Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
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 Billy reddened 10 his foreiIead soh. I say he apoiogizei. -tise fellows didn't mean any harm. ii's Just tiie idle gossip fiat ore drifts Into when fhere lsnf anything else io do. Every one of ns would risk our neck fO, you Dont'--
 What Is YoHF nameg' asked the girl hurrlediy
 sSafterig =g1lg Satier}T.+ he said
 "0b you're tbe ane that didaH sas i anything. theuF sAe seemed to breafbe a tlftie sieh of retlef Why ! didn't you answer when fhey asbed eliat yoa tlonehf of Hg masculine at= tregf
 .Thsre Was nothing 70 say, l nap. pened t9 see yau ahen g08 arrived on fhe stage East Eisi4i ahd He paus. ed. as if embarrassed bs too eager tongue.
 "Anaf' sbe suggested
 T thought yoa didn't med any frIIls. you know he finished iamely
 .'ThaHks.7 she said simply. dropping down 10 a sent 0n the rock aud press. ing back ihe flying waves of btack hair from her eyes. .Bnt that k not the reason why wear plain clothes. You sfe ff, western girl aud l was bern and raised on ranch. Father md I lived alone. There were just twU Hffcr rame. and 1 had to be both sofI mud daughter to dad. He died year nga. nnd NO had to come east and ninise my home with Mrs. Bowker. my nunt. 1 had private tutors al the ranch. but of the outside world 1 have been qnlfe ignorant 1 nm learning rapidly tfat girls are girls and boys are boys. so little later 1 III going to put on frilis md fribbles, I'm wearing these plain things-oh. well. because of dad. you know If seems as If the old days were not so far away" She rhoked over ihe last words. and her eyea weIs drowned with sudden tears
 Sine seare h.d vainly for H handker- chief. and Billy fuil Of tender sollci- tude drew Il sDowy square from his own paci.ri shook lt out and tossed 1t laIe Der lap: taen he turned away and lool.ed II disinnt ridges that seemed ktIdHEftA ifAiiHD III
 Thank yun so much I'm very sor- " made slcb goose of myself" sal ths girl after little while. eeillg.'-
 @Yeu ueeGa't say word" interrupt- ed E4le eaerzetieally. After my netaFr went wby~weIl know all eboa' II lts etliIish gale,e he added hastlsg
 slt i,." che laughed through her tears s;.uw borrid you must have taioee.ii iac. s.r Satterly. but heard w.lA sHn ssgp all saying. and 1 did frtl sn lonely and unaprreeiated. you know Wasn't II slliyf So l just tip. tned downstairs aud flew up to this roe k enI 1T sheer desire 10 be alone"
 ".ind I've bren intruding on your privacy ull this time" cried Billy re. morsefuily. "f'll run along down now be careful when you descend; you might slip un the pine needles and sprniu yprr nukle. One of the girls Gld that the other day" He turned to tie path
 '','iease srny. Mir. Satteriy." she urg
 
 away Thank you. She pressed the handkerchief Into his hand and he re- turned II 10 his pocket silently.
 "Ynu nre sure l won't be in the wnsr. he asked. settling down on The ground and taking out his neglected newspaper
 Not II all And you may smoke your pipe ioo don't mind It." she smiled as he stuffed tobacco pouch buck h his rof het.
 "Thank you he said gratefully.
 sYou do not know my name." said the girl suddenly ''It's not fair when 1 am acquainted with yours. l am Rose Benworth"
 Thank you" said Satferiy gravely.
 After awhile the greedy wind tore the paper from his hands. and they watched it sail down the mountain side until 1t reached the lake. where fl became q white winged craft and disappeared from view
 Then Billy showed Rose how to find pictures in the sailing clouds. and she scofingly taught him more about cloud painting than he had ever dream cd. for she was child of prairie and hill in the western country.
 So they talked until the sun dipped below tho west peak. and then they went regretfully down the narrow trail. .Rack to the earth-out of the clouds" remarked Billy as he helped Rose nenwerth over the slippery pine needles
 At the hop that night Dick Fancher and Lester Pennington rallied Billy on his long absence that afternoon. They had. with one accord. fallen captive 10 the charm of Rose Renworth in her sim pie white evening froek. She danced to perfection.
 What's the matter with you. old mana'' they demanded ef Billy. "You look as if you'd been drinkings' "f have." he said nrhaneiy "What F'
 Nectar and all that sort of thing. you know"
 "Rahhish.~ jeered Dick enviously. You're in love. that's what's the mat ter with you