Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25

In atdogged tone said:
cts too late now. 1t has always
been too late--with me--and Dr."
Nonsense" Jim said.
Henry munbled on as though he
were only half aware Of the words
he was speaking.
Unless you'd intercede for me?
She'd listen to you"
Jim rose To obtain peace and
dismiss from Henry's mind all sus-
picion that might harm Diana was
| his one desire. But almost before he
was on his feet, Henry sprang UP and
held Jim with both hands while he
sputtered in frantic abandon:
"No, mol couldn't trust you-I
couldn't trust you"
With quick movement Jim flung
Henry off. It was useless to expect
sanity from this trembling fanatical
creature. Without word or look he
left him and Henry stood watching
Jim's receding figure down the alley
of trees.
And now I've driven out of her
life. the only interest in it, and she
will hate me for that, too"
There was only one thing for him
to do--he must get to his own quar-.
tiers and send some message of ex-
|cuse to his mother. He turned into
a side path. He could hear the dance
music and the gayety of the groups
Iscattered near the pergola Diana
was there. He could see her, pale
but with perfect poise, assisting Lady
\ Elizabeth Even Jim was at Lady
Elizabeth's side. He envied them
their control; in his condition it would
be folly for him to venture near them.
I AS he turned towards the house he
met Bates carrying telegram
"Ive been looking for your lord.
ship" he said. THE message came
about half an hour ago."
He remembered Petrie and the ex.
Ipected word as he tore open the wire
, It read:
Impossible to give any definite
news. Still probing matter. Will be
, down tomorrow afternoon"
II God!-and he had this to add to his
!. nights vigil! Bates left him He
threw out his arms as he stumbled
: into chair. He knew and admitted
that he alone was responsible for Il
all. But he did not know that he had
famed to life the love that Diana and
Jim now acknowledged to themselves
TOR the first time. That night their
fight for happiness began.
CHAPTER x
: In the Towers four desperate souls
fought their battle. and to none 81
. them did the dawn bring comfort
In her room Lady Elizabeth sat mo
tionless before her open window, and
like Agrippina. saw the long line o1
destruction that the child she hat
borne had brought to her and to hel
!, house. Shortly before the end of the
evenings entertainment. she had re
ceived'a message from Henry, begging
i to be excused as matter of grea
? Importance had arisen which prevent
; ed him from remaining with his
4 guests.
r Once she thought of venturing to q
i to him, as she listened to his restless
e pacing above her, but fear of his dis
pleasure and phys cal shrinking
i from a painful scene forced her t,
keep watch alone. Tonight's confee
!, sion of his use of the Fund was tn
grayest of his many offenses; sh
: could not shake herself free Of it
q grave consequences. Along with
+ came the memory of the faces of jim
. and Diana as she had last seen then
a. llc SuSSCS Idu utpdEt
ed, Diana was entering her own apart
!, ments, while from the landing Lad.
: Elizabeth could see Jim below her a
:. he started for the garden. Both thei
faces were stamped with a new, vita
J, truth which, in Its immensely. the.
y seemed to find difficult to grasp Sh
recalled the wistful inquiring expires
sion Of Diana's look as she turned t
e m NIT 70 1{,,,
!, WILDLY she recalled the answer O
y his eyes. The mute, unspoken thought
that lay there we're haunting her no,
t with their tragic possibilities.
numb fear possessed her
y Above her, Henrys monotonou
g steps continued; her Imagination be
y gan to play tricks with her. TIL
t. steady trend above her seemed t
= change into the tentative, falterin
e toddle of baby boy; she remembers
!: thats.the room over her was the oil
nursery, now used by Henry for hi
" own apartment. How often she an
!, his father had listened and rejoice
lat the stumbling efforts which the
could hear in the early morning! TIL
h terrible sympathy of mothers Sol
y rowing womb. that can reach th
Is most poignant Of all human anguish
d caused here suddenly to start to he
it feet; physical craving to hold agai
It the tiny body firm against her owr
II and ease this suffering, overpowere
D her. She could hear the broken step
e Of the long ago; she could see onl
= the naked, mottled body of the sturd
chap that she had so often claspe
close and smothered with her kisse:
!. She stretched out her arms as if !;
: search of it, The longing to touc
:, again the soft flesh of her own ere;
! ton became intense, from. her Wild
! beating heart to the tightly contrac
II ed throat there grew spasm of pai
q that ended in long, broken sob. Sh
!, forgot all the years of suffering. til
> disappointments, and tonight's crow
. ing tragedy of Henry's wiiful treacl
cry to her and his house.
y She was the young mother agai1
y Tie half shy inquiring face of. tn
" babe with It's tight corkscrew curl
II as shp had sean him first walk anrps