Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31
! WHEN FATE ORDA|NS. !;
A Story Showing That intellectual
People Are but Ordinary
Mortals When Max
ing Love.

ME was here
you might make the time pass for Mr..
Worthington, but with Miss Ashburto6n
added-why, it's too tony, you know"
| Don't Mamie. It's too serious for
jesting."
Eyes, realize it, You could see your
way with one superior person. Two
that is altogether different-and Miss
Ashburton is so"-
Miss Kress waved hand as if ,she
could not do the subject justice.
You might get Professor Skyatt over"
ITO entertain her? She would never
forgive me. Much she cares for the pro.
fessor's bugs and beetles
Il meant to talk to Mr.. Worthington.
Mamie kress! Is that all you know?
He'd find way to evade the professor
if he had to walk to town.
Its very funny-excruciating. Two
superior people and not soul to enter
tain either.'
when you have done laughing, per.
haps you can give me your attention. 1t
is very funny-for the boys. The cat
doesn't think so, however"
Il couldn't help it. The combina-
tom
1T is well Mr. Worthington does not
hear you. He would tell you water and
| oil do not combine"
He knows everything in the earth. He
has written how many books?"
And she is president of the Associa-
ton For the Amelioration of Cats, secre-
tary and treasurer of half score of 9TH
er societies and is just launching new
one-for the defense of the feathered
tribes-or something. You heard her say
she hasn't moment she can call her
own"
But her dress is beautiful, her bon
net perfection
You observed her gloves-trust Miss
Ashburton to provide at least one sur
prise day in the matter of dress alone.
All the women were green when she was
at the Graysons."
How does she do it"
Don't ask me. Some are born great;
others have greatness-I have an idea,
Mamie. You will entertain Mr.. Worth
ington until
"I?"
"You goose! He'd rather see you sit
ting under the tree with blossoms falling
on your hair than listen to all the astron-
omers in the world-than hear Professor
Skyatt's droning over his nasty bugs or
Professor Hyam's learned talk about
electricity"
But it will be mistake to permit him
to remain with me long. He will never
forgive you for imposing upon him the
disagreeable- task of entertaining me
when he should receive
"Fiddlesticks! / mean it, my dear.
Fiddlesticks! 1t will not be very long.
But 1 can't afford to offend Miss Ash
burton, and Mr.. Worthington's approval
must be retained or mamma will never
forgive me. Now, if you will oblige me,
Mamie, all I ask you to do is to sit near
the door-or stand near it on the lawn.
Bother, you know what 1 mean! And
when you get down to the elm-well,
keep him just ten minutes or so. And
by that time 1 will have affairs ordered
so that
: Denise Alurchson paused. She stared
6xedly at some object on the lawn.
"Did you sec her come DOWN."
Miss Kress shook her head solemnly.
where did she get that lovely morn
ing dress?"
"Did you ever see anything as lovely?"
"She looked like that IA days in sue
cession at the Graysons-morning, noon
and night. Didn't tell you she surprised
us until we turned green? But there!
Be careful-through the window. You
can see him plainly now"
For scientific man he is-well, he
pays a great deal of attention to dress"
81 declare"
What it was Miss Murchson failed to
announce is lost to the world. At that
precise moment Miss Ashburton gazed
upward, possibly at the beauties of the
fleeing clouds. At all events, her bonnet
touched bush; she felt gentle pull;
then, realizing the nature Of the touch,
paused. She had her hand up, reaching
it backward, when Mr.. Worthington's
voice fell on her ear. The ribbon was de-
tached skillfully. The lockers on noted
the graceful inclination as the gentleman
advanced and walked beside her.
II couldn't do that-if my life were at
stake" said Miss Kress, with sigh.
Very few women could. She can teach
us all, Mamie"
"If I hadn't seen it,
Talk about plays!N Well. after that!
But what are they doing? do believe
they are walking down the long path.
straight to the elm.'
'There!"
II see-I would not miss it-for any
thing. For two such superior people they
seem to get on very well so far
do you think she is inveighing against
the slaughter of birds at this moment?'
mo more than she is rehearsing her
treatment of homeless cats"
Positively she has given him back one
Of the flowers he gathered for her. See
how she hangs her head"
what surprises me is her familiarity
with the path-she has surveyed it from
her window. I know it-she is moving
directly to the rustic seat. Noww Miss
Murchson turned quickly to her compan-
ion. Tell me she did not manage that
to perfection. No flirt ever lived that
could surpass that"
"Denise do You think
where are your eyes, Nannie?"
But they never really had an oppor.
tunity to say ten words until last night
and then they were very Indifferent"
The greatest battles have been plan.
ned in night
But such superior people,
Eyes. admit am surprised. Howev-
er, shall never say anything Miss Ash.
burton contemplates may not contain a
dozen surprises after this morning.