Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-22
Burnt Noses
They Play q Conspicuous Pan IN tbs
Game Of Love.

Il tAutdkt, SIG ca-a WIN ~
frankness of a close friend.
why shouldn't it?" he answered de-
| family. i've been on the links all
| day"
Then she laughed, leaving him un-
certain whether she was laughing at
his nose or his Joke.
Uncertainty Ia a painful emotion. es-
] pecially when It Is a question why
one Is being laughed at. He felt de-
| pressed, melancholy. He had meant
1 TO boast Of having made the lS holes
| In 76. He had expected to be con-
graduated and admired. to have his
masculine vanity flattered. And she
had gone away after laughing at his
rose without giving him a chance to
| tell OF his prowess.
| But will win her yet" he said to
himself "The next time ! play golf
! will wear a sun mask"
And the next day II rained
Being unable to stay in the house
and commune with his thoughts. he
went outdoors and communed with
| them. The sobbing wind drove the
| rain under his umbrella His soul was
| on fire, but that did not keep his
! clothes dry And Just as the sun had
! begun TO shine again and the fit of
blues was being evaporated into the
blue Of the atmosphere he met her
once more and again she laughed.
Are you trying to wash your nose
| down to its proper size and colorT
she asked.
After she was gone Il occurred to
| him that he should have said some
thing to the effect that 1t was cruel
| for young women to infiict blows on
other peoples noses. but he did not
| think OF that In time.
In state Of desperation he deter
4, mined TO invite her to go rowing with
him and see il the effect OF the sun
ION her own nose did not make her a
bft sympathetic.
Like takes to like" he reasoned.
land when noses develop an affinity
for one another II may happen that
hearts also will beat In unison"
But she prudently sheltered her face
with a parasol and mischievously
asked him whether, II his arms should
give out. he could not row the boat
home with his splendidly developed
nose.
He rubbed vaseline on his nose that
night. but 1t did not soothe his heart.
| He wished she would do something
| to imperil her life. so he might rescue
l -, hut oh a
was as careful of her life as she was
OF her complexion.
Don't you ever 60 automobilingf"
he asked.
Not unless I'm sure the driver can
sse the end of his nose, at least" she
| answered.
While this was plainly hint for an
invitation. he felt that he could not
endure more bumps on such a sore
! point as his nose.
But there must be an end to all
| things. even to raw noses, and no SEN
J sible girl ever will lose q good beau
| for the fun Of teasing him about his
personal misfortunes. After he had
been gnawing at his heart till it was
| almost as sore as his nose. only he
did not wear Il on his sleeve. SO II
could not be seen. he surprised her
enc day humming little air with the
refrain: "He should propose despite
his nose"
At least she made him think he had
surprised her. Whether she really
| knew he was within hearing OF not
] the historian will not attempt to say.
but the aforesaid historian has his
F.! suspicious. At all events lie took the
hint and proposed-a game Of golf,
| He persuaded himself that the links
would be the best place to suggest to
her the delight Of linking her life TO
| his,
II don't know how TO play" she pro-
| tested.
you begin by making a tee." he ex-
| planned.
"Yes." she eaid. land how much
! Goes thai count?"
1T does not count anything"
Then what's the use OF doing ~"
why, the tee Is what you drive
1 from"
well why can't We nave the Tea
here at home and you take me for .
| drive in the automobile?r
THAT wouldn't be golf"
But don't you think II would be
lovely7"
So they had tea and the automobile
drive snd she never said a word about
his nose. II was getting nearly well
anyway. However. he did not pro
pose. He was kfraid she might refuse
him and then the whole delightful
courtship would come 90 an end
Imagine his CONSERVATION when the
next day he saw he. on the links
learning golf under the guidance Of
another fellow His heart ragged with
jealousy.
L