The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-09
CUPID TRIES HIS WINGS.
nx Iennnette wiInon.

Copyrighted, 1907. by Jessie Morgan. In the bachelor apartment on the top floor of Riverview court Paul Lauri- son paced restlessly up and down. oc- casionally he stopped to. look out at the spring landscape and sighed,
 "You'll be all right now, my boy was the doctors parting shot. Just take plenty of fresh air. Get up on the roof as often as you can" .t.,,...,..,,, "Confound the roof.H muttered RaRl. but he put on his over coat and went up.
 In the apartment below the bache- Ior's, her eyes red with weeping, Syl- via Randall was washing out a ling
 'Tts mean of Sarah, noe to come to day" she complained, regarding her shriveIed fingers raefuilys she knew ! had to have this waist done up. And now I've got tp so up on the roof my self and hang the thing out to dry.
 But before she went up SIyvia stop ped to oliterate the effect or tears ana to throw a scarf over her head
 T might meet some one," she ex- plained with demure little smile at her reflection in the mirrow.
 A strong wind. whistling over the housetop snatched the waist from sylvia's hands just as she was ptnning 1t to the line and would nave carried 1t over the edge of the roof had not help come unexpectedIy.@ -'
 "Oh. thank you--thank you, so much" exclaimed Sylvia. Then, notic- ing how good looking her penefactor was, she stopped in confusion.
 "Youre very welcome, I'm sure," an- swered Paul. lifting his hat and resum- Ing his constitutional "Its-it's my own waist, you see." stammered Sylvia.
 Paul turned.
 s'Is 1t lndeed?" he replied. Then I'm doubly glad rescued it." q mean, I laundered 1t for myself I don't go out. Sarah didn't come. didn't think there'd be any one up here"
 At this Paul burst into laugh that even Sylvia in her embarrassment found contagious.
 q see," he said. you are the queen | in the garden. hanging out the clothes.
 Sylvia assumed an injured look. You know that isn't right" she cor rected. Tt was the maid who was in the garden"
 Honest. was it?" asked Paul. "l never was much good on poetry, I al | ways thought 1t was the queen, bu' l l without another word, Sylvia van ished, leaving Paul transfixed with as. | tonishment
 | How deliciously naive and child like she is." he chuckled, as he sought a sunny corner in which to stretch hi' lazy length. Having found one, h' smoked a cigarette or two. and ther fel to scribblfng.
 What he scribbled remained for Syl via to discover. This she did the very next morning, for Sarah. the faithless was still conspicuous by her absence and there remained handful of fun! trifies that had to be laundered. Syi via went at the task with commend able resignation. The drying stag reached, with carless indifference t' appearances she ran up to the roo bareheaded and barearmed. As no on was in sight this time to rescue ar tlcles Vagrantly disposed. each piec was pinned to the line with a firmnes that deiied whirlwinds.
 This accomplished, a scrap of pape fapping in the side of the chimney at tracted Sylvia's attention. She pulle it out from between the bricks am vead the following:
 The man was on the housetop
 Seeking recreation.
 When suddenly the wind changed,
 Bringing variation.
 The queen was in the roof tree.
 Hanging out her gown.
 Along came a brisk breeze
 And blew the thing down.
 With a sniff. Sylvia tucked the pape into her belt. Then she picked up on of the little stones with which tn roof was covered. and tried to mar 1t, but without success. small, sharp pointed stick proved equally futilt Suddenly, in a corner. she found burned match. Trfumphantly Sh scratched & word across the rhyme and then put them back in the chim nev.
 Here. an hour or two later. Pau found them, So the queen had no come into the garden again, he argued It was just as well perhaps. He wa about to tear up the nonsense. whe sylvla's scrawling letters caught hi eye.
 "silIy." he spelled. and shouted wit amusement.
 Then he rocketed the missives, s oddly transformed from the ridiculou to the sublime, and sought his favor Ite corner. There was no sun shinin on it to day and the wind was bleal but he turned up his coat collar an