The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-31

A VERY YOUNG CASE.


hood in Il garden, he sitting on rus
tic bench, she lounging in Il hammock
The flowers are in bloom. the air is
balmy, the sky beautiful blue-iust
the surroundings for flirting. Flirting
is not good word, especially in the
case of man, but there is a distinc
ton between it and courting 1t is .
lighter grade of the same article. Just
as claret differs from burgundy.
do you know" he said, that I've
had some success lately in mind read.
ing?"
NO Whose mind have yon beer
reading?"
well, last evening l was calling at
the Harrisons, and we all got to talk
Ing about mind reading. 1t was pro
posed that we each in turn try what
we could do. When it came my turn
made some experiments With Edith
He paused and looked at her ouiZZical
ly. why do you look surprised?"
II didn't know she had any mind to
read
Him. She's very bright. | told her
just what she was thinking about"
81 suppose it was something deep?"
"Oh, no! Nothing of Importance
Then r.
what was it,"
There was a battle of words. He
strove to avoid telling her. but even.
tually yielded. "She was thinking OF
YOU
And do you consider me nothing Of
Importance
Il meant meant didn't mean
What l intended
And was Edith thinking that | am
nothing of Importance?
She didn't say anything about
that
But II you were reading her mind
you must have known what she Thought
about me-
He scratched his head, then stumbled
on: We'll, YOU see, it was lie I'll: |
was thinking about you. and, your be.
ing on my mind, maybe it was case
OF transference Of thought
This was pacating. A suspicion of
pleased smile stole over her lips. She
didn't speak again for few minutes,
and when she did her tone was milder.
What We're YOU thinking about me?'
"Oh. don't know. Suppose l try to
mind read you?"
Very Well"
He rested his elbows on his knees
and his head on his hands, covering his
eyes. Presently he said:
Somehow or other l feel think
l am impressed with the presence of a
tall young man with a long neck and
spindle legs. He wears glasses and
has very good opinion of himself.
He's Sam Collamore You're thinking
about him"
THAT'S not description of Nh Col
lamore. And l wasn't thinking about
him at all. l was thinking about YOU"
This was spoken with a bit of sharp
ness
do You mean that look like SAM
Its not very polite in YOU to speak
so of Il friend Of mine
''Iou said Edith Harrison had no
mind
And she hasn't. But Mr. Collamore
there. Go on mind reading, but leave
out Mr.. Collamore."
He resumed his position again COW
ering his eyes. Il see myself-myseif
as you see me-a person easily deceiv-
ed-just the man for q girl to make a
fool Of. You are thinking that you
will use me this summer, just as you
used Billy Perkins last summer and
Tom
please drop the personalities
''Well. that's all. Suppose you try it
on me-
She placed her round white hand,
with taper fingers, over her eyes in a
becoming fashion and said:
You are not thinking of ANYBODY
that is. anybody but yourself. You
are thinking how when your vacation
comes you so up to the lakes and find
Il new girl who will be silly enough to
trust you implicitly
''What'll you be doing all that time?"
Don't break the spell. I'm mind
IclulnS. l Ill tellluS you Wnal you tc
thinking about. And you'll leave her.
come back here and devote yourself
to-
Edith HarriSon?"
This was a bit of prod. \ severe
expression came back to her face.
do you suppose that ! care how ue.
voted you are to Edith Harrison?'
And she snapped her fingers viciously.
Certainly not! 1t is the new girl up
at the lakes who was silly enough to
trust me that l am speaking Of"
There was no reply to this-that is
nothing more than pout
'I'll go on with the mind reading if
you like. come back here and de-
vote myself to Il girl who doesn't care
how devoted | am to another girl at
the same time, and
Il didn't say that r. She stopped
short.
Your
"How ridiculous
"The scene changes" he went on