Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
Nan Z 2 E@peTlWeHf. 6 cEGHY ALLEN Copyrighted tes ey Asaaeiated
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 ..fhe foundations of our soeiai sys- lem are rotten 10 tbe eore!s announced Nan. leaning forward Tn the great wIeker chair 10 watch the progress of he llule Italian across tbe yelYety lawn
 Her brother Bob sank even more deeply in hIs own cushioned chair and studied the smoke curling upward from the til of his very good cigar.
 Il told Uucie Henry this would be the inevitable result or sending you to western ee--d college The sociai system here k quite good enough for me
 Nan's broad forehead was puckered in thoughtful frewn.
 Now. take that young Italian fore. man of yours. for fnstancei What pUts him in A different class from your The fact that his father had not enoush money 10 feed his big family
 
 for the good of his two children
 "I:eails.s remarked Boh. with eyes aaBelHg. Fl never noticed any com. hlaiais from you about superduity of cash.
 Give that man fifth avenue Tai. Tor. valet and motor cur and he wouIa p8ss muster in our set shoulder fe shafsaer aiih you
 'i dpnt know aboui that" pursued Bob ~lle ulsht eat Nlfh his knife"
 .'Noi after h. had Bseu told fl was sreag." sal1 Nan. with conviction aSrpgose he were wearing corduroy fer s4oetH.f iuztead of digging exca 4aeIsas as8paze he were wearing salit -lrere6 nil I teHuls court of tle Inks iaslea5 of ii {our employ He would te 4 gentleman. one of yonf e4gai lie would iaos n0t n Hhit aaeIrut lr4n8 wiai he dees todag bet ee eolEd aeeep lHm soFiaify Wherr fadlF we tFeald HHa 8s OUT Inferior
 Ezb e8si H8tzel elaAees II # cor. acf ia tfe p4rh rnaf where two hrds Uefr bHstly hniaa1s test among the ihes And tais is he modern Wo Haa t'e efseet of fhe higher einca= iioa.s he murmured
 + might haec been The birds eooing and ouHleuded, ef II might have just 1 been the loXe of mischief which some men never onterow even when like 1 Robert nnrHton they can count iron lTn4 haifs hy fbe score above eneh femrle Al any rate. he sat up very suddenly and deferminediy and regafd- ed IfIs sister alifIe seriously Have yon the epnrag ge nt your con slegIans} Afe you willing to put your theory te t6p tesff Wii Yon let me lB1Ise a4e foreman sere as Ell equaf preE lflest ef g6uFsg that 1 secure tht dlH#latA lIfth seaAaa tailoring. the .maH aa1 tHe m1oees
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 ND lIHe fHe She present and inz slst fh# aaY oHs va afiaeks aae sa et4 at tsteH aj-#=is, eHe3e Hi EaffgaHess Nhea she has line anInffenlty ! vii MHtfe my faIetan here as Il guest ! Nlli agHee th9t hr peenefs eHeliea For li Hart dt Vaail aat he fair te | turu htm iH1se ou our nHsHsHee guests aitheHt Seme tfaHHs4, and theA Will wasef you ! diamofd sruburs. against a ef8chsIei tle tbat yuu ask uie te pal htn out nf the house hcfofe the week ls Hn
 N1ns glHaee travelled oaee more across the e>R8Hse et green lawn 1 Tho llthc figure If the Italian was Just disappearing hehind elun1p ai. shrubbers Well iu appearance .at least. he coall do the house Of Darn i ton uo disgretif Anyhow. why should q elrl who WIS pauuing settlement work fer the fall shrink at the thought ef having ane seases in her home eas a few daysF Shr would have to live amang them In the fali
 "NcHsH lnauifei Bob. watching her lovely ehanseahte expression with ap l preaiatiNe eyes
 %let hm ean4e3" she answered. Wlth ] assHmea Heaeb8laaee and tMe WIS na aeuvine f something ef pt asure thai she was to meet agfin thc glan-e ot the ttnlien's Wondloas braVu eyes stan Hs on lAe laMer Step of the | roeeh he had laubed q vrrilahle yeuus 1 god @0uiY y0a are net ta tel hm that tine i.ea tbe theory Is mine l Se did NfneeuGn fauiozai ioiu the in ncrmezt circle ef the social se, gfaeed 1 hy the parnlons came also . raktSh ,eilew ra .er of foreign make. man Nerscd In ali the mysteries ef the tai loslus world. and wardrobe witch was credit at least to Rob Darnious generosity
 On ele point NMeen4e stood tirn | He must De permitted to leave the l house ever, marning in time to join bis workmea who were building the marselen lfallan garden at the lower | end of tue estate II the far ehate- 1 hmc ofteu shared his early breakfast. ] Ter zeal as sociological student was to her eommaaa
 RlTing few times when Nincenze srihpci the wreng table utensll in his ! fork he did very weli al table. and there was no neel " dread on the part ,f his hostess when the elaborate week end dinner was sehedulcd
 II is marvellous N hat initiative crea- iatas We aIl arr" she observed men. tally oae mornias She had ordered the carly hreakfa>t served on the side porch sud The scent ot honeySncsle waS atl ever
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