The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-02
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twinkled down his face, TO be mopped up BY
his bandanna. Such was the ordeal Of talkins
hollow sentiments to cool aud self possessed
woman. She enjoyed the exhibition for a
tirne,--as what woman would not !? But the
waves Of her trouble rushed back upon her,
and the spirit of mischief and coquetry was
overwhelmed. So she answered,-
"Yon are pleased to be polite,-perhars gal
liant. You must excuse me from taking part
in such conversation to-day, however little Is
meant by it,-and the less meant the better
] am not we'll"
She rose feebiy, and walked towards the
door with as much dignity as her trembling
frame could assume. He was abashed; his
fine speeches Stumbled in meaningless fragments,
his airyscastls, ready to topple on h's unlucky
head. He would have been GLAD to rebnke her
tickle humor, as hs thoughtr i, bat he knew he
had made a fool of himself, so he merely
said r a5g ~ 3sE tfr gs.si ~ -,
.No offence hope, Ma'am; none meant,
certainly. Wish yougood-after-noon Ma,arn.
Call and see you again some day, and hope to
Ipouidhe find her betterp While the mys
terry remained, while, the ruin Of her hopes i'm
pended, what could restore to her the cheer
fnlness, the courage, the self,command she
had lost? % g@G hes ~ ,41ad
CHAPTER XII. ,l.r.r .9
The disappearance of Lucy Ransom did not
long remain a secret; it'rans through the
town, aud was accompanied by all sorts Of ru-
mors. Soma thought she had eloped ;but NJ e.
yaiiiag opinion was, that she had been tempted
info fatal error, and then, in the frenzy of
rempse and shame, had destroyed herself, in
order to hide her disgrace from the world -
slight hints were now rec allied by many Of the
pnor girl's scquaintance,- hints Of love. 'nnre-
quitel and .hopeless,--of base and u,fe ling
freacherys--of femeaiess 1sarrow, appealing
70 the deepest sympathy, and no, the less be-
cause her heart found ntterance in rude aid
homeiy phrases. This idea of self destruction
gained the more currency because no one had
seen the least trace of the girl after tie twi-
light of The preeeadipg night, and il was deem
ed improbable that she could baye made her
way on frot the whole distsfree TO the taif-
way-s,ation without being seen by some one
And when il was reported that boy had
found shawl not far from the dam, the pab-
lie became 50 much aroused that Ii was de-
terIniued to make thorough search. Tnf
pond aud canal, were dragged. aud the bank
of the river carefully explored For mites be-
low the town. The search was kept up far
toto the hight, the leaders being provided with
ptch-pme torches. At every bend, or eddy.
sand bar or fallen tee, where il might be sup
posed that drifting body would be stopped,
he b9ldest bre thed faster, aud started at the
trst glimpse of white stone or a peeled aud
iaeached ptplsr-ra,nk, or other similar object,
fearing ii nigh; prove to be what they expect
ed, yet dreaded to see But il was in vsin.--
LARRY, whether alive or dead, Was not to be
found Her grandmother tobbed down to
the village, moaning piteoisiy; hp, she could
get LITTLE consolation, least OF all from Ms
kinloci.s This incident made a lasting i'm
ed the search with shu'!derihg horror, avoid "a
the river, and ever Hugh fouid mems to per-
suaded Mildred to give up the pleasant road on
its bank and take the hill district for their af
ter-nooh rides.
Meanwhi the time TO. ths trial of the
sjectment suit was rapidly approaching, and
il. was difficult 10 say whether plaintiff or de-
fendant showed the more signs of aaxietyt---
Mr.. Hariwirk,s lliIe seemed bound up in his
shop it was dear to Kim in the memory pf
long years of cheerful labor it was his pride
as we'll as his dependence /; he had grown old
by its flaming forge, and he could never feel at
home III any other place. ssYoung trees may be
moved" he would say; .ssan old one dies ia
|transplanting.7 y It was noticed by alb his
friends that the stoop sin bis shoulders was
more decided, his step less elastic, asd his or
binary how Of spirits checked. s'k - -
Mrs kinloch, too, grew older unac accounts.
bly, fast. Her soft brown hait began to whit
en-, her Features grew sharp, and her EXPIRES
sioa was qulck, wstchfnl. and Intense, Upon
being spoken TO- she would start sand trembls
in her whole frame her cheeks would gIbw
.momentarily, and then becofIe waxen agaia
7 "A Impatient at the slow progress OF her sons
swooasx, sndimpelled now ,bysa new fear TINT
all her plans might be frustrated, sif Miidfes
should happen 70 hear any r3mor touching III,
cause of Lucy's disappearance, Mrs. Kinloci
proposed to her self to assist ham openi,