The bee., 1916-05-02

SouAu hOb WIN a SAhSiS biHhNN AANlh my
beauty.
7"How do you know you didn'tT ask
ed Kate.
"How do 1 know? Why, she kept
her eyes on her work all the while"
"Humphl / once sat in a window
and kept my eyes fixed on a young
man in a window opposite without his
knowing it."
How did you do itY'
''By a mirror"
"You don't mean it! Is that the
way girls dor
when they want to-"
IL don't believe this girl wants to-"
'T'n 60 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, than 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"
'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 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 l
supposed, to think that 1 had sent
the gift, so 1 acted on Hates advice.
The next morning, armed with maya
zines and newspapers, took my seat
on the bench. In a vase on a 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" |
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 go
out to the bench and have a look at
them. When she returned she said:
"Dick, you're a fool"
"Why do you say that?" l 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 1 not
noticed that?
"What shall do next?" asked.
"Well, you might write a 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
taRce."
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"
"She's not so nice but that she win |
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 1 writer
"The words May l callY"
Good graciousl Without an intro
ductionT"
Leave that to her. However, you
had better write your name and ad-
dress"
wrote the message in charcoal and |
held it up with my back to the win
dow. By this time l had learned some
points myself and held pocket mirror
so that / could see the window. Before
long l saw the girl leveling a pair Of
opera glasses at me.
With my tiny mirror, not more than
an inch in diameter, could see her
to decipher my message. To
my delight It took her some time to
do so.
'Its all right" said to Kate when
got home, and l told her what had
occurred, adding that l should take my
field glasses with me the next day to
read the answer.
'YouIl not get an answer in that
wayT said Kate.
"Why nOtP'
Because 1t wouldn't be ladylike"
"HOw viii get it?'
81 don't know"
A few days later girl told Kate that
a friend Of hers wished to know her.
Kate assented to an introduction. The
girl who wished TO make the acquaint-
ance was the girl at the window.
"Eureka!" | cried, dancing around
the room. "And she asked you to bring
me TO call on herr
"She did no such thing. She was not
so bold. / asked her TO come and see
me. When she does the rest win be
easy"
The rest was as easy as falling on
q creased log.