Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-13

w,
more turned blankly to Jerry.
Have l gone blind or anything?
Unless I'm crazy that was dear old
Grissy, but who is that girl?"
i THAT is Miss Barbara Osborne and
| hope she has learned such lesson
that she will not be snippy to me any
more, If she is the president-general
of the Daughters of the Seminole
War"
But where do you supospe she
found Grissy?"
81 don't know. I'm sure; nor, Mr..
Ardmore, do care
HE said he represented the stae of
South Carolina-do you suppose the
governor has really employed him."
II do not said Jerry emphatically,
''for he appears intelligent, and intelli-
gence is something that would never
appeal to Governor Osborne. 1t is quite
possible" unused Jerry aloud, 'that
Miss Isbornes father has disappeared
like mine, and that she is running his
Office with Mr.. Griswold's aid If SO,
we shall probably have some fun be-
fore we get through with this"
"If that's true we shall have more
than fun" exclaimed Ardmore thor
oughly aroused. "You don't know
Grissy. He's the smartest man alive,
and if he's running this Appleweight
case for Governor Osborne, he'll keep
us guessing. Why did ever send him
that scarlet fever telegram, anyway?
He'll fight harder than ever for that
and all l wanted was to keep him
away until we had got all through with
this business here so could show him
what great man had been and how
I had been equal to an opportunity
when it offered"
II wish you to remember Mr. Ard
more, that you still have your oppor-
tunity, and that I expect you to carry
this matter through to a safe conclu-
sion and to the honor of the Old
North State"
81 have no intention of failing, Miss
Dangerfield' and with this they
turned and rode slowly back toward
the house
Professor Griswold and Miss Os-
borne were silent until the forest
again shut them in.
Then, in sequestered spot, Girls
| void suddenly threw up his head and
laughed long and loud.
"It doesn't strike me as being so
amusing" remarked Miss Osborne.
"They have Appleweight in their wine
cellar and I don't see for the life of
me how we are going to get him out"
whats funny, Miss Osborne, is
Ardy-that he and l should be pitted
against each other in thing of this
kind is too utterly ridiculous. Ardy
acting as governor of North Carolina
beats anything that ever happened on
this continent. But how do you sup
pose he ever met Miss Dangerfield,
who certainly is self-contained young
woman?"
THE answer to that riddle is so
simple" replied Miss Osborne, ''that I
am amazed that you fail to see it for
yourself. Miss Dangerfield is undoubt-
eddy the girl with the winking eye"
ooh, MOI" protested Griswold.
81 don't hesitate to announce that as
a fact. Miss Geraldine Dangerfeld, be-
yond any question, is the young lady
rant friend. went forth for to seek
Just how they met we shall perhaps
learn later on. But just now it seems
! ltiIliSl HSCSoSdly lOl uS W dQOpJ some
plan of action, unless you feel that you
do not wish to oppose your friend"
Oppose him! l have got to whip
him to the dust if shake down the
very towers of his stronghold! It's
well we have the militia on the road.
With the state army at our back we
can show Tommy Ardmore few
things in state administration that
are not dreamed of in his philosophy
| "Do you suppose they really have
Appleweight?" asked Barvara.
Not for minute! They told us
that story merely to annoy us when
they found what we were looking for
That touch about the wine cellar is
Enthusiastically Ardmoresque. If thew
had Appleweight you may be sure
they wouldn't keep him on the prem
ises''
Whereupon, they rode back to Tur-
ner Court House much faster than
they had come.
(To be Continued.
Starts Petition for Commission Plan.