Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-09-01
Dead Easy
By DONALD CHAMBERLlN


located near the park wall, A row OF
houses backed UP against the other
side Of the wall, and one morning
saw pretty girl sitting at II second
story window doing some fancy work
The situation suggested hlrtatlon
but, though | kept my eye on the girl
without cessation, could not detect
from her actions that she was CON
scious Of my presence, When ! had
remained on the bench 30 long that |
felt to remain longer would seem as II
were watching her | withdrew,
| was telling my sister Kate about
my observation and regretting that !
could not win single glance from my
beauty
GLOW do you know you didn't ask
ed Kate,
GLOW do l know? Why, she kept
her eyes on her work all the while"
"Humph! | once sat In "A window
and kept my eyes fixed on young
man IN window opposite without his
knowing It,
GLOW did you do itY'
"By n mirror"
"You don't mean II! Is that tho
way girls doT'
"When they want TO-"
81 don't believe this girl wants to-
"T'n 20 with you some time and If
can get look at her I'll let you
know whether her Indifference IL as
sumcd or not"
Kate went with me, and luckily the
girl was sitting at the window, The
latter did not scruplc TO look down
upon us quite frequently.
"Shc seems to he more interested In
YOU" said "than she Is In me-
mo; she's interested In you. When
you were alone she would not appear
to notice you, Now that am here she
Is making up for lost time
"The dickens YOU say. You must
come here with me every day"
Indeed, | will not If you haven't
the courage to manage the affair your
self you'll have to let 1t drop
"What shah do next"
Kate thought a moment, then told
me to send box Of cut flowers anony-
mously.
had sufficient courage for that for
the girl would have no reason, SO |
supposed, to think that | had sent
the gift, so ! acted on Rates advice.
The next morning armed with maya
zines and newspapers, ! took my seat
on the bench. In vase on mantel
In the room occupied by my charmer
were the flowers. | waited for her to
appear Mt the window, but she did not,
and | went home
Nothing gained by the flowers |
said to Kate. They're on her mantel,
but she did not come to the window,
and fancy she has lover whom she
suspected Of having sent them
Kate laughed and said she would 60
out to the bench and have look at
them When she returned she said;
"Dick, you're fool"
"Why do you say that?' asked
hopefully,
"She has put the flowers in the only
place in the room where they could
be seen from the bench
| was delighted. Why had l not
noticed that?
"What shall do next" | asked.
well you might write n message
and hold 1t so that she can read 1t
without appearing to mean 1t for her"
"She couldn't read letters less than
two or three inches high at that dis
lance"
MAKE them as large as you like.
But she can use a glass
you don't mean that this girl would
descend to that with a man she has
never metz?
"Shes not so nice but that she will
do any spying that will not be found
out. OF course you must sit with your
back to her, else she can't see the mes.
sage"
81 see. What message shall | writer
1.-THE words May l CALI"
Good gracious! Without an intro
ductionW
Leave that to her. However, you
had better write your name and ad-
dress"
wrote the message in charcoal and
held 1t up with my back to the win
dow. BY this time had learned some
points myself and held pocket mirror
so that could see the window. Before
long saw the girl levelng a pair Of
opera glasses at me.
With my tiny mirror, not more than
an inch In diameter, could see her
straining to decipher my message. To
my delight it took her some time to
do so.
ITS all right" said to Kate when
l got home, and told her what had
occurred, adding that should take my
field glasses with me the next day to
read the answer.
you'll not get an answer In that
way?" said Kate.
"Why notT
Because 1t wouldn't be ladylike."
How will get itY'
II don't know"
few dayS later n girl fold KATE that