Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21


 man. but Ross Is al least thlrty-fYe and should be thinking of settling down. l can't understand his point of view"
 My dear. you have never seen the procession of the seasons from such q point of view as that which he en- joys"
 NO. and I do not care 10. Ii Is quite lonely enough for me right here"
 Redfeld looked at Lee with comic tlankuess. Mrs. Redfeld is hopeless Iy urban. As the wife of forest su peryis0r she cares more for payements and tramcars than for the most splen- lid mountain park
 T most certainly do' his wife wig orously agreed. "and if had my way we should be living In London"
 "Listen to that Shes ten times more English than Mrs Enderby"
 sI'm not but I long for the civilized Instead of the wild l like comfort and society"
 So dc L. returned he
 "Ycs. the comfort Of an easy chair an the porch and the society of your forest rangers This ranch fife is ali very well for summer outing. but To be tied down here all the year round s to be denied ones birthright as modern"
 All this more or less cheerful com plaint expressed the minds of many others who live amid these superb scenes When autumn comes. when the sky is gray and the peaks are hid H. mist, they long for the music, the lights. the comfort of the city. But when the April sun begins to go down in ii smother of crimson and flame and the mountains loom with epic dignity, or when at dawn the air Is like some divine flood descending from the un- stained mysterious heights. then the dweller In the foothills cries out: How fortunate we are. Here are health and happiness! Here poverty ls unknown"
 Mrs. Redtield was becoming more and more interested in Virginia. who had not merely the malodorous repu- tation of her mother to contend with. | but the memory of traitorous sire to 1 I've down and when the girl went 10 | her room to pack her bag the wife turned 10 her husband and said:
 Ross Is terribly smitten with her.
 Redtield couehed uneasily. "I hope fa I.g,. q mi m man must Shes physically attrae tive, very attractive, and. besides Ross is as susceptible as a cowpunch- TT He was deeply impressed the first time he saw her; could see that"
 "I didn't like his going out on the veranda with her last night" contin- ued Mrs RedHeld and when they came in her eyes and color indicated that he'd been saying something ex- citing to her. Hugh, Ross Cavanagh must not get involved with that girl. It's your duty as hls superior to warn him"
 Hes fully grown, my dear, and a bit dietatorial on his own part. I'm trae timid about cutting in on his private affails"
 Then I'll do 1t. Marriage with girl like that Is out of the question. Think what his sisters would sayr
 Redfeld smiled bit satirlcally. "To the outsider n forest ranger at 5000 year and find himself and horses is not what you may call a brilliant catch"
 ''Oh, well, the outsider Is no judge! Ross Cavanagh is a gentleman. and. besides, he's sure to be promoted l acknowledge the girls charms and don't understand k When l think of her obieetlvely as Iize Wetherford's girl wonder at her being in my house. When l see her want her to stay with me want to hug her
 Perhaps we've been unjust to Iize all along. suggested Redheld "She has remained faithful To Ed Wether- ford's memory all these years that Is conceded Doesn't that argue some unusual quauty2 How many women do we know who are capable of such loyalty? Come. now Llze is a rough piece of goods. I'll admit. and her lunch counter was public nuisance, but she had the courage to send her girl away to be educated denying her. self the Joy of seeing her develop by her side We mustn't permit our preiudiees to run away with us.n
 The girls return put stop to the 1tatsnGafAn Nxh ht.sh .attalI gt, h hft,.r but confusion anyway.