Putnam patriot., 1908-05-01
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THURSDAY EVENING. FEFs InGsr tie FasHaeage of fAe CnBHte#s sf Carcsesfcr. Mrs Peer Wold-De Fegkter. Mrs issger ssaHdbilt. afz. Porter 0s- bourne sSnsiih
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 Marshall glanced from the billboard fo lis watch and then signaied Tor eah He had meant to walk !n lelsureiy flsiIi0a t0 his botei. but matters had suddenly tnfgeH urgent His room en- gagged hc turned toward the flower stop at the far end of the electrically lighted corridor Nothing in the whole shop Aeem,.d worthy of the Naug.e he tad Known The orchids dropped even in the refrigerator. The siens If the American Bsanfies were too short. The pink fases were too deep in tone. They would clash with the delicate tint of her citeeks lie finally settled on lilies Of tue valley and California yioleta. Then he hurried over 10 the stand where iheatef tickets were sold so. they never carried tickets for Mozart hall. l,u. they would send messenger for one.
 Iy 73p Marshall was fHmins over his foilef. Thai iaeondef fie looked tDn loud by electric light and the white Ind turned queer yeIe~Iah tint He would wear black Tint wns always sale
 He arrived fifteen minutes too soon and watched ueryonsly the sow gath sging of The well gn8ned audience When the sfringed sextet siarte9 the overture the house was half empty
 MarSbai wondered Nhut atet in" masie loving public ef sew York that II would take chab,ea on missing the opening number by ifs faFoiiie violin iste And then she eaiAe eut through the narrow white mud gold door. and he forgot the andienee. .fnrgpt eKer4 thing lu, hef Ter cilnglnR white gown frosted with pearls. ber slender white throat
 She was looking thinner than when she lefi MeKeesport aa3 her faee had wistful expression where once Ii had leeH trlfie luPefioHs
 sa much maaie had doue f0r her Like Endiuc ahp hnd found het s9Hi but solnslios Victor Marshall caught himself wondering uHdet the speH ef her iiaying ehg The kiss of musie and mol If love had awakened thui soui
 He woke afh sfuH he nnafenee WIS appaHding api ushefs were iluf rslng down the aisle wilh monsfrons nafa onerihss American iseaatie- with stems three aud four feel long. oyeftapped hf golden chrysanthe. nuns
 Victor Marshall leaned bnck grimly in hts elalr What mas SD worth of lilies and sioets m AeN fotkY
 The ricte ae ftsIsfdnae of the ean cen sam over. enneeffe tu which thn Ai4liufsis had aUtshone tbe peHnar AttiHa HeNtet
 Marshall reached raf Us hat fart af fhe nudIeHse was WaEHg faf the eate#Aee. eseaailaing fhe personalities af regular concert Eoers ARother sfaaF, Il smaller oHe. eas making lts was lns tiuutely toward the daar tcadiuE 10 tho dressing faam. obviously to con. Emtulate the siar
 tmpulsNeiR Nietor Marshall started to follow The smaller group. then htop pad. nith a Ttim sHile ell bis lips I4efA ono of these men Wore evening elnihes He'd leok well in hls piafn hnsnese suit offering congratulations aiahg allh eaHate.sea and society iead CTS
 so he went back te the hotel but not to eleep Ali night he fought Il out with himself soneilines he paced the floor Sometimes he stood gazing over the tWinkiug lights of the city And bx morning he had found hlmself
 He would drop in to eali upon his old sweetheart hut Ii fhe most cor rert and caauH NnV bf course Ne ket,spart had not drrameu thHf sac had adeanstAl =e Ear ln hea rrasesslan The tountes- VI CHrhrater Mrs Roger Standhit They were names te cuuIuFe @lIA
 And he hlI Thought that hecauss hr had wen lhs Il k and Fort G self tie had the world ai ills tset and Mande MaaHs Wonld he gftd ta eone eaek and retvu a4eH The QHeeh Ana, eattage he had bought With"at even wrlilng to her
 lie did not dare te think af thu, new aaas indow h hta designed faf the south reotn. aaf the rags he had select sd at the meehanleni exposition. nor the Marshall mahogany Ae had bought fram the rest ai the heirs
 II nas ln the afleeeaen when. ree freshed by n fnrkish hath and thick teefstsak, he felt ht te present him. self al the studio af Miss Maade MoaHs. Nieliuiste" Under the very eyes of sers towering studio bniidlag and ia the dim light of fading day aud shadel eleetralefs !, seemed to ra sliate That vague artistie atmosphere Of which Victor Marshall had rad prueh
 Maude was giad te see him, unfelgn sdly. frankly elad and Marshall ar rsiei that il MS the nraaer attitude of the great and the sueeesSfui toward old time friends He leaned haek in the carved Freueh ehalr where he could kevp ihe iaasSes of fragrant teral offeringS ln futl view te temper his speech They were warning against personalities and reminiStrnses
 Rat trs ns he wania to talk glitter. ing genvmlit{es. Manae steadily aHd nersietentls lsa thr conversation hack fe MeheasReft. ed friends and what Marshall felt Nss the daneae sahs for uiiAself lie WeHa a3. falt ter ef tue n R and EqH G rgse sAle nsssAf sasss E48i tzasaA triumph 4ay his iazfa seseE Eas sesss ef work Fer t tH Waf fle uua @ game aHd ~ The cllise IH Naasa rA taN