The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-01-26

the planter see Il lace AT tue WINDOW.
If his declaration had been seen 1t
had not met with any response.
Atwater argued In this wise: Ii she
has seen the flower words and Is
person of ideality, refinement and
kindness she will make reply even
watched. Weeks passed. and neither
the heavens, the air nor the earth gave
a sign. Atwater's ideality was giving
way before the impotence of love, and
he was about to try some more COM
monplace method Then one morning
when the air was clear and the sun
was shining on the garden opposite he
fancied he saw In new growth just
appearing above the soil that which
might be letters, but since 1t came up
unevenly he could not be sure at so
great distance. In another moment
he had a pair of glasses leveled at the
flower bed. The only growth that
looked like letters spelled NO"
Atwater was momentarily discour-
aged. But it was evident that there
was more coming up which might
change what appeared to be refusal.
Again the impatienee of love impelled
him to push for an immediate response,
but his ideality again triumphed. He
concluded to wait. Realizing how he
should suffer watching for response
to his message to grow out of the
ground. he absentcd himself for sea-
son. He returned late at night, and
the next morning, to his satisfaction,
he saw plainly letters in the adjoining
garden to read. II Know You Not"
1t is high time that we should have
view of what Is transporting In this
garden wall.
Miss Edith MaeGreger was looking
out of her window one morning when
she saw a young man leave the next
house and saunter down the street.
1t was enough for her that he was
nice looking and that he lived next
door. Unlike Atwatcr, whose mus
ings on first seeing her were what she
might be. she mused ON something to
happen and, womanlike, at once de-
eided to place herself on the vantage
ground of invisibility-that Is. she
would not be seen when within doors
ana she would appear UNCONSCIOUS OIL
the faet that nice looking young man
lived next door.
Wmle Atwater was assuming thit
she did not consider him worth look
Ing at she was constantly observing
him from dark room that she hau
fitted up Tor that especial purpose
Nevertheless when ut WINDOW sue
took care not to look into the adJoin-
Ing place and never appeared at All
except when becomingly dressed.
And so II was that MISS MaeGregor
was perfectly aware that Mr.. Atwater
admired her before lie supposed sne
was aware of his existence, ana she
knew he had been pierced by one OF
Gupid's arrows before he knew II MIN
self She had concluded to have
garden that they might have an ex-
| cuse to meet with only hedge DC
tween them, and when he planted
seeds to spell i Love You she nau
seen the letters traced out IN the SOL
Moreover, she nad pufposeiy piahleu
in her response the letters no III
tnin SOIL III oraer thut ihes iiisnt bio"
up before the others 10 give hcr lover
a temporary disappointment.
MISS MacGregor kne" very wen .n',
Mr.. Atwater was man Oh an iue"l
nature both from ms lace winch she
had carefully studied WIN e'ass' anu
from MS hethod Oh iihh'hs 'oNe' ono
did not therefore propose 10 oesioy
any Illusions he might nave. ohc
knew very wen tiiat no man III io'e
VIII be long saiislieu WIN coi'iiiunic"-
lions That must take ,he 'i'he neees,
sary to grow out OF the eroonu anu
awaited her lovers next move oo
when she received no'e pess'ns pei.
mission to begin Correspondence vi
paper she replled ina. !. Wouau NC
pity to descend from peau'ilui an"
natural letters 10 arilhciai ohes ''i"ue
with combination OF cheinicais'
10 THIS MI h,W",er rep',eo .nr',
while the Hover WORDS were pe"u,,iu'
and not usual, they were very SLOW,
And he IN de request 10 DC '''o"e"
10 call
Miss MacGregor delayed TO reply 10
this note. but a day OF TWO later APP
peared in becoming morning cos.
tune In her garden with small
watering pot. Atwater saw her anu
los, no .iin'' II, t'."e ~ ,,,'. IA, ,,,o,