Putnam patriot., 1910-11-18

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 Immediately opposite. on the far side of the square the courthouse rises proudly in all the majesty of its eoiumned front and ciapboarded sides. Farther along there's the Methodist church. very severe. with ifs rows of sheds on one side for the teams ef the more rural members. Behind them all bulk cur hills dim aud purple against tue overwhelming blue ef the sky. It's very quiet There are few sounds and those few most familiar-the raueeus warery of a rooster someu here on tue outskirts of town. an intermittent thnddlng Of henfs in the inch deep dust of the roadway. Niles Stetsea wringing faint but genuine shrieks Of agony from his cornet in a room be bind the opera house on the next street. periodically shuttle of feet on the sidewalk below. less frequently the whine of the swinging doors at Schwartz's place and above il all per haps the shrill but not unpleasant acs cents of Angie Tuthill as she pauses on the taSeshoId downstairs and in. jects surprising information into the nothing reluctant ears of Name Gar rison:
 Hes got six suits of clothes. three for summer and three for winter. and two others to wear to parties. one reg uiar full dress suit and another with out any tails on the cont that he told Miss Carpenter was a dinner coat. but Roland Barnette says he must we meant a tuxedo. because nobody wears that kind of clothes except at night so how couid II be a dinner coat? And Miss Carpenter told ma he's got twelve striped shirts and eight white ones and dozens of silk socks and two dozen neckties apd handker' chiefs till you cant count and -
 Name punctuates this monolegue with regular and excusable My land.' and the young voices fade away into the midsummer afternoon quiet. am free to resume my Inter. rupted flight of fancy. but I refrain. The atmosphere is soporiferous. hardly conducive to editorial inspiration. and l ind the commingied favors of red cedar glue and rubber quite nonrish ing
 Presently pr. Mortimer, the minis ter comes down the street in com pany with his deacon. RIInky Lock wood They are discussing some one in subdued tones but 1 catch refer enees to a worthy young man and the vacancy fin the choir
 Josie lockwood rusties into hearing with Bessie Gabriel in tow. Josie is rattiing voiubly. but with a hint of the confidential in her tone. She in sisss that -of course l never let on. but every time we meet can just feel him looking and
 Bessie interposes. Why. Tracey Tan ners inst crazy for fear he'll take op with Angiar
 can see Iosie's head toss Al this T bet h., don't know whai Angle Tut h!l! innk~ like That's tao absurd :
 ~ab~urd~ Is Iesie's newest werd ifss very good word too hut soines nzes | fear she will wear t threaduare T closes her remarks aS the two g.ris aari intn the postnfilee. and there ls peace for a time. then they Uer@c. gigglin.. and he;,f Josie ds-s lare: I'd eet Roland Baruefte to do il. bat he's -e jealous. He makes me fired. =
 IS..ssIe's resroase Is inandiiile.
 Nell" Josie continues -i 1T simply moi ar,inr 10 Se0d thefn out until 1 meet hlm Father said 1 could give II q week from Saturday. bni l won't iaiess"-
 Bessie interrupts again inanfibiy
 ~0f courSe ! could do that. huf if ] .ust said Miss Carpenter and guests that uosey old Homer i.ittIejohn q ihink ! meant hin. too. and f | only said -guesr id look too pointed Dent you think so:'
 To my relief they pass from bearing. and feel fer uy piI~ for eouifert Anyway, 1 never dId like Josie Lock wood Smok iug. ! ulstliiaie on the astonishing power of personality Here Is Mr Nathaniel Duncan Ia more than . fortnight ln our midst uhe phrase i- used caiiousiy ss something -aers-d fo coustry joornaIisms. sud befoid. Dof yet has the town sea-~d 10 discuss him The control he has over the local mind and imagination Is certainly wonder fui. the more 90 since he has appar ensly made no effo1 to attract atten tton-rnfber. should ssy. to the con frary. Quiet and unas1uminx he goes his way. minding his own bust ness as carefully ss we would mind il for him. with aii fhe gosd will in the world. if oniy we could Ind out what it is But we can't leave him sione
 Tracey Tanner interrupts ny mus ines.
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