The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-29
Their
PrettieSt Girl.
BY HENRY BERLINGHOFF.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

wholly lovable young woman on tn
globe.
Ned retorted with some heat, ant
the result was that her and there tn
domestic partnership was threatened
with dissolution.
1t was the first time since they haC
set up housekeeping in a bachelor
apartment three years before that they
had mad a disagreement.
Maurer had flung himself out of the
room with never a goodby, and Ned
had sat himself down at his drawing
board to make the girl across the
way the central figure in a set of IL
Illustrations he was doing for a story,
blissfully ignoring the fact that the
authors heroine was tall, above the
ordinary, a fair haired goddess of the
Norseland, while the girl across the
way was petite and decidedly dark.
Maurer did not return to dress for
dinner, and Ned was fast asleep by
the time he did come in. There was
no. r%eopening of the discussion, and in
the morning the clash of the day be-
fore was tacitly ignored.
More than a week passed and the
cloud had blown away when Maurer,
waiting for his breakfast to be sent
up from the restaurant in the build
ing, approached the window and gave
a low whistle of surprise.
you're right. old man." he cried,
and I'll eat all the humble pie you
care 10 feed me. That girl is a god
dess in miniature"
Ned sprang to the window, a pleased
smile of triumph on his face. But the
smile faded when he looked closely.
ITS awfully good Of you to say so,
old chap" he said gratefully, "but III
eat that pie myself. Funny l should
have thought her such a sumner.
She's a good locker, but nothing like
the goddess I've been raving about"
Don't be a beastly fool" urged
Maurer politely. You're an artist.
You must know that she's one woman
In a thousand"
do you mean itY' demanded Ned
wonderingly. 81 thought you were
saying it to please me. Funny that
you should like her. Usually your
taste is very good"
Good" echoed Maurer. "Of course
it's good, and it tells me that that girl
is a remarkable beauty"
NONSENSE" scoffed Ned. "She's
good looking, but commonplace. There
are hundreds like her"
Maurer turned a look of ineffable
scorn upon his friend and silently
made his way to the table, where the
breakfast now was spread.
The meal was eaten in silence, and
for a second time within ten days
Maurer departed for his office without
he good luck in your work. old man,"
which started Ned on his drawings in
proper humor with himself.
Instead of going to his drawing
board Ned went to the window, and
FOR a long half hour he studied the
lainty figure sewing by the window
lcross the street.
He turned away with a sigh, then
the half completed sketch
acked to his drawing board. 1t was
remarkably good likeness of the girl
but, kneading his rubber
fresh, Ned started to efface the figure
With another sigh for his lost ideal.
He took a melancholy pleasure in
lrawing in a girl who was tall and
lump and whose hair glinted yellowy
gainst n crimson curtain. This was
o be the frontispiece of a magazine,
nd be had wondered the afternoon
efore if the girl would see it and rec
gnize her likeness. He had drawn
othing else but pictures of her since
hat first morning, and now he o
cred how he had ever been such a
Dol.
That evening Maurer smoked his
ipe in front of the window where he 7,
Ould watch his new divinity, and :
ed. to avoid further rupture, clapped !,
Il his hat and went out for a street
IT ride. a form of amusement he de-
,sted. but which was better than
atching Maurer make a fool of him
If.
Ever since he had come to the city
2 II OAOob1 LAT DCth liz
'mest of friends. Fol- three years b
ley had lived together In the little
ur apartment hat had become V
real home to them, and so closely
ID they studied each others peculiar v
es there were none Of the outbreaks v
i'll humor that had spoiled many
arrangements. This was the first Il
that there had come a real clash. Fl
ID Bellingham felt 1t keenly. O
In time the edge of the trouble wore
vay. but there was no real resump- fl
N Of the old friendship. Maurer was
II too hurt to forget all that had
en- said In the heal of passion. k
Dugh he had forgotten the things he e.
d said to Ned at the first disagree il
Mt. OF
While there was a careful observ- a
re of the old forms. back of them to
S lacking the real regard that had OF
de theh something more than NJ
al
7ainly Ned sought to overcome his or
-ersnl of opinion. but It was nearly nj
0 weeks before he could change. al