The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
SIEGE OF A
MAIDEN'S HEART
Strange Courtship Ends With
Mans Victory.

walter said Mrs. Bertha Turner
to her artist cousin, who was painting
her portrait. "why don't you marryY'
Because, my dear Bertha, I cannot
get the woman I want. I will tell you
a secret. There is a young girl who
occasionally looks out Of that window
facing my studio. I have fallen in love
with her. She does not deign to notice
me-"
IF I We're a man, with my knowl-
edge Of women, / could get any wo-
mar in the world" s&
II wish you would get this girl for
me-"
Neither spoke for awhile. Then Ber-
tina Turner said: !.
II have a plan. For you, my favorite
cousin, 1 win execute it, though +
would not do so for any n else. Give
me some Of your clothes. There is q
girl sitting at the window now. Is
that she?" :.
Eyes. What are you going to dow !
"Never mind. Leave that to me-"
Ten minutes later Mrs. Turner,
dressed from the waist up as a 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 from the win
dow. -
The girl held the flowers owe 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 a table near by, arose
and disappeared.
"There's a beginning for you"
The next day when Mrs. Turner ar
rived at the studio her cousin said:
"Your effort has been a failure"
, "Why so?" .. 1.
II went to the window this morning.
She came to her window at the same
moment. AS soo as she saw me she
turned and walked away" *
"That's very good. If she hadn't
done that this morning she would have
done it this afternoon. Now, having
shown her condemnation Of your assur-
ance, perhaps she will be forgiving.'s"
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. There; now
put your hat on my head"
Selling a 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 q
laugh.
Look" she said to her cousin.
II 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:
cts all up. Until today she has
never failed to show herself at the
window in the morning. I have not
e her since you left. I treated her
very rudely."
"Splendid!" she exclaimed, clasping
her hands with a childish delight.
"What is it," .
Burne looked out and saw a flower
on the window sill. .
"she tells you," said his cousin, "that
she appreciates your gift" .
GLOW do you know?" l
"That's what the flower she had
placed on the window sill means IN
flower language
"You don't mean it!'
eyes. Having shown her that you
we're offended at her apparent want
/ of appreciation, she has fastened I'd
| tell you that you were mistaken. Now
I think you had better give her a for:
giving reply"
Going to some pots containing plants
in an improvised conservatory, she
looked them over
ooh, dear! There is nothing to indi
cate forgiveness or forgive me. 'Ihls
forgetmenot will have to serve. Gt
and lay it on the SILL"
Burne was SO moved at this success
full step In his love affair that he made
no end Of blunders on the portrait, do
ing more harm than good. When hill
cousin arose to 60, she looked at it and
asked: s
"Have you been working on the nost
this morning. !. b
eyes. Why do you askY"
sTake 1t out. It is the nose Of tn
girl opposite. I think you had bette
now arrange for an Introduction t
your ladylove. Do you know ne
nameY"
"No."
well, I will note the number OF be
house as I go by and find out for yot
Then I Will see what can do"
Mrs. Turner's Investigations led I
I the information that the girl opposit