Putnam patriot., 1914-06-19

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 The uirf panvad nt the sHte "rA1 we needs.t Hgrry she ~nea-~s J smiling Wan just alnufe ar Ss barite
 ~As ma3y a~ vou wish. be Iau@lel aAs Il uatter af fart ioafHe dfa I heer
 -nu be seaoas she Bes-ed T raut to teaua yoa
 TTe W8. INare af Q pro8etcd han | slender and fine. u a shabby e'8. q and t91k H iH bis own uurasilg e"p .rlaus Of i ruHgus disturbance in El4 l6~5nI
 -ft UH- tiad of e"a fo come" ha said ierkity ln bis emiurrHssmeut
 .l enjoyed every HGHeHt Sbe s5id warmly Bm that wasn't ail meant when ! tfIn'.rd yon
 Ills evehfHwz riimbpd with surprise "}yhli plSe. Miss l.es<in2E"
 Your dplicacy iu letting me know you uuderStoud"-
 DIsenngiug her hand she broke of with startlcd movement and q low rry of surprise
 \ tasIsllb swinging lito the street fran F}ehth avenue had b7ilrd I'D te flfe euft Hefo~e tbe eatp aHl. u9Hsin. diS-har pd teuHe m1b iu q bHrrE
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 @Wdff. tr zH5Gued at rhc intruder
 An mH7tfoHt gesture of q band. fen maculftei, atueed fn whlte abolished him cafrp,efele a4 far if least a@ tht other wne concerned
 "Ah' Mes lpsziug 1 believer
 The voice Wa~ strong and musical but poisoned with maIiefous triumph that grated npm the nerves Of P. svb alfte He IeelEaea fo he abolished
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 The elrl WHe1 To P Sr'arife with pleading eves Hua tHnldrins ban1s
 .4f y8u please dpaF NF. Svb5rite.e she begged in q tfemulous voier I'm afraid l must ~peak nlone with this'- there was fl barely pcrceptihlc pause agentlemau f vou won't mind wait Ing n moment at the door
 If ft pteases vou. Miss T.esSiug. most certainly He strutted buck to tht brown stone stoop, ont Of ear shot but within easy hail.
 Hearing nothing he made little mort If the guarded conference that began on hls withdrawal The man enterine the dooryard had eornered the girl fl m angle of the fence He seemed ai once inslstent determined and thor oaehly angry. while she exhibited per fect eomposare with some evident con tempt and lmplaeable ohstinacv. Nev ertheless. in il brace of minutes the fellew seemingly brought forth som. telling argument She wavered ant her accents rose in doubt.
 .'Is that true?'
 "You don't dare doubt me,"
 "Very well she said in tone o' resignation
 "You'll go?"
 Yes"
 He moved aslae 10 give her wav through the gate but she hung hack. with glabre for r Sybarlte
 cone moment. please she said "l must leuve a message"
 "Nonzenser
 She showed dlspleasure in the Tiff of her chin. "I think I'm my ow- mis- tresS as vet
 He gruwled indiStingnishably-
 You have my promise" she cut him short coldly Walt for me.' And she turned hack to the house.
 Wondering F Sybnrite went to meet her lnlrusively she gave him her hand second time. with ns little re aeetlon he took it in both his own. "ls there nothing can do?"
 Her voice WAS broken: "l don't know. must eo-it's imperative. Could you 1 Wouderf'
 "Anythiug you ask" he asserted con ddently
 Ic~itating briefly in a tonelittleaboyo a whisper. Fl must go" she repeated. I can't refuse But-alone Do you underestimate" ?"
 You mean- without himg' r. syb- trite nodded toward the man fumIns il tbe gateway
 ''Yes. it you could suggest something 10 d,tutn him long enough for me to srt into the cah and say one word to he ohaufeur'-
 Leave it 10 me" said P Sybarite Molly" cried the man at the gate Don't answer" r. Syharite advised. Molly
 Do be quiet" suggested r. Sybarite not altogether eivilly.
 The other started as if slapped and strode in to the Stoop Do you know who vou're talking to?" he demanded wmthfully. towering over T. Sybarite. momentarily forgetful of the girl.
 stepping aside. as if in alarm. she moved behind the fellow and darted through the gate.
 Fl don't" r. Syharite admitted ami ably. "but your nose annoys me.
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