Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-06

have been reserving it, don't mind
owning, that might better enjoy the
full relish Of it. may an
swer you best perhaps, by as.ins; ycu
to scan what offered to the fat scoun-
drels respectful consideration. my
dear sir
He leveled forefinger at the card,
At first glance it convened nothing
to the younger mans benighted intel,
lgence. He puzzled over it, twisting
his brows out of alignment An ,rdi-
nary oblong slip Of thin white card
board. it was engraved in fine script
as follows:
Mr.. Georoe Buruoyne Calendar
81. Aspen Villas, S. w.
"Oh!" exclaimed KirlzWood at length
standing up, his face bright with IN
derstanding. YOU
e. laconically assented the elder
man.
Impulsively kirkwood leaned
across the table Dorothy" he said
tenderly; and when the girls happy
eyes met his, quietly drew her attan-
ton to the card
to stand by the window, staring mis-
beyond its unseen panes.
Behind him there was a confusion
of little noises; the sound of a chair
pushed hurriedly aside, rustic If
skirts, a happy sob or two, low voices
intermingling; siehs Oit
of it finally came the fathers accents
There, there, my dear! My dearest
dear" protested the old gentleman
| Do r,f
this. L" The young old voice auaver
ed and broke in happy laugh
sfYou must understand" he continued
more soberly, ''that no consideration
of any sort is due me. 3 When
mother. child; we both knew it, both
did BY her wish went back to Amer
lea; we were to see what separation
would do to heal the wounds disscn-
sion had caused. Your mother died be-
fore could return. ="
There fell a silence, again broken
i by the father after that I was in no
haste to return. But some years ago I
came back to London to live commit
nicated with the old colonel, asking
permission to see you. It was refused
in a manner which precluded the sub
| iect being reopened by me; l was in
formed that if persisted in attempt
| ing to see you, you would be disiaher-
tied. . He was very angry
/ with n1e-iustly, admit.
One must row old before one can see
one was wrong in youth. SO
settled down to a quiet old age, de-
termined not to disturb you in your
happiness. & All Kirk
wood"
The old gentleman was standing. MS
arm around his daughters shoulders,
when Kirl-wood turned.
Come here, Philip; I'm explaining
to Dorothy, but you should hear :
Is The evening called on You,
dear boy. at the Pless, returning home
/ received a message from my solicit
ors, whom had entrusted to keep an
eye on Dorothy's welfare. They in
formed me that she had disappeared
Naturally cancelled my plans to go
to Munich. and stayed, employing de
tevtives. One Of the first things they
discovered was that Dorothy had run
off with an elderly person calling MIN
self George Burgovne Calendar =
the name I had discarded when
found that to acknowledge me would
imperil my daughters fortune,
The investigation went deaner;
Charles = let US continue to cali him
had been to see me only this after
noon. to inform me- of the plot they
had discovered This Hallan woman
and her SON. it seems they We're le
ultimately in the line of inheritan ce
Dorothy out of the way. But the WON
an-ah-a bad lot Somehow she got
into communication with this fat rogue
and together they plotted it out
Charles doesn't believe that the Eal
lam woman expected to enjoy the Bur
eoyne estates for very many days
Her plan was to step in when Dorothy
stepped out, gather up what she could