Putnam patriot., 1910-04-01


 "ApatE. ~ae ts TH1sg7 Hx DEMANDED. up before hu Il wholly nnexploresi fed h aa hls career he had never hefase B#eH confronted with sueh a query
 Here was something new. Did he ronsl9sr hiHself q gentlemanf
 eNaw ff5at you mention H. he said. T don't remember that I ha3e ever teeu aeea=ea of being perfect gen tleman. Bui what Is fl gentleman Whafs your idea of onef@
 .5NhY phz ~ The Countess Yeeem hesHafed. Why. gentleman is q man ef henar eue she has regard fai fhe rlshts and feelings and sensibilities If others
 What about hls bank aceountl Doesn't that cut any Ieef'
 No" said the countess slowly. n hint of regret In her tome. "A gentle man nlay be poor For instance. my father is no longer wealthy. he does not attend church. he shnns social life. but he Is honorable. he is thoughtful of others, SO be is a gentleman
 And I'm not. oh Y
 "oh, no. no, I did not mean to say that I couldn't say 1t. I-I do no, know you we'll enough. l merely ask cd you 10 decide for yourself"
 The countess bit her lip from vexa ton. She was cornercd and knew l. orr af see woman defeated by mere logicf
 That's unfair" she replied reproaeh fully. You know 1 haven't said any thing of the kind All l did say was that ought te % back. and must"
 Then suppose I'll Just have te keep right en going to the dogs" ob served the cherub dolefully. T didn'i know l was quite such hopeless case though :"
 eoh. it isn't that it Isn't thats' pro tested the countess
 .Musf be," dsel Jared the Chernb. 'ti il wasn't you wouldn't run away llke thIs. Why. I'm so bad that you won't talk to me don't suppose that you 'd even shake hands with any one se wicked "
 II may have been merely impulse perhaps II WAS the pathetic spectacle of the Cherub's Injured feelings-tears showed suddenly in the brown eyes oi the countess
 .'oh. you mustn't feel that way-you mustn't" she pleaded. ''of course will. Therer impulsively she ex tended both hands 10 him. Rather awkwardly Mr Bevine took them ii hls. Then he did not know what ts do next. whether 10 let go or to hold on.
 He had not fully decided when { tall. gray haired man of stern fact and disnlhed bearing appeared behIn, them He seemed very much aston lshed al the scene. Adele. who Is thtss- he demanded.
 This. father. k Mir, Devina' l was finely done-no hesi,aney. n' trembling ef voice. no wayerIug ef tn eyes.
 sNeg the the "1es. the Cherab. Isn't 1t. Mir De yiuey
 NY. peyine nodded good natures l assent.
 ~Bnt. Adele. tbis Is entirely unex peeted had no ldea that you wer' | acquainted with this-er-Mr. pevlne, | '.i have only been telling hlm that | should not see him again during hs l stay
 I ~Ah, Quite proper, l am sure tha Mir nevlne aees hot expect is- Goss 1 day. sir. Come. Adele" | nufifully the countess followed be father out of the garden. | The ash on Mr pevine's cigar. how | ever was not an eighth of an incl longer beftre he was surprised to SO Mir. Hewiaxton reappear before him l The uewiagtoss, u seeuied were ad | dietea 10 seostscripts. | Wonder if he's come back with stick" reflected the Gheruh Rnt Mr newingron's manner wa nor openly hostile
 ''lt has just eccurrci ,o me. Mfr. pe vine he hsgan. that you might fane. | our attitude senaew hat dlseourseous, l Sd. yeu are in error We are menea maintaining under rather awkwar. conditions eur customary rsserye. p you follow uae. sirs7 -l get . glimmer now and then, l compiacently reiolned the Cherao ~Yoa mean that you're nes mixers. | Mr. HewIngsen smiled eeldsy at th mssaphor ~Seetety is apt te mak aisfIaessons.~ he continued. ~rerhap you do nog know that our family ha been prominent since colonial times My great-aunt usxrrsed son of th Mareuix de Lafayette
 Never uaef the gentseuan4 com
 menfed the Cherua
 -rrohshly nol He came to Auscrscs in lSia-
 -Sef Then he xot hesr hefere tid.
 Mr. Hewtnxson ignored this remaFs ~TAis esfate. Mir. pevine. wAs part ( the original grant. h ny fashcr' tlna k,extendsd for tfsesn mtles alen tne 6uund The old mannxnn. wAiA