Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-12


get down to book talk" said Vic,
swinging his arms contemptuonsly
You are one man, | am another.
am your senior, and | talked like
fool, like jealous young ass. Don't
think | want to intrude myself. But.
If you will tell me what you would
care to do in the way OF work | VIII
give you my advice as If you We're my
brother No, better than that my
brother is beast | would have moth
ing to do with him If he came beg
ging to my Office on his Bonded knees.
Pshaw more book talk! Well, that
do you mean to go for??'
And somehow there was ring OF
such sincerity in the voice OF the
young engineer that Phil was moved
BY It His ear, keenset for arrogance
or assumption. could find neither now
in the speech OF Vic Morris. SO he set
himself 10 tell what he had never told
to any save to little Miss Nunsby in
the summer house surrounded with
privet.
His fathers struggle with so large a
family, his absorption in his work.
his generosity in the large, his care
lessness and lack OF though. In The
particular had resulted in Phil's be-
ing left to one side. HCraad e! IN early
manhood without a career. For the
uncle who had promised to leave him
his money had died withnn- penny
and had to be buried at The doctor S
expense.
That's good, anyway" UNEXPECTED
Vic Morris.
at certainly was not good for NE at
the time" said Phil quietly. Il had
been carefully brought up to do moth
ing"
"A great fortune does not nccessar-
lily spoil a man. said Vie with sever
ity, s'but a hundred or two year
ruins him without fail"
Then is there in your world nc
place for the thinker" remandei
Phil.
Certainly great place - che
first place" the engineer exclaimed,
if only he will think useful and help
full things"
Salvation by macn merry = the OLD
story = | know 1t. cried PHI.
Man made in the image of God Ivy
the explosion of bnletlccnt gasome-
ter. by the sun letting down some ar
gon. which changes electrically the
minds of men = makes 'em grren!sf
Well it may be hope.nsSly antiquated
but | confess | pras1r al. elder avangel
to that! Love you neighbor' Will out
live all the chemistry of gases"
81 don't know what You are talking
about" said Vic Morris but | was
wanting an office assistant AID | sffrI
you the place. Yon have {, good head
with plenty OF orain space drove yonl
hat-brim You nave an ordinary ciu
cation. | presume
Very ordinary said Phil, "excelt
perhaps, as to poetry"
Then the rest ne your facultie
have had long rest s" mu"h Ink
Better; you will come fresh to 'he
problems. Only Dram'se me. 10 lr;r'1N
not thought Of Doe-rv between Tn
hours of nine and FIVE! After that. 70,
can dribble anapaests all night Ions
If you choose!"
Somehow the two men found them
selves.as they passed Glebe End Cot
tage, shaking hands.
And there was old Dick Finnan JUS
entering the avenue. lnstinctively the.
stood aside to let him pass into thu
shadow, and then, without glance
toward the lighted windows of Vida
,speckless house place. they took thei
way toward the town. and pills ne7
work
So 1t came TO pass that Incubus &
Co. began to weigh upon the shoulde"
of Philip Calmont long accustomed II
carry no heavier burden than sonnet
ode and lyric = of which In his tim
he had accumulated great store: Al
infirmary. in fact, Of the manned III
halt and the blind
CHAPTER XIV.
The next morning at half-past tiv
Philip Calmont found himself aWai
and dressed in a. wide sonorOus
Healthy Family were asleep. som
would slep for hours. Others wonl
come yawning down about eight. Bl
all were equally ignorant thai tn
third son of the house idle, irrsrn
Philip = had begun his life's carrcl
II was a clear morning. with the sn
showing well above the wavy outline
of the keir hills to the east
The bells of the ironworks wel
changing the conches blowing frol
all the pitheads far and near. Pnasen
ly the night shift would be coming III
and 1t was pills duty to be down
the little office which had been cree
ed near the descent Of No. 2 for Y
Morris to do his paper work in. VIII
he was expected TO do. or how he W.
to do it, Phil did not know. Bl!
knew that Vic Morris must necesSari
spend a good many hours each ds
underground. And SO. with new kir
Of provision not at all natural to hil
he routed out and slipped into h
pockets several dusty volumes
Todhunter. together with an old
lenso's arithmetic. But he quite fc
get all abot any dinner.
He was standing with his hands
his pockets. little chill from d
early rising. when Vic Morris arrive
his morning fold OF thoughts doub