Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-05

seen new life-a new world, and it
is not as our world. Perhaps there
Is no more happiness in it than IN
these courts and alleys where we
have suffered so much. I cannot tell
you truly. 1t is all too new to me
and naturally I feel incapable Of
Judging 1t. When l came to you ID
night it was to speak Of our Old
friendship. Should have done SO ii
had forgotten?"
Old Paul heard HIM with patience,
but his anger none the less remained.
The shaggy eyebrows were at rest
now, but the eyes were never turn
ed from Adams face.
"You are in love with Anna Cess
ner,' he said quietly, why do you
not tell Lois so?"
81 cannot tell her SOFT would not
be true. She will always be the
: same little Lois to me, and when she
is twenty one / will marry her"
"Ha-when she is twenty-one. That
seems long time off to one who is
your age. You will marry her, you
say-a promise to keep her quiet
while you make love to this fine lady
who befools you. No. Alhan Ke1l-
nedy, Is hall not let Lois imagine any
such thing; shall tell her the
| truth She will choose another hus-
band-that is my wish and she will
obey it,
You are doing me a great injus-
| tice, Paul Borislloff l do not love
Anna--perhaps for a moment l
| u.
that was deceiving myself. She is
not one who is worthy of being loved
l believed her very different when
first l went to Hampstead"
| Tell me no such thing. | am en-
old man and I know mems hearts.
What shall my daughter and her rags
be to you now that you have fine
clothes upon your back? You are
as the others-you have knelt down
at the shrine of money and there you
worship. This woman in her fine
clothes--she is your idol. All your
past is forgotten Immediately you
see her. A great gulf Is set between
you and u.s. Think not that 1 do
not know for there are those who
bring me the story every day. You
worship Anna Gesner, but you live
in FOOLS paradise, for the father
will forbid you to marry her. I say
1t, and | know. Be honest and speak
to my daughter as have spoken to
you tonight"
He raised his hammer as though
he would resume his work, and AL
ban began to perceive how hopeless
an argument would be with him
while In such a mood. Not deficient
In courage, the lad could not well de-
fend himself from so direct an at
tack, and he had the honesty to ad-
init as much.
81 shall tell Lois the truth" he
said; "she will then judge me and
say whether you are right or wrong.
] / came here tonight to see If I could
help you both. You know, Paul Boris
koff. how much | wish to do SO.
While l have money it Is yours also.
Have not Lois and always been as
your children? You cannot forbid
me to act as son should, just be-
cause I have come into my inheri.
lance. Let me find you a better home
| and take you away from this dismal
place. Then l shall be doing right to
worship money. Will you not let me
do SO? There is nothing in life half
SO good as helping those we love-
am sure of it already and it is only
five weeks since came into my in
heritance. Give me the right and let
me still call you father
Old Paul was much affected but he
would not let the lad see as much
Avoiding the question discreetly but
not unkindly, he muttered, mo, no,
need no help. l am an old man and
what happens to me does not matter
And then turning the subject swiftly
he asked ''Your patron, he has left
England has he not?"
"He has gone to Paris, I believe
I did he speak of the business tina.
took him there?"
HE never speaks OF business to me
He has asked me once or twice abou;
the poor people down here and have
tried to tell him. Such fortune as
his could redeem thousands of lives