Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
confession.

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 Cries of Dead give awayr' selfish brutef' "in bet she's going to cryr,
 .'Who said cryg' asked the confes- sor. surprised.
 T did" replied the homeliest mem Der
 That's exactly what she did"
 "I knew it" said the homeliest member. "A member of the club told me in confidence that certain instruc- uons are laid down for the girls. the principal of which is to cry"
 The confessor groaned and went on {:
 "We were walking toward the girls home and at this point reached her door. She burst into passion of tears and ran into the house. shutting the door behind her
 ''I stood looking vaguely about me. not knowing just what to do. wish ed policeman would come along and run me In. I had an undefined sense of having committed crime. It seemed to me that I had plunged a dagger into the heart of the girl who had left me. l went to my club. light ed a cigar. smoked 1t two minutes and threw it away. l. went into the bii- Hard room. knocked the balls about for two minutes more. threw down my cue and. showing my hands in my pockets. walked up and down in the hallway. Several of my friends came in, but somehow l wanted to get rid of them. They all wanted to know what was the matter with me. One of them pestered me. telling me aboEt some liver pills he had used with great effect.
 .'E dined at the club with another I surprised him by ordering my des- sert immediately after the soup and undertook to carve a bird in cross see tions You see. the poison had entered my blood and was crawling through the veins to the heart. When the din her was over told my friend was sick and was going home to bed. I lied. had never before told a delib crate lie You see the effect of this Indian flower with it's noxious but ecstatic perfume. Facile decensus aver nj, which. being interpreted. means. When a man makes false step the descent into iniquity is easy
 .When one has committed a crime he feels an irresistible desire to visit the spot where it was enacted. The spot where my crime had been perpe- trated was few steps from the home of | ha xtri hA hoA tt,ac tad went there. was possessed with a desire to apologize for sin I hadn't committed. I rang the bell. went into the house and sent up my card"
 .Gone up.'' cried voice.
 Hell never go there any more" said another.
 "GentIemen." continued the comics sor, T sat with wildly beating heart in the drawing room till heard a rustic of skirts and the tap of tiny heel on the staircase A moment later there in the doorway stood-what shall I cali it?-a vision of loveliness. dream.
 "Gentlemen. have finished"
 "Go on,. Don't l wish I'd had one like thatr' Peaches and cream are nothing to it"' and other such indeli- cate. or. at least. irreverent. cries filled the room. The president rapped for order.
 "Fellow bachelors" he said. i've have all listened to the confession of our unfortunate ex-member. and know there Is not one of us who has not listened with exuberant sympathy. Expressions of opinion as to the amount of the fine he shall pay are now in order You are aware that the amount lies between Si00 and $500"
 .I move. cried a voice. that on ac- count of the united pressure brought to bear and the boycott Unusual cir cumstancesl the fine be remitted en- tirely."
 And I move." said another. that the fine be doubled. It's my opinion that our ex-brother was willing vic tim"
 And I move" said the homeliest man. that the ladies of this city be invited to organize one of these Indian pizen societies right here among us" 
 At this there were groans and cries of Put him outr ..Renegader' Hes been infected." under which the home Hest man tried to hide.
 The president arose.
 "Gentlemen" he said, since 1t is left with me to name the fine. will say that agree with our fellow mem Der who says that the circumstances fin this case are unusual. and l will remit she fine altogether"
 The confessor arose for a last word. "Gentlemen," he said. 'T insist on paying a double fine. My descent into Avernus ig worth a hundred times the amount"
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