Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-16

That and that in the same room"
He pointed a denunciatory forefinger
at the large photograph.
But she died when Guy was a
baby"
Il don't care-she was his mother.
It's a sort of sacrilege. When I think
of my own dear mother
A vision Of his own lear mother as
sailed Cynthia. Cornices, %crinoline, a
preposterous urn, antimacassars, hair
worn in Madonna b%andeaux, a large
cameo brooch
Pixton came to the rescue with the
tea-things. Edward looked at him
with interest. In a sense Pixton saved
the situation. He cam from Saffron
Charters; he was eminently respect
able; he had the air of an archdeacon
suffering from biliousness.
you look devlish seedy, Pixton-
bad color"
Eyes, sir. Thank you, sir"
"And | don't wonder at it."
He surveyed Pixton gloomily, but
with a sense of satisfaction. Pixton
was showing proper feeling. A COM
plexion the color of Cruel proclaimed,
in Edwards eyes, rather a good heart
than a bad stomach.
"You can shut the window. Pixton."
Pixton did so, and silently withdrew.
Cynthia poured out the. tea. The
subtle change in the atmosphere af-
fected her also. Her voice was more
natural when she said:
do sit down, Edward, and drink
your tea"
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were falling"
why enot?"
mo tea for me! l shall ask Guy
for a small whiskey-and-soda if he
agrees to do the right thing"
"The right thing?'
"He must come back with us to
Saffron Charteris."
And you will raise the draw
hridge?"
my dear, I sometimes wish you
would take serious things more seri-
ously. Guy must let this scandal die
down.
IF he went abroad
"Of course, I thought Of that. But
our standing by him will help. Peo-
pie will say that matters were not as
bad as they seemed. Guy has taken
the odium upon him own shoulders,
but, reading between the lines of the
evidence, the men at least would
know"
And the m Give us credit
for some perception"
Cynthia, you didn't read all tha
evidence
Eyes, I did-every word"
II thought you loathed that sort Of
thing"
81 loathe it now even more than I
did before"
Her voice had gained a certain
strength. Perhaps tea had fortified
her determination to say something
too long withheld. She eyed Edward
~nervously, as she continued slowly:
Don't you think you ought to leave
Guy alone?"
"What?'
81 know all you would say, and
$50 on"
"lf you would slip off to your club
and let me say it,"
you? This is pitch, and I wonf.
have 0 touch it. You came hero
against my wish. I warned you that
| was not going to mince my words"
That is why 1 came"
Edward cleared his throat.
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HAYES reasonably"
and if he behaves-unreasonably?"
Then I wash my hands of him"
"You mustn't be too hard with her
looking on"
Again they looked at the portrait
of Guys mother. Out of her soft,
gray-blue eyes shone a poignant Gag
erness and expectancy-a touching
appeal from weakness to strength.
II shall do my duty, Cynthia"
"Shush-h-!' she whispered. "He is
coming"
The brothers shook hands very sol
emily. Cynthia offered her cheek to
the sinner. He had grace enough to
Kiss her hand instead, an abstention
which modified Edward, and brought
a faint blush to the lady's cheeks.
You got my wire?' said Edward.
ooh, yes. 1t was very good of you
to come up. Cynthia is an angel"
His charming voice, with its easy,
agreeable infections, brought a frown
to Edwards narrow but lofty brow. AS
a boy Guy had possessed this disarm-
ing voice and manner, this s~elf-effac-
ing smile, which vanquished even
headmasters. The special jury, how
ever, and his lordship and McAllister,
K. c., had heard a very different voice,
and of the smile not a glimmer had
been vouchsafed to them.
I'm not going to beat about the
BUSH" said Edward ponderously. II
want a straightforward answer to a
straightforward question. What are
you going to do?"
Cynthia had sat down; the brothers
remained standing. 1t was not easy
to believe that they were brothers.
The difference in age, temperament,
physique, voice was very great. Ed
ward was dark, black-avised, like
most of the males of his family; Guy
had his mothers eyes and coloring.
And yet the discerning eye might per
ceive points of resemblance slight
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