Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-20
yes, of course she was before she

came into the title
Well a Mrs. Fitzhubert used to
come and see my mother long ago at
Heidelberg. Do you Know if your
mother was ever at Heidelberg"
fancy she was-Tm not sure"
Still the Imp was very innocent. al
though the form of Harry's reply
! caused her inward amusement and
triumph.
"My mother was Madame de Kries.
Ask Lady Tristram if she remembers
the name"
1t was hit for her at last, though
Harry took it we'll He turned rather
quickly toward her, opened his lips to
speak. repented and did no more than
give her a rather long and rather in
tense look. Then he nodded carelessly.
"All right, I'll ask her" said he The
next moment he put question. did
you know about having met her before
you came to Merrion?"
| 20, well, looked in the peerage,
| but it really didn't strike me till a dav
i or two ago that it might be the same
Mrs. Fitzhubert. The names pretty
common, isn't it?"
! No, it's very uncommon"
! 20, l didn't know" murmured Nina
alphabetically, but the glance which
followed him as he turned away was
not apologize; it was triumphant.
4 She got back in time to witness
to her regret Clet it be confessed) she
could not overhear-Janie's farewell
to Bob Broadley. They had been
friends from youth; he was Bob"
to her: she was now to him
Miss JAMIE"
"You haven't said a word to me,
Bob"
i II haven't had chance; you're
with the swells, now"
How can help tiff nobody else
comes?"
4 II really shouldn't have the cheek.
Harry Tristram was savage enough
with the major-what would he have
been with me?"
why should it matter what he
was?"
do you really think that, Miss
janice" Bob was almost at the point
of advance.
II mean-why should it matter to
you?
The explanation checked the ad-
vance.
20, II see. don't know, I'm
sure. Well, then, l don't know how
TO deal with him."
We'll, goodby."
"Goodby, Miss JAMIE"
care you coming to see US again,
ever?"
"If you ask me, L"
and am l coming again to Ming.
ham-although you don't ask me?''
will you, really?"
20, you do ask me? When l ask
you to ask me-"
!. "Any day you'll"
mo, I'll surprise you. Goodby
! Goodby, really"
/ You're dreadful firt, JAMIE
said Nina, as she kissed her friend.
jamie was not raw girl; she was
= O capable young woman of two-and
twenty
Nonsense" she said, rather cross
t ly. Its not flirting to take time to
/ make up your mind"
!. 1T looks like it, though
"And I've no reason to suppose
. they've any one of them made up theil
A minds"
!. 81 should think you could do that
for them, pretty soon. Besides, uncle
I has, anyhow"
. I'm to be your aunt, am II"
{ 20, he's only an uncle by acct
{ dent
j, Eyes, think that's true! Shall We
have drive, soon.'
!. To Mingham? Or to Blent hall?'
S mot Blent wait my lords pleas
ure to see me-"
a Eyes, that's just how feel about
him." cried Nina, eagerly.
all
. mo! won't hear word of good
t jamie smiled in an 1ndulgent but
rather troubled way. Her problem
was serious-she could not afford the
: Imp's pettish treatment of the world
and the people in it. jamie had re
Z sponsibilities-banks and buildings
full OF them-and heart to please
|. into the bargain.
4 There was Mrs. liver to be sai6
: goodby to; plump, peaceful, proper
Z Mrs. liver.
Il hope you've all enjoyed this
u lovely afternoon" she said to Nina.
Q 20, yes, we have, Mrs. Iver-not
quite equally, perhaps, but still
Mrs. liver sighed and kissed her.
Men are always the difficulty
: aren't they?" said the Imp.
IL WI SIiil, anu you We lOSC yours!
Eyes, poor Adolph!" There was 6
i touch of duty in Mina's sigh She
had been fond of Adolph, but his
9 memory was not constant presence
The world for the living was Nine
+ Zabriskas view
I'm so glad Janie's found friend
:. In you---and wise one, I'm sure"
Nina did her best to look the par
! thus ckaritably assigned her; hel
= glance at jamie was matronly. almost
maternal
Not that know anything about
3 IT," Mrs. Iver pursued, following 6
train of thought obvious enough. g"
:. hope she'll act for her happiness
!, that's all. There's the dear major
looking for you-don't keep hin
waiting, dear. How lucky he's YOU
. uncle--he can always be with YOU"
until he settles and makes a home
!. for himself" smiled Nina, irrepressi
: bly,, the rejuvenescence-aye the un
/, broken youth---of her relative, an
: peared to her quantity humorous. anl
? 1t was her fancy to refer to him as
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