Putnam patriot., 1909-05-14
Cupid 's Pspes " By MARION DEXTER.  Copyrighted. isa. bg AssoeIased
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By rfARios DEXTER
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hls own. the tA3diHx ftllIAH q sHe Ht tie painted village ef DYkhela
 Therefore uhaa he Imported 10 his feIl9a ciiizeas fbe information fhai he bad bought iarge tract ef iand in America. whore fortunes were fo he made in an incredible hurry. half n hundred very sutetanIia3 and phi z maae IlollBeders manhaled their fam tfies afief grase deiiBefatieu and em. Barssd eitb bim nfier selling their queer liffie painted houses and tulip gardens and cows with true Dutch thrift
 Jan sandersreet look with him his wonderful 1olieetion 0f plpes. famed throughout aii GalderiaBd and eeen beyond ti4af beautiful district He alao teoa Niih him eliat he galne1 ai. most as much as his pipes his very baxam aud stiIi blooming wife. his blooming daughter. Ankie and his bloemIng orphaned niece Johanna lie kenB
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 Although nirk he'd little epportunitS nf telling Ankle ef his love as word of m 4siA that hs was her deeeted slave and wished fnr tu greater hasalaess than to call her hia wife. Ankle khew whnt was in his heart. because she re- turned his love
 Ny the erd If tic voyage Dirk knew shng her heart was iu his keeping. and he determined tn wrest from the soil of the prairie a IL he that would eati- fle him to old yandefstreet's respect
 Busy days followed the arrival of the Holland ln the lltile Iowa set. slsment Ground was broken, teams purchased. grain soved and houses erected.
 The vansiersireet residence was the most pretpniIous in the place. bat the cottage hulit hy Dirk Van Felt was as pretty lltile Dutch hame as any TO mantle girl would wish.
 Vines wefe planted and soen srew shant tae porch ied ef tulips tanht. ed ragiy ealered iiassea1s ia the ffeut sand and kitchen risfden aeurished In the rear
 rhines snan prespsrod with pifk, and after si, menihs If aaN sAna wait. ine he seotHe,ei taall an am Wander xsnAf n al fir he hand ef hls aaashier. The mv1 heer with uansanl. prumpiness. haaeamiely rave nlek ie audersiaud shsi be wlshel hear na snare os ths matter aud very i@lltel2 intinatra that the dearS af the Yam : ae4sfreet rssbleace would be elosed aheneeforih ,e hin
 Disappointed. hni net discouraged pirk went slowly hame. Yowlag te himself witt aonulne Holland deter nlaatiea that he would neVeF giYe up the girl he loved
 His resolution Mas strengthened bs the sight of Ankie standing al the win dow holding out a letter which she droppsd asd he picked up.
 The letter told hlm thas she would be hls. with or without her fathrrs ,slesslng. and ha,e him have patience.
 pirk continued to work bis little place indnsirieasls. hoping te bear from Ankle Hut three weeks elarsed before he had an opportunity If talk ing with her He left her presence, feeling much encouraged and feii asleep that night nlore hopsfnl He was awakened rem sweet dreams ef his love ts tAs sry ef Ire
 Throwing on hts eiottvs he rushed from the house The fawn waS ai- ready aroused. and dewa the streets she people vame running il all stages cf dress. the eiatter of 'heir wooSien nsso~s making as much eelse aS she sx@xieFn are englGe
 ~at ss Jan NaaasFsa.Aes saais oae senearaesi sIhe piase i4 d0sHea"
 ssa hesYing thsse Werts hssk ran fssser thaa lsfare and eassttaaQea sl.a .-.-.a.a-a M. U a.-..---.-.l IL.