Putnam patriot., 1909-04-16
Natural Gas
 And B, MARY Miranda. Al''''
Copyrighted. iss. by Associated
 Literary Press


 Suddenly she drill was forced ont Of she ground There followed great pur ef YaT.5r that had he odor of bad egg 8ud sulphur mixed together Mir Perkins had s;ruck a natural gas well
 4 faonih later Mrs pfrkiBs vas say ing 10 nlm
 "samnei. remember thef VIC spell our naee Park lH-s. also that moafh be-ee we naii for Europe. &e'se Efs money. ard we've got dauaafef Miranda. No are going to gife haf ebauce.
 s t.3z4aee faf what7- asked the hus. bafa. *he WIS fr5lng to ef used to weasi8g a collar and T eaai around thc hOns
 sfo set polished up and to marry sofs eHe worthy of her ygH needn't eit lzaae fhiakiHR thBf few wees sea Miranda was hanging out t'Ip cfG l8 Wave etrug nairFal raa. md Inn fnakes difference sFe gaii fH iaff weeks"
 q ,id finder tbiuA We laizlt 70 10 TI#r FalH for wee' fF 89@~ bes eaa staaei as he rulssd hi7 hia.
 aNhafs flagafa Falls to people wita moeg What are fhsy to 1Ir1sda1 sasasi rarkins ean't yon realize fhat yea struck gasr'
 "i tnew ! did
 sstae nre eilm1iaa fer tBa tsp ef ths faeaer We eaat be heas aawl. IT t you got Il theauzh Teaf tfaG ye9 it's IsuFepe aad Halish I8'a i.i roste Ha hasbanf frF sIiza5zia. fl theFl ebehgp bnIebers eaa take tsela dA args C. Europe hrd marry t'9ez1 of t. lsrds and dules. why enB'A wef
 si4 uaiutal eas Ilst aa t,ss'i toeel as fEnx ehnps7 4eH keen T cEat en and 2nur shoes blasE and set eaed to looking ike somebody and leage the rest h me l"
 NIT parlIns would rather have sat on the steps of the village and related for inc five hundredth time what hls emotions were when he struck gas. buf lie was dragged of to Europe.
 Miranda betrayed a surprising lack of interest bui Mrs. farklns did the thing with ali her might She had na- tive vii. and observation. Ky sitting in Il corner most of the time and hay lHE AA ittilf HA BbHstbff tt FLY tI' HbH- band and father made out after fash ion.
 In duo time he even became Inter ested In things He became so inter ssfed that one evening after they had been in London for fortnight he ask. ed his wife
 Mary. are we hitting the pike all rightY
 Hitting the pike," the repeated In seornfuI tones Samuel. cut the pike and other things oui Miranda and me are watching ourselves every minute. and you want to do the same Don't sou leave the spoon in the cup when you drink seur eeffee. aud don't tuck your table napkin clear up under your ears If you spoil Nlraudas chances I'll never forgive you
 Hut what l want to know is has any Teller come around tei 2' persist ed the husband
 ~No. not exaetly iint Eve noticed different ones booking al her aud sorter l edglng around You leave that part af l II tosns. and you tend to yours When efer you can. yon just drop h n word | alen, natural gas and millions , 'uh, l wout spell nobo,iy.s chances l didast want to come at frst. but | now that Eve got over hero l raythrr | ff1xa It, Makes Teller feel as if he swns somebody to have boy ready at every sarn to brush on his coat
 T rues. I'd he proud Co have lord ar duke for a sen-ln.aw. That's Nil. randa's lowest figger. haln't itF She hadn't coming over here and then take np with no hayseedT
 ls was Paris after four weeks fin tensoa. and there was continual i'm. saosemens in The fathily Miranda and her mother picked an as much as etas Freneh Mard day. and the bus. sbaaa aRa father Ief, hls fears behind %im and assumed little swagger and a pasrunislng air that sat well on him Ile had struck natural gas at hemc ssinlIsy ls accident He reasoned that he nttghf strike < husband for Miranda ai,reaa In the same way Therefore Nhenevsr le cane aefoss any one who would listen te him and who could ssi,eak English he introduced Tas wells into the conversation.
 as was niways h fhe plural II was sassspr ene gas well. hui halg q doren He also tried hts best te make the Mand waiter understand the ras ques htun. and 1T he did not succeed entirely he al least eliSsled the exclamation Gas from the ground mon dieu, Aud each well siaatoo, How you bnus, smstsr with so much money's
 ~s es. heap of suffering. but l grit | my teeth and stand IL"
 when Mrs parkins announced that | Hhes were to leave Paris for resort | tn the Alps, Mir rarklns had hts ep | ssN1nnits 10 ask: sAny feiler la sight se,Fs samuel. haint you got no polish in | ehese last two meuthsya demanded the | wife.
 s*of course have"
 *rIs,eu show some cf it No gentle | man vould speak In that brutal man | rer. I'm glad Miranda was not here
 s.wefl. has any lerd CT duke been F~sklnr ur to her~
 ~ziakinr m. Making np. Humph' | Nfr. rarkins. are you 'n Enrope os Texxs7 My daughter Miranda cannot he made up to. catch your mean l lng. however. and tn order Hat sea snav nor lire any anre satsh exfres tasas aet nae say that Fm uot weFrs lng"
 -ypu nasan.'-
 "s mean that we are go.ng ta Swift rcraaszi to sgeA for mentA er usere sI