decorating business on their own
account, for few Of them leave for
other fields until they have put on o
sketch" Of from one to three nights
duration across the bridge Of Signs,
and Tears.
The Man walked into a down town
shop the other day and the eight which
greeted his eye was busy one. Busy
artists were hard at work removing
the '.fir and hemlock" of winters
growth from the heads and faces of
an army Of lumber jacks and the room
looked like the floor of the old barn
back home at strengthening time,
only the wool was not white. far from
1t.
Hair to to the the tight lgEi e q them, A
E ha,s ed e The ff tliiae e9 them
with apologies.)
The Man thought, just little of that
hair on the crown Of fellows head
wouldni t be so bad and quite accept
able to some of US. Why can't hair,
and money be more literally and
equally allotted? But this is such a
strange world and some of us men of
wealth, like Rockefeller, must resort
to wigs Tor go bald) while the festive
lumber jack revels in glory of cram
ium embellishments.
Il have just discovered why it is
three young ladies of this city whose
names will not disclose, wear those.
long, loose cloaks," said person to
the Man the other day. "Now these
young ladies all room at the same
house and near them at another
house several young men room. The
young men heat their own rooms by
means of a wood stove and SO do the
young ladies. The young men had q
wood pile, but the young ladies-well,
they did not find 1t necessary. Net
long ago when reached home late in
the evening, happened to look out of
the back window of the house and saw
three figures, dressed in loose coats.
STOPPING over the wood pile belonging
to the young men in question. Closer
observance of their actions disclosed
the figures picking up sticks of wood
and stealthily slipping the same under
the loose cloaks worn. Stick after,
stick disappeared until the question
arose-how much wood can a young
woman store away under her cloak
and carry it away? 1t was a caution
the way the wood disappeared, and
when load had been stored, saw
the young ladies retire to their room,
no one the wiser, to their notion, of
their plundering the wood pile of the
young men," The Man listened with
much amazement and displeasure at
this tale of wanton pilfering and de-
ception. Now If the girls had gone to
the wood pile, helped themselves and
went away quietly without any at
tempt at deception, any young man
who would register a kick would not
be very gallant for who would see y
girl suffer. from the cold and not offer
every assistance possible, be it his
wood-pile or "by force of arms?" But
to use an fnnocent-looking and stylish
cloak to cover their crime (and the
wood this Is too much. The young
ladies should be reprimanded, aye
severely punished.
They were evidently sweethearts
and the look OF trusting admiration
she bestowed upon him as they sat in
the Great Northern waiting room filled
the Mans heart with envy. Some 20 or
more summers and an equal number
Of winters had rested lightly upon the
head of the stalwart young chap who
was the recipient of the love-looks
from little Dove Eyes at his side. And
she, the owner of the high priced
lamps, turned full twenty candle pow
er upon Ole, must have been in
the neighborhood mote the caution)
Of 10 years. Closer she nestled and
one hand rested confidingly in his
great, red hand while with the other
she deftly guided fast disappearing
cheese sandwich, to her face and
mouth, and Ole, too, was not idle
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broad shoulders towering above her a
monument Of safety and protection.
He too, .munched sandwich and OBJ
livious of the people about them,
wrapt in happy thoughts of their own
little world, they sat and munched,
billed and cooed until their train
pulled in and they bundled aboard
Juggling their heavy and quaint, old
fashioned baggage with them. There
is case of the real thing" thought
the Man. There's love boiled down
along with a lot of contentment with
it Ole and his Yulia will get along.
Soon as we get over the chilblains
we can begin to expect the mosquito
season.