Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

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was a clever man, but he found it
utterly impossible to write essay
subject that would probably only interesting to
himself and few other fortunate possessors of brains
while the pretty voice overhead caroed of such rivo
ties spring and birds and sunshine.
Winston, B. A., tried vainy to peer up into the
branches of the apple tree which hung nvitngly
the wall, and locate the songstress
But the branches thick with green leaves and
rosy apples and Winston, B. A., shorsighted.
He could not catch glimpse of the singer, but he
could hear the song with cearness for which he
not at all grateful, considering that it pretty
song, and sung by an even prettier voice
He laid down his notebook and pencil and wondered
what he had better do.
He decided to temporze. Winston, B. A., coughed
1t a discreet cough and full of meaning. The
singing ceased
He took up his notebook and turned the leaves in
most businessike way but not word could he read
he had misaid his glasses He put the notebook back
the grass and thoroughly searched his pockets He
arrived at his breast pocket for the third time when
voice said, in a of thinly veiled amusement:
If you looking for your glasses, they are in the
crown of your hat
looked upward. All he could see, however was what
appeared to be patch of sunshine among the green
leaves Later he supposed must have been the girls
hair.
For a moment he sat stupidity staring up at it, then
his eyes travelled slowly back to earth, and rested
his hat, which lay the grass beside him with
his gold-rimmed glasses peacefully reposing in its
crown He took them carefully, and adjusted them
with great the bridge of his fine sup
ported himself with one hand in the grass, and again
raised his face heavenward Between the branches
of the apple tree girls face laughed down at him.
1t is probable that he would have remained staring
upward till this day had she not broken the silence by
asking if he would like apple.
Winston B. A.. gasped. He gasped quite loudly, and
with such genuine amazement, that she burst out laugh
ing
on something uncomfortable" This last with great
Thank you" said Winston frigidly 81 am perfectly
comfortable and eat apples" He rose to his
feet with much dignity the bits of twig and grass
that cung to his clothes permitted.
"Oh!" said the girl. She looked down at him con-
sideringly.
Winston B. A. gathered up his hat and the note
book and the blue pencil.
care you going away?" asked the girl. Her voice
was full of disappointment
Winston looked up at her with grave dignity
Madam" he said 81 am busy man. To me time is
valuable"
ooh /" said the girl once more blankly.
Good morning" said Winston formally.
He started to walk away with much dignity as the
grass which slopng and bumpy, would permit
"Shal you be here again tomorrow" came after
second from the wall 81 frightfully dull. l
have not spoken anybody but the doctor and Lsbeth
for six weeks
Winston paused involuntarily, and looked back The
name 'Lisbeth seemed vaguely familiar.
After a second during which he CROPPED after the
memory he remembered that his landlady had sister
of that name, who nursing somebody with an Ill
ness the white stone house on the other side OF the
orchard wall.
"Was it scarlet fever or typhoid now?' he said
aloud in a tone of vexaton Winston B. A, hated to
forget things he had once heard even trfles.
"Scaret fever" said the girl promptly. But am
quite well now you need not be afraid of Infection
"Infecton is thing have never feared" said Win
ston.
The girls face frightened, "Then will you come
again tomorrow ?" she asked eagerly.
Winston drew his watch from his pocket consulted
it gravey and put it back again.
81 work from in this garden weather per-
hitting every morning" he said. During which time
interruption of any sort is most annoying to me-n0S
annoving" He bowed with old-fashioned stiffness and
walked away, congratulatng himself on having SO neat
ly dropped hint about the singing
at will not happen again." he told himself, compla
Gently.
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