Putnam patriot., 1916-08-18

follows: When preparations for the Hdvance were made Dr. Gray. who un- derstood perhaps more fully than any me else except O'Neil the gravity of the iSsue and fine slender pivot upon which the outcome balanced. had talk on his place in the vanguard of the at lacking party instead ef in the bzeb- ground, as behtied his calling She first rush had carried him well into the fray bur once there he had shown his good judgment by refusing to par tieipate in it.
 Instead he had sele ted Denny out Of the oppusiug ranks and bored through the crowd in his direction. heedleSS of all efforts t8 stop him His great strength had enabled him Co gain ground. IT. had hurled his asSailants aside uusettiHe them, bursting through the press as football player pene- trates a line, and when the retreat lad begua he was ela~e at the eelS ef his victim. He hal ovcrtaken Denny be- ride one of the barricades just as Denny seized d rifle and raised it.
  self of the weapon. and tbe next in stant he lad bent the barrel over its owners hVad
 Then as the iieht sureea onward he had gathered the limp figure in his arms and borne it into the light of gasoline torch, where he could admin ister first aid He was kneeling over the fellow when Appleton found him Is he came stumbling along the grade.
 But the decisive moment had come and gone now. and without leader to command them Gordun.s men seemed loath to adopt more bloody reprisal They gave way therefore in q half hearted hesitation that spelled ruin to their cause. They were forced back to their eneampmcnt. Dan Appleton. very dirty. very tired, but happy found Natalie and Eliza awaiting him when he limped up to their tent in the early morning light, One of his eyes was black and nearly closed. his lips were cut and swollen. but he grinned cheerfully as he ex- claimed:
 Say! It was great night, wasn't it?"
 Eliza cried out in alarm at his ap- pearance.
 You poor kid! You're sight She ran for hot water and soap. while Ma taIie said warmly:
 You were perfectly splendid, Dan. l knew you'd do it.
 Did you.1 He tried 10 smile his appreciation. but the effort resulted in l leer so repulsive that the girl looked lismayed You ought to have seen he shmdy."
 Seen it, Maybe We didn't"
 "IIonestlyts
 "Di1 you think We could stay be lind3 We sneakcd along with the .o0khouse gans. and one of them help d Us up on the gravel cars. He smell 'd of dishwater, but he was Il hero. Ne screamed and cried and Eliza hrew stones until Mr. 0'Neil discover d us and made us get down. He was wfully mean
 Hes q mean man."
 He isn't. IIe was jumping around ole ieg like crippled grasshopper.
 T made q thousand dollars" said oan Guess what I'm going to do
 ith ft?"
 How can l guessY' "Jm going te buy an engagement ing once more he leered repul- siyely
 How nice.7 said Natalie coolly "Coneratulationsr
 Guess who ii.s for?"
 T couldn't, really"
 It's for you.
 "Oh, no, it isn't" Natalies voice was freezing You have made a mis take very great mistake, Dan. I like you, but-we won't even mention such things. if you please"
 Elizas entrance saved her further embarrassment and she quickly made her escape. Dan groaned so deeply as his sister bathed his injuries that she was really concerned.
 Goodness, Danny" she said Are you as badly hurt as all thatr'
 I'm worse" he confessed -I've just been shot through the heart Slow music and flowers for me! Arrange for the services and put a rose in my hand, sis.-
 Nonsense! I'll put beefsteak on your eye" she told him unfeelingly.
 Under Dr. Grays attention O'Neirs ankle began to mend, and by the time the track had been laid far enough be yOnd the crossing to insure against further interference from Gordon he declared himself ready to complete the Journey to kyak, which he and the girls had begun three weeks before
 During the interval Eliza had oecu- pied herself in laying out her maga- zine stories, and now she was eager to complete her investigations so as to begin the final writing. Her experi- ence fin the north thus far had given