Putnam patriot., 1908-08-07

The mother crossed the room and pstfed the daughter en fbe shoulder. and sfs. lnei.sest wss ei1sed Mf hfes'fi aas 8of cgeB informed 0f ttr gossip
 Linda had pof sung fsr months Sbe began singing n0w She had npi ram bfea from fhe cabia for weeks Nie nOW began taking latg walks Laugh ter came tO her np- once more Ha1 when she stopped af the httle posi- ofiiee aud was told sbat there was DO letter ter smlle was not replaced by i0ok of disappnintnep'
 .I.lHaass forgot aigfut Tom and is git tin perter than eter. remafked tbe father fo the mother oue evening as they sat alone.
 The mother did not answer. sae looked ii him iB contempt As moth CT she knew that Linda WAS simply breaking her heart The true woman suffers most when she laughs most She was watching Linda There was an apdefaed fear that the girls reck- less spirit might lead 70 tragedy.
 Weeks passed. however. and nothing happened nothing except that Linda grew pale checked and thin. and a note of defiance rang h her laughter. She was suffering and yet defyins the pain
 Tben came crisis She was mile down the mountain road one day. seat ed on a powder where she had often sat before watching the highway wind ing down into the lowlands and fhe busy world she kneW of, when human figure came into view half mile below She recognized il even af that distance \ blush came te ber cheek. and her eyes flashed Tom Sal fers was coming bacE af iast
 She saw that he wH= dressed as she had lust seen him and fhat he walked with weary step and deJeeted attitude Enti be was within q quarter Of mlle the girl WAS blaSAiag and trem- bling and ready 10 raise her baud and shout glad welcome Tben she be eame n thing of stone except that she moved her eyes to note his progress He did not discover her until he was within hundred fest Then h. drop ped fire satrhei he WaS carrying and spraHg forward her aaHa. oa his lips
 The gia slightly h. Hed her head but tAeee was iee IH trF l9ok
 And FaH won't ahase BaHdS. You won't hp~de' Ton e4a.t sas
 She metioeaa to him 10 zif af her feet. a0d ltl a Neaey h5ne5ts.s Wtf he olieyea Ilr waiiea n eas minute mud then in 2 husky voice hesHa
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 "Go on she replied. -fiH without booking at hln
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 Yps rel &oo she replied us she gave hlm her band
 And that, toa vas just like wo man