Putnam patriot., 1910-01-07

Say. What dc Nen THINK OF thaf man
Worthe"
VERY coed voice. but hes too hand
sonle~
~Oh 60 on, You're Us fine hooking
hap rs there Is In New Yerk Eut this
nau Worth has tie looks Of lady
siller He's been eyins Kitty, but it
doesn't so, Hang It. can't see why
she went marry me now
~Yeu must have patience"
'tor more money Can't o'Mally tell
a good story. theughf'
Yes. but / should hate to turn him
loose In my wine cellars | Imagine
he will praise anything coed 10 drink
but water"
Merrihew roared.
well. here's your station. Dan.
Shall see you tomorrow "
"Eight,thirty In the park. Nothing
like horse for n headache"
Hillard arrived home tired and
sleepy, but as he saw a letter ON the
stand In the hall his drowsiness passed
quickly. There was no other blue en-
yelope like 1t. She now had his house
address: she was interested enough TO
look II up She did not follow his lead
and write In Italian: she wrote In Eng
lish-crisp English too, Again there
was neither beginning nor ending. But
this was letter There WIS something
here Of the woman, something 10 read
and read again:
| had told the maid to burn your letter.
but she left 1t on the floor where | had
thrown IT, and l came across II tins
morning IL looked rather pathetic. So
| am writing you against my better lndg-
ment les / know your name. Ind
that am well acquainted with people
you know. 1 am woman WHO often sur
renders ge TIE Impulse of the moment
may or may not answer any future letter
from you. You write very good Italian
but 1t will surprise YOU 10 learn that de-
test ali things thai are Italian once
leved them well. " hy should you wish "a
know meF Our WAYS are as divergent as
the Two poles Happy because sieE2
There are some th4fbs over which We
can sing OF laugh hut OF Which We can
not SPEAK without crying Happy OF ua-
happy. what eau this matter 10 Your Te
yoa shalt always remata the lady IL
the foS Are seu rich, young, t8ienfchs
/ care not in the least Perhaps II amases
Ina to add 10 your CONFUSION. Find me-
/ THINK not. Misguided enerEyl
Hnlard pun the letter away. extin=
gaIshed the lights and passed up 10
his room. This was Il direct challenge.
He would accept 1t. This time he
would use no personal To tell her that
a letter awaited her. She should make
the Inquiries herself. And from the
mail clerk he would obtain n descrip-
al, A
morning be rode in the park with
Merrihew. Again he saw the yelled
lady on the sanford black. Out of
normal curiosity he telephoned the
stables and made inquiries. The reply
was short. No one at the stables knew
the lady. but she rode the horse on
proper authority.
That night he wrote:
| shall keep on writing till you cease TO
reply Let me be frank with YOU. | am
bored So are you The pleasure you de-
rive in keeping up this mystery engages
you. You bid me to find you. | accept
the challenge You must understand al
once that ii Is the mystery that interests
me. IL Is the unknown that attracts me.
am mentally painting you in all sorts
OF radiant colors. You defy me 10 find
you. There Is nothing 80 reliable as the
unexpected nothing so desperately un-
certain thing assured. | warn you
that | shall lay all manner OF traps. way
lay your messengers, bribe them. | shall
ind out where you live The rest will be
simple.
She replied:
| have no desire to alleviate your con
fessed boredom. Your persistence would
be praisewofthy If we'll directed Waters
away stone. the wind crumbies the
marble. but woman Is moi moved till
she wishes TO be. | never thought that
should dabbie IN an intrigue OF this sort.
and / am surprised at the amusement IL
affords i really owe you SONS srati-
tude. The few ! have met who know YOU
tell me that you are a nice young man
Every man has some portion Of self
love. SO his next effort was u pas
sionate denial that he was nice"
When should he meet her. The post
man brought Tim IA letter which con-
tanned one word-Nimmer. He sent
her four pages frank and witty de-
scriptiou of himself and his friends.
On the day she received this letter
cablecram came 10 Der from the far
Mediterranean. Whatever il contained
had the effect 10 cause all restraint to
disappear from the tone OF her letters.
They became charming. and more aud
more Hillafd found himself loving a
voice All his watching, all his traps.
came 10 no Successful end She vas
loo clever for him. lie sought the mali
department of the great newspaper;
the clerk couldn't remember, there
Nere so many calling for mail Let.
ters PASSED To aud fro daily now. bot
always she declared that 1t WAS I'M
possible for them 10 meet. No. Ii was
out of 1 he question to dine with him IN
d restaurant II was equally out Of
the question TO cook dinner where
she lived. as she and her maid dined
nj a small restaurant near by. Finally
he proposed to bring the dinner all
cooked from the club. Two days went
by without sign then the blue letter
came
/ surrender The most fatal thing In
life is curiosity. IL mas the power TO lead
US into all manner OF trouble. And | have
my share OF curiosity. Remember. you
never would have found me | may dwell
IN garnet. may Ds nideous. perhaps
nothing remains TO me but my voice
And now the terms. And II YOU do not
follow them confidently and biindiy your
dinner VIII grow cold In the carriage
Dinner VIII be at s. Feb. l. Al ! a car
riase will call for you The messenger
will blindfold you. He will then proceed
10 the club and take the dinner and bring
,ou here BE warned. II you 80 much
Is lift the corner OF the bandage. the ror
nance Will end then and there | realize
that am dolmg something very foolish
and unwise. bot. as You say, am wo-
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