Putnam patriot., 1908-07-24
LamsonPride' By cLaRIssA MAckiE. Copyrighted ias oy hss0s.ated
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By eLARIssA MAcKm
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sesmDHr frovued aaYageiy Into the Gre aud rumpie1 his hair with impa ;lent fingers.
 .If yon wonld llsteH t9 reason. be. .an Fasiine lrsa-1euiatiye.y. but her fIance interrupted her
 -lseasOnt+ h snosfeei eoutemptaous- Iy There Is 10 such word as reason in Woinan's vocabulary"
 Miss I.anisnn arose from her seat an.I surveyed him with cool haufeur.
 eYou forget yourself. Mr Seymour Resember. please. that you have not now and never will have ihe right 10 ailrcSs me in that manner beg you will excuse me sir. Good night" She swept from the room while Seymour stared miseribiy after her.
 Five ten. fifiesn minutes passed. and Pauline dld not return. Then Seymour got nppn hls feet snd taking his hat and stick. left fhe house with sense of deep injury somewhat tempered by tlie know ledge that he was entirely in the wrong If Polly wanted the dining rom Oil tue south si1e Of ihp new iioass they were building. what mat tsrf
 Ills own wishes were fog A cool, shady dining ro9m ou the north side Of ihe .oase. willie He library occupied the sunny Apuihern exposure. where Pauline couiI have blooming plants in ths windows aud where he could See hef bright hrad bending over her sew ing when b.. looked up from bis work.
 What evil spirit had tempted him 10 argue tue question with hef and to at Hke au tmulHDerly brute7 Now there would hc uo home II al. He turned in nt lsis elab aHl speni the evening; Ih soli,9r5 wretehrlnt~s
 Afle iamsGn nude dignihed haste to hrr aWn faa3a where she locked tbe =aoe, aH caufided fo her pillow that f5Il seF@oHr Waa n sour. erass. ernb htf ait fbIHe and tIlat she eas glad taey would nefer te married tpon fhis refeefian she soabe1 more bitterly flaaH8. wheH the flrt of her lrief neet tfaru Ii d snl4sie:ed she he rd the el.sias et The feant doof and the rf i7o et familiar footsteps oh tbe pave mo- at dslas lUlo silence
 slie s4n ID enefeeilsally
 "Pauime lumson yau are n little fseI she salilpIHizcd 1T Bob wants the lihfaR on the south aide of the lieuse hat difference does II make to son3 lIr has lo Nerk h there most of thrs day whlc the dining room is only asea at mpaltImes. and II doesn't mat. fer where Il k Now there won't be any lihrnfy north or south. nor any dining rnon nor anything for l cannot so buck on my word \ Lamsen never does thHtt
 She sahftrd herself lnto I most un- phHsnnt sinnhef which aas broken hy frequent iameS Into wgkefnluess. md et iast T gfaX morning aaNuea Mud nil the mneHaes and afternoons gspae geay afier thaf. fef foh Seymour dat nat rsme fe sae fer pardon and neither ali i.Bali8e sead fbe ilitie mt which wml faa brought hlm repent. mi ta her faai
 II eaa srx'anHf nsids a,ainst Lam seu rfiae und = l.ese d#r. hlz Hasy maatte HiaHt hz'aenl seseaa hI4 wlaes ta le aHoHt etEef ana more profitable hHSihr.s
 
 T aame hy the new hoa~e today pauHe ard | is dcar Emile Haymana hslnrd herself 0 another booboH from the dish on ranIine's tea tahte pna nikhled uppfeeialiveN
 "YesT lauliue's eolee Nas faint. and therc was n hink flush In either check
 "Yes," mlmicKed Mlss RaymeHa pet ulautly Your indifference k well as suucd Polly dear brt''
 Emile @il rualFAe with sudden decision T nast tell ynnl haven't told anoiher seul that neh Seymour and nre nnt caing tn he martledF' Miss RnImond uttered q surprised shrirh
 rnly I.amson what do vou mean Why. was iafAlne wlfh Reh moi five minetes ago he was standing on the sieps uf .he pew hnnseaand from what he saids= She paused with em harrassmenl asa bn, lea herself with ihs. honhou ash
 sWhat did he SaY ?" ranllne's tone Was isily eeld
 @Whe naW, dear of eonrse l don't unaers,and anvihias about the matter. hat he salA when hintcd that would | Ike te rn over the house. Mrs Sey | aonr win have sbat pleasure in the spring and he smilel so naturally | that supposed" She looked ex | rressivels at her friend Ill k probably some one else-some other girl" smiled Pauline stittly "it might he," was The disceueertlng reply. "i dli see htm talking Ia Linda | Burton the other day. and inst as | passed them Linda was saving. I much prefer the library in green too dldntt think anything about it at the time hut-f.inda Is certainly attrse- tive
 Linda Is dear" gushed Pauline, pouring herself another cup of tea Well" remarked Emilie practically of course I'm surprised Ia hear that your enga cement Is broken. bu, l must say that Linda Burton can cer- minly make that house look like a dream She is an artist That Is SO" said Pauline soberly "I.inda's gowas are lovely After Emile Raymond had t,uttered away to another lea table and proha hly to other cOandences Pauline fed te her own room, where she spent a very quiet hear Then just as the dusk was failing she doane,i her wraps ant erept out ot the house aud along the avenue to that pleasant eross sees hereoa stood the house Of dis seuslea. ghe hease tha, bad been built Rlth IoXe as adyiSef sni aeeafsevt.