He was in no haste to look into the Daily Mail; his disappointments of the previous days had been too keen.

At last, while he was shaving, he summoned Walters, the caretaker of the building, and sent him out to procure a certain morning paper.
Walters came back bearing rich treasure, for in the Agony Column of that day West, his face white with lather, read joyously: STRAWBERRY MAN: Only the grapefruit lady's kind heart and her great fondness for mystery and romance move her to answer.

The strawberry-mad one may write one letter a day for seven days--to prove that he is an interesting person, worth knowing.

Then--we shall see.

Address: M.A.
L., care Sadie Haight, Carlton Hotel.
All day West walked on air, but with the evening came the problem of those letters, on which depended, he felt, his entire future happiness.
Returning from dinner, he sat down at his desk near the windows that looked out on his wonderful courtyard.