Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-09

ruddy embers into whose burning face
he could look and weave fanciful
dreams of the fortune and happiness
to be his in the future.
He spent pleasant evening with
the family His father was present,
but passed the time in reading the
newspapers and legal brief that he
wished to more closely examine. His
mother was engrossed in a new novel
but no approving smile or sympathetic
tear demonstrated any particular in
terest in the fates OF the struggling he
70 or suffering heroine.
Florence sat at the piano and in re-
Spouse to Quincy's request that she
would give him some music, played oy-
ed some chromatic scales and arpeg-
gios. He declared that they remind
ed him of the grand opera, which re-
mark sent Maude into a fit of satirical
laughter, and Florence up to her
room in pout.
Then Maude fell to asking Quincy
questions about himself, to which he
returned evasive and untruthful an
sWers until she was, as she said. com
pletely disguised. Then she dropped
her head upon his shoulder and with
the arms of the brother whom sha
dearly loved clasped around her. she
went to sleep. He looked at the sweet
girlish face and thought, not of her,
but of Alice.
Next morning he was up early, for
he knew that busy day was before
him. The last thing before retiring
and the first thing upon getting up,
he examined his inside vest pocket
to see if that precious letter, that
priceless trust that he had given his
knightly word to deliver. was safe.
He breakfasted early, and eight
o'clock found him in Bowdoin Square
at the corned Of Green and Chardon
streets. His first visit was to safe
mandatory, a few doors from the
corner where he purchased one for the
firm of Strout G Maxwell.
After traversing both sides OF
Friend street he finally settled upon
two horses, stout country roadsters
and left an order for their shipment
to Eastborough Centre, when they
We're notified that the wagons were
ready. He bought the wagons in Sud
bury street. They had red bodies
and yellow wheels and the words
"Strout & Maxwell, Mason's Corner
Mass" were to be placed on them in
gold letters.
These tasks completed Quincy walk
ed up fremont Row by Scollay's
building. Crossing Pemberton Square
he continued up fremont street until
he came to the building in which was
the law Office of Curtis Carter, one OF
his law school chums.
Hello Curt" said he as he entered
the somewhat dingy office.
well, pom honor. Quincy" cried
Curtis, "the sight of you is good fol
sore eyes, and I've got such beastly
cold that I can't see with one eye
and can't read with the other"
Well" said Quincy, {" l came il
here intending to consult you profes
sionally, but don't think blind law
| yer will answer my purpose
ooh. I shall be all right in few
minutes" replied Curtis. 81 dropped
into Young's as came up and tool
! an eye-opener. What's the matter
old fellow, breach of promise?"
Quincy took a seat near Curtis
desk.
NO." said he, cts case of animos
4 ity carried beyond the grave"
"Oh, | see,' said Curtis, party Gu
off with shilling, going to try ane
break the will?"
Have cigar?" asked Quincy
while you are lighting it and gettin,
it under way I may slide in and get
4 chance to state my business"
(. ooh, you want to do the talking?
said Curtis good humoredly. well
go ahead old man." and he leane,
/ back and smoked complacently.
i Quincy then related as much as h
thought necessary of the story of tn
sealed letter, and as he concluded h
took the package from his pocket an
placed it on the corner of the Law
yer's desk.
, "You are doing just right" sal
Curtis; "the probate judges nowaday
are looking more carefully at wills, e.
pecially when their provisions indicat
that the signer was more red India
than white Christian i understan
! you perfectly" he continued; "whf
you wish me to do is to put this lette
in an envelope. seal it securely and el
dorse upon it these words.''To be d
livered only to Miss Indy Putnal
upon the written order of Miss Alie
!, Pettengill.'
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow