Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-18
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TAX him wi We in your 'fuff-machine.'
He kens a ABBOTT it. For he handed in
the bonny fur :oatie after the young |
gentleman! Aye, an he gied him a
the coppers he had-sayin' that he |
wad haze nae farther use for them
aye kimmers, and there was a SOW
ereign amang them! Ma, ma, Mistress
McNae--Weelum' name gaun to gle
it back. Geein's geein'! And Gettin's /,
keepin'"
Weelum would only guide them to the
spot, nothing would be said about SO
small matter as an English sover
eign.
Weelum being pushed by his wife
into the big Mercedes, without rightly
| understanding the why and the
wherefore Of the business-repeated
over and over-"As decent and saft
spoken a young man.
Hold your tongue" said the in,
spector; ''show us the spot where
! they took him on boar6!"
"Stop moo. them" cried Weelum to
Vic on the driving seat They slowed
and stopped before long, rough stone
pier, about which the muddy water of
| an estuary was bubbling and swirling.
Across the road and under the brow
Of, hill. comfortable among thick
trees, stood large white house with
corner tower.
That's the exact spot where the
boat was waitin' there to the left"
said Weelum; three men in her. and
gye and angry they were at being
keepit sac lang. But he had that in
| his pooch that wad quiet them. I'll
| wager, / saw the man at the bow, oar
1 bite on something before ever he wet
| his blade l. the water. Aye, bit on
mine, too. 1t was good. He was fine
young man, though furreneer!"
LET me see the COIN" said the in
! spector, unguardedly.
I'm rale vexed, but It's spent"
said Weelum Ellie (whose full name
in baptism was Elphinstone). But l
dinna mind in what shop! got nine
teen and eleven change. Here's the
change!'
The search for the slayer of the
slain was ended.
| That same afternoon Vic Morris,
having, as he said, "tinkered her to
rights put them through all the long
way to Kirktown, hearing from Phil,
as he sat beside him, astonishing
news Of the overturn In the fortunes
of the greatest men in that village.
Vic Morris listened, his eyes on the
various bags of tricks" with which
the Mercedes was abundantly sup
piled. These interested intensely one
part of his brain. But he was quite
wideawake to every word Phil was
! IL AZ ,&a
"Took him down to her doom, did
she? And has tended him good ever
since! l call that-well, don't know
what to call it. hope shall think
Of a word before l see her!"
Again this was what Vic Morris
said, when he was told of the present
position Of mining affairs at Portogar-
ten Cove.
"your hole paying It's way already!
Old Carron seam!--Well, I'll fav-
our you with call and look over
may put you on to something. I've
. had lots of opening-up' experience
lately. Spain is the country for that!
But first and foremost must call and
pay my respects to Vida"
He took the Christian name on his
tongue much too trippingly to please
!
Of the previous offer was lost upon
| him. He growled out rejotnder,
which was equally thrown away on
his own life and thinking his own
thoughts.
She is much occupied with her
, father-with Mr. Romer!" said Phil:
If you come up to the mine first. l
| IN ryit1,
you!"
Gently, old lady" (vic was speak
ing to the Mercedes, booming too
closely round a curve). emo. Phil, I
will drop in on Vida all by my little
self. And don't you say word I
trust you. I'm going to take this
round to Kahn's old place. and find a
, shed to sleep in somewhere. I've
only a bag along. ! want my sur
prise party to begin tomorrow. Not
before"
All this alarmed -needlessly,
of course. But. then, of all Kirktown.
only certain minister's daughter,
with certain quite unusual colour
of eyes, was in the secret of Mr..
!, Ludovic Morris's recent private cor
respondence. But Phil was not going
to let Vic give himself a cold if he
could help it. After ALL he was his
old chief. the first man who had given
: him start And If he went to see
!, vida a1one-well. it would be poor
love prospect If he could not trust
Vida. Still he felt distinctly nncom
I fortable-ti'l he had arranged with
be stalled at his place for the night
hn inc ~