Putnam patriot., 1909-07-23

dooreteas ard looked af the iigtfS and fhe peaHfe epiH. iv I d thea ffis Kid faf5e along uHe eTeHin and sized ne ep. and ] en< mashed % fhe spot for fair The araf drfus he uaae me take I cried ali r4eht at heme and eat q HekIn' fer naAfs' nai~e And how say. Tommy yoti ever see fbis Annie Knrlaouf ff | wasn.t for peroxide fhe eai5Fafe#m ilHst would have paf bef oni long ago Oh. l'm leokin for Tn Yed tell fhe ftig f be conce In nef TT c1t hls heart out Another whisky Tommy
 < liitie uasfeadily. but with wateb= fai and brilliant eFeA Liz walked np the avenue toward the Small Hours soeiai club.
 Al o'eiock the president. Kid Nui laiy raeed Huan The floor witb q iady on his arm. x fhp f9ref-i- was her hair golden. Her yes was soffeped 10 a yah tut fta quality of assent was Bsteut r. the most Mliesian ears she stepped upon her own train and biuzhed. and she smiled Into the eyes If Kid Huiialy.
 And then ss the two stood In the middle If fbe waxed floor the thing happened to prevent which many lamps are burning nightly in many studies and libraries
 Out from the circle of spectators in the bali leaped Fate in green silk skirt under ths nom de guerre Of T.iz Her eyes were hard and blacker than Jet she did not scream or waver Mn@t nuRomanly she cried out one oath. The Kids own fayarife pafh anO ID hIs UWn deep vnire and then whil. he Small Hours Soeial club efnl fran tieally to pieces she made good hei boast ta Tommy the walter made good ns far n- the irugth nf her knifp blade and the sirehgih of her arm per mitied
 Liz rnn out and down the street swift md irne ns wGodcaek Gyng through rrove of sariings at dusk
 And then followed the tig eityss blg gest sha me. handed down from leIil aeo century gf The basesf barbafitt ihe hue and ery Nowhere bnl II the big cities doea II survive. and here most of all where ihe ultimate perfee tian ef culture. citizenship and alleged superiority iaiHs baN Ing h the ehase
 They Fursuod. shfiekng mob of fathers. mothers. leters and maideas ha~ilng. yelling. cnling. whistlng crying for blood
 Knowing her way and hungry for her Nurcense. she dArfed down The fa tas aaf struck rhe dull solldlty of The rofting pier And then II was but n few more panting steps. and good mother East river took Liz to her bosom. soothed her nuddily. but quickly, and settled in Ave minutes the problem that keeps lights burning O nights in thousand of pastorates md colleges
 
 Ifs mighty funny what kind of dream one has sometimes Poets call them visions. but vision ls only dream fin blank verse. l dreamed thr rest Of this story.
 | thought 1 was In the next world and there was great crowd of us out tide the courtroom where the jndg ments were going on And every now and then A very beautiful and impos ing court officer angel would come out side the door aud call anothe case in loud voice.
 While was considering my own worldly sins and wondering whether there would be any use Of ms trylhs to prove m allbi by claiming that | lived in New Jersey the bailif angel came to The door and sang out, Case No. oo. .s52. I43f'
 Up stepped plain clothes man there were lots of 'em there. dressed exactly like preachers and hustling as spirits around just as cops do on earth and by ihe arm he dragged- whom do you ,hiuk2 Why. i.iz.
 The court officer took her inside and closed the door went up to Mir. Ely Cop and inquired about the ease.
 "A very sad one. says he. laying the points of his mnnicurcd fingers To sether~ "an utterly incorrigible girl am specia terrestrial officer the Rev Jones The ense was assigned to me rhe girl murdered her tiance and com. tulIltN Htilf&itf ENiit bttN ilt AtA'R'' Ny report to the court relates the facts In detail. all of which are suostnnu. nted by reiiable witnesses, Ihs wages of sin is death Praise the t.ordr' The court officer opened the door and stepped cut.
 Poor elrl!s said Special Terrestrial 0aiecr the Rev J0ueS with tear IT his eye sit was ene of the suddest cases that eyer met with ef course she vas
 snlsehareed. said the court officer .came heee 1oueSy First tiaue you knaw youAi be switched te the paiftv ..aad slaw would saa like to he ea fhe missionary forvc tn the south sea Islands hey Now yon quit making theSe false aHRests er NeuH he traus# ferred see. The guilty party you've | got to look for in this ease Is red haired. unshaeen. antids man sitting | hy The window reading in his stocking feet while his children play in the | streets Get move oa your | Now. wasn't that silly dreamf