The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-26
AN ARTISTS
LOvEMAKING
BaShfuI Man Wins a Bride
With Aid of a Proxy.

get the woman l want. l will tell you
secret There is young girl who oc.
casionally looks out of that window
facing my studio. have fallen in love
with her. She will not notice me-"
'If I were a man, with my knowl.
edge of women, could get any woman
in the world"
81 wish you would get this girl for
me-"
Neither spoke for awhile. Then Ber-
tina Turner said:
81 have a plan. For you, my favorite
cousin, / will execute 1t, though
would not do SO for any one else. Give
me some of your clothes. There is
girl sitting at the window. Is that she?"
Eyes. What are you going to do?"
''Never mind. Leave that to me-"
Ten minutes later Mrs. Turner,
dressed from the waist up as man.
strolled to the window and looked out.
She held some roses in her hand and,
taking careful aim, sent them into the
lap of the girl opposite. The recipient
started and looked out Just in time to
see the sender disappear
The girl held the flowers over the sill
preparatory to dropping them into the
court below, but before doing SO con-
cluded to enjoy their fragrance. Then
she laid them on table near by, arose
and disappeared.
'There's a beginning for you. To-
morrow after the sitting We'll see Ii we
can advance step"
The next day when Mrs. Turner ar
rived at the studio her cousin said:
"Your effort has been a failure"
"Why soT'
Ell went to the window this morning.
She came to her window at the same
moment. AS soon as she saw me she
turned and walked away"
"Thats very good If she hadn't
done that this morning, she would
have done 1t this afternoon. Now,
having shown her condemnation of
your assurance, perhaps she will be
forgiving."
The sitting was cut short, for in the
midst of it the girl opposite appeared
at her window with her workbasket.
"She expects you to appear and look
very penitent. She must be disappoint-
ed. Give me your coat"
Selling handglass, she sat near the
window, with her back turned toward
the girl opposite.
aha, little one" she said. ''Who IS
hurt this time? Smooth that wrinkled
brow" She presently burst into a
laugh.
'I4ook" she said to her cousin.
81 see nothing unusual"
''She's putting that sleeve in wrong
side foremost. Fix your mind on your
work. my dear Don't be thinking
about the man opposite"
AT the next sitting as Mrs. Turner
entered the studio Walter Burne said
excitedly:
'It's all up Until today she has new
err failed to show herself at the win
dow In the morning. l have not seen
her since you left. / treated her very
The lady received this information
with equanimity and went to the vim
dow.
"Splendidv she exclaimed, clasping
her hands with childish delight
what is itT''
Burne looked out and saw flower
ON the window sill.
"She tells YOU" said his cousin.
'that she appreciates your giftln
''How do you knowr
'That's what the flower she had
placed on the window sill means in
flower language"
"You don't mean itv
Eyes. Having shown her that you
were offended at her apparent want
Of appreciation. she has FASTENED to-
tell you that you were mistaken. Now
think you had better give her a for
giving reply"
Going to some pots containing plants
In an improvised conservatory, she
looked them over.
'Oh, dear! There Is nothing to indi1
,ate forgiveness or forgive me. This
viii have to serve. Ga
md lay it on the SILL"
Burne was so moved at this Sue
,essful step In his love affair that he
made no end Of blunders on the por-
RAFT, doing more harm than good.
When his cousin arose to go she look
d at ii and asked:
"Have you been working on the nose
his morningT
Eyes Why do you ask?"
''Take It out. It is the nose Of the
,lrl opposite think you had better
low arrange for an Introduction to
our ladylove. Do you know her
IameT
mo"
"Well, I viii note the number Of her
ouse as / go by and find out for you.
hen / will see what l can do"
Mrs. Turner's Investigations led TO
he information that the girl opposite
ras the daughter OF an acquaintance
f one of her intimate friends An
was arranged, and the
roxy lover met the lady Of his love.
hortly after this Burne received a
office from his cousin to appear at
er house on a stipulated evening
here he was introduced 10 the girl
pposite, who did not suspect but that
he meeting was purely accidental.
"Now fight it out for yourself"
his cousin as she excused