The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-17
A VERY YOUNG CASE.


hood in garden. he sitting on
rustic bench. she loungins In nam
mock, The flowers are ia bloom, the
sir is balmy, the sky a beautiful blue
Just the surroundings for flirting,
Flirting Is NOT good word, especial
ly in the case of man. but there is
distinction between 1t and counting.
II is a lighter grade OF the same ar
tiele. Just as claret differs from bur-
gundy.
no you know he said, that I've
had some success lately in mind
readiug?"
well last evening | 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
qui2zically. why do you look sur
prised?"
Il didn't know she had any mind
to read " ts.
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 +"
What was it?''
There was a battle OF words. He
stroye to avoid telling her, bur even
tualiy yielded. She was thinking OF
you.
And do you consider me nothing
of Importance
II mean--I meant didn't mean
What intended"
And was Edith thinking that am
nothing Of Importance"
She didn't say anything about
that"
But il you were reading her mind
you must have known what she
thought about me
He scratched his head. then STUN
hled on: Well, you see, it was like
this: was thinking about you, and,
your being on my mind, maybe 1t was
case OF transference of thought
This was placating. A suspicion of
pleased smile stole over her lips.
She didn't speak again for few min
utes, and when she did her tone was
| milder
What were you thinking about
| me?'
"Oh, | don't know. Suppose | try
to mind read your
Very we'll .
Presently he said:
Somehow or other | feel think
Il am impressed with the presence
of tall young man with long neci
/ and spindle legs. He wears glasse!
| and has very good opinion OF him
self He's Sam Collamore. You're
thinking about him"
That's not description of Mr.
Collamore And wasn't thinking
about him at all. l was thinking
about you.
This was spoken with a bit o
sharpness,
DO you mean that look lik
SAM"
IT'S not very polite in you to speal
so of friend of NINE
"You said Edith Harrison had n
mind"
And she hasn't. But Mr. Cola
more has. and he's fine young mar
So. there, Go on mind reading, bu
leave out Mr. Collamore."
He resumed his position agar
covering his eyes Il see myself
myself as you see me-a person cas-
lily deceived-just the man for a gil
to make fool of. You are thinkin
that you will use me this summe
Just as you used Billy Perkins la
summer and Tom
Please drop the personalities.
"Well, that's all. Suppose you tr
it on me"
She placed her round white han'
with taper fingers, over her eyes in
becoming fashion and said:
You are not thinking OF anybod
that Is, anybody but yourself. Yc
are thinking how when your vacatio
comes you go up to the ladies an
find a new girl who will be sill
enough to trust you implicitly"
"What'll you be doing all th
timer"
Don't break the spell. I'm mir
reading. I'm telling you what your
: thinking about. And you'l leave he
) come back here and devote yourse
to-"
! Edith Harrison 2"
''po YOU suppose that ] care nc