She proposed that her husband take up his stand by the bedroom window and the first male person he saw passing on the sidewalk below, the name of that person should be given to their offspring; a sporting proposition certainly.

But the story goes on to detract a bit from the sporting element by explaining that Mrs.Winslow was expecting a call at that hour from the Baptist minister, and the Baptist minister's Christian name was "Clarence," which, if not quite as romantic as Wilfred, is by no means common and prosaic.

Captain Thad, who had not been informed of the expected ministerial call and was something of a sport himself, assented to the arrangement.

It was solemnly agreed that the name of the first male passer-by should be the name of the new Winslow.

The captain took up his post of observation at the window and waited.
He did not have to wait long.