Putnam patriot., 1910-09-23

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 MAS IMMUNITY story W ell.
 fhoAlshpt when mans in love he Is more or less in the clutch of temporary insanity I've a wild streak ln me also. But what l can't under stand k why you return and put your head ia the lions mouth The police
 will stumble on something. If you are arrested | could do little for you. The United States protects only harmless political euteasts. Yours is | crime such as nuliihes your citizenship. and any government wonld be compelled to send you back here if the demand WAS nEide for your extradition. .'sl know all that" T suppose that when conscience drives Ne must go on But the prin-
 cess has been found The best thing you can do Is to put your passports Into immediate use and return to the States. You can do no good here" Maybe" Grumbach refiIIed hts pipe. lighted 1t and without saying more went out and down into the street
 Carmichael watched him through the window.
 He's Il queer eodger. and it's queer story. l don't believe l have heard it all either. What was he really hunting for with those glassess give it up.
 He wns not angry win Grumbaeh. Rather he seemed to- be drawn to him mone closely than ever. Mad with lore-that was the phrase. He conned ii over and over-mafls with love That excused anany things. Gsrumbach was indeed perturhed. and fhis seasation was fhe result of what he had nat told hls friend Gost. And after \ dime he was in ithe AdlergHsse. And of all that happy. noisy fanily only he and Hermann left. In one of the opan daarways. for it swas swarm. final c,rrese ,f vanishing summer. he sa~ q int. youngish woman knitting uooirn hose. Two .or three children sTra rlcd about her knees. There was that petulanoe af lip ard forehead which marked the Reconsideration of the coguetfe married. ~Tekia-- Cfumhach murmured. He ~ns moi conscious lrhai he had pausesi. but the woman was. She eyed him win the mild indifference of the bovine Then xfa~ dreppsd lher caaee. and the shining needles clicked afresb. GrunIlsach fmeed hfs step onward And for this. He iaugked .diScordant- ly. The woman looked op again won deringiy Nox. why shoaN nhis .ssfan- ger laugh ail by himself like that? Hans saw the sign of fh< Slack Ea-
 gle and directed hls steps ffsthenward He sat down and ordered | Aeer. but did not touch The glass. And what
 right. he pondcred- had conscience to drag him back fo Ehrensf~iz. where he had known the bitterest ard ha,r piesf moments of his lifes And yet. rail as he might at this invisible re- straint called conscience. he SAW sseel'~ direction in this return Only he. fs ms Grumhach. knew and one other Aud that other. whes
 Fat-Tekla wa> fat. and be had tr~as- sred the fair ri ifurp nf her youth ieaas years. Well. there was an end 10 thnt. Little fat 'Te'.ii 10 hlve nearly. osss-
 turned fu hy And then Hans b~- .eas1e aware ef saiees ci,se at hand.
 '.lses. fran he iS at work in the grand .su:.sss si1eeards. And think. the first day ia picked nine baskets"
 '-rhss k good. buf | know many a
 one .wso can pick their twelve And
 vou arefo i1e married when the vintage
 is donee You will make a fine wife. Gretchen"
 And he fine husband
 -And yci will bring him dowry
 fo-s But f- 'wn people-what does
 he SAr of rls-m -
 He has Es parents. only an uncle.
 who sss -esss count We shaii lire win
 grandmother ,sad pay her rent"
 And you gre wearing q new dress
 admirin<s,.
 Gretchen preened herself Hans dropped the fid of ssis stein and pushed
 if away Eis iaees1 always warmed af
 the sight cs fisfs eooee girl. He count
 ed down the small change for the beer.
 slid back in his cf4sk and saunfered
 70 the tsar
 Good day to you. bSr." was her
 greeting.
 When is the wedding1 l should
 like 10 come 10 if-
 You will tse welcome. hesY
 And may bring along . kefIe pre- emg-
 If h 70 please you. ! muSf be @. in-.- she added to Fnu Bauer.
 Grumbach walked with her ts the
 KrumerveR. and he asked her oeny
 questions. and some of bef ansOSgD
 <urpFssexj hlm-
 Ne~er knew fafher or fnoshevy
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