Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-24

Empire Builders
BY FRANCIS LYNDE
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Copyright e19osBy Francis Lynde.
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BY FRANCIS LYNDE

er's that Ford wondered why the rem
Sniscent arrow had not gone at once
to its mark How absurd! WnaI
possible difference could 1t make?"
at made lot of difference to me,
said Ford, refusing to be brushed
aside. How did you expect ] was
ever going to be able to find you again,
without even your name as clue?' 7
She glanced up at him with unfeign-
ed interest The men of her world
were not altogether unappreciative;
neither were they so primitively
straightforward as this young industry
captain out of the west
sit is not impossible that I never
thought of your finding me again. she
said, and only the tone saved 1t from
being small slap in the face.
Ford took the rebuff as part of the
days work.
perhaps you didn't" he admitted.
"But mean to go on hoping that you
did"
THE ideal" she scoffed but this
time she blunted the keen edge of the
rebuke by adding: Il thought, per-
haps, we might meet again. sometime,
You see we are all stockholders In the
Pacific Southwestern; my brother,
Aunt Hetty and L: and Uncle Sidney
had shown us letter-it was from
Mr.. North, I think-saying that you
were likely to come to New York with
some kind of plan of reorganization.
So when you gave me your card,
knew at once who you We're.
Ford made an immediate mental
note of the bit of information implicat-
ing Mr.. North. but did not allow him.
self to be diverted by the business af-
fair.
yes, know, but that didn't help
me a little Bit he protested, wishing
that the distance to the hotel were
twice as far.
That was just because it happened
So you ran away before my brother
had q chance to offer you any hos
pitaljty," she explained. Then, be
fore he could say any more straight
forward things: Tell me, Mr.. Ford, are
you really going to find something &c
interest understanding that viii
keep him actually and enthusiastically
busy for more than a few days at a
time?"
Ford laughed. II fancy he hasn't
been bored for the lack of work since
left New York, has he?'
mo, and it has made such a. differ
ence! Won't you please try and keel
him going?"
You may rest assured that I shall
do what | can. But you see he ha!
quit already"
by coming to Chicago with us
oh, no. indeed: you are quite mis-
taken He is here to help yoll--tt
minimize Uncle Sidney: think tina
is the word he used, He was afrait
YOU had been finding Uncle Sidne.
rather difficult. Have you?"
Il have for a fact" said Ford out .
the depths of sincerity. And, agai,
out of a full heart: Your brother il
brick. Miss AdaiI
Isn't he?" and she laughed in shee
age to make him rise to his capabill
ties
He'll never be able to live thu
said the engineer finishing the sen
tence for her
ooh, but that is a mistake!" sh
objected. THE very first requirement
is work; plenty Of work of the kim
phe Gall uC D6SI. d
The short walk to the hotel, wher
Kenneth was waiting to go to break
fast with the presidents party, cam
to an end, and the social amenitie
died of hamilton. For one thing, Pres
ident Colbrith insisted upon learnin
the minutest ms and outs of the bus
ness matter, making the table-talk hi
vehicle and for another, Miss Adair'
place was on the opposite side of tn
table, and two removes from Ford s
Time and again the young enginee
tried to side-track business in the il
terests of something a little less bana
to the two women; but the presiden
was implacable and refused to b
s pulled out of the narrow rut of details
was still running anonymously an
raspingly in it when Kenneth glance
at his watch and suggested that tn
time for action was come.
After breakfast the party separated
Mrs. Adair and Miss Alicia were
spend the day with friends in Sout
Chicago and Mr.. Colhrith carried tn
attorney off to his room to dig sti
deeper into the possible legal compl
cations which might arise out Of tn
proposed transfer of the three shol
roads Ford and Adair sat in the lobt
and smoked while they were waitin
81 for the president and general couns'
a to conclude their conference, and tn
s. young millionaire gave his companio
the storyof the fight in the director
I'VE have Brewster to thank for til
life which finally pulled our wheel OF
of the mud said the young man, mo-
estly effacing himself in the summin
UP. COR rather I should say that "
have the enemy to thank for stirrir
Brewster into action. Brewster's g
some copper mines out in Utah TIL
he nurses like sick child. Just
the critical moment some of the pc
pie who control the Transcontinent
began to worry his copper clock.
the hot part of it he came to me ar
said, .Adair, will that western exte
sion of yours be able to fry any
out of Transcontinental? l told hi
1t would most assuredly; that next
making money for ourselves, and,
ridental lv SAVING tho pecjfic Go,1t