Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-14

u1oiiy pdLdldUlS W SlTUuL, UuI lie Idu
consented to let bygones be bygones
and could offer no valid objection.
These two young men were to report
for duty that Saturday evening, and
the close of the days business termin-
ated Benoni and Samuel Hills con-
nection with the grocery store.
Sunday morning all of the Pettengill
family went to church and listened to
sermon by Mr.. Howe, the minister,
from the text, BLESSED are the peace
makers, for they shall inherit the
kingdom of Heaven"
AS they were driving home, Uncle
Ike remarked in his dry, sarcastic
way, Il s'pose Mr.. Howe was thinkin'
OF Mrs. Putnam when he was praisin'
the peacemakers; it's fashion in the
country, understand, the Sunday af-
ter a funeral to preach in general
way about the departed one"
Mrs. Putnam has been very kind to
me-" protested Alice, land you should
forgive her for my sake"
"I'll forgive her." said Uncle Ike,
when the wrong she has done has
done has been righted." He shut his
teeth together sharply, faced the horses
again. and lapsed into silence.
In the afternoon Quincy joined Alice
In the parlor, and they sang some sa-
cred music together.
Quincy picked up a book from the
table and said, "Why, Miss Pettengill,
by this turned down corner imagine
there are some thirty pages of this
very interesting story, The Love of a
Lifetime that have not read to you.
Would you like to have me finish it
this afternoon?"
81 have been afraid to hear the last
chapter" said Alice 81 fear Herbert
and Clarice will both die, and so hate
a book with a sad ending. Why don't
authors keep their lovers alive
Marry them off and let them live
happily ever afterward," Quincy con-
cluded.
81 don't think could ever write a
book with a sorrowful conclusion, !"
unused Alice.
Quincy saw the opportunity for
which he had long waited.
why don't you write a book?"
asked he earnestly. "My friend Leo
pold says you ought to; he further
said that you were a genius. and if I
remember him correctly, compared
you to diamond"
''In the rough" added Alice quickly.
"That's it," said Quincy; "but Leo
pold added that rough diamonds should
be dug up, cut, and set in a manner
worthy of their value"
I am afraid Mr.. Ernst greatly over
rates my abilities and my worth" said
she, little constrainedly. But how
unkind and ungrateful am to you and
Mr.. Ernst, who have been so kind and
have done so much for me. l will
promise this much" she continued
graciously. 81 will think it over, and
if my heart does not fail me, l will
try"
81 hope your conclusion will be ia
yorable," remarked Quincy. I'm a
short time you will be financially in
dependent and freed from any necessi-
ty of returning to your former voca.
ton. never knew of an author so
completely successful at the start, and
1 think you have every encouragement
to make literature your love of life
time"
81 will try to think so too,' replied
Alice softly
q ucll liz IOOh up Gu0 uOOh anu ILL
.ished reading it. When he had closed,
neither he nor she were thinking of
that future world in which Herbert
and Clarice had sealed those vows
which they had kept so steadfastly and
truly during life, but of the present
world, bright with promise for each of
them, in which there was but one
shade of sorrow-that filmy web that
shut the beauties of nature from the
sight of that most beautiful of God S
creations, lovely woman.
Monday morning Quincy made an.
other trip to Boston. He had obtained
the measurements for large sign up.
on which, on blue ground, the words
"Strout & Maxwell" were to appear in
large gold letters. He paid another
visit to the carriage factory, and or
dered two leather covered wagon tops
to be used in stormy weather, and
picked out two sets of harness re
splendent with brass buckles and
bosses and having IS. G NJ" in brass
letters on the binders.
He reached Aunt Elias in time fol
lunch. He told her of the approach
ing wedding of Ezekiel and Hubby;
Lnen, leaning over, he whispered some
thing in her ear, which made her face
beam with delight.
What joke it will be-" cried she
"and how the country folks will enjo,
it. Can't l come down to the wed
ding Quincy, and bring my landau, my
double span of cream-colored horses
and my driver and footman in the
Chessman livery? I'll take you ant
your lady love to the church"
Why, certainly" said Quincy. "I'l
ask Miss Mason to send you an invi
tation."
Let me do something to help" beg
ged the impetuous but good-heartet
Aunt Ella. Bring the girls up som,
morning early. We will go shopping
then we'll lunch here. We will hav,
to go without our wine and cigars tina
day, you know, and then we'll go tt
hn v,1lictn'c no o,,,,. IL,