Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-30

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great respect for Elizabeth, Countess
OF kerhill; seriously he answered:
r Il feel anxious. but you NAV rely
absolutely on me- In the morning |
must see Henry-will you tell him to
meet me with Captain Wynnegate?
The matter must be laid before the
committee; there may be leakage
In some out-ofthe-way corner Of ano-
Their department" Lady Elizabeth
acquiesced. Sir John went on. Il
could only find confusion In the books
consequently, feel we need not be
too seriously alarmed. By-the-way,
where is Captain Wynnegate?" Lady
i Elizabeth shook her head. Into both
the mems faces came look of curl
GUS surprise.
! He has not been seen the entire
day. save for little while quite early
in his tent" Diana could feel the
/ condemnation In the silence that FOL
/ lowed.
Mr.. Chiswick, Mr.. Chiswick,,' it
was Mabel's voice calling from the
open easement. "You promised to
come back for the charades."
Yes. you must both return-they
will need you. And, after ALL" Lady
Elizabeth whispered as they stat ed
for the house. I'VE have no d. BIT
been anticipating difficulties that. 10
not exist. RE-
The voices died away, and Diana
left the rose-bower. She had but one
thought--she must find Jim at once.
(. Why oh, why, had she written the
note of the morning? She stumbled
across the heavy. thick sward. In the
distance she could see a figure: it
looked like Jims; he was coming
from the Fairies Corner over the
green to the entrance which in the
morning had let her out on to the pur-
pie moor. Quickly she hurried to
him. staining her gown and delicate
slippers in the wet grass.
/ Jim, jim" she called where are
you going?" AS he turned she came
close to him and repeated her cues
ton.
I'm taking your advice. Diana; I'm
leaving England"
ed, II thought so, but now you must
stay-stay to protect your honor. I've
just heard the Fund--oh, it's not you,
l know, Jim. It's not you-not you
you couldn't be-" her despairing cry
stopped. Still he made no effort to
comfort her.
Finally he said-"I must CO."
What did it mean? That he should
go after the. revelation she had made
to him-she understood that; but now
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ent. Into her mind there flashed an
unanswerable suspicion. Was there
some reason why he had so eagerly
acceded to her request; that even
now. when she asked him to remain
he still stood mute at her entreaties?
Whether you go or, stay, Jim, do
not expect to see you alone again, and
I'm. glad of this chance to bid you
d-bye--forever. / can never. never.
believe that you are Jims il your
hands are clean. If you haven't robbed
the soldiers widows and orphans, You
may kiss me goodbye"
Into his eyes came the desire of his
Itlove as she had seen it in the early
morning In the Fairies Corner This
time she did not move; but Jim only
bent low over the outstretched arms
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went away from her. :isr
| The circle of his boyhood was com
pete. Again he went along the same
lane. that he had travelled ten years
before; again the desolation brought
by his departure from his home. his
country, hurt and bruised his spirit.
Instead of the dawn it was midnight.
with clouds sweeping sinisterly over
the light of the heavens and instead
OF a boys optimism he carried mans
disillusions.
From the park the light of the tent
fires sent out flames that illumined the
roadway. the swaying and rustljng Of
the heavy trees made whispering
sounds. Once at turning he heard
boys voice in the camp ringing out
high above the moaning of the trees:
"Oh. Tommy, Tommy Atkins, you're
good 'un. cart and and,
You're credit to your country and to
all your native land.
He clutched his arms about his
head to deaden the sound and hurried
on out into the roadway, stumbling
and half-falling over the gnarled roots
of the ancient trees.
CHAPTER XIII.
Like a ,Tanagra flgurine, Nat-u-ritch
stood silhouetted against the golden
light of the afternoon. She was small
and slender. and her pointed face, in
spite of the high cheekbones, was de.
licately modelled. The eyes were
long. but fuller than the usual beady
eyes of the Indian woman. They
seemed far too big in proportion to.
the. tiny, person whose body was sway
ed by the sitting breezes that swept
over the plains. raising suffocating
cloud Of alkali dust. The. heavy en-
broidered, cne-piece gown chung to
and slapped against the slight form
wrapping it in lines of beauty. Long,
twisted ropes of blue back hair hung
dank and straight on both sides of
her face and reached to her knees #
AS the wind blew her gown = one
could see the copper-colored legs and
through the scant sleeves could catch
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