Putnam patriot., 1908-12-04
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 kA 2 1Ag. By MARTHA K.cDLLocI-
 WILL MS.
Copyrighted. i8 by Associated
 Literary lHtss

LIsabeth el6ubad infa 5he rauaboat and seut aieg 6snn tt3e rad "A clip ping pace. There was certain ike uess hel sf tae eari aai tine mare. Both showed bise ha3 were hand some Ia unusual fashion Lisabefh was saaHis1l sIaHd 9GA hef lae4 Ras xlvil ae eg aafa#n fsfFeF. fhas Megs copper ed eaat and aszeff 1uane atsd tais hfsaa as her beaa4iaa.F taf9 the picture
 "t doaf zee Vhr msanF aud the colonel ae9 af1 pai sagezhef IIs#. beth cauHlz iurd fe= NsE ~bea lh.7 were safa la the big raad Meg was her f foHhdauf hei nearczt eoin rade
 eIf only they ever did agree ! might gIre nll 10 tbc [" ilsatefb went on plainnfely. Since tts5 w8n.t l have fo stand up for my awn way. Tfey'd i hate each other forever fl they thought l was partial"
 The bls road swept fn T long curve halfway round the plantation. Liza. beth caught fiifapse8 of the white house. with falt red chiuHeYs, nestiing among the trees, al along throughout the first mile
 seseaal lines sae sIai.ad if tie hofisr: uIiee ghe sHaes. her fisi sHsiag. Hilh q ffown. s0f. yau look foed. hut bnt you'.e lnsl Lie same ns fl prison. 1 can't do any yfiiitg { want te do be. cnuee I'm gaidg some day to be ni.l- fress of Willow Wand l,nt that isn't the YeFy wofst uu#t marry some. body fl fa be master there # ever fhey nf saeh Farigen. s8n=E d. hi W4B1i won't. I.A raa awaf wifl 2 drummer man or eren= a EfpHf =lf lise hla
 IIafetH wHs nineteen. vitIl h her finger tip as eHig ehiia aud tmtb l.. say faiher tsdls sb. iiea.
 "1 heY light so Meg Lisaheth ran on. more tl#a eeef PtiiHiRe=tmy mamHf and fife eoipne1 ile gets up nrat By bfeHefaat fime hr has houghI Of brand new reason Nhy ought to marry lhnt kinfoss thlug." Type tan never express the curl here Of Llaa. betha lips And he fires t at innm- my Rs she gives him his coffee mud spoils her appetite always and makes her cry sometimes Hnt she gets etcn. Long before dinners rendy shes ready with something good and better Ill Hump billiard. Oh, Lord. Fancy l.y- ing with body named Iiumpl hear myself saying. 1Iumpy, dear or My Humpy sugar iumpN have my opin- Ion of folks who would 20 and nhfne Il boy child Humphreys don't cure if the name has been in the family forty thousand years"
 She fell silent fl little while The road rau oH down I.ePt's hill. which was more lhan half mass of clay bedded fdnad hoWldess cue could drive over | safe enough f ealy ena knew how also 1T oneis harse wefe eleaH faeied aHd true taiias
 Evidently r4ssente Ind esaixed rou1nz up il 0bp aesed all ihear thin=s ltaifeHs 4e#H ihr lfit Qa9n a aMaH fsfeilf heRh thsre @a4 "a overturned Enes5 NiHh i maa haif iI llHe. haff keH ttslae if easfing rue fu glaHses- aileraalal4 # tlfe selfie fe and the horse. whnse head harels shaved aHoee lbe d,ftbs If Il roadside gully
 4hn harsr wtl kered apfeaifHFiv To Mee. Nhu mEWerod Wtih ibe leaat fant Whiunx Ilsaheth stepped eena= site ihe sfnnrer Ieaned il lAtle tez ward him aaylna in her father'4 most jaaielal tene Il III, 6an.t yun pick yourself np after your smlI9'
 "tertninty 1 oan I'm doing this all for lark. uf course" the strAa CT re. tonfea. pointing te his forehead. bleeding from long rnSh. thoa en to foot lying helpless lu front ef hm A smaliish brass bound trunk n little beyond eNplalned his plight In the spill lt had somehow fallen upon his ankle. hreaklng n hone. II was a sample trunk. iiSaheth decided in. stantis. Therefore the stranger was a drummer.
 II served him rilht fer tfe Ing Ia ge erass country without a driver and with only single horse. bul that was no more than tieetiu4 thought Sue was eigeling sa t,stde as she thought what the colonel would saa to him
 The colonel hated the whole raec of drummer. albeit he admitted they had thelr uses. Notwithstanding he would not refuse snecer to fhts special drummer iisaheth ehuekied inlN as she got eut and approached bim. say Ing; "im rcal surry Neu.re hurt. Al drst ] thought you were ohlA
 "pruuk." the stranger supplemented as she passed. eelering desply She eodded "But I'll spare you apologies instead I'm going te take you home with me" she said
 sure I'll gos' the stranger asked, Iisaheth gave hlm severe glance as you want to Just tell me who you are. who you travel for and where youre going. and can send word to them right away. The iiigieys down wonder" pointing dewn the hili, have two telephones"
 Thank you. but I'd rather ID with YOU. My name k Maeiise. As for the rest. Il doesn't matter" the stran' ger said. trying to rise and failing back. white to the lips l.isabeth caught hts arm. saving severely
 Re stili. you. while l halloa up Haee and Bllly the liisley boys. you know to make hee saddle and tote you to
 
 piunder"
 .I see" Maclise saId, his eyes dane ing Tn spite of his pain. Don't you think you'd better let me ga hom' with themY always dld Ike to rid,