Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-13

i liked the family. HeS genuine.
She's homely, and Janie's a good girl.
They were very civil"
II suppose So"
mot overwhelmed" he added, as
though wishing to correct wrong i'm
preston which yet might have reas-
onably arisen.
81 didn't mean that. I've met Mr..
Ivers, and he wasn't at all over
whelmed. Mrs. Iyers was-out-when
called. and I was--out-when she
called" Lady Tristram was yisibly,
although not ostentaticusly, allowing
for the prejudices of moral middle
class.
Young Bob Broadly was there
you know who mean? At Mingham
farm, up above the pool"
II know-a handsome young man.
course you know him then. What a.
Pity I'm not handsome, mother"
20, you've the air, though" she
jamie Iver?"
so | imagine. I'm not sure that
I'm not too Have I any chance
against Bob Broadly?"
She did not seem to take him seri-
ously.
"They wouldn't look at Mr.. Broad.
ley" (She was pleasantly punctili-
Gus about all titles and courteous
methods of reference or address.)
jamie Ivers a great heiress."
And what about me?" he insisted,
as he lit his pipe, and sat down oppo-
site her.
"You mean it, Harry?"
There's no reason why shouldn't
marry, is there?"
"Why, you must marry Of course,
But"
1--WE can do the blue blood business
enough for BOTH"
Yes, didn't mean that"
"You mean-am l at all in love
with heY?"
mo not quite. o, my dear Harry
a little with sombody? You could do
you certainly will if you marry now,
| looked at him with sort of pity; her
feeling was that he gave himself no
holidays.
! He sat silent moment, seeming to
consider some picture which her sug-
gestion conjured up.
mo good waiting for that" was his
conclusion. Somehow, if | married
and had children, it would seem to
make everything more settled" His
great preoccupation was on him
again. I'VE could do with some more
money, too,' he added, land, as /
say, I'm inclined to like the girl
What's she like?"
l 'SWhat ypp call hno pirI-fal1-
well made"
She'll be fat some day. expect"
Straight features, broadish face,
dark, rather heavy brows-you know
the sort of thing"
20, Harry, hate all that"
| 81 don't. l rather like it." He was
smoking meditatively, and jerked out
what he had to say between the puffs.
III shouldn't like to mortgage Blent,"
he went on moment later.
Mortgage Blent? What for?.'
He raised hand to ask to be heard
out. "But l should like to feel that
could at any moment lay my hand on
la big lump Of ready money-say fifty
or even hundred thousand pounds.
i should like to be able to pull it out
of my breaches pocket, and say, Take
that, and hold your tongue! He
looked at her to see if she followed
what was in his mind II think they'd
take it." he ended. Il mean if things
i got as far as that, you know"
You mean the Gainsboroughs? 2"
Eyes. 0, anybody else would be
cheaper than that. Fifty thousand
would be cheaper than very doubt
full case. But it would have to be
done directly-before a word was
heard about it. should like to live
with the check by me-"
!, He spoke very simply, as another
man might speak of an Improvement
rate or an application from an impe-
cunious brother.
: Don't you think it would be a
good precaution?" he asked. Wheth-
err he meant the marriage. the check,
or the lady, was really immate- al. 1t
: came to the same thing.
Its all very troublesome" Lady
Tristram complained at really half
: spoils our lives, doesn't it Harry? One
always has to be worrying"
The smile whose movements had
excited Nina Zabriska's interest made
: it's appearance on Harrys face. He
had never been annoyed at his moth
er's external attitude toward the re-
!, suit of her own doings. but he was
often amused at it.
why do you smile?" she asked, in
} nocently.
well, WORKINGS a mild term" he
: explained, evasively. Its my work
in the world, you know-or it seemed
as if it was going to be-"
). you'd better think about it." Lady
, Tristram concluded, not wishing to
think about it any more herself.
you wouldn't tel Mr.. Iver anything
about the difficulty, would your"
The difficulty" had become her us.
ual way of referring to her secret.
Not word I'm not called upon to
: Justify my position to Iver." No
shadow of doubt softened the clear.
/. ness of Harry's conviction on this
!, point. He rose. refilled his pipe
again, and began to walk UP and
! down; he was at his old game. count.
ing chances, one by one, every chance
trying to eliminate risks, one by one
, every risk, so that at last he might
!. take his ease and say without fear OF
] contradiction, Here sits Tristram OF