Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-29
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
BY JULIA LEIrcH.


beth at the Griflth's dance he wonder
ed if the sensation he experienced
| would not in prehistoric times have
| been called love at first sight. He
danced with her as often as possible
and with nobody else, and in between
the dances he propped himself against
the wall and watched her When to-
ward the end of the evening she men
toned that she was invited to the
Porters' dance the next week he urged
her to promsie that she would dance
every other dance with him.
But l didn't say l was going.' Eliz-
abeth protested laughinsly
But you will go, won't you? And
whether you go or not, won't you
promise to dance with me anyway"
~Oh, I'll promise that" Elizabeth
assured him. but I'm not at all sure
that I'll CO."
but If you do So"
"1f co. promised Elizabeth, smiI-
ing.
To Winthrop's great disappointment
Elizabeth did not go. He met her
sister Dorothy, however, and from her
he received the explanation that Eliz-
abeth had decided that she couldn't
come. Winthrop felt abused.
After several days he persuaded a
mutual friend to take him to call on
Elizabeth.
The day following his call, feeling
that his acquaintance was sufficiently
assured to warrant the proceeding, he
telephoned her an invitation to go
with him to the theater. She would
perfectly love to-" she trilled over
the telephone, and accordingly they
went. The evening was one of such
unalloyed enjoyment to Winthrop that
he called the following week and ven
tured another invitation He was sur
prised and somewhat diEconcerted by
the way she received it. She hest
tated, said she would like to awfully.
but really-here she glanced at her
sister Dorothy. who was present-she
was afraid she couldn't.
Temporarily disheartened, Winunrop
restrained himself from calling for
week, at the end of which time he
dropped in casually with gift of VIC
lets, aud, finding Elizabeth exceeding
ly cordial, invited her to go to con-
to Winthrop. Surely, he told himself,
he had been unduly affected by her
previous refusal.
The concert was a beautiful success
to Wonthrop at least. though it was
little he heard of the music. Eliza
beth evidently was enjoying herself
immensely, yet when Winthrop ven
tured the suggestion that there was
another concert the following week he
was met with a dampening vagueness.
Elizabeth knew she'd enjoy it, she
was really crazy to go. Anyway,
she'd let him know the next DAY.
The following morning there cams
what Winthrop considered a very
chilly note. Elizabeth had decided
after all that it wouldn't be possible
for her to arrange to go.
Winthrop decided savagely that he
would let her alone. The world was
full of girls.
Nevertheless, a week or so later he
found himself once more calling on
Elizabeth. Her cordial greeting and
unconcealed pleasure in his company
soothed and encouraged him. She
cesainly didn't seem like the girl who
would blow hot one minute and cold
the next. Why, then, he wondered,
did she behave in such e. strange way?
Ee made up his mind to find out and
presently his opportunity came. Eliz-
abeth had just spoken Of play that
she was anxious to see.
WELL" said Winthrop meaning,
you know you can go If you want
to-"
Elizabeth blushed. "HowY she
asked.
with me-" said Winthrop, bodily.
Elizabeth fdgeted with the sofa
cushion. "Oh, I'd love to-" she began.
'and l will if"
IF what?" insisted Winthrop.
Elizabeth 1ank back in her chair
with little sigh of disgust. "Oh. you
obture man." she cried. Il suppose
you're going to keep at me until tell
YOU" N
"Yes." said Winthrop, firmly. II
am"
We'll, them" said Elizabeth. 'I'll go
If it happens to be my turn for the
suit"
your what for the what?"
by turn for the suit, Mr.. Paul Pry,"
rejoined Elizabeth. And If you must
know all about 1t, suppose | may as
well tell you nov. The whole painful
truth is that dad was 80 hard up this
winter he couldn't afford to get Dor
othy and me each q good suit and a
good party dress. AS we can wear
each others things perfectly well, we
got one nice suit and one silk slip and
we drape the slip with different over
dresses, and as we've always worn
nearly the same kind OF clothes, any
way. lots of people don't know the
difference"
She paused and looked into Win
throp's astonished face for an instant
Then she laughed Isn't 1t funny?"
she asked.
t's-it's-tragic," said Winthrop.
cit the worlds full OF clothes and
I've always intended to furnish Mrs.
Winthrop with complete set of EN-.
Wouldn't you-couldn't you-won'o
Won ace If they'll flt YOU ?"-C,hicago