Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

eFss1sa- .ssS..etse daarfS. no matter what sort Of heroines the author nkes No0'li lose your pal wiih tho pahsish CTS if seu keep that sort of thsng up Better see doctor about R.~
 You'd better see aa eculIst yourself If your eyes are se dail 70 real lowell. ness" retortel Ned When you have finished your hseakfast iet me Know. and ri come aud get mine The lease here runs aat at the end If this mouth l guess won't renew my share. Mau- Ter Better Set saRe one else"
 Think III move. .eo." aSseat.i Maurer. T dout want to stay here with femaie freak like that lsviug across the way III stop at the office on the way oat ard tell them ,o lock for another tenant"
 He went out te q lonely breakfast. and when he had gone BeIlingten came cut to play with the eeld chops and the tukewarm eOffee He did not go to the drawing beard in spite of the splendid inspiration of the girl across the way
 He was tremendously fond of Mau- Ter. and this abrupt termination ef their friendship. coming as it had. un- settled him for work He could only puff ut his pipe and wonder what 1t would be like to set up housekeeping alone in a smaller apartment He would take an apartment in the same house to be near the girl. but he would need oniy one room,
 Maurer paid the larger share of the joint rental He was making more money and insisted that he would pay as much were he alene Ned had ap- preciatesi his Kindness. and when he did not look st the girl he reproached himself for his new ingratitude.
 But when he saw the little brown head and the delicate profile through the window opposite he told himself that an unseeing brute like Maurer did not deserve sympathy.
 The luncheon came up and was sent back untasted. and the afternoon shad- ows grew into dusk. and still Ned sat and smoked and thought
 The girl was gone new. but he could still fancy that she was there, and he was so absorbed with his thoughts that he did net hear the key turn in the lock. and not until Manrer burst shades on the electric globes did he ropse himself.
 Were both right. old man. shouted Manrer as he dragged Ned from his chair and forced him to participate in an imprnmptu war dance about the tiny parlor. ''rhe prcttiest girl in the world lives across the way. but your rrettiest girl Is not my rrettiest girl. thank heaven. There are tive af seua old man. yours and mine at least they're going 10 be yours and miue. hope
 He sank Into a ehair.
 I'm taking care of Gerion's clients while he's in Europe. and q Mrs. Eos. ter sent for me today to consult about some real estate deal That's where my pretticst girl went. They're twins Alice and Phoebe Bayara and they IT Mrs. Fosters nieces She's an invalid and they take turns living with her She SAYS it's too much of strain te have them both there at once and te try te tell which Is which. That's why sometimes II was my prettiest girl and sometimes fl was the one you liked We made the mistake of think ing that there was only one. The old lady's going 10 Europe with trained nurse for keeps It's a good thing thai We gave up this apartment. Vel need two and they won't be in bache Tor halls either
 Ned grasped his friends hand In his own. There's only one prettiest girl. he declared. .sbat sonrs isn't common place. And with that concession Mau rer was content