Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15

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over. 81 know exactly where that bull
let is and it's got to come out, you
know"
$50 ahead" said Guy.
The doctor event ahead" with ven-
geance. His brightprobe sank into the
wound, the blood flowed afresh and
Guy stiffened out as he lay, ground his
teeth together and clutched the side of
the bed with his fingers. Miss Betty
voiced little cry and left the room.
In little time the doctor raised up
with his ensanguined instrument in
his hand and dropped the bullet on a
table that had been placed at his ell
bow.
Good for you, Herbert!" he ex-
claimed. THAT is about as painful q
thing as doctor can do for man."
''He never groaned once" MUIR
INJURED the admiring Barney, who had
come in with Silas Whitaker.
You're all right, Mr.. HERBERT
averred Whitaker. ~ couldn't have
stood it better myself"
The wound was then dressed, and
Guy, thankful to have the ordeal over
released his tense muscles and fell
back, white, trembling and numb with
the shock.
you're Concord man with Har-
mony grit, Herbert smiled vlandlng-
ham.
His daughter reappeared Just in
time to hear the words. Coming
near the bed, she pushed her hands
through her fathers arm and direct
ed her blue eyes at Guy. He returned
her gaze steadily.
Did he read sympathy in her look ?
And was there nothing else in it but
sympathy? He was no weakling and
never had been. He did not want pity
from anyone, especially from this fair
girl whom he-loved! For some time
he had hesitated to acknowledge in
his own heart the depth of his esteem
for Miss Betty. Their meetings had
been few, and, for the most part, un.
der stress of peril to one or the other
And behold, this was Guys first ex.
perience with the tender passion! A
first love springs like Minerva from
the head of Zeus; or, better still, like
Aphrodite from the sea. These callow
beginnings of the old, old tale are for
the most part as substantial as a
child's bubble-just about; yet occa.
sionally, be 1t known, men and women
have ideals and will strike their col.
ors the very moment the ideal comes
into their lives. Guy had met his ideal
and had surrendered his heart. He
was not doubtful OF himself; i. he had
any doubt at all it was of Miss Betty
All at once he remembered the hap.
penings at Lake Elizabeth and of the
sorry plight in which they had left
him in Miss Betty's mind. When he
began to talk with the view of leading
up to an explanation, he was frowned
down by the doctor.
Don't converse" interrupted the
medical gentleman; don't move
either. Simply lie as comfortably as
! you can and rest. I'll come out and
see you again this evening"
Closing his medicine case with de.
cisive snap, the doctor tucked it under
his arm and went out.
GAS soon as you can, Mr.. Herbert
said Miss Betty, "you are to come to
Willowview."
81 shall do well enough here, Miss
ylandingham," retorted Guy, .'but /
thank you for the invitation"
people must not say that the Har-
mony people almost killed a Con-
cordian and then left him to shift for
himself in bare little shack like
this"
Sile Whitaker had left the room
with the doctor or Miss Betty would
never have made this remark.
This shack will answer the Con-
cordian's purpose very WELL" an
swered Guy. 1t nettled him to be 70
ferrerd to in such generic manner.
by Jove," interposed the squire
when you're able to come to Willow
Wow you're going to come, even if
have to order out the Inyincibles."
Miss Betty turned on her father in
flash.
'"fhe Invincibles have already had
their orders to disband," she ex
claimed. Haven't they done mischief