Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1914-06-12


turned ln at the gst wzy. lowering hls
own voiee aud 6Vlnz the shipping
clerk with a steeiv stare. ~wlh be
another aet.ident. NUT resembling t'iaf
q this afternooa-lf son haven't f3r
gotten Now. mind what ! teH yoH.
and BE good
Mr. Efass swelied Hith resentment.
exhibited distorted and emparpiesi
visage. but kept saenee.
Pausing at the fOal II the stoop. Miss
Leasing looked up Fl the TWO young
men and smiled
Good evening" sire said with a
pretty md for r. SyHa~'te. and with
lis fellow for Georee Good evening
Mr. BrOss.r she added
Having acknowleden this salutation
with that quaint courtesy which soma
how seemed to ct him Ike a garment.
r Syhnrite smiled strangely NJ the
shipping clerk.
The latter mnmblc8 something IN
coherent glanced wildly toward the
yonng woman and saiuttered expio-
sivelg. I'll with n hHzh So deep that
ifs effect vas apopleetie. Then. with
an inartieuiate snort Be turned and
fed into the house
Confusion possess Sim and With Il
rage Stumbling bl.aH.v % the frst
fight OF s%ps. BE- eaed the afmos
rhere with fingers th#s ttehed Ter Fio-
lent revenge
~rii get even" be mutteree savage
IT, I'll ct hunk VIE that boob # its
the last ct Of my lifes
Il was With a suggestion II stealth
that he assembled the seeond flight and
paused before the 5sar Of the back
hail bedroom opened gently for the
space of three inehee
That you. George Violet Prim de
manded with vivacitF
Reluctantly be STORED. and in a
thFoaty monoss lIah'a admitted his iden
tity
did he fan for ite@
"All over hItn-elf Honest II It was
a scream 70 watch ~ sHs cop You
could've clabbs.d e ta hs bean
without touehia' MS aeas- ! most
d4ed"
Miss Prim gigeled aHHreeiatively.
You're a wonder George she. ap=
nlauded 1t takes 59a to think 'em
out"
'Ah. don't know. % returned her ad.
mirer with becoming m8desty.
Hes gone on her. all right amt
he?"
Cray about her,
Think he'll make a play for her
nowY"
You never can tel about P. S
He's a queer little ginks
Footsteps became audible on the stairs
below
We'll. 80 long. See you at dinner
George added in haste With determi
nation. and heavy tread. be went on
to his ruoin
When IL had shayei with particular
care4 ami changed his linen trimming
collar and cuffs to degree of uneom
mon nicetyl and resumed his coal
brushing ard hating II simultaneously
aud wifh equal feroeity for its very
shabhinessi- p. Syharite sought ont
pipe old al dIsreputable enough &c
be comfort 70 any man and sat doWr
by the our window Of his room ftof
floor. bali aackl 10 smoke and consider
the state ~ The universe while await
ing fhe dinner gong.
The Window commanded an eievat
ed Il acts Ailarting. view OF bach
yards. oue I'd all dank. dismal anc
Uttered WIN the debris of long, hard
win
Pam arti however. had rendered
+. Sehari- umHne 10 the mIasma Of
nieiaarhHT ,Hey exhaled. The trouble
III his p.T5aFt blue eyes. the wrinkles
that Iiard hi forehead. owned another
sagiss
IN fact. Gorge had wrought NOR
disr~trnsig npon his temper than +
Sylarite bad ct him see Perhaps il
Va fr7ie gerhaps George had guess
ed -hrsndIy Perhaps Molly Lessins
Of tlip elate counter really was ont
and The Same with Marian BlessingtoT
OF the faha4us fortune
Oh Brfl Shaynon was known
devil OF Infinite astuteness. II would
be quite consistent With his character
aud paSt performances If. despairing
Of gaining coutrol OF his wards mon
ey bY lr.ine her into unwelcome mat
rimouy with ais Con. be had contrived
10 overreaah her In some manner and
50 driven Der 10 become self support
ing
Perhaps hardly likely, the hypoth-
esis VAS uene the less quite plausible.
4 thing had Unopened within P. Syba-
rites kuowleA e Of Brian Shaynon-
Even il Georges romance were only
true ia pan. these were wretehed cir
eamStaaees FIR a girl Of gentle birth
and rearing "a adopt
Il was really a shocking boarding
house T. Syharite had known 1t In
timateiy FOR ten years. Use had made
him Caiious 10 its shortcomings.
He could remember most wildly how
be Rad loathed II for weeks, months,
and Years after the tide OF evil for
tunes had cast him up on It's cram-
bling brawnStuue stcop teven In that
distant day. erumhlingl.
For an entire decade be had occupied
the same chair at the same table In
the basement dining room. Teasing on
beef mutton. fowl Irish stew. ham
aud beans. veal. pork or just hash
according 10 the designated day OF the
week
The very room in which he sat was
somehow dear to him. Upon II be
wasted sentiment in way akin to