The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Dead Easy
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN

park. I used to walk in the park q
good deal and when the weather ad-
nitted often sat reading on bench
located near the park wall. A row Of
houses backed up against the other
side Of the wall, and one morning I
saw a pretty girl sitting at second
story window doing some fancy work.
The situation suggested Irritation;
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 I had
remained on the bench so long that
felt to remain longer would seem as If
were watching her I withdrew.
was telling my sister Kate about
my observation and regretting that
could not win single glance from my
beauty. h
"How do you know you didn't?" ask
ed Kate.
"How do I know? Why, she kept
her eyes on her work all the while"
"Humph! I once sat in window
and kept my eyes fixed on young
man in window opposite without his
knowing it."
"How did you do itT'
"By mirror"
"You don't. mean 1t! Is that the
way girls do?"
"When they want to-"
II don't believe this girl wants to-" =
"I'n go with you some time, and If
can get a look at her I'll let you
know whether her Indifference is as.
sumed or not.''
Kate went with me, and luckily the
girl was sitting at the window. The
latter did not scruple to look down
upon us quite frequently.
"She seems to be more interested in
you," said, ethan she Is in me-"
"No; 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"
1.-THE dickens you say! You must
come here with me every day."
Indeed. will not II you haven't
the courage to manage the affair your
self you'll have to let it drop" -
"What shall do next?"
Kate thought moment, then told
me to send a box Of cut flowers anony-
mously.
I had sufficient courage for that, for
the girl would have no reason, so I
supposed, to think that had sent
the gift, so acted on Kate's advice.
The next morning, armed with maya
zines and newspapers, I 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 at the window, but she did not.
and went home.
"Nothing gained by the flowers" 1
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. sH
"She has put the flowers in the only
place in the room where they could
be seen from the bench"
was delighted. Why had not
noticed that?
"What shall l do next" asked.
"Well, you might write message
and hold it SO that she can read it
without appearing to mean it for her."
'She couldn't read letters less than
two or three inches high at that dis
tance."
''Aiake them as large as you like.
But she can use glass"
"You don't mean that this girl would
descend to that with man she has
never met?'
''She's 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"
II see. What message shall writer
''The words May call?'"
"Good gracious! Without an intro
duction?"
leave that to her. However, you
had better write your name and ad-
dress"
Iwrote the message in charcoal and
held it up with my back to the win
dow. By this time had learned some
points myself and held q pocket mirror
so that could see the window. Before
long l saw the girl leveling q pair Of
opera glasses at me.
With my tiny mirror, not more than
an inch in diameter, I could see her
straining to decipher my message. To
my delight 1t took her some time to
do so.
"It's all right" said to Kate when
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 set an answer in that
way?" said Kate
why noty
"Becauseeit wouldn't be ladylike."
"How~will get it?'
II don't know.
A few days later girl told Kate that