Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
there is Phil"

there is Phil"
"Ah,e said DR.. Calmont grimly for
him. sup on the cliff there is Phil!
You mean my son! Well. what have
you to say to me about your prospects,
you two young people 2"
'.But for me-" said Vida frankly,
"Phil would have been part Of OF
The Rcokery.'
The doctor WINGED little.
mot quite that" he said in more
serious tone than he had yet used
Phil was idle, but always auiet!'
We'll sir" said Vida, eff marry
Phil, | will see to it that neither of
us asks anything from anybody"
mot even from me" said the doc
tor Now can at least give you
some good advice without charging
for it. And l will begin it now"
They had passed out together and
now stood - the long rocky penin-
sula of Rough Island glistening before
them in the white sun, and the cliffs
rising up about the cove. There was
a pleasant wash of cool water all
about. the lisping splash Of long sea-
weed in the pools. like clothes lifted
and let drop in a washing tub only
cool and salt and June like above
all. the tall lighthouse tower and two
little dots moving about upon it's plat
form. DR.. Hugh smiled and then he
sighed.
at is the ideal life," he said; ri
envy Phil. ''But do you know that in
taking Mr.. Romer like this, you are
as likely as not to get him to keep
1T seems that nothing can be recover
ed of the estate, and, for my part OF
the business foresee that he may be
some what better. even perhaps be
able to walk about little. But he will
be charge to someone all his days!
In the years Of his riches he denied
all about you - why, then, should
YOU
The doctor was trying the girl
She drew from her pocket little
strip of parchment. worn into creases
with carrying it in an envelope And
Vida Romer handed to the doctor her
birth certificate.
HE brought that with him, in his
hand" she said with the utmost sim
plicity in the world.
"Ah. did he?" said the doctor slow
lily, returning the certificate; land
Phil thinks as you do?"
"Of course Phil thinks as I dol"
said the girl Indignantly, che always
does!"
ooh, Sacredest Innocence!" muir
INJURED the doctor. and stumped his
unshod hazel staff on the ground so
that he might not smile well God
bless you you Babes!" he said, lay
ing his hand on Vida's head. Perhaps
after all, such belief is the best cap
4 ital to set up house on! Don't sell out
till you can help it,"
After DR.. Hugh Calmont was gone
Vida went hastily out to the flagstaff
and flew the signal flag which asks
for pilot.
"Hey, do you see that?" cried Billy,
selling Dick by the arm, there Is
something wrong at the house. The
little one is asking for a pilot"
Dick put his closed fist to his eye,
and turned to his mate with a smile
which said that this time he held
him.
4 "Where's Molly Molloy now, and the
Tilted man that knows everything?
he asked "And where's the man that
wouldn't read signals exchanged be
tween a young pair accounting with
mile or so of air between them
Seen him anywhere about, that man
, He was yarnin' to me t'other day til
I couldn't hear myself speak. He made
me feel as poor and mean as a half
, friend founder not flap to m!
tall"
shut up, you, Dick Finnan," sait
Billy: cher - her father, old Romel
; that is, may be taken worse! She ma.
, want advice It NAV be call for us
3 Nonsense. man." said the wise
Dick, cit does not need a course o
) Molly Molloy to tell me if Vida hat
| wanted us, she would have run dow
/ to the foot of the garden and shouted
Z Besides = the flag says. Wanted :
i a pilot! Now. which of us does sh'
J. want? have the more knowledge :
: you have the more conceit! No, de
n pend upon it, the little girl only feel
r lonely. and wants to talk with he
/, beau"
/ "Her beau" snorted Billy. CAR
4 you not ashamed of yourself, Die
d Finnan. using such words = and 20
r an elder Of the kirk"
e Dick Finnan laughed with the III
n ceasing chuckling mirth of an unhun
O orous man who, after years of tris
o has hit upon a good thing at last.
d CONTINUED in Next Issue.)