Putnam patriot., 1910-07-01

hof1e B3sae u1tsre and dUuEly EcD1 tv see The dear old father and mother l agaIn
 If WAS i0neiy Al home these days wffh both tse girls gone. baf Mr. and Airx. Sen1er4 fs4se t rBeomglasniD2iy
 We've got no call 10 worry. moth. CT. said Mf Sanders one evening -ff.s tunespale. hui i's 2 w3o'e los 10 have girls yop eaH depeos on And fhen lf.ll he yseaii0B in two weeks
 he aided. and hls wise s=-itped his smiie
 And ehen rhe eir.s. s nffie taller. a iIftie stralAisfer aH aeF g8ite go f9sF. came rushing in la fhe sane old breezy wsy-wei. lie old House to9k oB uew joyouSnsss
 =If you gifIs dfn't keep stiIl and % 10 Bed.. sal3 Nr sauaers some time within aD bcnr or two after the clock struck If. ~I-H wanf fo pack up aHd starr for college myself"
 The nexf morning a. Mr. Sanders was starting out 10 the barn to mix he met Gla,lys coming In with brin- ming pail iu either hand
 Just to show you hadn't forgotten how" she said. with Q laugh. Its such fun To be hegne again.
 Mabel was already up and getting breakfast. and fl some of the cakes were burned il wasn't because of care less cooking. but rather indicated her proficiency as q fire builder.
 After breakfast Gladys went out to the barn and had q long talk with MoIiie. and If Nollle didn't understand all the secrets she was told h wasn't because she didu't listen attentiyely. Then Mabel came ont. and they hitch ed up to the cutter. and Moltfe teok them up bill and down al pace that made the sIeig hbelis jingle merrfiy. They laughed reniDtseentIy al eaeb familiar road and field. II seemed as If they had been away for years in- stead of only for one sbort term.
 When they reached bone again and Moiiie was carefully stabbed and fed they went out to the orchard. Every tree was q friend and true friend. too. for none other would nneomplain. lngIy furnish tue funds 10 send them 10 college.
 Look how papas been caring for them" cried Gladys. Hes wound every one with eorasfulks to keep the rabbits and mice fram gaa@ing them. I'd aeeer thought of that'
 Hes doing aii he can to help us; even fl he eanA eIse as the money, said Mabel. Fl sometimes wonder if we ought not fe stay here and help him and mommie so they wouldn't have to work SC hard. Then think of the nice things tHeY could buy with The money were spending.
 Gladys looked serious. T never thought of it that way" she confessed. Let's go and nsk them about it.
 Their father shock bis head decided ly when they bruae bed the subject to him .sfay out of school" he cried of course not. girlies. Mother and are too proud of our college girls to think of such a thing for d moment Aren't we. mother
 Mrs Sanders Dodded q smiling as sent and the girls were satisfied. for tine time ut ieast They were loo young to realize what the loneliness of their absence really meant to the old people.
 Gladys was out feeding the pigs that evening when Jeff came riding up the road on Nancy That year and a half at school had done wonders for him. as Gladys had predicted. He was man now and so strong and self re liant that Gladys WAS almost afraid of hinl
 That curl hasn't learned to keep out of your eyes ret. has itf.' he cried gayIy as be leaped 10 the ground. Id know you by that anywhere"
 '.l couldn't say as much for you" said Gladys 'There isu't thing about you that hasn't chaused since saw you last You seem like different Jeff
 .lm serry.~ said JeT contritely.
 I'm not" she replied promptly. '.it'S-lts Ii change for the better"
 Jen laughed heartily. I'm glad to hear l." lie said There was lots of room for improvement. But how about yourself: There wasn't room for you 10 grow much prettier. but
 Glad.ss shook her wavy head I'm patiently Fl always thought you were more sensible than the rest of the boys she said. How do you like It at the unfversityY"
 Jeff's face lii Ap with enthusiasm. ,.srhere couldn't be anything that would suit the better" he said. There's something in the air there that fills fellow with ambition. with a desire to do something worth while. l often fancy that 1t is the spirit of opportunity urging us to put up our doors te be Knocked on"
 And did you hold yours up?e ask. al sAlaasS