The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-29

with the hedge between us7 Yet ell she had ,o do was to turn thebstream I-oyer it with good chance toihit me. How unconscious she looks-the very picture oil inBocemel But you never can tell what Il girl is going 10 do. She was either very careless or she has the irnpisifness of satan in her At any rate. she has ipset my plan and reIegated spick and span suit to the laundry
 So ended MT. Tremaine's first st tempt to make Miss Thorne's acauaint- ance. The next time be saw her was at her window putting on a hat with snormous white plumes in it evidently preparing to 20 out Desiring 10 ex anime her ccuntenauce face to face. he ran downstairs. waited in the hall till through q side window he saw her leave her house. then he opened the door and reached the gate just as she passed IL Shc turned upon him mo mentary indifferent glance and pur sued her way without showing the slightest concern Leonard wondered If that were the first time she had ever seen him.
 Miss Thorue drove an automobile. played tennis there wns tennis court in the rpar of her residence-and was quite expert at golf One morn ing Mir Tremaine SEW her go out in her automobile It was mining. Hnd the streets were mnddy Leonard took an umbuslia aud started down the street to make some purchases Miss Thorne's auto was white one. and. looking ahead. he saw it coming. Thinking that by making crossing he would meet it's driver. he started from the curb and stood waiting for her to pa,'s in front of him She did SO. guiding her auto So uear him as to send muddy water from her autos wheels all over him.
 By Jove." he exclaimed. "she did that on purpose, And now know she turned the hose on me on purpose too. I'll make her pay for this"
 He finished the crossing and stood swabbing the mud of his face, his hands. his clothes. with hIs handker. chief till it was dIrt'er than the rest. Then be turned and went home Co get into another suit on the whole. bis efforts to make he acquaintance of his next door neighbor were not at tended with success. He made up hts mind that since bis fair enemy could not be reduced by an attack In the open he must work from behind de lenses
 Had Leonard not understood the idiosyucrasies of the opposite ser he would have abandoned his efforts either in q. hun or ip despair. As t was. he prepared to lombard the lady's heart as well as her person. He would not pour water or mud upon her He had a scheme worth two of that. He hunted the town for a toy mortar to send out ammunition by means of a spring. Not finding anything large enough to suit bis purpose. he had one made After fixing 1t once he could pull back the spring till 1t was caught in notch. drop in new ammunition and fire 1t again. Having seen that it was good, he brought 1t home and pre- pared for action.
 From Mir. Tremaine's window he could look down on to the Thornes rear porch. the latter fronting eastward Miss Thoriie was accustomed 10 come out on to the porch about o'clock in the afternoon. Sometimes she walked in the garden: sometimes she sat on the porch reading. Early one after noon Mir Tremaine gathered bis am intuition In his room and. planting his mortar at his window. awaited his enemy's coming At the usual time she appeared. strolIed for awhile over the rear grounds. then, returning to the porch, sank in S cushioned wicker chair. took a book from table beside her and begnn to read
 Tremalne. who had his weapon charged and sighted, let loose the spring. He had practiced after night. fall aud got the range. Suddenly Miss Tremaine found herself deluged with pansies. She had not recovered from her surprise before another charge reached her. this time lilies of the val. | ley She glanced up at Tremalne's window lust in time to see couple of dozen fnchsias leave 1t and descend upon her. Then her fair face broke into a smile. The last and more ef, fective charge consisted of roses. Then Leonard put hts head ont of the win dow and. smile for smile. addressed his enemy:
 Pardon me, but 1 thought would | like to make your acquaintance"
 "very happy. assure you. Won't you come dlownr'
 "Delighted."
 Ia a few minutes Mir. Tremaine was seated beside his new friend. chatting with her as familiarly ss If he had known her for years. He told be that he knew the first wetting she had given him was intentional. For awhile she denied 1t, but since he was disposed to take 1t good naturediy she finally confessed. adding that she turn cd the stream over the hedge at ran. dom and happened to strike him. She seemed to regret spat,ering mud on