Putnam patriot., 1909-11-12
HE PRREED||CCA|NENT
 Of AHGLIA, SENIOR,
tiS Dwn Love Affair and That of
 f4s Lgspsge Dt#a.a.
g. HENRIETTA c. ROBINSON.

nestsliia t.aea fb tbe room that he wAarss3 #fa 1saHeafsrd
 -You,ne dead sure you'll not change .gour uiar9 sssa e5ner' queried Angiin
 fsssesa8Hd Yitb a volume open ou aIs sssee sial $ pipe srippod between .siis esse.l. f,sni.-, .tnnnsfteaiiy.
 -'Tsu.n sappese you don't mind If Fsafse FFH s2satess They're sharper ahgs -niner =
 .5sife 4fem. of course"
 Bua assfsen Fred Anglin had sIung the sa4ates .ecr irss shoulder and buttoned .on fsss Thick gloves he still fingered st .s.e0ssi as though this were not -whsl b. bad come back to say after ssH
 T 'pugnt fo tell you. Tom-we've ascn such pals right along-that Pm spasng ae Hrus my fate to the test to- nighf Tse 1remaine girls will be nt she zkkssdzfg fmrty. And tonight l In s~rd aS speak te Geria."
 B~reNord 5rmpcd up and wrung his friends nsa.s enthusiastically.
 Good fW your' he cried "Go in szpd ssAst Az long as IL Isn't Geraldine can endure The thought of your hap yiBess fl efsr says yes. f'!i be able so iissen te sour rapfures without ex- y,ersehoing 2 perfectly legitimate de ss~e so sting gon through the window
 .'ThaTfks s1ba man" laughed Angiln. sasfng. e.iJzcky we've not get out re psp~ais't a,eat4s ou the sane sistet Now. I'm 1iessed 1T understand yonr ssnfsbuh rian for Geraldine But. as long as ygu are her captive. why do yan hold back You are older than | and
 B~resioni ebook hia head with zgrlm snat-
 telg asna nal Yea,ve wealthy fiji sshew and a settled income. Eve only zeneasa F. 4sl. Be through this aa4i .seHF apea ] gel my diploma well. ! alapx haze much more, h ma. nrfiai iiHe. I don't dare aak Geraldine so @aet anti have attained achieved
 arrfeea II wouldn't be fair 10 Der. z
 @h went1 her pfomise-be Ire snemious 1nsentive to you,"
 ''oh. 2 Auow that But she must be sronsttered iirstr
 Tbeat Nas nne1her baudeiasp, firm and ssieu one Anglln swung away Tor The tramp Into the country. where flle skaters were to assemble at Ptt ErIm's pond.
 The star studded night closed down early. Wsasa Angln reached the ID pointed Riaee the amusement of the .svepiug Waa already Tn full swing Thu expapsss of ice was eleaa swept and af m opaque. turquoise lint Strings CT Chinese lanterns dangled Ill the nnitl hueA Rropiaanits from hare aree te gfas and from pele to pole In n tieeiiyity, s<Ini.shnded hy fly tent as royal fire hlazed md crackled In m nss saat. around and about. ln dullneas under The aullen stars or in red relief " here fhe fiamheaux. set at regular ln tesais. fahed fan,astlcally. sped and siasAesl the dark figures of the skaters
 lred Anglln get en hs skates aH quIehga Aa possible and started ont avfoes The Frozen pond Many turned vfo tpok nftEr fhe athletic yeHns asaie slrelins through their midst with such ~psy, swailowllke grace of motion,
 fut he aatieed neither their presence nor their admiration. He was looking sfor pue particular little figure She wenia wear n short skating costume of bine veiveg. thr Russian blouse. which Nas girl with heavy cords that swung Backward when she raeed. The high spsakesi cap would make penthouse ovar A mass of fair eurls aud mis seioeveus eyes. bluer than any violets that ever moeked the hiueness Of t June time sky AndA
 -.Thefe she isf' he said suddenly to hlmaelf
 slars in the shadow of the wigwam shapse gs4reshment tent. apparently fnneying herself unohserSed, slender yonng form was whirling on heel and soe. cutting pattern of Intricate trae. cry on the Ice
 Come with me" he cried as hs .iaahed h her asae. He he'd GU, his hands. crossed at the wrists in the old approved carry the-lady-out-oftowt .stSie.
 Together they swung gracefully dewr the strip of gleaming lee which was heast coveted
 But when they were quite away from the merry crowd ef skaters, swnoee voices came te them musically through the frosty night air. Anglin turned their impetuous progress To ont very deliberate. And then. as he took n firmer hold of her mittened hands. he aeran, after the manner Of many ap~fher lover who has been compelled 10 force his courage to the sticking point;
 Dear" he said desperately, "l cant keep silent any longer. You Anov how I've cared for you esef xine~-weli. ever since entered col scre. Although I've never been obliged fo consider ways and means. sttl [ legacy has made II possible Tor me to ask you to give me your promise. know" he added hastily. you won't care about this sort of thing. but ought to mention is There's only one arsstiou uew do you think you will ever love me-a littleg''
 fils words. voice, even the tenslty with which he retarded her hisot. holding her lands tight pressed to nts eide. dld not escape the girls alert con. eciousness Hut she answered m uh steady accents. There were treplda' sioa fla her tone and dread. the dread a sweet girl experiences who hates te