Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-09
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again-you lost fifty pounds? And
who the devil took you there, want
to know--who's been playing the fool.
| don't agree with young girls betting.
I'll have none of that sort of thing In
this house. Just ten him so-who-
ever he is. I'll have none Of it and
II it's that
He broke off at the words, arrest.
ed in his banter by the sudden
memory OF name. AS In a flash he
perceived the truth. The man For
rest was at the bottom of this.
Now be plain with me-" he cried,
you've seen Willy Forrest again and
this is his doing. Yes or no, Anna?
Don't you tell me lie It's Forrest
be took you to Ascot?'
She smiled at his anger.
II ran horse named Lodesta.
under the name Of Count Donate.
believed that he would win and he
lost. That's the story father. Why
drag any names into IT,
He regarded her, too amazed to
speak. His daughter, this bit Of a
schoolgirl as he persisted in calling
her, she had run a race-horse in ner
own name? What thing to hear!
But was it an evil thing. The girl
had plenty Of courage certainly. Very
few would have had the pluck to do it
at all. OF course 1t was u1lucky that
she had not won--but, after all, that
could soon be put straight.
"You ran a race-horse-but who
trained 1t for you? where did you keep
1t? Why did know nothing about
1t? Look here, Anna. this isn't deal
Ing very fair with me. have never
denied you any pleasure-you know
| haven't. If you wanted to play this
game, why couldn't you have come TO-
me and told me 30? l wouldn't have
denied you--but five thousand you're
not serious about that--you don't
mean to say that you lost five
thousand pounds?"
Il lost five thousand pounds, father
and I must pay the money They
will call me a cheat if l do not. II
must be paid on Monday-Willy says.
So"
He turned upon her with shout
that was almost roar She knew In
an instant how foolish she had been.
Willy Forrest-did you lose the
money, to him? Come, speak out.
shall get at the truth somehow--did
you lose the money to him?"s
II lost it through him-he made the
bets for me-
Then will not pay penny of 1t
II 1t sends you to prison. Not a penny
as I'm a living man.
She heard him calmly and delivered
her answer as calmly.
Il shall marry him if you do not
she said.
Gessner stood quite still and watch
ed her face closely. 1t had grown
hard and cold, the face of woman
who has taken resolution and will
not be turned from it.
You will marry Forrest?' he ask
ed quietly.
y shall marry him and he will pay
my debts.'
"He-he hasn't got two brass pieces
to rub together. He's ayneedy out at
elbow advanturer. Do you, want to
know who William Forrest it--well,
my detectives shall tell me. IN the
morning. Ill find out all about him
fof you. And you'd marry him! Well,
my lady, there you'll do as you please.
I've done with a daughter who tells
me that to my face. Go and marry
him. Live in a kennel But don't
come to me for bone, don't think
I'm to be talked over, because that's
not my habit. If you choose such u
man as that
II do not choose him. There are few
! would not sooner marry. i am think
Ing of my good name-of our good
name If marry Willy Forrest, they
will say that helped to cheat the
public. Do you not know that it Is
being said already. The horse was
pulled believe that am not to be
allowed to race again. Poor Mr.. Far
rier is terribly upset. They say that
we were all cheats together. What
can do, father? If pay the money
and they know that we lost it, that
is a good answer to them. If 1 do
not. Willy is probably the one man
who can put matters straight and !
sail marry him."
She rose as though this was the
end of the argument. Her words,
lightly spoken, were so transparently
honest that the shrewd man of bust
ness summed UP the whole situation
In an instant. The mere possibility
that his name should be mixed up
with a racing scandal staggered him
by its dangers and It's absurdity.
Anger against his daughter became
In some measure compassion. Of
course she was but woman and y
clever charlatan had entrapped her.
"Sit dcwn-sit down." he said
bluffly, motioning her back to her
seat. ut is perfectly clear that this
William Forrest of yours is a rogue,
and as rogue we nut treat him. ]
am astonished at what you tell me.
1t IS piece of nonsense, women's
sense as ridiculous as the silly bust.
ness which is responsible for It, OF
course you must pay them the money.
l will do the rest. Anna. have
friends who will quickly put that mat
ter straight-and If your rogue finds
his way to a race-ceurse again, he is a
lucky man. Now sit down and let me
speak to you in my turn, Anna. l
want you to speak about Alban--I
want to hear how you like him. He
has now been with US long enough for
US to know something about him Let
| US see if your opinion agrees with
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