Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-01

your brothers will you were not to in
herit it,
well. if you ever find out" said
Indy, you will tell me, won't you,
Mr.. Sawyer?"
yes" said Quincy, unless am re-
tquested to keep it a secret"
But you wouldn't keep it from me,
their own daughter" said Indy"
& s'Well.'' he replied, Il don't think it
at all likely that they will inform me;
but promise to tell you if learn who
1t is and am not bound in any way to
keep the information secret"
@And will you tell me just as soon
as you know", persisted Lindy.
in less than twenty-four hours from
the time l learn the name you shall
hear 1t from my own lips" he replied
Thank you," said Lindy. would
you like to see father and mother?
Father has been quite sick for few
days and they are in their own room.
/ will so up and tell them you are COM
ing, e
Quincy was left in the room. That
gossip about Miss Putnam could not
be true, Gossip said she was ashamed
of her father and mother. and yet she
had invited him to go up and see them.
What pretty girl she was, well edu-
cated and with hundred thousand dol
lars; such a beautiful singer and their
voices blended so nicely together. How
pleased his mother and sisters would
be ii he should bring home wife like
her. On the wall hung an oil portrait
OF her, evidently painted within short
time. He sat looking at it as Indy
opened the door
Before he could remove his eyes
from the picture, Indy had noticed
his fixed gaze at it and smiled brightly.
Mother would be delighted to see
you"
Indy rang a small bell that was on
Ia table. In moment Samanthy en-
tered the room.
Samantha. please show Mr.. Sawyer
to mothers room. Will you excuse
me, Mr.. Sawyer, if am not here to
say good-by to you after you have seen
mother? | am going to the city this
morning and there" looking out of
the window-''hereco comes Abner Stiles;
he is going to drive me over to East
borough. Did you ever meet Mr..
Stiles. Mr.. Sawyer"
81 may have seen him." replied Quin-
cy.
Seeing him is nothing said Indy
"He must be heard to be appreciated.
He is a most engaging talller: he has
caught the biggest fish and killed the
bigaest bears"
| "hnd told the biggest lies" broke in
1 Quincy
"Of any man in town." Indy con
cluded.
II think there is one man in town
who can tell bigger ones" Quincy said
sravely: "he has been telling a good
many lately"
Indy looked up and smiled. "He
will never forgive us for what we die
at the concert" said she. well,
mustn't keen Mr.. Stiles waiting any
longer, if do he may"
"Try to compete with the other one,
added Quincy.
She smiled again, and gave him hel
| little gloved hand, which he took il
his for an instant
She ran out quickly and got into thu
team. which Immediately drove off
Samanthy, who had been waiting impa
tiently in the hallway, ushered Quinc.
into an upper chamber. where sat Mrs
Putnam. Her husband was reclinin!
on lounge near the fire.
/ We'll, am awful glad to see yer,
said Mrs. Putnam. "Silas here hasn'
been feelin' fust rate for more'n
week. He's most frozen to death al
the time. So got him up front 0
the fire. same as | used to roast TIM
keys. Set down, Mr.. Sawyer, and tel
me all the news. Have you heerd any
body going to git engaged or anybod
going to git married? / heerd as hoy
you had left Deacon Mason's. So 70
'cided to take my advice. I'm kinde
sorry you tipped the buggy over. TO
Hubby Mason's nice girl. The fact i
was thinllin' more of her than l wa