Show bort Story of tb the Day ill illi I i CUPIDS CUPID'S EXPERIMENT h first thing thins Farnsworth h did upon upon his arrival at the nou Boughton loughton use was to complain The win window ow shades hades needed repairing the lIras unsteady and the towels on his w washstand were painfully Quantity S ion affably obliging hastened to have these errors corrected anner was less amiable when before th the expiration of another again appeared with reports of ther nc es ne clearly apparent not only ly to th the suffering long landlady boarders as well that with this eccentric bachelor the com com- b t was chronic S Sot j I ot merely fastidious he was Vas fussy There was no pleasing him rd one might try Thus decided Mrs Boughton became the theme for amused comment among the was sport for a w week k over the palm incident Emma the eaf edt Farnsworth had gone to Mrs Boughton with the request i ali fi which adorned his bookcase be removed altogether from the to growing plants plants- in his sleeping apartment Thereupon ton iton as gravely as p possible had informed him hint that the palm Inot Ins in s ot likely to interfere particularly with his health being being- entirely I composition I ia a Farnsworth subsided for tor awhile but his habit soon reasserted b ian again to object S eident that his fellow-boarders fellow were included In his list of ot ob ob- attitude toward them was unmistakably ablY remote It was doubt doubt- any of their names or cared to remember understood his objection to the boarders He had made Jear ar to her They were mostly young young- people very people very young people Ii classed las classed them all under one head romping head children On several pad bad ad complained of the noise and needless merriment of ot the after- after rings in the p parlor The sound of the he revelry penetrated to his his peace I impossible for me to concentrate my thoughts upon my work he had Ih all that whistling and singing and ragtime racket I have a most tatter under consideration at present Absolute quiet is essential S duly remonstrated with the ones she sue fort would be fu futile w w c curiosity was rife rite concerning the Important matter mentioned lIthe old chap up to anyway Was Ws he inventing Emma culiar collar apparatus in his room things room things that he lie requested her never to 5 i as making a veritable ble laboratory of his apartment The boarders refer to his undertaking familiarly yet mysteriously as the I S I rth orth continued to apply himself steadily to his ta task S k Meanwhile he heS get to complain S Sund und nd that whistling he muttered one evening as the warbling in the slated long after the ragtime choruses had died away He imf im im- f r rNo No one in this house showed any regard for his wishes ceased after awhile Then he heard it again This time itry it itry rry ry near He Be was sure ElUre it was In his immediate vicinity Opening ne Intently to discover if it possible the exact location of the thee i e those Impudent fellows trying ting to show off orr he continued Irritably ear piercing notes continue without c cessation I Lk 5 r J. J S f 4 S Farnsworth finally concluded that the sound came from the hall hail room roona Just Justat justat justat at the hea of the stairs S I That the whistler whistler whoever er he might be was determined d to persevere In showing off was evidenced by the repeated of merry trills and clear staccato notes which greeted Farnsworth's ear daily and nightly after this I. I S That gentleman's patience had its limits He resolved to make known his annoyance However Ho of course he must be polite about it The upshot was that a a. note little found its way vay under the thedoor door of the mentioned before-mentioned ball hall room It Ii read as follows Will the young man who whistles kindly refrain from froma a a lengthy performance perform ance at night The music is indeed entertaining a and ald d Is thoroughly appreciated ap- ap predated by the writer but owing to its distracting nature prevents concentration concentration concentration concen concen- of thought upon a most important undertaking S r The writer trusts that this communication communication- will communication will be received in the same II V spirit which prompts it i Farnsworth th was rather astonished to find a reply und under r his own door the very next morning The promptness of the was certainly commenda- commenda ble jle The answer ran The young young man who whistles whistle's is exceedingly sorry to have annoyed Mr Farnsworth However as the accomplishment which he so kindly refers to toIs tois tois Is a a. profession and not net merely a a. means mesas of amusement and as constant practice Pla tire tice is necessary for continued efficiency in the art the writer begs that Mr will permit him to exercise the liberty which he has heretofore enjoyed i 1 J Farnsworth smiled grimly Smacks of independence he reflected and proves beyond a a. doubt that there is no use ever complaining about anything in inthis inthis inthis this h house use No one has any r regard gard for my wishes However he noticed that the whistling ceased early In the evening after that nor did he hear it quite so sa frequently He began to think less harshly of the offender It was a week later as he passed the parlor on his his' way his S ay upstairs that he he heard the whistlers whistlers' cheerful notes again aguin to the accompaniment of or piano and guitar On an sn Impulse he paused at the tile door antI and listened It was an unprecedented thing for him to do There was a little stir of surprise in the room when his attention became observed Farnsworth with a sudden to behold the per person on who o had caused him so much annoyance stepped inside the doorway in full view of that indi indI- vidual S S Then he stood still and that stared stared that is he stared until he recollected him him- self His His- amazement was so sharp as QS to be almost st consternation Instead of the young fellow whom whom- he had expected to see there stood atthe at sit atthe the piano a slim young woman with fair tair hair and childlike haz hazel l eyes From her daintily pursed lips Ups issued the trilling notes which had become so familiar famUlar to him S j Farnsworth accepted the chair chai indicated by the young man nan nearest the do r 1 S Of Of course an apology would be n nc necessary cess ces's s ry now for his his having written that blundering note He seized his first opportunity S If I had only known known- he began S Oh but I didn't in Intend end that you should know and she laughed roguishly When he noticed the saucy tilt of her chin he did not wonder at the independent independent independent inde inde- pendent tone that had characterized her reply to his note Farnsworth formed a new habit that habit that of dropping Into the parlor every evening after dinner Ins Ills old habit had hd somehow disappeared No one heard him complain now a In fact his owing growing amiability became so mar marked Iced as to cause much comment There were those who smiled knowingly and hinted of his long chats in the parlor with the girl who whistled Farnsworth taking with her of his lila mysterious undertaking upstairs found a ready and listener In fact tact he had never before met any nc who listened with such complete absorption as did this maiden with the hazel eyes It is not to be wondered at If it while gazing into those eyes he forgot al au about his scientific argument and spoke of something else It Jt might be remarked in Inclosing closing that the experiment proved a success l that Mr Ir and Mrs 1 Farnsworth an ang In their beautiful new home are enjoying are enjoying the harvest I S t 1 I. 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