Putnam patriot., 1908-06-19
The Mysterious
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 Tins asa gHrrtti ana Pierce Eikins respectively sum up iaelr first month Hl Afesidae A1Hcf a Ie5s oB the ad vice of eIf family friends. MT and Mrs SHm ItUgrrs They hHd taken tieiunealue l4lugalow for the season
 Harriet i,as.d her judgment nu warp ing doors and shortage iD books and oiber small dnmestic cssentiais. sum. niiBg ap with the announcement that when wamen turned architects houses would te properly plnnned
 Her hratHef founded his criticism on the fat that the young woman whom he had nominated Bs the Meadow Man or beauty hnd se far ignored bls very existence She boarded The .3n train with blni five days auf of seven and yet @.sef1rd to bold heraeif aioof mol only fr0m bm. tut all other nnscuiiHe creatures
 She UHS most competent youna tsors,n and never gave him The least opportunity ig da hef I ssrsiee. in his siefei4sslHafieH 10 nuke an opportunity Tor lsighfls service he ignored ths frs.lay aterinrea af other seigifbors.
 Al iaN opportunity nppeared on the horizon Pierre had taken inc "A train home ln hnl,es af eetfigg fnrn on The iinEs ta eauntefaei the depfesa. iua efefts ef falIIag stocks and there. uaikiug htlatIy aBead ef hsm nHdef the arehlug trees of t, auaint village. waH tie inaccessible teaaty And in inc dust nf Inc right af her dalntily np hsfed skirt inv handkerchief Pierce TiGips d8fied foraard
 I ieR Yaur pardon bni thiak gou dropped fhls
 The g3 gapeed df-i nj fbe man thea ri tfe iiit at oam6rtF iu his hand and aaied
 "Huf Aid aoi 8rairtts she aaiA and n esfi0eseaH nf tae st6ieHeHi pulled hai haaaHefefff feaa her sleeve
 Ma#bHHs #a811Hae words oi ap9io gs p#efee fuHed Ha#H thc oeeas'fH eifeei ia4af1 home i.eep eaif dad net ifnnf1Ve his hamet aad The nesf morn ing n HfeaRT8d his mood hnd mol ehaaeed
 @NfH you have two lniupst" :" asked Harriet as she WIS pouring the coffee
 Seventeen vrowied Pierre
 -seventeen all in 9ns cup: cried Harriet in auazement
 "l thought ynu asked ine The day of the month explained fiercc Two will dn The fact ls sls. l did aof sleep wet lant night. and my brain is befnadiod That blamed roef leaked agaln. nna the rain eame light ln on my Ted I've decided mol to go 10 town this morning bni instead in go Ing faaud ta zee our landlord and tell hlm whii thInk of him
 ss'Ihe feuf atef the Kitchen ieaks loo. sata A8Frift piai6tivsly You mieHi mention lint aiso
 What's tbs heasts nanie z asked f.icfee
 T m5Hy aeal aaas Harriet an sNeEea .4 he hiHa come ih sEaea N N Der Hook * flock
 @Ns5i. wou'i bother IIneR \ Hook for they Hfr ltst nj HE'uts. said rlefee T want the maa h.ehef uR the owner himself NJ NJ Dc maHod T bel hs name Ia Mike Murphy and fH aieo wager that III rouse hls ltlsh hafofe Hei through wiih him
 .tIe fisvs ii The little white tDnnn ieW oa Aaiae aaetue Alr flock potHl ed il out ta mrs directed Harriet as her brother slartea eB Ills Hlssiou
 Pierce soon found the bungalow aud rang lhe bed ilr waited mamsnt and thsn rang aslla lie WIS in no moei to walt ffum The haii Inside a Neite called Coming eomnst"
 And she tame the beaWtxl
 Pierce rasned He had evidently made another wisiake
 Il am leahln faf auf missing laaa iaga 7 He exealH9ad sl reaay dant know hi n1me some irfh lelmctae III be- aalnlHeA n slsa t1sfaa a#tAe
 "Ng down oa thr FHf k won't No0 Mr s sae hssHafea tHe nfaafY would mdke ue nFs65k.s
 sIsAins s Rg 0a8e l.ft6e iNkms and i fe1e l hHxv sHaaes H4'ate AV sis{er aHi iise I0 the l sd tst iaae au New aleeet l.ai sf#ega.as far oaf aHa.arA name uas1aWA nRt tae ll.si. aErs fas Roam Mss Nlss.- New llere. hesiateA
 "Marswei' she added
 sIals landlord signs hls receipts N Nj aaa lm after lis Hiessl auished Ekins
 Wont Nan sit down again sug yesteb AilsS Markmeil and ste defHy turned lae conversation into aare agrreabie channels Tho aud ord was forgotten
 'i wonder if your sister would like to know me" sad the beauty tina,lY .'i know | k my place to cal, bat rather hesitated well for several req sons
 .oh. do wish you would cal on Harriet Shes brick al right and as lonesome as a stray eat Ne aae has saacd yet
 Ne l'.i come over this afternoon while you are on the links" said Mss narsweEi, with some emphasis about the links
 But when Miss Nafkweli called that afternoon Il was Pierce who answered the bal
 You see. i'ee such fearful eola from that leaking roof Ee explained .-that ! thought had better stay home snd nurse t
 Miss Markweli hif her i,R
 .'i d. heas. Mss Ntsinx she said that ! nat he allowed t0 See this much talked og raaf W#sle am hrtv The faes ss." she eeuiiuMset @lth nth ss ha.tHs raeeh 9le met is. oh  bother la saaf lanaipd
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