Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-29
"Yes," said Lindy, "she is. failing

Yes" said Indy, "she is failing
very rapidly physically, but her voice
and mental powers are as Strong as
ever; in fact, | think she is more acute
In her mind and sharper in her words
than she has ever been before DR.
Budd ordered some medicine that
could not get at the Centre, and Sc
there was no way tor me except to &C
to the city for it. Let me tell you
now, Mr.. Sawyer, something that
should have been obliged to write to
you, II had not seen you. / shall stay
! with Mrs. Putnam until she dies, for ]
promised Jones that / would, and ]
could never break any promise that ]
made to him; but the very moment
that she's dead shall leave the house
and the town forever!"
Shall you not sti.J to the funeral %
said Quincy; what will the townspeo.
pie say?"
Il don't care what they say" re.
Joined Indy, in a sharp tone; she is
not my mother, and will not stay to
the funeral and hypocritically mourn
over her, when in my secret heart l
shall be glad she is dead"
Those are harsh words" said Quin-
|cy.
mot one-tenth nor one.hundredth as
harsh and unfeeling as those she has
used to me- said Indy. No my
mind is made up; my trunks are all
packed, and she will not be able to
lock me in my room this time. I shall
leave town by the first train after her.
death, and Eastborough will never see
me nor hear from me again"
"But how about your friends asked
Quincy, "supposing that l should find
out something that would be of inter-
est to you; supposing that should get
some information that might lead to
the discovery of your real parents, how
could find you?"
We'll" replied Indy, "if you will
give me your promise that you will not
disclose to any one what A am going to
say, will tell you how to find me-"
you have my word" replied Quincy.
Well, answered Indy, Pm going
to New York! would tell you where,
but don't know. But il you wish to
find me at any time advertise in the
Personal Column of the New York
Herald address it to Linda and sign
1T Eastborough," said she, after mo-
ment's thought. 81 shall drop the
name of Putnam when arrive in New
York, but what name / shall take |
have not yet decided upon; it will de-
pend upon circumstances. But shall
have the New York Herald every day,
and if you advertise for me | shall be
sure to see it,"
She then relapsed into silence, and
Quincy forbore to speak any more, as
he saw she was busy with her own
thoughts. They soon reached the city
and parted at the door of the station.
She gave him her hand, and as he held
it in his for moment he said, Good
by, Miss Linda" She thanked him for
not saying Miss Putnam with a
glance Of her eyes. Il may not see
you again, but you may depend upon
me. If l hear of anything that will
help you in your search for your pa
rents, my time shall be given to the
matter, and / will communicate with
you at the earliest moment. Good
by"
He raised his hat and they parted.
Town Meeting Day proved to be a
bright and pleasant one. At o'clock
the Town Hall was filled with the citi-
zens of Eatborough. They had come
from the Centre, they had come from
West Eastborough and from Masors
Corner There were very nearly 400
gathered upon the floor, the majority
of them being horny-handed sons of
toll, or, more properly speaking, indie
pendent New England farmers.
When jeremiah Spinney, the oldest
man in town, who had reached the
age OF 80, and who declared that he
hadnl missed a town meetin' for sev-
enty year." called the meeting to order,
a hush fell upon the assemblage. In a
cracked, but still distinct voice, he
called for nomination for Moderator
of the meeting Abraham Mason's
name, of Mason's Corner. was the only
one presented. The choice was by ac-
clamation for it was acknowledged on
all sides that Deacon Mason was as
square a man as there was in town.
The newly elected Moderator took
the chair and called upon the clerk to
read the warrant for the meeting. This
was soon done. and the transaction of
the towns business began in earnest.
Il will be, of course, impossible and
to give complete and
connected account of all that took
place in town meeting on that day. For
such an account the reader is referred
to the columns of the "Eastporough
Express, for it was afterwards ac-
on all sides that the ac-
count of the meeting written by Mr.
Sylvester Chisholm was the most
graphic and comprehensive that had
ever appeared in that paper. We have
to do only with those items in the
warrant that related directly or indi-