Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04

..ln tae third place. I'm mannish and -vei~ar. and besideS-I don't earc fer linn
 ~0f course you don't or wouldn't ask it You -ec. we're ta6-us Ho risks. Goa m at lyaSt tee up hls attention. Hd-aa# vHaa yad see h.m making for Naaie yaa can put out your foot and trip him uH.~
 ..It wouldn't hc honorable, Danny.
 "po-sih,r HaI thul doesn't make aay dsHeatsf=e- aisH Hae. Aea nay a> well realz fHst Eve eat beyond the peiHt was-e Ha.e considerations of that sort .s,-h Hrh 9e. r youd ever heen ia love yoad understand that such thia~ aau,l count at all It's yoar caau.e tu save the naa~on and aao,fnsve. af al otherwise perfectly god hrother~
 ~The7e is ts.na I soullat dc for yoa- h2es ness -eosaiEz- But-oh it's preT TUster'u-
 She confirmed 70 ~sopt surSe~tioflS that she co,..5 help lia by captivating 0sSen aHI ataa.!y maintained that she had ID attraction sar men Neverthe- less when sds went L5 Der rsem she examined herself critically in her mir TOT
 In tbe days before oNeirs rcturn she salTe-od reustaut miSglvings and qua 'rlS of cons icuee, but the sight ot her brother revul.ua, expanding. fairly bursting inte hieem beneath the in daeace of Saiauo Gerard led her to think that rerhaus she did have duty to pei-fdrli.
 She WIS sreatiy embarrassed never thelcss when she next met o'Netl and tfed to explain that story in the Re view. Ue listened coHrteousiy and smiled hls gentle smile.
 My dear" said he finally, aI kHew there had been seme mistake. so lets forget that il ever happened. brought you d lltt.e present.
 Slowly she uuwrapped the parcel and then with a gasp lifted splen- didly embroidered ktmono from its box.
 "Oh-he Her eyes were round and astonishel. "Oh-h. It's for me-
 Ii was a reeal garment ef heavy silk. superbly oruamented with golden drag ons. each SD cuning worked that il seemed upon the point of taking wing. Why their eyes sitter, And they d breathe ire # l iahbed them! oh-h" she stared at ibe gift in helpless amageneat sIs # mine. hoaestly|
 He nodded Wont you put it onF' eQvcr those thiassz Never Aeain Miss Appleton hushed. for she recall Il that she had prepared for his com ing with extraordinary care. Her boots were even stouter than usnaL Ier skirt ma5e plaiu Ter waist m2re if and hca hair morc tishflS smooth sa HoeR ri would take a fa6y Der
 aa to wear this. 1'H always keep it # course. aud-Ill worship if. hut Pm lot desienel for pretty clothes. I'll .et Natalie wear
 sNa5aIe has one Of her own done in
 aHcraies, and brought one to her mother also.
 And you bought this for me after sou had seen that flendish story over ny signature?
 "certaiulv" He quickly forestalled ier attempted thanks hx changing the mbiect. NOW. then. Dan tells me you sre anxious to begin yoar magazine york. so I'm going to arrange for you 10 see the cla iers and the coal fields t will te harl trip. for the track
 sn't r. algh yet, but'
 -oh. I'll take eare of myself. l won't get in anyhodys way" she said eagerly.
 T intend 10 see that you don't by going with you. So make your prep arations. an. we'll leave as soon as | can get away"
 When he had gone the girl said aloud:
 Eliza Yoilet. this is your chance It's underhanded and mean, but you're a mean person, and the finger of Provi- dence is directing you" She snatch ed up the silken kimono and ran into her room locking the door behind her Hurriedly she put it on, then posed before the mirror. Next down came | her hair amid a shower of pins. She | arranged it loosely about her face and, ripping an artificial flower from her party hat placed 1t over her ear, then swayed grandly to and fro while the | golden dragons writhed and curved as | if in joyous admiration. X dozen times she slipped out of the garment and, gathering it 10 her face kissed it; Il dozen times she donned it, strutting about her little room like a peacock. Her tndlted nose was red and her eyes were wet when at last she laid