The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-06-26


him to the girl concerning whom this
sentiment existed
He INQUIRED who she was and was
told that she was Miss Birney-N Miss
Edith Birney. But this did not con-
vey any information TO him, as 1t might
have done had he not been stupidity
blind They say love Is blind That
must refer TO the man.
He found the introducer and was re-
ceived by the girl with reserve. He
danced with her once; then she sug-
gested that. the air in the room being
close. she would like a few minutes on
the ycranda. Standing there looking
down on the narrow water leading out
into the ocean on which he had been
rowing that day, Kirkland was remind
ed of his find and spoke Of it to his
companion.
How sad" she said feelingly. do
you suppose all on board went down?"
81 am not certain whether it was a
shipwrecL or one of those messages
that persons are always throwing into
the water to make fools of the find
ers"
Have you heard of any ship being
lost?' she asked.
NO; haven't And don't believe
the bottle was thrown from sinking
ship at all. If so the name of the YES
sci would have been given. 1t more
likely was tossed off from some yacht
or other craft. | think it must have
been some fool girl did it, for it ccu-
tanned a lock of hair"
The young lady WINGED at this, but
did not betray herself.
Are you cottager." asked Kirt-
land, cor do you stop at hotel?"
"A cottager. That's our cottage over
there where the inlet joins the ocean"
Indeed often pull by there on my
way outside
"Do you:"
YES; usually when it's calm on the
ocean. Il think will be able to go
out tomorrow morning.
'If happen to be about and see you
I'll wave to you"
Then they went inside and danced
together. and somehow no one attempt.
ed to take the girl away from hirt-
to get away from the girl. He kept
looking at her light hair. tinged with
yellow, and thinking of its counter
part in his pocket. and the more he
thought about it the more q peculiar
feeling grew within him that he did
not seek to analyZe, but found very
pleasant When the two separated
the spider had got the fly inside the
outer web. and the next move would
be to ask him to walk into her parlor.
This second part came the next day.
Kirkland pulled by the house out to
sea, but looked ia vain for the girl who
lived there However. when he pulled
back she was down at the private land
ing. pretending to engage herself with
the boats. Kirkland pulled in to the
landing. The girl looked surprised, but
pleased. and invited him to the house
for a glass of wine and a biscuit
Kirkland. being in boating costume.
declined the invitation. whereupon the
young lady suggested that the refresh
mentS could he served In the summer
house At this De accepted. and the
two walked mp to the place in question.
He found very dainty and at the
same time comfortable stopping place
There were easy wicker chairs, a ia
bic with books and magazines in 1t
and n hammock. If "the fly" had re-
allied how he was being entangled
doubtless the words Of the rime would
have occurred to him
It's the prettiest little parlor that ever
you did spy.
1t is useless to follow this spider and
fly process any further The main
work had been done, the fly being in
the parlor And it is to be supposed
that the girl who had the ingenuity to
get him there would have no difficulty
in keeping him The rest required
time, but it was dead easy. Kirkland
went back to business not knowing
whether he was on his heels or his
head, He had proposed to Miss Birney
and was told that she must have some
time to consider. She took time
enough TO drive him to the border of
despair, but not over it.
One day soon after their marriage
Mrs Kirkland fshed a lotk of very
light hair out Of her husbands pocket.
"What's this. dear" she asked, with
a touch Of reproach in her voice and in
her beautiful eyes,
'That?' he said medltatively. "Oh,
| remember. That's the lock of hair
took out OF that bottle picked mp that
some silly girl probably threw from n
boat ont Mt sen to make a guy of some
fellow kept it because it was very
like your hair"
How sweet of yOn"
She kissed him. but did not tell hin,
who was tie silly girl or the fellow OF
whom she made n guy.
And yet u Young man is considered
to he eXpa aOing into one of the lords
OF creation and n Young girl Is consid.
cred bidding innocent.