Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-05
CHAPTER X.-Continued.


After q little while two more letters
crossed each other on the high seas.
This time one was from Tom to his
guardian. The other was from Olivia
to Tom.
Said the first:
Ny Dear Mr.. Matthews-To say that did not
experience severe shock on reading your letter,
by which learn that what between an expensive
education and unfortunate investments am -
to begin life as poor man when had far
myself wealthy one, would be untrue. J
quite unable to think or act intelligently for
eral days after reading your letter. To fall from
the top Of ladder to the hard ground is jarring
to fellows nerves.
do not believe I am very luxurious chap
ut least hope am not-but, thanks to my dear
fathers fostering tenderness, things have always
gone SO smoothly for me that suppose / began
to think was to sail in placid waters until
reached port finally.
The plain exposition contained in your letter
has annihilated all expectations of that sort for
ever. am not dismayed at the prospect of hav-
ing to go to work. In fact, had planned to
buckle down to hard work as soon as I got
through with my studies 1t seems now that my
virtuous plans have turned into stern necessities
Whatever is ahead OF me, sir, hope / will be
able to meet it as my fathers son should. The
Office of guardian must be at best an arduous and
ssanhess one. You nave now haa en.lre control
- ny eus ~. Sven yea,e' uuiins winch .ine
~ 80, So .n.l .nuush' ~ was enouss
the man he had selected for my guardian. Doubt
less my majority will come to you as great re-
lief.
thank you for your invitation to be your
guest while examining the mass of papers that
.u.. a'1 aeouuia,eu oh your iiahos Inc III.
o,. a.on mus. eeciihe. Inc was thlnklhg Oh
anu ~ cue ilipossioiiily VI ms Staying UNI
~. .ne SAINT TOOL WIN her now.l Douotiess can
Pu. UP somewhere IN Manoevilie LOT the rev Gays
whlcn tnuss oexo!e 70 gettihg Detter unaer-
.: :. -. "a, VI Course presume .',as
justice 70 you al those papers VIII nave TO De
zone over,
.p.n W .ne LINE 81 wiring .nis let,er CONFESS
~ e.unneu sna. eau na,uiy yee grasp
e .ne isce VI NY paupe.shlp. VIII De win you
s.,, soon as possible aite1 leaehlns America ana
..ea leliese you oi III 1ur'her care Oh my
tansieu aualts
Unm1Xed satisfaction was scarcely
the uDpermost sensation in Horace
tn1a++ha,,,,, e,,,,I
Z = :. -, y A1S eiiio
AeIter. Inc look OF perpleXlty that had
become habitual with him deepened
info so+tlaY7 oIoo,,,
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0a1 u lne osaei AeCleI.
Nv Dear Tbomas-wby did vou vrite mo that
s;l1y useless letter. told Won hafore ,,o,, Wont
away from here that never could care for Won in
that wav. You were foo .vo,ne and ,yas zoo
old. feel exactly like an. afTentionate amt to.
ward yo,, whenever we Gonna In contact 7 ssn+
10 ba doing sornsthins tor ro,, oil tha tn, m,,t
Tom. dear ono naver could tb;nl NJ = nonho,v a.
Won ask me- to thinl. a. yo, nn, nor,d anap
Besides all that Tom. have been enaaaod -
be married to Mr.. Clarence Westover for s;s
whole months There now will tho+ hrina ~, M,
dear boy to his sensesf / mean that you shall
a IN love WIN Jeanne wes.oser SIS
dozens Of me. - 80 "0''-'
As for the law practice. with papa for your
partner which has always ways, been your dream and
Eathar saes - - 'lnh .. l.s MOI coming 70