Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-03

did not wish to recommend any partic-
ular one. | wished her to make her
own choice.
Il was not so conservative" remark
ed his father. u advised her to go to
Foss & Follansbee and even suggest
ed that Quinnebaug Copper company
was one OF the most promising invest
ments before the public today"
did she confide in you any farther"
said Quincy.
"Oh, yes" replied his father; 81
CLEANED she was worth 100000 and
that her parents, who were very old
people, had nearly as much more.
remember her brother, j. Jones Put
nam. He was a 'plunger, and sue
cessful one. He died suddenly of lung
fever, l believe"
Quincy smiled.
"She seemed to be we'll educated"
his father continued, "and told me that
you and she sang together at a con-
cert"
Did she tell you what her fathers
religion was?" inquired Quincy.
You don't seem to admire this young
lady, Quincy. | thought she would be
likely to be a great friend of yours.
You might do worse than"
II know" said Quincy, "she is pref
ty well educated, musical, very taste
full in dress, and has money, but she
can't have me- But how did it end ?"
asked he; how did you get rid of
her?"
well" replied his father, "as said
hnfprn fhNr e,I J>r OF
friend of yours and perhaps more. so
went down to Foss & Follansbee's with
her; then we went to Parker's to lunch
then | sent her to the station in a
coupe"
81 am greatly Obliged to you, father"
said Quincy, ''for the kind attentions
you paid her. l shall get the full cred
it of them down in marlborough: your
name will not be mentioned: only"
said Quincy, with laugh. "if she is
coming to the city very often / think
perhaps I had better come back to Bos-
/ ton and look after mothers interests"
The Hon. Nathaniel was nettled by
] this and said sternly, 81 do not like
| that sort of pleasantly. Quincy"
Neither do l." said Quincy coolly,
"and hone there will be no further
occasion for 1T.
! "How long do you intend to remain
| in Eastborough? ?" asked his father.
81 don't know" replied Quincy. 81
can't come home while Uncle Jim is
sick, of. course. | will ask him if he
would lilse to see you, and il he says
4 yes, will telegraph YOU Well. good
ihy | was up to the house and saw
mother and the girls. | am going to
/ the club to see if I can meet some OF
/ the boys aud have some dinner, and
4 shall go down on the Cos express.
/ Quincy LIGHTED cigar shook hands
rather stif1y with his father and left
i the office.
When Quincy reached the Pettensill
I house it was little after s o'clock
Hiram came out to helm him put up
the horse. Anybody up?" asked Quin'
cy.
/ "Onlv Mandy and me-" said Hiram:
j"Uncle Ike is up in | is attic, and 'Ieke
is ,ip tsllin' to his sister, and Mandy
and me has been tallsin' to each other.
and. say, Mr. Sawyer did you reet
/ Lindv Putnam IN in Boston today?"
1 NO" said Quincy between his shut
! teeth.
! "wel, that's funny" said Hiram;
.l"T beard Abnerl Stiles telling Sfraut as
4 how Miss pptnam told him that Mr.
SAWYER haa been to the banser's with
hoy tc invest her rnopev. and that MIR
/ Sawver took her ont to lunch and ther
rcaa down 70 the station in = carriage
} ard nrt her aboard the train"
"Thara are great many Mr.. Saw
1 vers in Boston. YOU mrst remember
Hiram" remarked Quincy. Anything
else Firam
We'll. not much nore' renlied Hi
ram: 'fhut Strout said that if you 90
4 Indy and her money and then caiolef
the old counle into leavjn' their money
tn Won. that it would, be the best game
of bunco that had ever been played il
Eastboroueh.
well. Strout ought to know what /;
i GOOD brnco game is" said Quincy
i."Have the horse ready by 3 o'clock il
4 the morning if Won can get over. Coco
night. Hiram he said
He passed through the kitchen, say
ing good night to Mandy, and Wen
straight to his own room. He rat an,
thought for an hour, going over TIL
events of the day.
''As soon as Uncle Jim is dead am
buried" said he to himself. u think
will leave this town. AS the children
say when they play hide and go seek
am getting warm"