Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-21


ship" unless your brother can per-
suade you"
Il think my sister is cutie right
Winship said, quietly. and with a GER
tain air of detachment.
The three Traffords gave a slmul-
taneous start, as if from a slight cleo.
trio shock.
you'll pardon me, II, don't under
stand" Trafford began, rubbing his
hand across his brow. you come
here to marry my daughter"
ri DO"
"Aad you uphold your sister In re.
fusing money that you yourself are
willing to share"
"No! I never said So"
"But what? Upon my soul, don't
follow you"
1t was clear that Trafford's court
eous possession was breaking
down.
"My position" winship said, needs
some explanation
$50 it would SEEM" Trafford as,
scented dryly.
1--WE tried to make Miss Traffortl
understand from the first, that ,lu
marrying me she would be sharing
poor mans life"
"Hmph! doubt If she took that
detail In
II think 1t quite possible. I've nev.r
had any real opportunity to place the
matter in it's true light before her.
I've had almost no communication
with her since the minute she prom.
Used to become my wife. Without your
consent she. ha- refused to Sc me,
or even to let me write to her.
And what might that true light
be?" o.
only that wish to marry her for
herself and for, herself. alone. II she
comes to me. 1t will have to be with
out-money."
Traffcrd drew his chair closer to
the Buhl table. as though to diminish
the distance between them, and fixed
on Wdnship the look before which i'll
other men had quailed. W1nship,
too, drew UP his chair and returned
the gaze with quiet steadiness.
You wish me to understand. pre-
sumo" Trafford said, speaking slow
~. that your motives are quite dis
interested. I'll do you the justice to
say that never questioned them"
II should like you to understand a
little more than that" " .nship re-
turned. "But, first, may explain that
the present situation is none of my
seeking? Had seen 1t coming. l
should have gone out of my way to
avoid It, There seems to have been
no means of doing that. Some fatal
ity or some destiny, has forced, 1t on
us ALL II had been given my choice
the last woman in the world whom
l should have wished to marry would
have been-a child of yours"
CHAPTER XVIII.
Continued
You're quite right to be frank, :"
Trafford threw in with a touch of
irony.
Thank you. shall try to be SO.
May go on with my explanation?
1t wasn't i who sought Miss ,Trafford
out, neither was 1t she who sought
me. She was fmpelled towards me by
the knowledge that you had killed my
father, Impoverished my mother and
blasted my sisters life"
A sound came. from George like the
low growl Of dog. Trafford put out
his hand to repress it.
Let him go on" he muttered. This
is the most remarkable wooing / ever
heard Of"
Eyes; 1t has to be-" Winship agreed
But want to put things in way
which will admit of no future doubt.
I want to put them justly, too 80
when say that Miss Trafford knew
these things don't mean that she
WAS able to formulate them to her
self as facts. She was only convinced
of them in her inner sense o., recti-
tude Her love and loyalty remain
with you; her verdict and her sym
pathy have long. ago gone out to me
and mine. Do make myself clear?
repeat that, if it hadn't been for
the situation that you yourself
created, your daughter and I would
probably have passed each other by
as strangers.
"And since you haven't done that"
Trafford broke in. impatiently, "I'm
here to say that I'm willing to make
the best of it. You've fallen In love
with each other, as understand; anil
though don't look upon it as the
most brilliant match my daughter
could make, I'm ready to swallow
AAAy o"ll otoeAP poAitl1lCIll III oluSl
she should be as happy as possible.
I'm ready to make you rich. I'm ready
to make your sister rich. What's
the use of dragging up a lot Of I'M
fortunate rubbish at the very minute
when we could put everything right
again? If it's folly to kill the goose
that lays the golden eggs, it's surely
criminal to strange the poor dove
that comes with the olive branch Of
peace"
''It isn't the peace that l object to
but the terms of the treaty"
my God! Don't offer you
enough?"
Eyes; too much. 1 ask only for
your daughters hand empty of
DOVER"
Look here! Do you mean to tell
me that you think of marrying my
child and supporting her out of your
miserable pittance?"
Since you choose to put it So
yes"
Then you're mad. It's out of the
question. It's preposterous. She's
lived like princess all her life. She'd
spend in day all that you could give