The Washburn leader., 1913-06-27
A GIRL IN A
WINDOW
She Could See. but Not
Be Seen s

By ELLEN D. MORTON

By ELLEN D. MORTON
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Norman Kirkland spent the two
weeks-in other words. the one TWEEN
ty-sixth part Of the year. which en-
ployers consider sufficient proportion
between work and play for their en-
ployees-at the seashore Older per-
sons. who have been hard worked for
long period. desire rest The young
dread such spending of a vacation.
Kirkland was twenty years old and
devoted to boating He owned a wher-
~ that looked like a thin grasshop.
per. the outrigging and oars standing
for the wings and legs. It was his
pleasurable anticipation to pull him.
self about in this topply affair instead
Of forcing some other animal or some
machine to do the work, as man dou-
BILE his age would be inclined to do.
At Ocean Beach. where Kirkland
spent his vacation. there were inlets.
and when the wind was OF shore and
the water still he did not hesitate to
60 outside. Besides hotels. there were
cottages all along the shore. and in
them lurked danger for 6ne looking.
muscular young men from pretty
young girls.
IN one Of these cottages on q point
Of land made BY an inlet and the
ocean d:welt onssQf these4 4dapoarE. M1ae
Edith Birney. She was Of dangerous
age -eighteen-a dangerous disposition.
and about her was a dangerous At
mosphere. Onesmoyning from behind
curtains she saw stalwart young fel-
low in light boating apparel. display
ing dne biceps. pulling past her sum-
mer house out into the ocean. Taking
a marine glass. she brought it to bear
on the boatman and saw that he was
comely. Watching him. she saw him
row to where light swell was rolling.
and he looked very attractive out
there, rocked in the cradle Of the
Deep
Kirkland sported on the surface Of
the water for an hour: then slowly and
gracefully his sweeps brought him back
into the inlet.
on. Among nations some use enormous
guns. some are inventing aeroplanes
from which to drop bombs on their
enemies. while others oil their harbors
with mines to destroy ships. Now.
there ia also a warfare In love. and
Kirkland. though unconscious OF dam
ger. was about to run upon petard that
might hoist him clean out OF his bache-
lorhood and drop him into the slough
Of matrimony. \
He was pulling along lazily when
something drifted BY him that at
tracted his attention. It was bottle
about whose neck was tied u bright
red ribbon doubtless to catch the eye
-and that 1t had been placed there by
a woman was evident from the fact
that It had been tied in a bowknot.
Kirkland backed water. took up the
bottle and saw that It was tightly cork
ed. with a bit Of white paper inside
Taking out the cork. he managed with
the aid Of a lshhook to extract the
paper. On one side was written. I'VE
are lost" It would perhaps have been
more to the point if the words had
been. "You are lost" On the other
side were two letters. d. B.. and
strand Of very fair hair. almost white
hair. was folded in smaller bit OF
paper within the larger one.
When Kirkland read the words We
are iost. he AZ once concmded that he
~ spicksd sA1s4 from
shf that ah9ds gone down. when
he noticed the initials and saw the
strand Of 6ne hair he was puzzled
The hair was undoubtedly that Of
woman. and Z woman about to 60
down to the bottom Of the ocean b
not likely to put her initials on paper
with 4 lock Of her hair. She would be
more likely to write her fun name.
with farewell message to loved ones
far away. i. ..s58 Fl
While Kirkland sat II the boat try-
Ing to decipher this message from the
sea a pair Of eyes behind a dom
BILE barreled gun Of aluminium and
glass. protected By an embankment OF
lace curtains. were aimed straight; at !!
him. Unconscious Of any lurking enc
my. he was; right II the line Of IRE. 4
The girl behind the gun seemed to take
an inexpressible delight IN his APP
parent surprise. and when he carefully
folded the paper about the lock Of hair
and slipped It into bis canvas shoe -he
had no pocket t-her face broke into Q
smile Of triumph. Then. the young man
pulled away toward hin boat house