Boy Meets Girl #13

A soldier named Pete on leave enjoys time with Claire before returning to the army, but their budding romance is interrupted when he must leave suddenly to catch his train. Weeks later, Claire receives a puzzling letter from Ted that causes her concern about what will happen if Ted wants to marry her. "The Boy Next Door" depicts a new neighbor moving in and the narrator's curiosity about his secret life and relationship with a woman named Ruth, leading to observations of their domestic interactions through a window.