The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-10
A Woman $
Affair

By r. A MrTum
The women artists Of Berlin every
Two years get up q ball in which only
women are allowed. Not a single man
b admitted. A large number Of the
women, however. don male attire, and
It II an imitation of mems attentions
70 the fair sex on the part Of these
female men that occasions the chief
diversion of the evening. ..a
Now, in Berlin lived q young man
named Kerstner-Hefman Kerstnef-
who was q scribbler. He wrote stories
sitting in his window overlooking tho
garden at the back Of the house. while
q girl painted pictures at another wtn->
dow at the back Of smother house On
the other end Of the same garden.
Louisa Beninger painted for the love
Of art; Kerstner wrote for bread and
butter. |,sr -~a~ ~ ~.
1t was Just Al natural for these two
10 come into communication % Tor To
grass to grow. 1t "a not long b.
fore a system Of t~eIegraphy va e.
tablished between them, and the mes
sages that came over the wires were
those usual between lovers Gladly
would the young man have gone TO see
the fraulein. but she. not being permit
ted to meet any one Of whom her par
>nts did not approve. did not ask him.
One day the girl telegraphed that
sbe was going to the artist women's
fete. She would not be allowed 10
60 alone: her mother would 60 With
her.
An idea occurred to Herman. II he
could 60 to the ball impersonating .
| woman In mans dress be could clasp
his Louisa to him In the dance instead
Of looking at her from q distance.
This be telegraphed her and observed
that after she received his message
she did a great deal Of thin king. Then
she got mp and went away from the
window. and when she returned che
dropped something white on to tho
ground below. The day was fading.
and as soon 40 1t vas dark Herman
went out Of a door opening into the
garden. Jumped over a fence and. IN
der Louisa's window. picked up q
ticket. Going back to his home be
looked at It by lamplight. It read:
Admit Fraulein Louisa Aeninssr to the
artist women's fete
Herman's heart danced with delight
He was ready to take any risk. There
were but q few hairs on his face, and
bis cheeks were red al two JacQuemi-
not roses. His mouth was delicate.
and he wore a lady's No. 6 lid glove.
Appropriating q costume OF bis sis-
tiers. on the night Of the bali he went
there in 4 carriage and was admitted
on Fraulein Meninger's ticket Hav-
ing gained an entrance, the was
free to him. He looked about him TIL
be saw her with her mother. then
went boldly up to her. So long as be
was supposed to be a woman the deld
was perfectly clear to him. he and
Louisa q away where they might be
free to talk together without being
overheard. ....
Now, IL Herman Kerstner had been
older or less in love-at any rate, had
had his wits about hin-he would have
seen the improperly Of thus going
where only women expected. or.
having knowingly Incurred the conse-
quences, he would have been every
moment on his guard. instead Of this.
he led the fraulein away to q window
seat. pulled the curtains in front Of
them and proceeded to make love with
out considering that II not seen be
might ut least be heard. As his ardOr
waxed stronger his voice grew louder.
A couple of girls passing heard. Ito
tened and. going to the manager q
the ball. told that a man was present
There Ia a certain faculty peculiar
to women-the faculty Of listening to
two speakers at once-that must have
been possessed to q marked degree ~
Fraulein Louisa. for she not only heard
Herman making love to her; but, her
eyes and ears being open, she was cog
infant that the two girls had gone Oh
to inform on her lover. She threw up
the sash and by means Of q light shawl
she carried let him down from the win
dow. which was on the second story.
to the ground. Then she closed the
window and was walking unconceFn-
edly across the door, where she saw
the managers hurrying to the retreat
from which she and her lover had just
escaped.
Confident that. having been sitting In
the dark. she had not been seen and
realizing that there 10 safety In q bold
front. she followed in the wake Of the
outraged managers. and when they
pulled aside the curtains, expecting to
6nd q victim. Or, rather. the victims.
and were disappointed. she Joined in
the babel of inquiries as to what vas