Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
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come last night
you don't say SOL" said Hiram. "It |
must be pretty important for persons
to spend money that way. Nobody
dead, s'pose?"
Well said Mandy, MIR. Pettengill
left the telegram in his room and had
to read it to see whether I had to
throw it away or not, and remember
every word that was in it,
Hiram asked earnestly, well, what
was it? Is his sister Alice goin' to get
married."
Mandy answered, mo, she is sick
and she wanted him to come right up
to Boston at once to see her."
Hiram said Ezekiel must think a
powerful lot of that sister of his'n.
Went right off to Boston without his
breakfast"
4 guess it would have to be some
thing nearer than sister to make you
do that" said Mandy. Il don't know
but one thing, Hiram, that would make
you go without your feed"
whats that, Mandy?" said he.
s'You?"
NO" replied Mandy, "a famine
you amt no sort of an idea as to
he asked.
mo. haven't" said Mandy, 'sand if
had don't imagine would tell you.
Now you better run right home, little
boy, for | have to go upstairs and do
the chamber work"
She whisked out of the room, and
Hiram, helping himself to couple of
apples, left the house and walked slow
| ly along the road towards Eastborough
| Centre.
| Suddenly he espied man coming
up the road and soon saw it was Quin-
cy Adams Sawyer.
"Just the Teller I wanted to see" So
| liloquized Hiram.
| AS. Quincy reached him he said, "Mr.
| Sawyer, want to speak to you min
ute or two. Come into Pettengill's
barn. there's nobody to hum but Man
dy and she's upstairs maxim the beds
! They entered the barn and sat down
on couple of half barrels that served
| for stools.
"Mr. Sawyer. you've treated me fust
rate since you've been here and | want
q to do you a good turn and put you on
your guard"
| Quincy laughed.
Hiram continued, swell, maybe yor
won't laugh if Bob Wood tackles you
| won't tell you how l found it out fol
. I'm no eavesdropper, but keep YOU
eye on Bob Wood and look out he dom
play no mean tricks on YOU
Quincy remarked, 81 suppose Mr.
Strout is at the bottom of this and h
!. has hired this Bob Wood to do what HI
can't do himself"
81 guess you have got it about right
Mr.. Sawyer" said Hiram. Can yo'
!, fight?" he asked OF Quincy.
81 am good shot with rifle" Quin
cy replied. 81 cen hit the ace o
: hearts at one hundred feet with pts
: toll"
81 don't mean that" said Hiram
: "Can you fight with yer tists?"
81 don't know much about it," sal
Quincy with queer smile.
eThen / am afraid you will find 30
Q Wood a pretty tough customer. Fl
L can lick any two fellers in town. VIII,
he polished off Cobb's twins one da
Q in less than five minutes, both OF EN-
g ssWhere does this Bob Wood spen
most of his time?" asked Quincy
e "He loafs around Hills grocer,
When he amt workin at his trade
Z said Hiram, she does odd Jobs for til
Putnams in summer and cuts SON
u wood for them in winter. You kno
Indy Putnam, the. gal you sang wit
70 at the concerto"
Is .tCome along" said Quincy. 4 lie
pretty good this morning, We'll wa
"a down to Hills and see if that Mr.Woe
:, has anything to say to me-
~ Don't you think the best plan. M
10 Sawyer, would be to keep out of b
way?" queried Hiram.
~ well, l can't tell that" said Qui
cy. until | get better acquainted wi
!, him. After that he may think he
=. better keep out of my way
~ why, he's twice as big as yor
10 cried Hiram, with look of astonis
~ ment on his face.
81 "Gome along, Hiram" said Quinc
SPY the way. haven't seen Miss p
nam since the concert. think W
- have to call on her"
y, Hiram laughed until his face W
- as red as beet.
-, ~ "By gum, that's good he said.
. he struck beth legs with his hands
y, whats good?" asked Quincy. &c;
VI W ing on Miss Putnam"
81 eyes" said Hiram. Wouldn't S
,w be s'prised?"
~, ~, "Why?" asked Quincy. 'such a c
~, wouldn't be considered anything out
the way in the city.
"a No. nor it wouldn't here" said
ad ram. "but for the fact that Miss F
a at nam don't encourage callers. She g
o %, round visitin' herself and she tire
~. the other girls fust rate, cause she
~ plenty of money and can afford
- But she has got two good reasons
"A not wantin' visitors.
"what are they?" asked Quincy.
'sWell. I'm country myself, said
al ram. sand there are others in East