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

ana. Henry Kerhill. and Diana's cous-
in, Sir John Applegate, rose from their
seats to study the shipping point for
cattle, so novel in It's environment. as
indeed their entire journey in America
had been for the past months. The
death OF distant relative on Diana's
side, who had left her an unexpected
LEGACY, had enabled her to retrieve to
great extent their cramped fortunes.
Lady Elizabeth had lived only a
short time to enjoy he new improved
Econdition of affairs. She died in the
year following Jim's departure and
| ylcarlons disgrace. Dllrinr the morths
previous to her death she had grown
Egrimmer and held herself aloof A
Istroke OF paralysis one morning made
ther bedridden and speeches.; mer-
tclfll stroke caused her death within
month after her FIRST attack. She
never spoke. and seemed to find no con.
ISOLATION save in Dianas presence. The
Trip to America for much-needed
change was principally taken, however
on account of Henry whose nervous
condition the medical attendants de.
ciared most serious. The two years had
made scarcely a perceptible change u
Diana; in Sir John none at all. But
IN Henry an oppressive melancholy
was rarely broken by the old flashes.
Towards Diana he had faithfully kept
MS word to Jim. A truce was accept
ca, and he never ceased in his pathe-
TIC endeaV0rs to try to make her han
py II neither could honestly lay
claim to real Joy of life, still they
mad peace and dignity. AS he stood
near tn window the strong light
showed how much thinner and lined
was his face. A touch of gray was
distinctly visible along his temples and
WIS beginn.r- perceptibly to streak
his dark hair.
my, but it's corker!" Sir John
gasped, as he put his head out of the
window and the blindino heat beat
Down Oh him. There was smile from
Diana at Sir Johns acquired Ameri.
canlsm. More British than the Union
JACK itself, yet he was keen to gain
knroWledgeSof the. new country and long
conseryations with the servile black
sam were charging his vocabulary
All three watched with curiosity the
ramshackle hosiery. which they could
plainly descry from one end of the car.
Diana turned to the mon: do Let
us see the place I've always longad
to have real adventure at way
place off the beaten tourist track. Pm
so tiredsof the sights that are arrapp-
ed for one to be shocked at--at so
much a head
they moved to the door. but the in
tense heat of the dar for a moment
seeraed q damne~ their ardor. Then
at Henry's solicitations Diana was
persuaded to wait until he found OFT
from an official the possible length of
their stop.
Within the Long Horn saloon the
afternoon's heat was apparently not
Jeit by It's inmates. tt was a roughly
=heWn, wooden. three-eornered room
WITH IT oak beam stretching across Il
ever this were thrown saddles and
blankets "A bar extended along che
eide OF the room. On the walls wera
grotesGue and crude pictures done IN
chalk. while dther spaces were cover
ca with cheap, highly co1ored illustra
tons cut from the papers that reached
Maverick. Tables for roulette and faro
were placed at set intervals. The
Moor was covered with mixture If
sand and sa,w-dnst, while mounds If
Wood-dust were heaped near the bar
to be used by the men as cuspidors
It was clean in certain primitive
fashion. The glasses and bar fixtures
were not unpleasant The bartender,
Nick, an ex-prize-fghter, took a pride
In his emporium" as he called the
saloon, and lavished loving though
crude care on lis possessions.
Ruf no rJon1 c4o;,,.xl
ed by the marks of teagic remnants Of
humanity that We're housed within its
walls. Around the gambling tables on
this afternoon were groups of battered
specimens of the various races. Cow
boys atsscertain tables gave a whole.
some. yirile note to tho place, but the
drift-wood of a broken civilization was
at this hour in larger proportion than
the ranchmen. Among the battered
denizens from the world beyond that
had strayed into the saloon life was a