Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
WITH TIE LATEST
 IMPROVEMENT.
And a Pair of Loving Hearts 10
 Enjoy Them All.
By NELLIE 8. RANSOM.

buf HeW W5fh Hiplff4 Iougiue
 It Was Lad caca eh in tlie daytime. buE ii WIS FrRr Hheu T grew loo dar.. te zee 2 |. 4-3z ssi4i.H.. along the f5ad. for then tlp footsteps grew louder and lnuder eLtll she was eer- taln thai they Aere eaing io tnrp tos ward tifa Fhife pBland poeh. only te die awuy again iearIng Der sick with frcsh Gisappellltneut
 on The pHexiena sHHd4s evening th= vague. beautiful something which had enveloped fine Nholt. sn=li-ller. making | lereH, from ms otb"r summer of Dorothyss fife. had suddenly taken definite form look. tpnch T word or two. and shc bad found herself ssl her and fhat she loved him. but hc had gone away without any open dee laration. and. though Dorothy had watched tue road tiil her eyes acbed, he had not returned
 s'l might have known f" she ~ fo herself dlseonsalately "IIe K loo proud and lnaepeBaehf te aak the daughter of q rich man 10 marry him Now that his work on tie new electric road K fusbed he 8ill 20 away. and l shall never see him aeain.
 Baroth4's nciasbar twelve. year-ald Glndts eame skipping across the lawn. il very p'rky pink bow topping Ter yellow tresaes slie neIebed hefaelf oil thc broad arm If psfoth3 ehaIr
 "Isse been reading such lovely story" she exclaimed
 Wbat was II about queried Dofo- thy. with laaguid Interest
 ''oh. il Was Hheut a brave knight in shining armar,e snld Gladys. and ho loved q fair and nobie tady who loved him in return But she had gold and jewels Hnd i'll that sort of thing. you know. and he hndn.t a thing but Ills charger and his good sword. and so he enuid never. never ask her to marry him. .
 Welt asked Dorothy as Gladys paused for breath, what happened tbenf'
 "oh." replied Gladys There was nothing for the knight to do but 10 ride away to the wars. and The prln cess Just sat In her tower and plHed md pined ttli at last shc died Oh. II was perfectly lovely so snd and sweet"
 .'It seeIas h me." said Dorothy. ai most grossly. "thnt il would have been much moro sensible Tor the knight tt stay and marry the lady instead ei leaving her to pine and die"
 Why cried eladys in disgust. that would have spoiled the N hole story
 sLe jnmped from her perch aud was dancing down the steps, but turned L. cpll back:
 sOiI. say, that Mir Porter has gone away. hasn't he9 saw hlm at the station Monday with suit ease in his hand Aren't his eyes Just too hand seme for anythlngf I'm sorry he hus Jeff, aren't youf"
 Then. having nnwittingly destroyed norothy's last vestlge of hope, Giadys cheerfully departed.
 \ eray haired man with a keen but kindly face came aud stood In the door way behind Dorothy. noting with an aHx loas book her dropping figure iie moved nneasily once or twice and then came out to where she wns sitting.
 You ought To be playing golf this fine weather" he suggested
 I'm rather tired If golf father, re piled Dorothy
 Mir. Allen took a turn up and down The pesch.
 "llas that young Porter left? haven't seen hlm for several days ht asked. with Il carefully careless air.
 "i really don't knew Probably he has. replied the girl. sitting very straight md aaaumine an air even mere carefully careless than that e' fer father.
 Mir Slleu after few more turns and auyisus slleleng gianees heteeh himself assalu te the heuse Siuee th, death ef perathe's mother tea wear. heflre the heaa af sSmeagm and in derst0edmr between hlM and his eah ehnd had Gfawn unusually str0us. hu' here was situation whtah n he felt | new lse eanAeteut to handle
 Left ta herself norothy's sptiEhtl, indifference suddenly vanished liei hands feli fSilcssly Into .er lan m, .he leaneA her head weariss agalns lie back af her chair Sa he had gen' without eYea coming to say geodhy We'll. thera was ne use watching tn raad my iauEer
 It's Just Ike Gladys story,H sh' sighed e'rhe knight has gene to flgh hls battles leaving inc poor princes h tue castle to pine atone only. hcinl twentieth century princess Instead . n medmeYal one. I'm afraid can't di of love Glrls never do nowadays suppose that's one uf the modern in movements" she continued whimsi sally
 An endless procession of drear' years seemed te stretch cut before her She shut her eyes. and two large tear glisteHed on the iomg dark iashcs.
 Some enc was coming across th lawn. bur the footsteps made no soun' on the thick turf When they hega' .o ascend the steps noroihy epeue, her eyes wlth start. and John Porte Afosal before her
 There was ! wonderfully tender lieh ia his eyes and a determined expres s.len about hss uanfA How haeaseas ue looket iioN ali an ssFenS h was naushg saashF her 0Fsath
 T thought you had gssIfe away. sA ulsna#ea ga say
 Qaly down ,e tle aaeiiaa to met fhe s&1ef uuAIat 4le NaN4et s0 tsl egsr ny HekI 3eH nffa ase Us II lie heger thsa aag shEas I've ever 0t EE kea isef9ee llaf sen aldAt shia