Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-14

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a word of shame for this disgrace you
have brought upon me?"
ooh papa, don't be so cross. Jeffer-
son did not care for me. couldn't
be an old maid Mr.. Bagley has love-
ly castle in England, and one day he'll
sit in the House of Lords. He'll ex-
plain everything to you"
He'll explain nothing" rejoined the
senator grlmly. "Mr Bagley returns
to England tonight. He won't have
time to explain anything"
Returns to England" echoed Kate
dismayed.
Eyes, and you go with me to Wash
ingtoa at once" The senator turned to
Ryder.
Goodbye Ryder. The little domestic
comedy is ended. I'm grateful 1t did
MT turn out drama The next time
pick out son-in-law hope I'll have
better luck
He shook hands with jefferson, and
len daughter.
Ryder, who had gone to write some
thing ut his desk, strobe over to where
Mr.. Bagley was standing and handed
him a cheque.
date. Good-day."
"Bat IL stammered the secre-
tary helplessly.
"Good-day, SIR
Ryder turned his back on him and
conyersed with his son. while Mr.. Bag
ley slowly. and as if regretfully, made
his exit.
CHAPTER XIV
In T was now December and the
| senate had been in session for over
q week. Jefferson had not forgotten
| his promise and one day, about two
weeks later after Mr.. Bagley's specta-
cular dismissal from the Ryder resi-
dence. he had brought Shirley the two
| letters. She did not ask him how he
got them II he forced the drawer or
procured the key. 1t suficed for her
that the precious letters absolute
proof of Ter fathers innocence-were
at last in her possession. She at once
sent them off by registered mail to
Stott, WHO Immediately acknowledged
receipt and at the same time announc-
ed his departure for Washington that
night. He promised to keep her con-
stantly informed of what he was doing
and how her fathers case was going.
\ 1t could, he thought, be only q matter
1 Of a few days now before the result
of the proceedings would be known.
The approach of the crisis made
Shirley exceedingly nervous, and 1t
was only by the exercise of the great
est self-control that she did not be
tray the terrible anxiety she felt. The
i hit nh
and her stay in Seventy fourth street
would soon come to an end. She had
/ a serious talk with jefferson, who con
trived to see a good deal Of her, en-
tirely unsupported by his parents, fol
4 believe that their son had any more
than mere bowling acquaintance with
the clever young authoress. Now thai
Mr.. Bagley was no longer there to spy
upon their actions these clandestine
) interviews had been comparatively
t easy. Shirley brought to bear all the
} vince Jefferson Of the hopelessness o
> their engagement. She insisted tina
: she could never be his wife; circum
made that dream impossible. 1t were
lU6LISl, DIG Sdlu, W paw lAO" ldSA1S1
than incur the risk of being unhapp.
| later Jefferson refused to be con
WINGED. He argued and pleaded ant
he even swore-strange, desperate
! words that Shirley had never heard be
fore and which alarmed her not
little-and the discussion ended usual
< ly by a kiss which put Shirley com
pletely hors de combat.
Meantime, John Ryder had not ceas
ed worry about his son. The remova
g of Kate Roberts as a factor in hi
3 future had not eliminated the DANCE
l of Jefferson taking the bit between hi
/, teeth one day and contracting secre
marriage with the daughter Of hi
: enemy, and when he thought of tn
mere possibility of such thing HAPPIER
ing he stormed and raved until hi
t wife, accustomed as she was to hi
e cholaric outbursts, was through
u frightened. For some time afte
d Bagley's departure, father and son &c
along together fairly amicably, bu
L Ryder, ST. was quick to see that Je
6 ferson had something on his min
; which was worrying him, and he RICH
~ attributed it to his infatuation fo
d Miss Rossmore. He was convince
o that his son knew where the Judge
!? daughter was, although his own e
l, forts to discover her whereabouts ha
/" been unsuccessful Sergeant Elliso
t. had confessed absolute failure; Mis-
Rossmore, he reported, had disappea
$ ed as completely as if the earth ha
swallowed her. and further search We
% futile. Knowing we'll his sons in
pulsivc, head-strong disposition, Ryde
y Sr. believed him quite capable Of ma
e rying the girl secretly any time. TT
only ching that John Ryder did nj
ID know was that Shirley Rossmore we
not the kind of a girl to allow any ma
n to inveig]e her into secret marriag
The Colossus, who Judged the world
,e morals by his own, WAS not Of cour:
Y, aware of this, and he worried night ar
day thinking what he could do to pr
is vent his son from marrying the daug
III ter of the man he had wronged.
le The more he pondered over 1t, Il
IT, more he regretted that there was NJ
I'll some other girl with whom Jefferst
n could fall in love and marry. He nee