The Winslow mail., 1910-01-22
Burnt Noses
They Play a Conspicuous Part in the
Game of Love.

sausage" she said with the cruel
,rankness of close friend.
why shouldn't it," he answered de
1antly. 'J've been on the links all
lay"
Then she laughed, leaving him IN
certain whether she was laughing at
lis nose or his joke.
Uncertainty is painful emotion. cs-
1ecially when it is a question why
)ne is being laughed at He felt de
pressed, melancholy. He had meant
boast of having made the Is holes
rs. He had expected to he con
Eratulated and admired. to have his
masculine vanity flattered. And she
'ad gone away after laughing at his
lose without giving him , chance tn
ell of his prowess
But | will win her yet" he said to
himself. "The next time I play golt
[ will wear a sun mask"
And the next day ii rained.
Being unable to stay in the house
md commune with his thoughts. he
vent outdoors and communed with
hem. The sobbing wind drove the
'ain under his umbrella. His soul was
IN fire. but that did not keep his
,lothes 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
iown to its proper size and color?"
she asked.
After she was gone it occurred to
him that he should have said some
thing to the effect that it was cruel
'or young women to infiict blows on
)ther peoples noses, but he did not
think of that in time.
In state Of desperation he deter
mined to invite her to go rowing with
him and see if the effect of the sun
on her own nose did not make her
bit sympathetic
Like takes to like" he reasoned,
and when noses develop an affinity
for one another it may happen that
hearts also will beat in unison"
But she prudently sheltered her face
with a parasol and mischievously
asked him whether, If his arms shoald
home with his splendidly developed
nose.
He rubbed vaseline on his nose that
night, but it did not soothe his heart
He wished she would do something
70 imperil her life, so he might rescue
her and make himself hero, but she
was as careful of her life as she was
Of her complexion.
Don't you ever go automobiling!"
be asked
mot unless I'm sure the driver can
see the end of his nose, at least" she
answered
While this was plainly a hint for an
invitation. he lelt that he could rot
endure more bumps on such sore
point as his nose.
But there must be an end to all
things. even to raw noses, and no sen.
sible girl ever will lose a good beau
for the fun of teasing him about his
personal nisfortunes. After he had
been gnawing at his heart till it was
almost as sore as his nose, only he
did not wear it on his sleeve. so it
could not be seen, he surprised her
one day humming- little air with the
refrain; "EIe should propose despite
his nose"
At least she made him think he had
surprised her. Whether she really
knew he was within hearing or not
the historian will not attempt to say,
but the aforesaid historian has his
suspicious. At all events he 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
'T don't know how to play" she pro
tested.
'You begin by making tee," he ex-
planned.
yes" she said, "and how much
does that count?"
'It does not count anything"
"Tben what's the use of doing it?"
why, the tee is what you drive
from"
well, why can't we have the tea
here at home and you take me for
drive in the autOmobile?"
THAT wouldn't be golf
But don't you think it would be
:ovely?"
SO they had tea and the automobile
drive and she never said word about
bis nose. 1t was getting nearly we'll
anyway. However, he did not pro
pose He was afraid she might refuse
him and then the whole delightful
courtship would come to All end.
Imagine his CONSERVATION when the
next day he saw her on the links
learning golf under the guidance OF
another fellow. His heart ragged with
jea lousy.
Competition is the life OF courtship
He called on her boldly that even
ing ard began the conversation thus:
Did you come out OF the game with