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Show Cupid's Experiment. litltH V1 About th first thins Fnrnsworth did upon his trrlvnl nt the Roughton Mtf f j&H bonding-house was to complain Tho window shades needed repairing, tho BBj(m HM willing table wns unsteady and the towcli on hli wushstand were painfully B MK'W 1'fl aH deficient ln quautlts HwSwf 1'V !'flisH Mrs Houghton, affably obliging hiKtened to have these errors corrected. HKMEMk! !H However, her mannei was less amlible when, before tho expiration of another BjHiS 1 jMB clus, Fnrnswotth again appeared with teporls nf other disci epanc les tfitigt H 1$' JBsU lt soon became clearly appntent not only lo tho long-suffering landlady. BKRu'', 'Zfi WH but to observant boirdem ns well, that with this eccentric bachelor the com- BjH L H llalulng habit was colonic ' WdPfSj i' jlll He was not merely M-tldlous, he was fussy. There was no pleasing him, !fEwj JtFJ Sfl however hard one might trs 'lhus decl led Mrs Roughton Stf!l mIHiiH His Idlossmintles bee i me the theme for nraiwil comment among tho JAR1?1 (,j;l boarders There wns port Mr n wck over tho palm Incident Kmma, tho II wH Ji iHH nwld .elited It Fnrnsworlh had gone tn Mrs Houghton with the request j Kflff ll that the palm which adoined his bookcis be lenwved Altogether from tho fasMfi' ttt "ilSiisB room llo objected to mowing' plant In his sleeping apartment Thereupon l0,r'jU'' i MIM Mrs Houghton, an RTavels as possible hid Informed him tint the palm In BrT '"LilaaHsiH question was not llkels lo Inlerfcie, particularly- with his licnlth, belnff entirely Y, .. , 1 1 g M nillllclal In composition ft" ,;j 'I '!u!hIiH Aftei thnt Fnrnsworlh subslled for awhile, but his habit soon reasserted. vff(, , 'iJjMH Itpclf Ho began again lo object ' i Mf) jtiLljlM H lt beet me evident tint his fellow -boarders were Included In his list of ob- L. H U HB Jectlons Ills attitude towaid them wan unmlstnknbly remote lt w doubt- g M. II U'lMstsM till If he lemrinbered nns uf their names, or cared to icmcmbcr I.L J A i jHH Mrs Roughton undeistood his objection to the bonders He had made RipT Ji i.'WM the matter eleai to her Ihes were nvoslly s"uns peoplo vers young people. ,! ,& I IP-KJMM Fniiiswotrlh ilnwd them nil under one head romping- children ' On several irjt) -j, , ' jjHflH cKcnslons he had c-ompl lined of Ihe noise and needless mertlment of the nfter- Sffi ' I ItEISlisH dinner gatherings In the parlor The sound of tho revelry penetrated to hla & yKMsisil room and disturbed his pence ' jlrr, ' ' . MMH lt Is Impossible for m to concentrate ms thoughts upon my work." he hail j,' i 'VWH ntnted 'with nil thnt whistling ond sliigliig and ingtlmo racket 1 have a most i 'J- ILMJH Important matter umlei consideration nt present. Absoluto ciulct is essential Vt i jji Uj KW B to my Investigations' I H,,'! r'tilBH Mrs Houghton dills remonstrated with the thoughtlesi ones, although sho V" ,lf'' i HI BMW knew hei effort would bo futile I V ;i ,,' 1r9 And now curloslts wan rife concerning the "Important matter" mentioned. H $. v'iuBH Whnt wnn the cdl chap up to, nns wns? Was he Inventing something? Emma, Uf J j "HJfBH told of peculiar apparatus In his roomthings lb it lie loqueslcd her never to !? , PjMil touih He wns making a veritable lntoratory of his apartment Tho boarders " '' llafll ligan to icfcr to his unilertiklng fumlllarls. yet mysteriously, as the 'expert- (,- jlfnl ment " ' , L'ilHH Farnswoith continued to apply himself steadily to Ills task. Meanwhile ho ) t HsiH did not forget to complain 'L MTHH ' Confound that whlntllng! ' he muttered on evening, ns the warhllng ln tho j , . J' ! I'M B pirlor persisted long after the ragtime choruses had died aw ny He sighed lm- !''' ' jtiflBjpJI patlentls No one In this house showed nny regard Mr hla wishes. Ilk filHI The whistling censed after awhile Then lie heaid It ag-iln. Thin time It m , , llVliMMl sounded very neai He wns mire It was In his Immedlale vicinity Opening' RJ' . , ' IjtjHBjpjg his door he dtstcned Inlenlly, to discover If potslble the exact location of Iho re IUHhH whistler L " 4HJIBI One of those Impudent fellows trslng to show off," he continued, Irritably, JJivili iJRI no the clear, piercing notes continued without cessation. jr,, , ,k '''ynlHBl Fnrnswnrth flnnlly concluded thut the nound came from the hall room Just jfl' i 1mHsBjbj1 at the head of the stairs Ijflf '- ,i,S djnflBjpJI Thnt the whistler, whoever he mlRht be, was determined to persevere ln Bfijj fMi Sffl 'showing off" was evidenced bs the repeated performinc of merry trills and jBrf a, i ijaWHjVJ i loir staccato notes which greeted Fnrnsworth'a car dully nnd nightly after 5m li I itm svjfl That genllemnn'n patience had Its llmlti He resolved to mako known Ms jui',is Si swaH annoyance However, of course, he must bo polite about lt. The upshot was nilMrJailJ nV Hjfl that a little nolo found Its way under the door of the before-mentioned hall- ilS!vMl in HjH room It rend ns follows uft'jfVJhfJ 'fit fl "Will tho younR man who whistles kindly ffraln from a lengthy perform- WSlOtft''' SJ BBl nnce at night? The miiHlo Is Indeed highly entertaining nnd Is thoroughly np- SipS'V'M gtil jS predated by the witter, but owing to Us distracting nature) prevents conren- cfljitj If fl trntlon of thought upon a mont Important undertaking. VLf ;' I IB IBf 'The writer trusts thit this communication will be received In the same w ,,i1f" jj H spirit which prompts It" I nSi'lu' II 1 Fnrnsworlh was rother astonished to find a reply under his own door the viiilS ? f 1 very next morning. The proinptnc of tho wrlstler was certainly commenrta- JiTjS '. . H ble. Ihe answer ran. 9nHD ' !lL HH Tho young man who whistles Is exceedingly sorry to have annoyed Mr. RCfS 9 H Fnrnswnrth However, as the accomplishment which ha so kindly refers to iXjiDE'ii if BH Is a profession and not merely a means of amusement, and as conitant prae- If JokI I ip ''i tic Is necersars Mr continued eDlcleiicy In the urt, the writer begs that Mr. i!j?Sl,"T 1 HH Fainnwnrth will permit him to exercise Ihe liberty which he has heretoforo lJH I , M enjoyed" I Bl! -" H Fnrnsworth smiled grimly. 'Smacks of Independence," he reflected, "And ajlt7f1'' i H troves beyond a doubt that there Is no uso ever complaining1 about anything In H-fh t V BJ this house. No one hns nny regard for my wishes" KtKljH J 1 However, he noticed that the whistling ceased early In the evening after K! js)sjL M that, nor did he hear It quite so frequently. He began to think less harshly mSBt ilx 1 HU of the offender. CHD Xffi m lt wna a -veek later, as he passed the parlor nn hli way upstairs, that he lEri ' . V h heard the vvinstlers' cheerful notes ugnln, to the accompaniment of piano and lLiMil''-i i HB guitar. On an Impulse he paused at the door and listened MSI i"' i HB lt was an unprecedented thing for him to do There was a little stir of WWWll'ijV.iii H surprise In the room when his attention became observed JRVI! a HH Farnsworth, with a sudden curfostlty lo behold the rerson who had caused MfcaX. -'I HI him so much annoyance, stepped Inside the doorway In full view of that lndl- 8SH' 1 4l sBh vldual. V ''v.il Bil Then he stood still and stared that Is. h ntsred until he recollected him- 2, S ,t ,11 H self. Ills amazement was so sharp as lo be almost consternation. ffl , mf If iHmlUB Instead of tho young fellow whom he had expected to see, there stood at T iS' f "I, H the plnno a slim, young woman with fair hair and childlike, hazel eyes. From S P M ' 9Bfl her daintily pursed lips Issued tho trilling notes which had become so familiar 3 : ?i?' r H M to him. K ' UsH Farnsworth accepted the chair lndlcntcd by the young man nearest the ' ; ' ' i HsH door. , 1 i , ! Of course nn npology would be n essary now for his hivlnrr written that ) !M ' HH blundering note He seized his first opportunity. ntr'e Si IsHsl "If I had only known," he begin i'Uji t ;i IH "Oh, but I didn't Intend that you nhould know," and Bhe laughed roguishly. fliSa't JJ HH AN hen he noticed the saucy tilt of her chin he did not wonder at the Indr- I) ffjv !' h H pendent tone thnt had characterized her reply tn his note. i'ti ' '9BH Farnsworth formed a new habit that of dropping Intn the parlor every tl1& i 'tiHH evening after dinner. Ills old habit had somehow dlsippeared Nn one heard &'' vlBlsHI him complain now-n-days. In fact, his glowing nmlnblllty became so marked rJVa'"'' JillHsl as tn cause much comment. There were those who smiled knowingly and ilHfil H ' I'wiHsi hinted of his long chats In the parlor with tho girl who whistled. Sillp1'!1 UMHbI Farnsworth, taking with her nf hla mysterious undertaking upstairs, found SHr'il i iliHsH a ready and fympathetllo listener. In fact, he had never before met any ona SH'tO 1 iiliHH who Ijttened with such complete nbsorptlon as did this maiden with the hazel fl'trw 'I liSHH eyes. It Is not to he wondered at If. while gazlnjt Into those eye he forgot all ft! rkvM '!H about his scientific nraument and spoke of something: else ff ri SiAH It might be remarked, In closing, thnt the "experiment" proved a success, Ns n InHHI and that Mr. and Mrs Farnsworth, In their beautiful new home, are enjoying: t il ti ilisHssssi Ihe harvest therefrom. fi i'', ' WMfll |