Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29

storm of animation. one moment soar ing fo cffdy beicbts. the next sinking fo dark depths.
 Young Nr waIiow1y. who was his sole cofnpanion. WIS ssmewhet dss- gusfed with tbIs Illogical behavior Much against his wfEI be had been dragged from bis office to accompany the eherub just wben there was much work 10 ise done.
 "Oh fse railroad be blored. Nick. Lots of fifse to attend to thar. Forge; l."
 Yet now that tbey were wei stsrted toward Howinrfon Acres tbe cberub evlucef gerlre to talk. altboHzb the precise fpiiir ni whleh be was aiming aaz Hpi eie1f. II ~as unrelafed fV rai.r.sa4r. far The afss iitG was Of an ultimate aad p.sFsouai asaare
 .sNkk. yp1 -a~sl. ae suddenly e1. riaiuWi ts. aren't yeu marriedF
 "Wby aref geu, oheTubs- lie re torted
 EAfi fsfH tE4F 4AHfafftA ID ff nrefoBndig -u1gis'-d ai sueb q aues lion -Naw. eofDe. Nbk. what sorl u q aae wsaDan would have Gherub be yiuez
 sY0B're too macesi. Cherub. You nndeTtafe yourself suppose you never rried T'
 Never had q ehaaee. my boy. Why
 
 time ID all ~ life that I've had even a speaking acquaintance with 2 real good woman. such as you know by the dozen that Is. leaving out the iast few days. of course. Now. with yoa ifs been different, You've had chance 10 pick and choose"
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 cherne nevsse caught the subdued note of paln ln tbe quleA feioiuder. "Yon dnn't mean. Nick. that you got A fgrDdomnz''
 Bruaaap as were the words. they carried T niessage 9f sympathetic feel Ing which rang true. and That aes tle quality which made so many friends fer cherab Devine Young sir Wallo. way eas certainly mol the one to make affHuud condolences. but he nodded his head tn assent
 Unexpectedly finding himself m h. trudef au private grounds. Nr beviHe eurbed his hnoganey aud gazed with embarrassed emotion nt the proprietor thereof
 soh. welt" he observed. maybe you're iust as well off Guess Il was some time ago. when you were young and vealf. eh z
 "f WAN young ass. If that's what you meau." eynically responded Sieb' olas T was loo sure of her and played rhe fool You see. We were youngsters together. playmates. II was one of those affairs that every. body understood was settled from the time we were dozen years old. took II as n matter of course that was the only person she could ever care for. In time she resented 1t. and before | knew IL had lost her.
 Went or with some one else. did sheT'
 Again young Mir wailowny inclined his head He got up. took seat on the other side of the ear and unfolded q newspaper.
 II was less than an hours ride at best. but before 1t was half over Chernb pcyine was consulting watch and time table and had again shifted bis seat 10 the forward ehair. where he could watch fer the name boards on the stations.
 rerceiy'Hz thss unusual agitation Of a mlnd normally free from such dis. turbanees. you might suspect that MT pexine was ;s.,eu; to make some great venture. II was fact His plans. however. were somewhat vague About the only definite part of his program vas hIs decision to turn himself out of house and home immediately upon reaching newington Acres This de tail was already prepared. The Count ess Necchi shonld buy back the place at her own terms She HOW had the means. and he WIS well assured of her desire to do so.
 Smaii wonder. then. that Cherub Devine In brief period of time for got all about the revived wretchedness