Putnam patriot., 1908-08-07
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eresis 0f tbe southern mountain. do not speak Of engagements
 II k taken for granted tbaf when young teller -hangs around tue cabin Of a moHBfalneer possessing marriages bIe daughter be has matri- mony in view. and when the nearest neigllsorz are eallsd in 10 see the couple jump the broomsfick or stand up before trayeiing preacher 10 De made one there k no surprise and It. tie comment
 The father Of Linda Breen had no questions to ask of Tom saiters He had known bis father for years Tom had as yet no questions to ask of Lin da's sire Neither Linda nor her moth CT had referred to the subject Many times when Joe I;fren and the young man were oat hunting squirrels or walking to fiie fiiiag. together Tom ~enl1 sua.lenlY saY without preface
 '.Heekeu me'n Linda better git hitched
 And tiie father of Linda would throw awag fie of1 qnid, bile on another and aftsr c:IrNias nway Tor couple ef minutes would repiy.
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 That evening fhe father would have feW 0ofIs to say to Inc mother In private. ahd al q latcr hour she would eaHaliE remark fo the daughter.
 Tom s1lter4 wants you. md reek oil tea'n he soiH. h q fea days
 Spppfeen tiHH.s out ef twenty the marliaee weul1 follow Thers wonid hp a neW squat of land taken ap IF #HN pais E.IfHia baiIf aud another feW e 0aub e4 pa making mountain bls fafg fgnf In tGls c5tae ng marriage fa'favea II WHs ai eb account of the afilsal af Ian s1itefs uarle freB eI.E e lh ii5r tqn 4Htis He SIS ii hu.iusss aeVp fhere and aaHied beip % h. lfi come fpf Tom
 l8m H4H Hp efifieatipH but he had nBtite #it fit Nus known 10 he Il sfishf smarts fauuR man he nnele talked of laoader field i chance fol education md rise in the werld I.in da must Wait Al thf end of I veal or two Tom could eame baek and marfy her and take her away
 And ID fhe twilight of summers evening 1eu nhd l tnda sal on T leg i'll ffnai 4f her lttber's cabin. Il spmee of a foot hetWeen them Both locked into vaeaneN. aift he told her of the plan
 lIe talted ia t iefky disjaintea way hnt she understood as vel as ' he had hson silver tangaie1 orator He had asked Tor her hana Ile meant ta mar " her fle had to thought ef dlsloy NfV he load seemed straight aud rlgLe fo hlnt and ht lid nat dream tl6ti iieft nas lutfe II hef heari as sHe IizseIH5
 Men 0iii pe3ef understand how faf f6aehas 0u@aes tuuifiap X The sfH. fsla4ea HaHz HaEdz aul gel ste sag maaftz md =Haufha Hz.d month akaa3 a{ fEsH
 Iao nH tH ee H#e= she fnHfizes feaehal ag# IRa hand as # Q ieaiu hjs'. iM sfeH t t9,e Wliiteat i5s tst iHs aifsUEEfit fie 1Ifi5u= Inn nr tlifee tlHes tAeee wsfr teaes h hee eges, heI ste toet c.ae th.a ht sheall uel see theln
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  lenee had hsted tai lnns minute
 sHeiter ea. 1 reckon was The replY
 What ather aasWef routl she have made T teasfed htrrfeotud fgn r8ai girl of n. maAaiaiftS. aud Yri =uanit her wen49n's pri,lc serk tn aeiaio him whrn be haa ttafased the sepauasa
 fhes sat together f9f i've mIunies longer, and then they s.parited she 0 enter the eabm aud >eek ifs darkest corner fe tet hee ttHes aoW aud he ta shake hands with her father and moth CT and hiA tllem gaadhs
 II Hay te saia ot the levers that both eoull "Mr{le T. scraw or tw and hnfh sea}a eHl a srrav=f or tvn, so serawls gassed hetmesn lhem 3ias ware Weeeiy at drst an1 then there were ton-6r Intervals lf iam did not write. Linda could naf arsWer IhaN oHe el4s tHtre etme q aeighh0f who had seeu Tom h person "a his new Hrid
 the sneaker dA Hot mean to wouHt or hrHise hut ht had seen new Tom S3llees oue Whe MS ua longer of those ou the mouugaius He had for geifen the erags and peaks Tor fhe streets ef the tawn
 When the man had departed Iiada's mother Nunted Ia laek her in the eyes Linda wanted to de the same bs her mother Instead ef se doing both turned their heads away. They said nothing of Tom
 What happened was all simple and natural Tom Salters had entered upon new life II offered number less attractions te the yonng man who had never travelled ten miles from the rahin in which he had been born. and was but natural that he should soon begin to tcrgef the old life and all that he had leti behind
 Ills scrnwis were iniited at longer Intervals and tnalis ceased altogether He came to almost ignore the few mountain men hc had known in other days They looked at hls new clothes. noted his speech and walk and went away shaking their heads In their opinion this was runs ilsleyalty to the mountains
 By and hs there came another mes senger to the cabia h the cove where Linda waited Asan there was no ie- sire to wound eF hrelse bnt simply to iupart news. Tom Salters was shin inS Gn" ta handsome yoans gifi d0ua taese ln tAe ta@n
 lie aaa lse1Ne almost 2 gentleman N mHsgss haw fSht suart Ae had heea lef0se ieaFlhs home he asA s0nssx feeasae flaa4 sseas8ee after hHs l