Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-26

port, and this morning he made me
q call, followed by two of his ma
rines bearing the generous offering
| you see before you. Now, it struck
me this was rather heavy load for
one man to carry off, SO l decided to
send for help. Will you help me?
| 1t is needless to say his question
| received a prompt and unanimous
reply in the affirmative. According
| ly, after we had duly applauded his
| little speech, he proceeded, without
further ceremony to "open-up."
| Toasts to the host and the captain
were drunk with great relish.
Fill them up again, friends" urged
| Waynewright, whose gaze, | happen
ed to remark, had wandered, as if by
accident, through the window and
across to the opposite building. AL
lowing my eyes to take the same d.
rection, | saw with thrill that she
was looking down at our assemblage
| and watching our proceedings with
no little curiosity.
Gentlemen" continued our host,
raising his glass, Il now offer you the
crowning one of all. Our lovely neigh
Dor over the way!"
At these words I could not repress
| movement of annoyance. AS | turned
aside to conceal the rising flush, Cav
erly, who was quite the swell of the
building, chimed in with Waynewright'
Good" he cried, "our fair visa
| h. of
Waynewright was looking around
with glass uplifted, when his eye light
| ed on little Henderson.
"Halloa! / say, Henderson, aren't
you going to drink" he demanded
Don't you approve the sentiment?'
We all looked at Henderson, who
became redder than turkey -cock as
he hastily raised the wine to his lips,
stamering:
Certainly, Mr.. Waynewright, GER
tainly l approve most heartily"
by the way, boys" remarked Cav
erly, when we had again set down our
glasses, speaking of our lovely
neighbOr, reminds me Of bit of luck
l had yesterday noon II you had
seen the little episode that occurred
! then you would have died with envy.
Do you know, the young lady favored
me so far as to throw me kiss?
There! I knew I should astonish you"
And so he had. At this impudent
assertion, made with all that self
| sufficiency for which he was noted, I
| very nearly bounded out of my chair.
In fact, the only reason why I did not
at once step forward and confront
the bold ravisher of my precious kiss
was that l was too nearly suffOcated
with indignation to control my voice
until it was too late. Luckily for me,
| before l had chance to make my
self ridiculous, Grimwood sarcas-
tically interposed.
well, you are a cool one, Caverly!"
| he exclaimed. II saw the whole af-
fair, being at my window at the time,
and l happen to know that same kiss
was directed to me-"
This statement called forth a uni
versal murmur, in which any ejacula-
ton that might have escaped involun-
tarily from me, was happily merged
| so as to pass unnoticed. Wayne
wright began to laugh.
This is getting to be interesting"
| said he; 81 feel some hesitation in
! putting forward my claims SO late,
| but | may as we'll confess that l have
| spent several idle moments at the
window myself, during the past ten
| days I CHANGED to be looking out
| yesterday noon, and I SO far deluded
! myself as to think | was the object
| of the delicate attention under notice.
But perhaps there are yet others who
were on duty? Don't let your mod
esty get the better of you, gentlemen;
we shall be happy to hear from any
| one else
At least half a dozen voices were
now appraised in response to this in
vitation. 1t seemed as if every ten
| ant on our side of the building must
kiss. And each was disposed to
claim it as his exclusive property.
Il hardly see how we can settle the
matter unless we refer to the lady
herself" said Waynewright, jokingly.
Suppose we send somebody over to
ask her whom she was aiming at when
the shot scattered so badly. Bender
| son, you are a disinterested party, /
take it. You were not at your win
dow, too, harvesting that famous kiss,
were yOu?"
Henderson flushed furiously, as he
had way of doing whenever he was
brought into general notice.
"I-yes-I was" he faltered.
We all looked at the little fellow in
some wonderment. His tone, to say
the least, was peculiar.
And you thought it was sent to
your address," remarked Wayne
wright after a moment
II knew it was"
Eth! you seem very positive about
| it,"
II am, quite So" answered Bender
son, growing redder than ever, if pos
sible She told me, herself"
What! you are acquainted with
her, are you, sly dog?" cried Grim
wood, interrupting.
well, l ought to be-" returned Ben
derson, reaching the acme of his con-
fusion, for she happens to be my
wife"
Studies of Juvenile Criminals
Arthur Macdonald of Washington
describes in the Medical Record three