The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-21
The Girl Across the Way
She Was Good to Look Upon, But--

The young man who figures in this Is employed in an office in a down. town skyscraper His desk is by win dow that overlooks court. Directly across the court from him another person works at window. Yes. this person is a girl, of course. There wouldn't be any sense in taking on ones coat and recording lot of facts about two men working at two win dows at opposite sides of a court, would there?
 Now a young woman. if she be or face and form and garb that constr tute balm to the optics may be source Of much inspiration-if one may believe all that gets into print. Still, if the truth be known in the case of this young man, he might have accomplished more for his em- ployer if there had been no haired, rated young creature across the way For the sight of the girl across the way and concentration were things apart. The young man would look
  there were figures on paper right in front of him that he might have looked at. Once he was offered bet ter job with another firm, but he staid where he was for the sake of the view.
 Don't get wrong impression. It was not in flirtatious spirit that the ohcnntlu fha court The creature at the window opposite was not the kind that couldn't make her eyes behave. She had her lamps under perfect control. There was something about her that dispelled any notion one might have to get familiar without a formal intro duction.
 She had a sweetly serious counte- nance that made one think she must be great help to her mother. There was something unusual about her. She had her soft, lustrous hair propped up some with rats, it is true, but not to extremes. Her eyes were full of gen. tleness and she smiled often. Not at anybody, though-just smiled good tuly as SlG lOOh ulCldllOu Ol went ahead with her work.
 The young man across the court di- viding his attention between the two kinds of figures had never heard her voice, but he knew that it was soft and low and resonant She didn't come to work with a different outfit on leisurely away It was impossible for one to send any wireless, Honest, l know you'd like me- message to her Pretty refreshing, too, the young man opposite told the boys in the office
 She wasn't going around making any chance acquaintances, but he was willing to bet that once fellow got to know her real well she was the sc"' of a girl who would take keen
 est in him, would chide him for not wearing vest on a cool evening when he might catch cold, and would notice every time he wore a new neck tie He went around thinking such thoughts as that all day long. It was a shame, he kept remarking that girl like that had to earn her own liv- HE anu DIuSu SlDOWS Nltu d SOTulu business world.
 At last-and this was only ten days or so ago-he found himself in the realization of one of his fondest hopes. He met her! It happened out at the beach. She had gone out with her sister. and her sisters gentleman friend and this friend was acquainted with an old friend of our hero who was out there, and things worked out so that everybody was introduced all hands around. The young man of the window on the court and the creature of the window opposite strolled away to talk things over until the next dance should start up.
 i've saw you at the window a thou | sand times" she began. "Of course I never liked to rubber or nothin'. Nav | always brought we girls up not to stare at no one, and the boss jest about throws fit if he sees anybody in the office lookin' as if they wasn't tending strickly to bizz. I never have knew such place to work. I'd have went to some other office long ago only the pays pretty good and need the cush."
 Thus did she talk on. spreading bad grammar and bromides at every breath.
 The young man danced with her silently and then excused himself. His illusion was so rudely shattered that he felt like man who had been struck over the ear with paving brick. Next week he is going to have