Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-15
A VERY YOUNG CASE.
.[Originial.lS

i II 4
Ssss [OriginaLl s3s8s$sssss
a young couple just out Of child
hood ID a garden, he sitting on ms
tic bench, she #lounging III d hammock
The flowers are In bloom, the air Isl
balmy, the sky a beautiful blue just
the surroundings for flirting. Flirting:
ls not q good Worss, specially iii the.
case Of a man, but there lis a distinc.i
ton between 1t and counting 1T is Al
lighter grade Of the same article, just
as claret differs from burgundy. s5s
u DO you know he said, ..that rye
had some success lately In mind read
Ing? 55:3a5!
NJ N 9. Whose mind have you been.
reading n, II ~
: 81: 6 Well, last evening was calling at
the Harrisons, and we all got to- talk
ing about mind reading. It was pro-
posed that we each In turn try what.
we could do. When It came my turn L
made some experiments with Edith p
he paused and looked at her quizzical-
w. by do you look surprised ~
$sT didn't know she had any mind to
read. s..s n. A.
& "'H'm! She's, very bright. ] told he1
lust what she was thinking about. : 5 81.
81 suppose It was something deep?"
oh, no! Nothing OF importance
Then 5ss azS5
hat was it, 5.sts
ri There was a battle of words. He
sstrove to avoid telling her, but even
tually yielded. "she was thinking Of
you \. BE =..s 81.
IA .And do you consider me nothing Of
Importance e &. So
- T meant meant didn't mean
What I intended Il. q. s-ls:. -
80 And was Edith thinking that / am
nothing Of Importance n, s s;s.1
"she didn't say any thing about
/ that. 5I sss5 ,.,s
5.s' "But Il yon were reading her mind
yon must have known what she thought
about me. z q AS. 81. s$ ,s.S
He scratched bis head, then stumbled
on NJ well, you see, 1t was like this: |
was thinking about you, and, your be
Ing on my mind, maybe 1t was cast
Of transference OF thought ss s,3
s sss;S!T This was placating. "A suspicion; Of
a pleased smile stole over her lips. She
didn't speak again for few minutes
and when she did her tone was mflder
10y hat We're you thinking about mel,
Oh / don't know. Suppose i try. tt
mind read you e 5s 4, All
Very well U.s.. .ssf .
BE rested his elbows on his knees
and his head on his hands, covering hif
eyes. Presently he said: NJ: "a
Somehow or other feel-I think
Lam Impressed with the presence Of &
tall younggman win a long neck ans
spindle legs. wears glasses ani
J has very good opinion Of himself
Hes Sam Collamore. You're thinking
about him q vs. y ss$
hats not q deseriptio of Mr.. Col
iam0re. And I wasn't thinking afou
him at all I was thinking about you,
III This was spoken with q BIT Of sharp
mess. s5 1
Il. % You mean that look Ake Sam 7,
% It's not very polite ii you to speal
80 Of q friend OF mine
You said Edith Harrison had ns
smind. 1. 3sst5
And she hasn't. But Mr.. Collamort
has. and he's fine young man. SO
therei Go on mind reading, but leave
ont Mr. Collamore. Z, # ..5; 81
He resumed his position. again, GOV
5ering his eyes. Il see myself myself
as you see me q person easily deceiv
ed-just the man. for a girl TO make 4
fool of Yon are thinking that yo-
will use me this summer, just as you
used Billy Perkins last summer and
Tom
lease drop the PERSONAL tiles. KS ]. III
. Ven that's al. Suppose You try II
on me
She placed her rshnd white hand
with taper fingers, over her eyes IN a
becoming fashion and said
on are not thinking of anybody
that II, any bod but yourself You
are thinking how when your vacation
comes you go up to the lakes and find
sa new girl who VIII be SHY enough Il
trust you implicitly
hath you be doing all that time n
Don't break the spell. I'm mind
reading. I'm telling yon what you're
~ Z, Z t,,y :, -, -,