Putnam patriot., 1909-11-26

 world that she would gp iufo. through the gafeways of school and experience and Of tfe society. whose doors had not then opened 10 her.
 That she hadn't forgotten him and these talks to the child Gertrude gave l.awrpuee thrill of real pleasure.
 That afternoon and evening was rare drg in I.awreuees experience oi
 4'ffF s-9- s-. f.8weemee. reiierea of duty. gave hi'a- reff aq r. fhe sfeIl Of ren. wal of ae- quaiHtaare thaf aad ali tee novelty. pieianrr and delight of rare ana ae4gealle diA0Fefg-
 WGat ast0nished Lawrence most ,eere fhe frsa4en ffg recurring and hat- -erinely deiizhifnl evidences that wherever she Had been and however occupied during these intervening gears Gertrude had kept clese tab oH his oau career and. furthermore. had found 2 certain inspiration therein. To be sure. that career bad not been hid den under 4 bushel fer be was already sufficiently hi public fife to make him marked man among influential men
 Gerfrudes discriminating allusions to his work as commissioner. delegate or president of the board. 10 his work lp correcting civic evils and in his other public activities befokened pc culiarly personal interest such as Law renee had not before met and such as he least exported fin any woman. His own mother and sisters had shown no such intelligent interest In his work. and even bis brother. he was willing to wager. knew far less of his career than did this mere girl whom but yes terday, IS if were hc had amused as a child but child that he loved.
 Was 1t possible that in shaping the ideals of life for child he had unwit- tingly offered himself as an ideal to tbe heart of that ebild: If so would she find him worthy or not now that the years had proved him? Was her admiration onIy admiration: If more than that might fl not yet be that some one else already forestalled him in her affections? How was he to know.
 II was near the close of the second day and drifting winds had made nee essarx a still further delay Tn breaking sGt the roads that opportunity offered itself to Lawrence to gain some light on ihe eyer more fanfali2ing question of possible riraR in Gefirude's affeo. lions As for himself. Lawrence felf haf his eifire world WAS already re- volving around this one ynung woman. Gerl rtde was showing him some pho toeranhs ueenmulated during the years of her eirihnod.
 "Rut where K his hictures" asked Lawrence. intcrrupung her description of the photographs
 .f haye never asked him for one"
 "Why sef"
 "l preferred the picture in my heait to any other
 "poes he know thatE'
 He must know it-by now" with bafiling smile
 cant you give me any idea of what he looks like. some picture Of him be- fore you consigned him to your heartf of course you must have had tintype experience on some early excursion. been snapshetted on the lawn or ko- daked somewhere.
 An amused smile and a misehevous look came to her face is Gertrude took from its separate envelope carefully protected little kodak picture of youth not yet out af his teens and girl just entering hers. He was bend ing down the branch of d mountain ash that The giri might pick tue red berries. She WIS trying by standing on her toes 10 reach yet little higher
 Here is the gem et my collection. If you wlIl Sep it rr8nlr- YOU will rec ognze the subjects and recall the oc- eaSien I have newer becoIne recon IT. ed to the faei ihhi snu faifpd to bring thase herr5f.~ within fnY reach
 Win tHNtsurt'S tor6 oi recognition and angl4 aE the all but f6rgutten cir eGmstanees If the dn.e thas recalled cane puzzled expression. as if he were trt ing ia some way to connect this picture wlfn thr questlon he had asked Al the Saac instant Gertrude's face assumed thr expression of one who fears she has said word too muFh D. and she haStened to call Iawrence's attention ta the writing on the back Of the picture
 You wrote that line above. It's thr reaching upward that counts.' fau asked me t. write Hs own interrreta. tiou ou the picture al some tater time. have never done sns suppose miLaf de so naW Ntat do you sugeests
 .Will you write what Suggest ana