Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-28
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Quincy Adams Sawyer 7
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A New England Story Dedicated to the Memory II
of James Russell Lowell. u
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CHAPTER XXXVII.-( Continued.)
One evening Quincy ran up the steps
of the Mt. Vernon street house. He
opened the door and started to run up
the stairs to his wife's room, as was
his custom, when he came in collision
with young lady, who, upon closer
inspection, he found to be his sister
Maude.
Come in here" she said. She
grasped him by the arm, and, drag
ging him into the parlor, she closed
the door behind him.
ooh, Mr.. Mani" she cried, 1--WE
found you out, but horses sha'n't drag
it out of me. No, Quincy, you're al
ways right, and won't peach. But
twas mean not to tell me-"
Quincy looked at her in voiceless
establishment. what do you mean,
Maude, and where did you gather up
all that slang?"
II might ask you," said Maude,
where you found your wife. I've been
talking to her upstairs. She must
have thought that papa and mamma
knew all about it, for she told me who
she was, just as easy. Who is she,
Quincy?'
He drew his sister down beside him
on sofa. "She was Miss Mary Alice
Pettengill. She is how known to a
limited few, of which you, sister Maude
are one, as Mrs. Mary Alice Sawyer;
but she is known to wide circle Of
readers as Bruce douglas. the author
of many popular stories, as also of that
celebrated book entitled Blennerhas-
sett."
..Is that so?" cried Maude; "why,
papa Is wild over that book. He's
been reading it aloud to us evenings,
and he said last night that that young
man-you hear, Quincy THAT young
man, had brought the truth to the sur
face at last"
Nov, Maude," said Quincy, "you
go right home and keep your mouth
shut g little while longer, and when
you are sixteen'-"the ninth of next
January" broke in Maude-"I'll give
you handsome gold watch, with my
picture in it."
II don't have to be paid to keep
your secrets, Quincy" replied Maude
archly, as Quincy kissed her.
Il know it, DEAR" said Quincy; "I'll
give you the watch, not as pay, but to
show my gratitude.
Quincy took an early opportunity to
explain to his wife his remissness in
not informing his parents of his mar
riage, and disclosed to her Aunt Elias
plan.
On the tenth, Mrs. Cheeseman's spa
cious parlor was thronged from nine
til eleven O'clock Withsr bright and
shining lights, representing the musi-
cal, artistic, literary, and social cul-
ture of Boston. Among the guests
were the Hon. Nathaniel Adams Saw
yer, his wife, and his daughters, Flor
ence and Maude. The surprise of the
visitors at the discovery that Bruce
Douglas was young woman was fol
lowed by one of great pleasure at find
ing her beautiful and affable.
The reception and entertainment
!, were acknowledged on all sides to
have been most successful, and a thor
oughly pleased and satisfied company
had spoken their farewells to author
and hostess by quarter-past eleven.
So, when. Quincy came up Walnut
street aud glanced across at his aunt's
house,, little before twelve, he found
ethe windows dark and the occupants,
presumably, in their beds.
AS part of her plan, Quincy had been
advised by Aunt Ella to stay away
from the reception, to spend the night
at his fathers house, and to be sure
and take breakfast with them, so as
to hear what was said about the pre-.
vious evening.
AS soon as the morning meal was
over Quincy ran quickly upstairs
seized his handbag, which he always
kept packed, ready for an emergency
and in very short space of time
reached Mt Vernon street. He found
his wife and aunt in the den. The lat
ter was reading manuscript to Alice
AS soon as the greetings were over
and a little time given to discussing
the reception, Quincy asked: who is
this Mr.. Peterborough that Maude told
me about this morning?"
He is an English gentleman" ex.
planned Alice, who has come to this
country to see if he can find any trace
Of an only daughter, who ran away from
home with an American more than
thirty years ago, and who, he thinks,
came to this country with her hus
band. His wife is dead, he is alone
in the world, and he is ready to forgive