Putnam patriot., 1916-06-23
TIE PUTNAM PATRIOT June as lol6

said Brennan. espee e.a,ly arter th2 way n,ai2oGe1 gea to drown bu the misSas waa't allow me i the house al au whea she hearS lert you in rirhie. Thank God thp eir d1nt die anvvar. I've got that to be thankful for Curtis Gordon would hay, hvpS,a ne
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 "Sufe. Nfan 6ear don't you know who you went hathing wrhs S1c'S the darehtce ef that widow Gerar5 and tae mast prominent passeagc aboard aetsl1e e youe blessed ss7s Amt Hat Eeks If l va~ 'aa T3 sp.ir ms sfeae4 vsita a he-l 'e3.'a..
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 At tae saaa tae aNe aiseoe crel tlTtu fs ts fr tHe Wt ward" wa7 esp e5 Ue uua tha uilA. a.1 as s.se E aat eU at Jal= pert he afeaesed fsf $ jaHu.h te tske him oat ts taeea fHel ulr Ae.,oua hteue. be- Iae izss oL A.s horses had iesa aeFlaes ha~. il Was aH the u.gse ias9zHstive uHW th3t be shuu.d es o1= aaaee ne would Lave t. hire useu 6e=ea horses ua a-
 Guiag tde a efnalu 11lss Gerard sent fsf Hl5a aaa h WeBt a the house of the eanHeFz= saEegtatemeur where she had been reseiYed- fhe superm. tendeuts wife had clothed her. aud she seemed ta hsse recovered her poise of body aad mlud. 0.Nei was surprised to tiu1 ber quite different person from the .Ii- -h.eHcd and dlsheye,ed girt he had seeu in tue yellow amplight of his staIeroam on the night before. She was attractive. ceftaiHy, despite the disadvantage of the borrived gar meuts. aud though she struck him as being possibly litele proud and cold. there wua no lack nf warmth in her greeting.
 For her part she beheld a man of perhaps lerty. Of eeElm Mdms height and heavy build. He Was gray about | the temples. hiS eyes were gray too She was vaguely disappointed hay ing pictured h.m as being u the first | flush of vigorous youth. hut the feeling soon disappeared uuder The charm ot | his manner. The ideal figure she had l imagined began to se.,m silly and l s, hoolgirlish. unworthy of the man himself. She was pleased. toe. b. h.s faint though manifest embarrassment al her thanks. for she had feared a l lack of tact,
 "I was terribly Frightened, she con l tided. but felt that l could rely aPoa | you. That's what eEerY one d3es .SH't l it: You see. you have reputation ! They told me how you refused 10 hs taken into tbe East for fear of apsiz ing if. That was inc
 1 Oh there was nothing brave ahou, that. I wanted to get in badv enough but there wasn't room love If MI. cold. wasn't il*se His ready snaf. Q play ed whimsicailv abenl h's lips and th 1 girl felt herself eBriously drawn l. l him.
 1 Since he chose to make light ni
 himself. she determined to allow noih ing of the sort.
 ~'Thcy have told me how yor bouGh
 out this whole funny lir'c place. Sh
 said and turned Il over to us Is i because you have sueh royal WAY a
 disI enSing favors that they call vol
 the irish prince<"
 That's onlv a silly nickname
 "I don't fhink so YoI give peopt
 fond and clothes with careless way
 oe tr,a hand vou give me my life wit' a yhrug and a smile: YOU offer to giv'
 up ~onr own to hoatful of stranger
 without a moncnt.s hesitation. l. | think vn,l a"o a revna -',ahio person.
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