Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-25

"Crockery?"
Porcelain, when we speak of her"
81 thought you were a flesh-and-
blood mana fryer. There isn't any
| body else is there?"
Hugo rose too; the men confronted
each other. Burgesss eyes were
sparkling again, but his face retained
4 its expression of spirituality, as If he
had put from him, not perhaps without
! a fierce struggle, all desires other than
those connected with his political am
| billions
vehemently. do you think that I've
1 time for philandering. And it's once
| bit twice shy with me, I can assure
you. I'm going to leave women alone,
| and stick to my lob for few years or
SO. I've put Joy from me-"
"You have, indeed" said Hugo, tax
ing him literally. "If you leave the
best thing in the world out of your
life. I tell YOU that your chance is
better than it ever was"
"And I'll tell you something" re-
piled Burgess. holly. "While you live
i l shall not ask the woman who loved
you to be my wife. She might take me,
yes. if I pestered her. take me out Of
that queer mixture of pity and affec-
ton which seems to pass for the right
thing with some girls, but l want
something warmer than that want
what you call the best thing in the
world, not the second best. Now you
have it in a nutshell"
A minute later the men had parted.
Hugo went back to his fiat, and
! stared for some time at a new pur-
chase. small marble bust of Clytie
/ astonishin~ly like JOY il one could
I conceive Joy with her hair parted in
/ the middle and serenely at rest. He
had the feeling that Joy might have
| acquired this adorable expression of
renose, had not that Inspector at East
1 leigh interposed a strong arm between
| him and the Avonmonth express.
! Presently he took the bust into his
\ bedroom. ord nlaced il AMONGST the
things that he intended to take abroad
| Within week he was ready to
! start, having been SLIGHTLY DELAYED by
his solicitors who had been told that
j his absence might be prolonged indefi-
| nitely. Also, they had suggested the
! nropriety of his making will This,
however. had not been a very tedious
/ affair. Hugo left five and twenty
! thousand mounds to Cynthia a few
trifling legacies to friends. an annuity
| to the faithful Pixton. and then ap-
pointed his brother Edward sole re-
siduary legatee.
He motored from London to East
hampton. reaching his destination
about six in the evening The Saint
| Ma1o boat, the Luna. was sailing at
midnirht. Hugo told his chauffeur to
take the car on board and put his suit
| case into the cabin already booked
Then he dined alone at the Station
Hotel. After dinner, while drinking a
cup Of coffee, he picked up local pa
! per. One of the first headlines that
met his eve was:
Funeral Of the Rev. George Ven
nable"
Hugo threw down the paper with a
groan Joy, forlorn and desolate,
seemed to fill the big dreary room
Hurriedly, he read short obituary
notice, in which mention was made Of
the Boletus Venabilis, but not word
about JOY. Many Mottisfonts had at
tended the funeral. Hugo could hear
their condolences rasping joys ears;
meaning inanities and ineptitudes. He
hoped to find Esme Burgess's name
amongst this crowd of cousins and
kinsmen. Burgess would say and do
the rare right thing No mention was
made Of the young fellow. and then
Hugo remembered suddenly that on
this particular date he had delivered
a brilliant sneech at Manchester.
~
ments upon it the morning after it
was delivered. So that was the reason
why Burgess had not attended the
funeral.
He threw down the paper for the
second time, with an exclamation
which made an elderly gentleman
start
BURGESS had deliberately sacrificed
10y. for he must have known that he
was wanted, to his political ambition.
Doubtless he would defend her in half
a dozen more or less convincing
phrases. ENGAGEMENTS with the Brit
ish public must be kent. The greatest
clown that ever lived had to crack his
Jokes at Drury Lane when his wife lay
dead at home
Nevertheless better or worse
man would have travelled south instead
of north.
Hugo Glanced at his watch, remem-
bering that Tisdale, whose name was
on the list of those present in Hern-
shaw Magma churchyard lived in
suburb Of Easthampton He must see
him.
He crossed the road, went on board
the Luna, interviewed the head stew
ard. was shewn his cabin, and in
spected the car. Then, having two
hours to spare, he jumped into cab.
Much to his disappointment, Tisdale
was out, in attendance on a patient.
The elderly woman who opened the
door said that he would be back in
few minutes and asked Hugo to come
In and wait.
He hesitattd moment, looked at
his watch, and entered.
CHAPTER XXI.
The woman, evidently superior
sort of caretaker, ushered him into
Tisdales sitting room, lined with
hooks and aprnaa b1v ljohted nv two