Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-29

me. I'm going to Boston this after
noon and shall not be back until Us
Monday night. I'm going over to see
Mr.. Parsons when l leave here, and
shall arrange with him to supply ali
our boys with all they want to eat and
drink next Monday"
well, the boys, as you call them
will be pretty apt to be hungry and
thirsty next Monday" laughed Sylves
ter.
That's all right" said Quincy, "I'll
stand the bills"
"Hows Parsons going to know
which are our boys?" continued CHS
holm. They ought to have some kind
Of badge or some kind of password
or your enemies, as we'll as your
friends, will be eating up your provi.
sions."
That's what l want you to attend
to- added Quincy. ''Ill arrange with
Parsons that if anybody gives him the
letters B D on the quiet, he is to CON
slider that they are on our side, and
mustn't take any money from them,
but chalk it up on my score. Now, l
depend upon you, Mr.. Chisholm, to
give the password to the faithful, and
to pay you for your time and trouble
just take this.
And he passed a twenty-dollar bill
to Sylvester. The latter drew back.
mo, Mr.. Sawyer" said he, ST cannot
take any money for that service. This
work is to be done, for ! understand
the whole business, to defeat the man,
who, think, has treated my sister in
very mean manner, and I'm wiling to
work all day and all night without any
pay to knock that. fellow out. Let's
put 1t that way,-pm working against
him, and not for you; and, looking at
IT that way, of course, there's no rea-
son why you should pay me anything. ;"
All right" rejoined Quincy, II
should have no feeling if you took the
money, but can appreciate your senti-
ments, and will have no feeling be-
cause you do not take it. One Of these
days / may be able to do as great a
service for you, as you are willing to
do for me between now and next Mon
day."
They shook hands and parted, and
Quincy made his way to the Eagle Ho-
tel, OF which Mr.. Seth Parsons was the
proprietor. Mr.. Parsons greeted him
heartily and invited him into his pri-
yate. room. Here Quincy told the ar
rangements that he had made with
young Chisholm, and gave him the
password.
: Don't stint Them said Quincy, .slet
them have a good time; but don't let
anybody know who pays for it. / shall
be down on the 1880 express Monday
night, and would like to have nice
little dinner for eight or ten people
ready in your private dining room at 8
o'clock. Mr.. Tobias Smith knows who
my guests are to be, and If l am de-
layed from any cause, he will tell you
who are entitled to go in and eat the
dinner"
The next train to Boston was due in
ten minutes, and shaking hands with
the hotel proprietor, he made his way
quickly to the station AS he reached
the platform he noticed that Abner
Stiles was Just driving away; the
thought flashed through his mind that
somebody from Mason's Corner was
going to the city; but that was no un-
common event, and the thought passed
from him.
He entered the car and, to his sur
prise, found that it was filled; every
seat in sight was taken He walked
forward and espied a seat near the
farther end of the car. He noticed
that lady sat near the window; when
he reached it he raised his hat, and
leaning forward, said politely, "Is this
seat taken?"
mo, sir" replied a pleasant, but
somewhat sad voice, and he sank into
the seat without further thought as to
Its other occupant.
When they reached the first station
beyond Eastborough Centre he glanced
out OF the window, and as he did so,
noticed that his companion was Miss
Indy Putnam.
Why, Miss Putnam" cried he, turn
ing towards her, "how could l be so
as not to recognize you?"
Well" replied Indy, perhaps it's
Just as well that you didn't; my
thoughts We're not very pleasant, and
| should not have been very enter
taiHing companion
More trouble at homer" he inquired
in a low voice.
Yes" answered Indy, in a choked
voice, since Mr.. Putnam died it has
been worse than ever While he lived
she had him to talk to; bit now she in.
sists on talking to me- and sends for
me several times day, ostensibly to
do something for her, but really simply
to get me in the room SO she can talk
over the old. old story, and say spiteful
and hateful things to me. May Heav-
en- pardon me for saying so, Mr. Saw
yer, but ! am thankful that it's nearly
at an end
Why, what do you mean" asked
Quincy, lis she worse?"