Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-14

trated his own most Intimate thought?
He was himself thinking of Shirley
that very moment, and by some in
explicable means-telepathy modern
psychologists called it the thought
current had crossed to Stott, whose
mind, being in full sympathy, was ex-
actly attuned to receive it. Removing
the pipe from his mouth the Judge re-
piled:
"Shirley's in Paris. Poor girl,
hadn't the heart to tell her. She has
no idea of what's happened. didn't
want to spoil her holiday"
| He was silent for moment. Then,
after few more puffs he added conf
dentially in low tone, as if he did
not care for his wife to hear:
"The truth is, Stott, couldn't bear
to have her return now. couldn't
look my own daughter in the face"
A sound as of a great sob which he
had been unable to control cut short
his speech. His eyes filled with tears
and he began to smoke furiously as if
ashamed of this display of emotion.
Stott, blowing his nose with suspicious
vigor, replied soothingly:
you mustn't talk like that. Every
thing will come out all right, of course.
But think you are wrong not to have
told your daughter. Her place Is here
at your side. She ought to be told
even if only in justice to her If you
don't tell her someone else will, or,
what's worse, shell hear Of 1t through
| the newspapers"
"Ah, never thought of that" ex-
claimed the Judge, visibly perturbed
at the suggestion about the news
papers
Don't you agree with me?" de-
manded Stott, appealing to Mrs. Ross
more, who emerged from the house 1T
that instant. Don't you think your
daughter should be informed of what
has happened?"
Most assuredly 1 do" answered
Mrs. Rossmore determinedly 1.-THE
judge wouldn't hear of it, but took
the law into my own hands. I've
cabled for her.
"You cabled for Shirley?" cried the
judge incredulously. He was so I'M
accustomed to seeing his ailing,
vacillating wife do anything on her
own initiative and responsibility that
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for Shirley?" he repeated.
YES" replied Mrs. Rossmore trium.
phantly and secretly pleased that for
once in her life she had asserted her.
self. Il cabled yesterday. l simply
couldn't bear 1t alone any longer"
What did you say?" inquired the
Judge apprehensively.
/ II just told her to come home at
once. Tomorrow we ought to get
an answer"
Stott meantime had been figuring
on the time of Shirley's probable ar.
rival. If the cablegram had been re-
ceived in Paris the previous evening
1t would be too late to catch the
French boat. The North German
Lloyd steamer was the next to leave
and 1t touched at Cherbourg. She
would undoubtedly come on that. In
a week at most she would be here
Then it became a question as to who
fshould go to meet her at the dock
The Judge could not go, that was Ger
tain. 1t would be too much of an or
deal. Mrs Rossmore I'D not know the
/ the lower part of the city well, and
i had no experience In meeting ocean
i steamships. There was only one way
out would Stott go? OF course he
would and he would bring Shirley
back with him to Massapequa. Sc
during the next few days while Stott
and the judge toiled preparing their
case, which often necessitated briet
1 trips to the city. Mrs. Rossmore
seconded with sulky indifference by
Eudoxia, was kept busy getting q
room ready for her daughters arrival
\ Euuoxia, who came originally from
u County Cork, was an 44l-h lady with
a thick brogue and husky temper
She was amiable enough so long az
things went to her satisfaction, bu1
when they did not suit her she was &
termagant. She was neither beauti
i full nor graceful, she was not young
nor was she very clean. Her usua
condition was dishevelled, her face
was all askew, and when she dressed
up she looked like valentine. Hel
greatest weakness was a propensit,
for smashing dishes, and when re
primanded she would threaten to take
her traps and skidoo. This news e
the arrival of daughter failed to fill
! her with enthusiasm. Firstly, it mean
more work; secondly she had not bar
gained for it. When she took the
place it was on the undo standins
that the family consisted only of al
Z elderly gentleman and his wife, tha
there was practically no work, gooC
wages, plenty to ea-, with the priv
1 lege of an evening out when shs
pieased. Instead o. this millennium
sne soon found Stott installed as s
permanent guest ane now daughter
was to be foisteo on her. No wondel
hard working girls were getting sicl
and tired Of houseworK!
AS already limited there was no I'm
healthy curiosity among Massapequan.
! regarding their new neighbors from
the city, but some of the more prom
inent people of the place considered
it their duty to seek at least bowin.
acquaintance with the Rossnores b,
paying them a formal visit. So the da,
following the conversation on tn,
porch when the judge and Stott hat
gone to the city on one of their peri
!. odical excursions, Mrs. Rossmore wa