Putnam patriot., 1908-04-24

From Miss Cslstfesa,lsa's uirmo-y. es e. e.aits as Sh' Lad never hsari froa ste recHeaui Roiprics nnili l.s. was bra.sglt rtidcly ta her rs,n,ifytiaa ty tee re- ceipt that morning os fasefrl letter ss it=s documcnt Mr Roierick Fftr- gt.rse advised her brieIy that owin. ta several uulE,isny circumstances. he NstS toJceVi to leave fnr the far west 1ad. being tightly supplied wish funds.
 ~eid be grateful lf sac could SfS1re
 Ser aeyeiel lover a lunlrel dollars
 .ar Ike tourney
 In vase s,.r found |. iuconvenleat b. aid had in his .ss ssou a dozen let teass Rhleh weala aei la,,S well if printed in the aeVsfape-s- In ease she i'd ind II eenveHieaf to make the losaa. wh.ch. Knowing Ter generous aa- tafe. her correspondent did not doubt. sae was hrs, Ia tie piece of white stimg GU the lefl post of the Rem WNcks front gate aS I signal 0f as. seiat. then o.sn the library window at ] o'clock on Friday night. when Mir FftzgesIge Tnakl enter. exchange her letters for the sun above mentioned aad bid her an eternal farewell If Miss Ghitteaiian played him false-of l which perish the thnught-a friend had copies Of said correspondence which l would immediately Le published. to. gether with the garhled details Of the former romauce. q candiiion ngdesira. ble for lady so widely known In the social world The letter ended with | the hope that Miss Chittendon was en- toying good health and spirits and that she might persuade herself to meet him on Friday. Us requested To say that Miss imogene was terri. fed would be putting il mildly. Her | resulting condition borderei upon complete collapse. mental and phys ieal.
 "Oh. Harriet. Harriet," she sobbcd. Whatever shall l do:'' My dear" returned her friend as she bathed the sufferers temples with cologne, it is perfectly simple. You need give yourself no uneasiness. Fa- ther will quietly put the matter ip the hands of the police. We will then tie the white string OF the gntepost. and when this wretch enters the library window he will find himself in the arms of our officers. and we will not only have the letters. but the man" Miss Reawyck's plan was based upon wisdom and sound common sense. yet to the frightened Miss mo. gene it was the worst possible thing to do She felt certain that if caught the man would put his threat into exc ention and expose the copies af her tetters to the eager gazc of society. T. prevent such a happening she would s8alf paS i've tines fhe satn demand sa Therefore she decided hys,eIieal.
 E that tIarriets rlaa was out If tie afFa lon.
 s9f Harriet. dear. she walled ..3aR dnni know how siilg my lo.,cgs we're. sH3 Isd go heogs3 apg hias in % ihen back ag#i#i. NhF. Iiie peI
 Maes called that creature gaaI gracious, Harfiet-fbex were positively nzs.s3
 What did yea eaa himfs asked Miss BeuWyek humefeeslx Interested il thiS phaSe f ihe romance.
 .. .Roddy Was one," con ressed thu tehusanfe with q vivid blush. .'ihei there were d whole Ie; Mafe like that and wefse-reallv dar
 ling Td rather not tell them even fo yen should tile ef shame if Mr. Nan der \ we or Lord efofland or any oHe knew.
 Miss Ienwyek smiled while tie in. discreet Juliet went on 1ying her hand. kerehief into had. wei ku6ts
 i've inst gpt h see him Harriet l kaew l shall he jusf scared to death hut ne matter wbat you say, I'll not ailaw vnu ta tell stasie solitary setfi. and fl I'm found dead on the library floor in The morning nobody win eafe anyway so tltere5.'
 The sufferers state naw became s9 alarming that her friend was forced to suggest another plan. It was against her better judgment but something had te l,e done at once. for otherwise Miss Imugene would never be in condition to aet the part of the bird in the play that evening.
 "Imos~ne- she said sternly. stop crying this instant md listen to me. 1 believe ron will do q very wrong thing in seeing NIT. Fitzgeorge in the middle of ilse night hut of course have no right i" interfere against your wishes I am older than you, and l fell you candidly l don't like it. Hew much money have you with youg"
 Fifty dollars. and I'll give him jew eiry enoneh ts make up The i1alapee.
 That wou'f be necessary. f1i lend yau whatever yon need and if you still insist upon seeing tl,e man l will ge down with yon."
 Tn an instant more two very shaky little arms were twined about Miss Renwyck's neck and sobby voice was pouring deIirious thanks into her ears
 When the fear of creeping down q flight of dark stairs alone was easei by tke thought of eompaniouship the sentimental young lady began To view the affair in an entirely different light It would be an adventure which aa pealel to her strongly There would be no earthly danger. she argued as each could be q protection to Ibe other. while If the worst came 10 fhe worst their screams would quickly suinfaon aid
 The more Miss lmogene thought of II the more excited she became declaring finally that she would gladly pay Sleo which somebody else had earned for her. by the way-Jnsf for the fun of the thing She feif now that she Lad exaggerated the possibility of danger. as the wretched. ds<gvaeeful man was