Putnam patriot., 1909-05-21
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By STELLA cADr1Us.

of the time be simply daWdied 5bat meant his eiuf1. tige races ard HtHoiefy He was accouuied a catch. but no one caught him. He elan'f really try s0 dawaie. bat pHrzued his lgfnphattc way simply because ibere seemed nofhiug else to do.
 "see here. yea good orne hlDg." said the NIssw of the late Hon eharics ffefTsrd ene evening at re- seption ns she drew him down to a seat leeide hzr T have q duty to perform.
 T wIgh bad he replied.
 "peop.e gre saying yon have no energy no amtision re aiTa in life You hare teo maeh monfg-teo much time ou your bands. You are throw Ing ,onr years away
 "Iel me what 10 do" replied syd ney, yawnine
 "Gsf marrtef"
 "Too mue trouble-too many emo. sionss'
 .sTake trip around the world"
 ."Too much change of eee.e
 aAh. haee f" exclaimed Mrs spof ford after moments thought You are rich. Why not turn philanthro= ,aett Not sn ibe wHy of hospitals of nHylums. bui eo among the poor and give n few Of your dollars to alleviate distress and misfortune, You don't know the real people as 1 do. There k no day tfqt I am not feeding the hungry and giving out alfas. Only this afternoon gave one legged mn 4 s4A fH HH ff heard hia words ef gratitude :"
 .Just SO" replied sydney Gerald. with bit af amiie as he thnneht of the ninny one legged men he had tossed quarters io.
 .sTrv it faf few weeks==for three months II may lead to your beeom. tng fl reformer Al any rate, if will rouse yon up and give yeu something new to fhnk ef II ls positively sin fuI for you to be dnwdllng along this way"
 Yes. think soe
 sIf you should turn out to be re former I shall tnke most of the credit to myself. Three months. Mr Gerald -4try 1t for three manihH. and at the end of thnt tine 1 will a'ranee for Il little gathering 10 hear your report II cannot fall to be Interesting. foa will have hundred different incidents to relate. Don't you feel new and strange ambition alreadyT"
 eYes. | think l do. Yes. l think | will turn reformer. l may not make success Of Il. but I'll make a try" The reiiet Of the Hon. Charles spread the news Az sydney Gerald did not entirely drop society while titting hIm. self Tor reformer, he was laudei and qnzzed on numerous occasions by numerous people.
 Only \ scanty few credited him with the necessary energy "a pursue the object, and the most that was predict .ed of his efforts was the deplptlon of his purse without corresponding gnln. There was I great deal said about the onfhanh fuiness aud ingfatuude of the world in general. but II didn't seem to affse4 hln maeh
 -Aon know you must not look fer too much gratitude. cautioned Mir sponerd.
 Nc. shan n
 You wlil feel that yea have dane your dul5. and your conscience vii. reaani you"
 s'Just SO
 .'klans and many q tlne have given pennies and got never a word of thauks In fact. l have got black looks ns the wheels of my carriage happened te throw little mud. but drove on feel ng that ! had made the world teiee begtcr. Ihat feeling must be your reward
 .yes. 1 shall look for it :.
 When the three mouths had expired SYdnes Gerald announced his readi- ness te report A srofe If ladies gath .ruA in ae d. sine n4oia If the Hon Charles widow There we're 10 men asaeaE tlsem Charity md reform did nes teaeh that sex.
 Nhen he was ushcred lH F WBs re marked theE he sneae1 to haNe sc aaIred energy afd gained aiabilleu and ihors MS great curiosity as te what hp Noal& r.psFt
 'slsaaiss lWr to say began sydney fha, ia ny ignerauve If how to sa te ~efk began my lnNestleatlaaa h the
 
 senni alfneet by accident l found tsas she was in arrears 10 all her sers. ants and that fradesnen were eianar sng foF thetr blllS relieved the dis srrs~4 I gave each servant two mouths hack pay and bald each tradesmal semefhing on aertsmt have mem. orandun of her nRme'
 Here Syduey Gerald pnased Mrs, Hponori turned pale. but her nerve was wilt her. and she managed to force q smile
 --Hy accident again" resumed Ssd. ney. sI turned a corner one evening and bumped against q young woman h tears was a stranger. hu, when che understood that l had taken ull The business If reformer she told me The canse oY her distress She WAS a Seamsfress
 "she had worked 3 wcst en gown for well known laiy and on carry, ing st fo the house hsa been told that she must waif eotsAe ef weeks fss her psy she wAs gsing home penni Less. hungry snd she reat unpaid. In saay in the csSe hta<Ai diamond tsara ne3s aax sl4f was mentioned il III fhe pa pers S'ae could Aave lsiss Thr tsn fho0 and t!Hcs ever 0al sapr ns-tsa the diamonds nrst. ] raie ffs aeaaistress
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