Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-03

quincy opened the door suddenly
and the broad face of Mr.. Asa Waters
stood revealed.
Il thought l would come up and see
II Mr.. Sawyer wanted anything"
1T he does, said Quincy, Il will in
form you;' and he closed the door in
Mr.. Waters face.
Quincy waited till he heard his pom
derous footsteps descending the stairs
at the foot of the hallway.
Was old Waters out there listen
fng?" asked Jim Sawyer.
Il don't think he had time to hear
anything" Quincy replied.
Come closer,' said jim; 'slet me
whisper. I am not penniless. l have
got some money. have $4,000 in gov
eminent bonds. / sold some stock l
owned just before | went off on that
last debauch, but | didn't spend all the
money. When die | want you to pay
back to the town of Eastborough every
dollar owe for board. Don't let any
body know you got the money from
me. Pay it yourself and keep the bal
ance of it yourself"
Where is the money!" said Quincy.
1t is down in my old room No "a,
one flight down from here, at the other
end of the hallway. l have got key
that will open the door. made it my
self | nearly got in there the other
day, but they caught me before had a
chance to open the door If you can
get in there take up the fourth brick
from the window. second row from the
front of the fireplace. and YOU will find
the bonds in an old leather wallet
What time is it?" he asked Quickly.
"Half-past eleven" replied Quincy.
Now is your time" said the man;
"sll the hands have their dinner from
half-past eleven to twelve; at twelve
they feed US; take this ley and if you
get the money. for Gods sake come
around tomorrow and let me know. I
sha'n't sleep wink till l hear from
you.''
Quincy pressed the sick mans hand
and left the room. He Went downstairs
on tiptoe and quickly reached room
No. %. He listened; all was Quiet: it
took bnt an instant to omen The door.
and Shining nrietly in. be Looked it
nfter him. With sor,e difficulty he
fornd the wallet. looked inside and
sow five ore thousand dollar United
States bonds. He mt flo wallet in
n.
tened at the door: all was criet. He
unlocked it. slinned ont. locked it. and
was retracing his stems when he saw
Sam con'ins nnstairs at the other end
of the hallwpy u
Quincy 81 thought came up that
wav''
No" said Sam; that's the back
wor''
"1'henl5 vo,'" said Orkney. as he ran
li~htf-- downstairs. At the foot he met
Mr. Voters.
'.NWeu is he any relative of yours?'
as',ed wroters.
Il don't know vet" renliad Quincy:
"he hes given mo Some facts. end I
on eoino to write TO Roston. and when
hear from there 7 will he ehle to an
swer vcur rrestinn I will come
around in . few days. as soon as hear
from the citv"
Quincy ii-mned into his team ond
drove to Easthorouoh Centre nostofTice
to see if there were any letters for
him.
! When he reached the postofIice he
found letter from his father. inform.
| ing him his mother and sisters were
going to New York for a two weeks
| visit and would very much like to see
him if he would run UP the next day
| Quincy's mind was made up instant
! ~. He drove to the hotel. left The
| team. with instructions to have it ready
! for him when he came down on the
express that reached Peterborough Cen
! tire at 7:15 p. M, ran for the station
and caught on to the back platform OF
the last car as it sped on its way te
Boston.
| Arriving there. he first took basty
lunch, then hiring a coupe by the hour
/ drove to his bank on State street
/ Here he left the bonds with instruc
lions to write to Eastboroush Centre
the amount realized from them ani
passed to the credit of his account.
| His next trip was to his fathers
house on Beacon street,where he found
/ his mother and sisters. They We're
overioyed to see him, and his younrel
sister declared that he had grown bet
| ter looking since he went away She
| wanted to know if he had fallen il
| love with country girl. Quincy re
piled that his heart was still free ant
\ if it wasn't for the law he would have
her for his wife, and no one else
Maude laughed and slapped him.
He next rode to his fathers Office