Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1909 — Was Not a Victim of Cupid. [ARTICLE]

Was Not a Victim of Cupid.

She said it was a shame, an outrage. She was a timid, reserved girl, who gave no man encouragement to flirty yet—- “ There is that man,” she said, "bothering the very life out of me. I don’t know how raany times he has seen me in the street somewhere and has followed me right up to the door. The next time he annoys me I shall get the hall boy to order him away.” She had occasion to speak to the hall boy the next evening. “Do you see that man in the vestibule lighting a cigar?" she said. “I wish you would order him away.” "I can’t,” said, the boy. / "But you must,” she said angrily. “He has no business to be banging around herd.” “Pardon me, but he has business here,” said the boy. "He Mvee on the third floor.” Father—" James, why did you eat all of the candy In the box I gave you? I said that you could have only three ‘ James—" Wall, I know, father; but I couldn’t help IL <_>hav<i been making believe there wise another little boy spending, the day with me."