Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
tIRISTRAM OF BLENT T
1s1 rSy;, ~ Being an Episode in the Story
HOPE OF an Ancient House
CHAPTER xII.-Ccontinued.)
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ANTHONY
HOPE


without speaking. Neeld hastily re
stored his paper to a position NOR
penefitting his dignity and became an
parently absorbed in an article OF
Shyness in Elephants" the subjec
was treated with a wealth of illustra
tion and a vein of retrospective phil
; osophy exceedingly instructive. Blu
II was all wasted on Mr.. Neeld. HI,
was waiting for liver; no man coulc
be SO silent unless he had somethiny
important to say or to leave unsaid
And liver was not even smoking the
cigar which he always smoked aftel
Tea. Neeld could bear it no longer
ne got up and was about to move
away.
Stop, Neeld. Do you mind sittins
down again for moment?"
Neeld could do nothing but com
ply. The review fell on the GROUND
by him and he ceased to struggle
with the elephants
7 want to ask your opinion"
My dear Iver, my opinion! O, Tn
not a business man, and"
It's not business. You know Mai
Duplay? What do you think of him.
live always found him very
agreeable"
Yes, SO have |. And I've always
thought him honest, haven't your"
Neeld admitted that he had no rea
son to impugn the majors character
And | suppose he's sane" liver pur
sued. But he's Just been telling me
the most extraordinary thing He
paused moment. He laid his hand
on Neeld's knee "Neeld, Duplay
came and told me- that Harry Iris
tram has no title to the peerage or
to Blent. I'm not going to trouble
you with the details now. 1t comes
to this. Harry was born before not
after, the marriage of his parents.
Duplay says Nina knows all about it
and Will give us information that will
make the proof easy. That's a toler-
ably startling story, Ell? Ones pre-
pared for something where Lady Iris
tram was involved, but this"
1t was fortunate that he did not
glance at Neeld. Neeld had tried to
appear startled, but succeeded only
in looking supremely miserable. But
lyers eyes We're looking straight in
front of him, under brows that
frowned heavily.
Now, what / want you to do he
resumed, "and I'm sure you won't re-
fuse me, is this: I'm inclined to dis
miss the whole thing as blunder. |
believe Duplay's honest, but | think
certain facts in his own position have
led him to be too ready to believe a
mere yarn. But I've consented to see
Nina and hear what she has to say.
And | seid would bring you as a wit
for tbis 81 u ~ @eii a ,ol ipuse tomorrow
you 70 a p p "nu > sna in.. Ieis on
iba cioor n,ada ;tl me Win Illal
III II SD 1ar i.s ie-dppeaIance. lVer
inc. still in nran1ax -, ris on utia,r lloWi y
he nod ~ a "a pieAiey anu veAslion'
bnt his seryioas T. it' n,a .ten na > oplliloh
40 Of -, .ie 20 ~ "as chafacterls-
tbe fact did notbino ~ ,.eli i az Wa an..
niteoms emharrassnant iNeeiu .
~ knew If all ainnn,, - ,;a,, -.
that 81 ,,non, natIiian n ~ ii.is -, say
might art that 0r ha ,a ap1ue u. ne
i've for . ,ittIa Will Th;s .ein i,'n
he did $50 "iiii0, ni9 w do "iia'
..It wo,,1d n,,,,o o4 ,..
IL tbis was +rn ane ~ Itea: alhetence
bnt Iver Voc ahsorhod rs WHY siiooh'
"An anarn,o,I. dieeo,
Jver IT Cd, ~; $50 49, SAY,
moo soid H. aasn GU .I iels sen hau
danebtar ~ 80 ~; marry my
or fo-Nto whon9 You, an III III p zen.
snobb;sbnass w .o ouii can lia'
I saw it,s not snohbinh :, peupis Moulu'
To con si1ar tbat I+'i A. ~ 10 neM lieii
for ne to do Naa,d d. en e. ~ ~ .iiins
wbv wbo,S uarrn r,'4, - = ~ llue :,
know lie 81, a,,,,a 80 LAM an a. ~;
If Won 1il,e Nea,d .na e anao1., nun,
hard nm the how pnt +ha iT 1on,,n ~
law and for nv own nort 1,,,, 10" - 'i ~
favor Of al+arins II M Nv i, az not II,
s,,nnosa 7 49, A. NV uo you
him If ;t,s trne ~ i''s'n'ei ~ iiiairs
Il sunnose vo,, wor1dn,+ ,,
cd. Neeid = n'u' iiiui
sand tbere.s ,not,,ar .h;,, -
NAV saws Harry lnnn1s 'H - Du
swears~sba Inows - VII .pias
what's he doineo In my, a,in ,i u ho.a
nracticina fran1 TIC linon p,nI hn ; ns :
what he nretends 70 ha Ie 49,, ie tsn
me he daceiyes Tonia re- +h 'se ~
ever comes ont whara i 80 ~ ' Ing
treated ms >verv badlv 10 a. 80 80 i :.
The man ordinar;In 60 :. ~. .iu7
calm in his resaruad s+,o, duiel Ill, anu
ont into vabamenne &c he LII ~, otoA A.
what Harry Tr;stran, haa ~. aan " -
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