Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-05-30
Wooing
DeSdemOna
With a Moving Picture
Climax
BY CLARENCE LINDNER
Copyright by Frank a Munsey Co


In stones-and by the same token.
romance in finger nails.
The idea is not SO absurd Stella will
corruborate me
Drop into Burtscher's tonsorial par
lors some day.
Go right through into the little room
curtaincd or at the rear
Seated at table, with bowls OF
warm water. jars of red paste and
various delicate Instruments set out
before her. you will find Stella placidly
munching caramels.
As you enter she will look you over
impersonally. Sigh II you are tall and
dark and saturnine or smile sadly. but
kindly. II you nre-what you are; say
something original that she has heard
twenty times n day for three years and
offer her your fingers To refine.
When she has massagcd them for
few minutes and you think that your
soft glances have quickencd the beat
ing Of her heart. ask her about this
romance business.
She will gaze silently at you for
quarter OF minute.
Then pcarly tear viii hasten from
beneath n qulvcrns cyclid She will
swallow u sob with her caramel
And if you are not tall and dark and
saturninc she may tell you the story.
II isn't much OF story rs stories go
But judge II il for Yourself.
Ills entrance was soundleSs Stella
was not aware Of him until his shadow
fell acroS, the page ~ her book She
started nervouSly and looked up TO find
him seated opposite, gazing at her
sravcly Her heart thumped violently
rs She looked into his eyes. She
blushcd Her glance fell She sighed
Without looking up again she began
fered for her mnistration. Her fingers
trcmblcd Twice she almost stuck him
with the cuticle scissors
She never could recall with what re-
mark h" broke the awful silence. For
the first time IN memory she was pow
crless 10 inject the element Of loquacity
into situation
She knew before he spoke just what
would Ice the tonal quality Of his voice.
knew ii would he soft aud low and
compelling At his first word her gaze
was drawn to his She pccr,d into his
black eyes timidy. fearfuly, en-.
trau.rd
Mayhap it WAS hours he talked may
hap only minutes
In Madrid" he murmurcd abscntly.
near the Plaza de Toros. lives a soft
eyed maiden whom you remind me OF
much"
He iinchrd aS the scissors point pen
ctratcd tender spot But she was far
away from cuiiclc aud scissors
And once in Delhi as the regiment
marched ut. SAW YOU waving me
goodby from the gate Of the town
From land to land he skipped He
balanced the south pole on the tip OF
his tongue. derdcd the hcmiSpheres,
twisted the equator in knot and
dipped the top of Mont Blanc. lie
moppcd up the Pacific ocean with his
left hand and with his right taught
back CANNON to au Eskimo in Green
land
Time and distance We're exploded
myths TO him lie was a citizen OF
the universe. address anywhere.
You mn,t know pretty nearly every
one Stella whispered admirlngy.
He considered Il moment while he
adjusted the green jade pin In his
necktie
Not quite" was his modest admis
sion
She sighed and ,ppicd the nail buf
fer with fcNrrish assiduity.
When he had gone she wept softly
and tried 10 recall what he had looked
ike lie was tall. She remembered
and slender and dark
That night she cried herself to sleep
lnd dreamed she was Madylaine, the
heroine Of Loves Last Word"
lie came again many tmes
There were more tales tales of hair
ra.su: adventures in the crannies Of
the world The heroes Of them all were
friends of his namclrss men men
toned casually though she knew ali
the time That il was he who really
figured in tho leading roles
she put down his delicacy in emit
Tin. names Ia THAI innate mohcS;y SO
characteristic af hornrs Thc:r was
man. for instance. Who twi the tail
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