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

| was TO water those noWerS.'
"And the giant table you would drag
in for your mechanical drawing-that
huge, horrible table that took up all the
room"
+ Il had it there he apologized. 'be-
cause it was the only way could seem
to get the worth of my money. Tell
me" Strengthening himself, facing her
squarely, looking her boldly in the eye,
did you ever hear of mechanical draw
ing before you struck that academy"
Once or twice" she acknowledged,
before l left Washington city, where
l was studying, heard the word
Once or twice. he groaned. .'And
then to teach it! OF all things! Me
chanical drawingv'
Il wrote to my teacher in Washing
ton" Gabrielle continued, explaining.
asking her if she thought | could
study it up from book and teach it
! that way?'
And what did she reply
THAT If l could would be a wonder
/ worthy of travelling in a sideshow, and
! if l succeeded to let her know. because
the thing would be little short of a
miracle
And you attempted it after that?"
! II attempted it after that" she as
serted, land with success
He slapped resounding hand on a
knee
I With SUGGEST" he repeated. gri-
mace contracting the cords of his coun-
tenance. "Those hours spent in rack
Ing my brain with problems of me-
chanical drawings impossible to solve!
Those mornings spent in drawing d.
agrams on boards, YOU. standing by
trying hard to look wise!'
"And all the time knowing less than
YOU did,
Less l should so one better and
say knowing nothing at all. And the
poor old professor coming in from his
classes now and again to help me out.
Then to call it a success!''
II call it n success" she reasoned
demurely. because you told me you'd
be only too glad to pay the money all
over again.
You are right" he assented after a
period of thought. 1T was success"
'"The professor" she questioned. do
you think he ever caught on:'
IF he didn't. he hadn't the perspi-
cacity | gave him credit for, and SO far
as perspicaclty was concerned the pro
fessor was all right. He knew thing
OF two when he could think of them,
He often proved it. l shall never for
get how he came unexpectedly down
into the cellar at iunchtime one day
and found four Of us busily engaged in
playing Il game OF cards Playing
cards. now, In an academy of religious
principles SO exceedingly strict! And
that wasn't all. By the side of each
sinner of US was bottle of beer
Yes. Ant what did he do?"
He expelled every last one of them
with the exception of me. You can rest
assured that there was no doubt about
the perspicacity of the professor"
IF he hadn't worn celluloid COLLARS
forgave him everything but that
1T was minor matter. He was as
good as gold. There was no flaw in
him. Do you remember how regularly
every Christmas time we made him a
little present, and | S-as the spokes-
man."
Probably that was why he let you
off so light"
She clasped her right. hand over her
left, which rested on her knee A dia-
mond flashed.
Dear old fellow" she murmured.
Her fingers showed white in the dim
light of the faroff lamp. Bending over,
he looked at them.
Its the same little cluster ring" said
he. isn't it?'
"The very same" holding up her hand
for him to see.
81 remember wore it once. Have
you forgotten?"
When was it?" she queried.
'..At one of those famous presentation
speeches. You let me wear it on my
little finger. 1t wouldn't fit the others,