Putnam patriot., 1911-12-29

it never happened ne.
 ga" that cousin. nor did Dick. ,
 was always disappointment :,
 Uncle Ethan has told me And q
 me" 'Neie !
 Your
 sne nodded, her lip quiverinv
 oniy me. Not as a suhstit,
 am not mt for that-but in find
 stitute. I have promised ,r ,,..
 marry the first one who is ahla m
 that" 10 aoie
 The silence was absolute 1oa.
 neither moved nor spoke gazing
 q. her bent head with an exn9e
 Diending many shades.
 It Is a duty; there is
 cept me- she added "onIv sor1a, m
 grow-to dislike it too mncb
 so seihsh that sometimes I hone stitute will never come .
 Her voice died away. It wac sne, Emily French, had deliber conhded to this stranger that VI an hour before she would hay. heVed no one could force from lips in articulate speech And neither regretted nor was asba although there was time for frn zation before Lestrange answerel
 T did not believe" he said
 such things could be done T. isp sense! It is the kind of sim. Miss French, where any man is ' lied in interfering. I beg won ~ leave the affair in my hands and ,, no more of such morbid selft fee" |
 stupefied, Emily flung backE head, staring at him. m-
 In your hands?" l,
 Since there are none better n pears. Why" his vivid face ouas,fs her full and straightly you didMr ag1ne that any man living coule i what you are doing, and pass snl
 uheie hio"s- unt
 Your unele-is not for me t,e f cize. But do not ask any otha,te to let you go on" "Y
 Her ideas reeling. she struggy c comprehension. An
 You, what could you dor" sts veled. "The substitute" omr
 There won't be any substituyent piled Lestrange with perfect cmucf T shall train Dick French to mire work" Er You" orcs
 can, and I VIII. agaiI
 He can not" Infiu, ''Oh, yes, he can; he is just fhous spoiled" the firm lips set moreshow He shall take his place, can MT. ann silen Emily sat quite helplessly. N black with excitement. Slowl ection flowed back to her of n Dick since his light conta @ -estrange; his avoidance of d 021 'asional highballs, his awake Hx crest in the clean sport of tr R nd his half-wistful admiration M, rifle driver-manager
 T almost believe you cou N onceded. | ~ T can," repeated Lestrange 4 / e openly smiled, it will be @ )ickie." Eil It was the touch needed. Ml ote to sentiment. Emily M 'ith him, laughed ir sheer 7 I nd relief and leap of youth. C You will be gentle-poor I'll be gentle. He is com, think" He took a step ne.
 You will leave this in my ca-
 :? You will not trouble a
 lbstitute?'
 "1 will leave it with you Ill e forgetting your own docpu
 e taking some one else'sto A, |"
 Pardon, l am mere1y1g "e' rench do his work. I ha- a
 tie more of him than you ps did , ow; l understand what I CT niol, xing. Moreover. I would a CT, 5a' many uoetIines to set e sters 'Free?" she echoed; shehe I ha lsation of being suddenlynt- NIT with an open door into .ex- "Y .ted. limoi Free" he quietly reasserfee "B live your own life and un- in A npered breath, and to the cla at question when it coEith drivi ught only of yourself" latel he drew back; a prescidnay 'T sharply across her lat'f a one lie crossed with strange [. ly He's off" called Dick, ging CT n the park. '1 made rson But g him down with the line At orde t. Rupert is driving wnder- I've sits alongside and hold@hen some came to the turn in tenue, Nil previous mechanician ful W sd and then apologizeRoing from iowiy because. as he sS was buke lmateur and likely to Is he send y good driver, Lestr Rr 'retty fair" returned range CT r nely, from his seat on ige or later machine. wynn not strar g him. he's employed ne or pelli factory car testers; when eyed
 .S to a } racing I give him tFeeI II
 nt to fix anything. Her' l III whic ed to that steering-kf loA with Iing here, instead of az me In long wait in the wi come cessi to the shop tomorroViA' anu ditto It and I will even uItaLlne with Or a run" tract ho; me? You're askne! it. hy not? It's exhilars came k removed his hat san nis sleeI IS through his hair, acalioH Tn Harm mingling in hisresslon Fire somewhat the effect e sna'. his I .-1 s- Rdm0