Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-06-23

nonsense. IL Sne naQ cOnSlQereQ
herself insulted she wouldn't have
come to the window at all. She's play
ing it or you"
Alice had brought in some roses from
home for me. She took up one, went
to the window, took deliberate aim at
the girl opposite and fired the rose,
striking her on the back of the head.
The girl started, turned, scowled,
glanced at Alice and, supposing her to
be a man, showed every evidence of
being offended. Then she got up from
her chair, closed the blinds and shut
us off.
very likely she won't come to the
window agajl today" said Alice. Its
too near dinner time. She'll have to
do her hair before dinner, and Their it
will be too late"
you seem to know all about it.
Why will she have to do her hair be-
fore dinner?"
Because it isn't fit for the dinner
table,"
II thought it delightfully."- negligee."
DELIGHTFULLY."- frowsy you mean"
I took Alice to the theater that night,
and the next day she was ready to re-
sumo her efforts with the girl opposite.
After breakfast Alice called me to
come to the window.
"There. stupid" she said, pointing to
the window opposite. What do you
think of that?"
On a stand near the window was a
tumbler and in the tumbler was a
rose.
That's the identical rose you threw
at her"
"You don't mean it?' I cried. whats
the next more?'
II would like to have you make it
yourself, only you might act silly. You
see, at this time Of day the sun shines
on this window. and I'm afraid she'll
suspect I'm a girl"
"Tll d" it. I'm all right now. I'm
not afraid Of anything"
"Bosh! You have no pluck at all"
However, it was arranged that
should cake the next move, whatever
!, that might be. though Alice was to de-
eide upon it. We sat, I reading the
paper. Alice keeping watch on the win.
dow opposite. Presently the girl ap.
peared in a very becoming morning
costume. She looked up at the sky.
"She's pretending she's interested il
the weather." said Alice, "but that's
pretty thin considering there's not 6
cloud in the sky. Stay where you are
She can't see either Of us. She'll thinl
you have gone out and will give her
self away by and by"
After the girl had examined tn,
heavens she swept her eyes in a light
ming glance across my window. Thel
she disappeared.
"Too bad" said Alice, "that she ha.
put on her fnery to be disappointed"
"What finery?'
"What finery! Do you suppose girl
dress that way in the morning whel
they are doing household duties? Sh,
expected after yesterdays perform
ances to see her admirer at least for
moment before his going downtown"
Alice went shopping during the morn
ing, and l went to my club. Not We
being settled in an occupation, I an
| obliged to get away with the day a
best I can. I met Alice at a GLOW
counter and took her to lunch. The
my wooing by proxy. Alice conclude
to close the blinds in order that sh
might observe the enemy through til
y Stats; but. fearing the girl opposit
J would see her watching. she called
maid for the purpose. Then Alice an
I lounged, awaiting Development
le About 3 o'clock the girl came to he
window and. seeing my blinds CLOSED
10 did not scruple to fix her eyes upo
them. Alice. who was watching he
l directed me to suddenly throw til
blinds open. I did so. The girl beat
{" p%recipitate retreat.
After awhile Alice told me to go t
the window and sit there reading
W paper with my back to the light.
did so, while Alice herself went to al
I'd other window and watched throug
Id the Stats. Presently she caught sigl
of a dim figure in the back Of the roo
opposite. She could see that the 81
was watching me. Then the girl can
y forward. unconscious that she was III
re der observation. Suddenly Alice bur!
into a laugh.
"What is it?' 1 asked.
"She's throwing a kiss at the bac
IN of your head"
IN This was too much for me to endul
lg without seeing. I turned just in tin
to catch a glimpse of a figure getti1
a back out Of the light.
"Now l have started you," sa!
10 Alice, II leave you to do the rest you
he self. I shall go home tomorrow"
1T "Do you think I can get on alone?"
asked.
es "There's nothing more to do in tn
n way. If you wish to follow the matte
irl up you must find a way to make h
IS. acquaintance, and, having met her. yc
a must be careful not to mention an.
~ thing you have learned of her intere
in you. Better not mention this pa
We Of it. Treat her as a perfect stranger
UVVnT1ld Won mind A1ionD aske