The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-20
IN 4-D
 oo By MAUNA COWLEs
Copyright, 1915 by the Mcclure Newspa.
 per Syndicate.)

per Syndicate.)
 "Tenant in apartment Four D. Marbridge court" whispered vocifer- ous Nathan, the young man who worked the switchboard at Curtis X Carter's real estate offices. The young man listened to the voice on the tele- phone, then turning to the young Mir. Carter, he said: "She wants to talk to one of the firm. Kind O mad. should say. Want to talk to her, Mir. Carter?"
 "Whats she like?" Queried the youngest member of the firm.
 Sounds like cranky old school ma'am. She's awful mad"
 "Oh. well, l might as well talk to her. I'll kid her little, and maybe that will keep her quiet" and still turning over the papers on his desk, with his right hand. Mr. Carter reach ed out with his left hand to take the receiver off its hook on his desk phone while the operator connected him with the tenant in apartment Four D.
 "So you're pretty cold. We'll, now didn't catch the name-MIss Crosby Il certainly am sorry. But you'll have to see Mir. Hoover about that. Now, you don't think we're keeping that apartment cold just to make you mad. No. honest, there isn't any way we can get more coal. What-the theaters get coal enough. Well. that's good one. All you can do. then, Is to go to a show. It's matinee day. Now, really, didn't mean to make you angry. But you see. everyone is kick Ing, and 1t really isn't our fault. We can't get any more coal and all we can do is to try and keep cheerful about 1t. What1 You bet that 1t isn't SO cold here In our office as 1t Is In your apartment? We'll, now. Miss Crosby, I'll have to admit that 1t is pretty comfortable here. We've got south ern exposure and we're on the ground floor. and somehow these office build ing people do manag to get the coal. Yes. 1t Is unfair. What? Why. cer- tainly. I'd be glad to see you. Come right along. Yes. just ask for Mir. Carter, Jr., Frank Carter. Good-by, Miss Crosby. I'll see you soon" He hung the receiver back on the hook and then clapped his hand over the ear with which he had been listening as if to relieve 1t from the effect of the volley fire that had been charged on it through the phone.
 "Wow," he said, addressing the tel ephOne operator on the opposite side of the room, beyond the little wooden fence "Wow. but she certainly is some sour old maid. thought I'd kid her into good humor, but it was the wrong tack. I wonder if she'll call my bluff and come down and see how warm we are. But say, Nathan, try to get the coal commissioner on the wire again. It's shame to run the fires so low. Ask them If they can't let me speak to him personally. It seems as If something ought to be dOne."
 A half-hour later young Carter heard very low but unmistakable whistle. It was Nathan's way of in- dicating that something worth observ- ing was occurring in the office. There was a note of admiration in the whis- tle-distinctly 1t was his way of sig nnling to the other boys in the office and Mir. Carter, who was still young enough to be interested in such q sig nal even though he was a member of the flrm-the proximity of a pretty girl.
 Carter looked up from his paper, caught the direction of Nathan's gaze and then whistled an answering whistle. very low, but still audible to Nathan. It was pretty girl and she was approaching in the vicinity of Ma than. Enveloped in a voluminous fur trimmed rough woolen coat of dark violet hue, with her hands encased In a black muff to match the fur on her coat, with picturesque black velvet hat, cut on the poke bonnet order, that cast much shadow on her face. there was still enough opportunity to see that the girl beneath so much warmth giving clothes was young, animated ana pretty.
 The bewildered Nathan looked up as she approached and to her query that Carter did not hear, he nodded to the desk of the youngest member of the firm. Then the violet coat and the delicate aroma of violet sachet that went with 1t moved toward the little wooden fence that hedged in Mir. Car ter's desk.
 Here am," said the girl. I'm the tenant in Four D.. Marbridge court.