Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17

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 6ladys dIl oek charming as Fbe sfaad there Ii her sp8lefed dress. wth her nanals balr blowing aeross her face she never could keep those stray locks where theg belansed md the rose hue of her ehreks booking all the rusief ia contrast to the spots of lime on her naso
 T thought you hdd ontgrown those foolish speeches" she saia reproyingly ns she turned to the tank for another bucket of water.
 soh, sayf' cried Harold Cant yon come for little uuto rider Let the bugs enjoy life little longer just 10 please me" he persisted coaxlngly ns Gladys hesitated The comically pleading look in bis brown eyes was Irresistible
 T really ought not to go" she said. but l would like III auto ride | guess We can go for just little while, can't we. MubeiT'
 If We can have time 10 put on clean aprons and wash our faces first Ma bel answered.
 "Yee. we'll walt" Harold answered though clean dresses can't make you book any prettier than you do Just now
 Mnbei mnde up little face at him as she turned toward the house If you're going te tnllS like that 1 won't go.s she called back over her shoulder
 Tn few moments they renppeared looking as fresh and dainty as though they had never held n spray nozzle or plnw handle. Fly skillful monenver. lag Ilaroit relegated Beth and Mnbel to the back seat and helped Gladys up in front
 Now for spiuls he cried as he seated himself beside her and pulled back the starting lever The machine bounded forward. Gladys eiung to the seat. her eyes shining with the exhil. aftnn af fha aR7iff taoft0n
 ''isu't it glorlonsY" Harold cried as he increased the speed to stili faster gnit.
 Mile after mite was quickly covered by the tireless machine and they we're almost to town when Harold finally turned around and started back at Il somewhat slower pace.
 We went so fast that l was almost lost. confessed Mabel That's Pear. sons Just ahead. isn't itr'
 Gladys noddcd And there's Jer over In the field blowing she said- she leaned OH and waved her hand kerehief at him.
 He waved hts whip ia aaaed surprise and stood watching the automobile ms tll II was cut ef sight llr paid se llt. lie attention to his blowing the rest ef rhe afternoon that the natieng horses lurn,d to book inquringls at hlm nom and then as fl fe ask what the matter was nut Jea wns thinking, and hls fraln ef thought though hF ue means comparable ln speed to fast maA had all the pouderons inertia ef doa hle headod time freight
 Ry the ttme he had finished milking hr had come "a conclusion I'm ga- lnr to do if.s he said half aloud. slap ping his knee. "t'll beat that stuck up nu Val yet" And he went into the heuse and wrote to an automobile company for prices
 Hut If Jefr had known the trend of the conversation in the touring car he might have been better satisfied with everything in general and with one or two things in particular.
 Who is that fellow" inquired liar, old as they passed icn.
 That's JeT Pearson, one of my best friends promptly replied Gladys.
 50 yuu like plowhess. de you Harold asked. with a auixxieal smile
 ~l like any one who has ambition enough to do something Gladys re- turned "nid you eees de any work in your ilfeT
 Again uarald smiled that exasperat. ing smile. though it was a trlfe less self confident this time. Whats ths useg' lie inquired. -father's go, plenty of money" 'lf werr . boy the cold contempt In Gladys voice jarred Harold out ai his accussomed self assurance. I'd be ashamed so have no ambition but to slsnd my fathers money. You ssent have tu work for living, bat ihe very fact that you don't makes Il ls.~slhle fur son to accomplish much greater things
 -i dsNt think you're hardly fair. Harold answered "l'il probably set tie dowr and go 10 work st something after awhile
 -rrusaAls.' cried Gladys "Wha' are you going fo doy- ..oh. | don't know he replied. - xanr,..Sa father ufli dnd me some