Putnam patriot., 1910-11-11

70 70 Fea crealt. seem vou were So Alilsi- Ttese silk mitfs coSr q Ss.yb, es money when Brother Hiram broush, them from Ceneari. Tbevsre preftr well alarmed now. tat all the aensfnsS on The inside where 1t aonr sbow Don't Narihy looS scrumpsiaass She found that silk skirt she had made mn Tor the Frost wetidin' most as good ss new he'oFeok welcomed the old Iadv,x Voiueilify. for it was plain that for once his companion was at a loss for "orsis Ween Miss Blnley finally iound her voice II WAS so queer ana strained that he scarcely recognized if. i-im sorry you went to an the trouble. Really. it wasn't at all u~ce.- sary. h fact--
 fn fact ereke in Heltreok hur. rsediy--nevertheless it was avfully good CT you ee nx up 70. That cer. 'ainiy Is dne piece of rcois Mic. Martha. II win show up splendkdlv i. the photograph
 He ramoied on thus, hardly resiir- ing what he said. anxious onIv te cover The bitter disappointment thai was written en Miss Binley.s face se clearly thar he felt il must be evident 10 all
 iwarn't the least bit of trouble v insisted Martha We really enjeyed nxin' things over. didn't We. pboeba y,
 Helhrook was wondering how hong nis powers of invention would stand 'he strain when. after a brief and-to him-uneomfortable pause. Miss Mar tha suggested timidly, Were all ready. aiss. any time you say
 To Helhrook's intense relief this ap- peal brought Miss Binley 10 sense or the situation. ..oh. yes. she said. rather wildly, your clothes are beau tiful. m going te send you each \ dozen prints so that you can have plenty to give your friends
 Declining a hospitable invitation to stop for smack and cup of tea" the girl and the young man somehow got through their farewells and walk ed away over the hill. leaving the wearied but thoroughly delighted old ladies gazing after them from their station hy the front gate. In silence Holhrook lugged the camera, and without q word Miss Biniey trudged beside him until the old house and it's grotesduesy clad occupants were hid den by the bend in the road. Then the girl safd
 Would you mind sitting here in the shade minute. really believe I'm d bit tired
 Immediately the youth WAS all anx- ious inquiry and suggestion:
 Tt must have been the sun. You have to be careful in these mountains. If you don't mind waiting here alone for q couple of minutes I'll hurry back and see if the old ladies won't lend me some kind of rig to drive you back to the hotel. or maybe you'll let me carry you back to their house.
 Don't be ridiculous ordered Miss Binley. with slightly hysterical laugh. "There isn't a thing the mat ter with me" Then. noting his amaze ment. she burst out desperately: I'm just fearfully disappointed, that's all. l don't believe ever was so edisap- pointed before in my life. But that's only part I'm horribly ashamed of myself. teo--even more ashamed than disappointed. Oh. believe I'm the meanest girl in the whole state of New Hampshire"
 Why he started to pro- test
 Don't pretend you don't eompre- bend" she interrupted. You're asham- ed of me too You know you are. No: let me finish" she insisted. when he made as if 10 deny. The worst of all is that even now. when I under stand how mean and selfish if Is to feel SO I'm just overwhelmed with disap pointmeut still You can't understand nobody could but an artist. My heart was set on n picture of those dear old things fin their delicious work lgrg clothes. And when I saw how they had gone and spoiled everything felt so badly didn't even want to conceal ff''
 Hofbrook gazed with awe and quick enfng heartbeat upon n new and honer divinity quivering lips and de~vy lasbes. irresistible in her sweet re3seulanee. In another moment he wax on his knees on the grass beside her. Without hesitation. naturally as if h< had sdone II as often as he had dreamed of doing it. his arm slipped about her. Just as naturally her head somehow found a comfortable place on his shoulder Her hat feil of and he kissed her shining hair.
 "I do understand he whispered. althourh there WAS none but the noun tainS te listen. T understand. dear. I may be an icnoramHs about phoEoe- rarhy and art. hat I'm mighty well acquainted with Tommy Holbrook. and know he knows that you're the sweetest. most unselfish most What want to say is that want 10 make carving your camera my life job. he concluded desperately.
 Miss Rinley sat suddenly erect. An answer lowered oH her iips but faded snto smile as she picked up black. geather covered object from the grass beside her and placed fl in Hoibrooss haBds.