The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-14
A VERY YOUNG CASE.
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The flowers are in bloom, the air is
balmy, the sky beautiful blue--just
the surroundings for flirting. Flirting
is not good word, especially In the
case of n man, but there is q dlstinc-
tlon between 1t and courting. 1t is a
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?"
mo. Whose mind have you been
readingT
| well, last evening I 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 quizzical-
| ly. why do you look surprised2"
! II didn't know she had any mind to
read"
HIN! She's very bright. told her
Just what she was thinking about"
II suppose It was something deepT
"Oh, no! Nothing Of Importance.
Then r.
What was it?"
There was 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
lmportanceT
I Il meant-I mean--I didn't mean
What intended
And was Edith thinking that I am
nothing of importanceY"
"she didn't say anything about
that"
But If 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, IL was like this: |
was thinking about you. and, your be-
ing on my mind. maybe 1t was a case
OF transference of thought"
This was placating. A suspicion OF
pleased smile stole over her lips. She
Ill Int speak again for a few minutes,
ana when she did her tone was mllder.
What were you thinking about me?"
"Oh, don't know. Suppose try to
mind read you?"
Very we'll"
lie rested his elbows on his knees
ana his head on his hands, covering his
eyes. Presently he said:
somehow or other | feel think
! all Impressed with the presence Of
tai young man with long neck and
tr!nlle legs He wears glasses and
L,S n very good opinion OF himself.
He's sam Collamore. You're thinking
aLpii him"
"'ilia:s not description of Mr.. Col
lah1sc And | wasn't thinking about
hi.i at all. was thinking about you"
This WIS spoken with bit Of sharp
M =.
do you mean that look like SamY
"l:n rot very polite In you TO speak
20 Cg a friend of mine"
'ion said Edith Harrison had no
mind"
"And she hasn't But Mr.. Collamore
has, and he's fine young man. So,
there Go on mind reading, but leave
our MI Collamore."
He resumed his position again, COW
erlng his eyes. II see mysef-myself
as you see me--a person easily decelv-
ed-just the man for a girl to make a
fool OF. You are thinking that you
will use me this summer Just rs you
used Billy Perkins last summer and
Tom
"Please drop the personalities"
well, that's all, Suppose you try II
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 go up to the lakes and find
u new girl who will he silly enough to
trust you implicitly
"Whatll you be doing all that time"
Don't break the spell. I'm mind
reading. I'm telling you what you're
thinking about. And you'll leave her,
come back here and devote yourself
to-
Edith HarrlsonW
This was bit of prod. A severe
expression came back TO her face.
DO you suppose that care how ne
voted you are to Edith HarrisonW
And she snapped her fingers vlciously. |
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 RELY to this-that Is, |
nothing more than pout
'I'll go on with the mind reading II |
you like. l come back here and de-
vote myself to girl who doesn't care
how devoted | am to another girl at
the same time, and"-
II didn't say that. r. She stopped
short.
"YouY
How ridlculousw
"The scene changes" he went on
presently. "I'm talking about what
you're thinking about, remember,
Finally II all comes out that | don't
care rap about any of these girls ex-
cept one, and she doesn't care rap
about me. Butt
(which one?"
He dascrihad tha pirI I'm tha ham |