Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-11
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D. VI AhIub'tN MICH IpbD dIsd4lSI iJIilEN..
although it could chi cone into
oHeraton under circumstances Which
We're very unlikely To happen
The blinds drawn al Blcnt next
morning told Nina what had hap
pened, and the hour OF II found her
1T a committee meeting of Miss ST:il!ll-
erton's. which sic certainly would
not have attended otherwise As it
was she wanted to talk, and to hear,
and the gathering afforded chance.
Mrs lVer was there. and Mrs Trutnb-
Ter the Wears wife a meek woman
lather ousted from her position by
the energy OF Miss Swinkerton. Mrs,
frumber felt. however, that on mat
tors OF morals she had q right TIC
speal--iure mariti.
1t is sad" she murmured. and
Mr.. Trnmbler found he could do so
little. lie came home quite distress
sed"
I'm told she wasn't the least sens
ible OF her position" observed Miss s..
with what looted rather like satisfac-
ticn.
Didn't she know she was dying?"
asked Nina. who had established her
footing with ii hvpocrital show of in
terest III the cottage gardens.
o. yes, she knew she was dying,
H., dear. said Miss s. What poor
Lady Tristram might have known,
but apparently had not. was left to ali
obvious inference
she was very kind" remarked Mrs.
Iyer. mot exactly actively you
know, but ii YOU happened to come
across her She rose as she spoke,
and babe Miss S. farewell That lady
did not try to detain her and the mo-
ment the door had closed behind her
remarked
"Of course. Mrs. liver feels in a del
icate position. and can't say anything
about Lady Tristram, but from what
! near she never realized the peculi-
:rty of her position. The engage
ment is to be announced directly af-
ter the funeral.
Nina almost started at this author
atative announcement.
And ] suppose they'll be married
as soon as they decently can. I'm
glad for jamie Iver's sake-not that
| like him, the little Eve seen of him.
Are you sure they're engaged?'
| asked Nina.
! Miss S. looked at her with smile.
| Certainly my dear"
Howe asked Nina Mrs. Trum-
bier stared at her in surprised rebuke.
When | make mistake, it will be
time to ask questions" observed Miss
S. with dignity For the present
you may take what | say | can wait
to be proved right. Nine. Zabriska.''
I've no doubt you're right, only
thought jamie would have told me, y
said Nina She had no wish to quar-
re with Miss S.
jamie Iver's very secretive, my dear.
| She always was. | used to talk to
! Mrs. liver about it when she was a
| little girl And in your case" Miss
SIS smile could only refer to the cir
cumstance that Nina was Major Du
i plays niece: the majors maneuvers
4 had not escaped Miss SIS eye. "Oi
course the funeral will be very quiet
1 Miss S. continued. THAT avoids sc
many difficulties. The people who
would come and the people who
| wouldn't, and all that. you know"
4 There are so many questions al
! ways, about funerals" sighed Mrs
Trumbler.
Il hate funerals" said Nina. "Tn
going to be cremated."
THAT may be very well abroad, my
I, dear said Miss S. tolerantly, "bu
you couldn't here The question is
! Mil jamie Iver CO. and if she does
where will she walk?"
%, l should hardly think she'd e
il it's not announced, you KNOW sale
, Mrs. Trumbler
4 It's sometimes done, and I'm tolt
/ b~I, he fa,,,
lily"
this point of etiquette. On her wa.
, home she stopped to leave cards a
Blent, and was not surprised whel
! Harry Tristram came out of hi
, study. having seen her through tn
/ window, and greeted her
Send your trap home, and walk u
{ the hill with ME" he suggested. an
) she fell in with his wish very readily
They crossed the footbridge together
: i've Just been writing to ask m
relations to the funeral" he said. "a
t my mothers wish-not mine Onl
. two of them, and I never saw them i
nv life.'
/ Il shouldn't think. you'd cultivat
0 Your relations much
NO. but Ceclly GalhsDoroug
T. cagbt to come, suppose. She's m
4 he'll"
Nina turned to him with gestur
S Of interest or surprise.
"Your heir?" she said. You mea
" -"
e II mean that if I died without ha'
e ing any children she'd succeed nj
Shed be Lady Tristram in her ow
: right. as my mother was" He face
/, around and locked at Blent. She
r nayer been to the place. OF seen
. YET" he added.
d How intensely interested She
t. be-"
a q don't see why she should" sal
/ Harry. rather Grossly. Its a gres
bore having her here at all, and if II
9 barely civil to her that's all | sha
e manage They won't stay more tina
e a few days, suppose" After Sc
3 ord he went on. Her mother woul
it not know my mother, though afte
d her death the father wanted to
1t reconciled."
8 is that why you dislike them So
II How do you know / dislike them
I, he asked saamiup s,Irnricad