Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-19

been Intellectual, as he found when he
sat back again. Quite composedly the
girl took up the thread of CONVERSE
ton where it had been broken off.
It's rather hard to keep silence,
when you've been so good. ] don't
want you to think me less generous
than yourself, but, truly. can tell you
nothing" She sighed trace resent
fully: or SO he thought. "There is lit
tie enough in this-this wretched af:
fair, that ] understand myself; and
that little, may not tell. want
you to know that
81 understand, Miss Calendar
There's one thingiI may say. how
ever. have done nothing wrong to-
night, l believe" she added quickly.
1--WE never for an instant question
ed that he returned with qualm Of
shame; for what he said was not
true.
THANK you .
The four-wheeler swung out of Ok
ford street into Charing Cross road.
Kirkwood noted the fact with feeling
of some relief that their ride was to
be so short; like many of his fellow
sufferers from "the artistic tempera-
ment," he was acutely disconnected
by spoken words of praise and graft
tude; Miss Calendar, unintentionally
enough, had succeeded only in render
ing him self-conscious and i'll at ease.
Nor had she fully relieved her mind,
nor voiced all that perturbed her.
There's one thing. more she said
presently: my father. II hope you
will think charitably of him"
Indeed. I've no reason or right to
think otherwise"
81 was afraid-afraid his actions
might have seemed peculiar, to-
night
",There are lots of things l don't
! understand Miss Calendar. Some day,
| perhaps, it will all clear up-this
| trouble of yours. And then you will
tell me the whole story. Won't
| your" Kirkwood insisted.
I'm afraid not" she said, with a
smile of Swallowed sadness. 1--WE are
to say good night in a moment or two
and-it will be goodby as we'll It's
unlikely that we shall ever meet
again.
81 refuse positively to take such a
gloomy view OF the easel"
She shook her head, laughing with
him, but with shy regret. Its so
none the less. We are leaving Lon
don this very night, my father and
leaving England. for that matter
Leaving England" he echoed
you're not by any chance bound fol
| America, are you?''
81 cant tell YOU"
But yous,can tell me this; are you
booked onsthe Minneapolis?
"No.o it is a--auite another boat"
"Of counsel" he commented saw
ageIy. 1T wouldn't be me to have any
sort of lucky
She made no reply beyond low
laugh. He stared gloomingly out o
his window, noting indifferently tha'
they were passing the national gallery
On their left Trafalgar square stretch
ed. broad and bare, wilderness o
sooty stone with an air OF mu,e,!
! tolerating it's incongruous fountains
Through Charing Cross roared tlde
rim of r1otor-busses and hackney car
Tiages.
G1umly the young man foresa" the
passing OF his abbreviated romance
their destination was near at hand
Brentwiek had been right. to some ex
tent. at least. it was quite true thai
the curtain had been rung UP thai
very night, upon Kirkwood's Ro
nance, unhappily. as Brentwick haf
! mt foreseep. ii was Immediately to bI
rung down.
The cab rolled soberly into tht
Strand
"Since We are TO say gool-by SO very
soon" suggested hirkwood. may
ask parting favor, Miss Calendar?
She regarded him with fr1endl!
| eyes, you have every right she al
iirmed gently.
/ Then please to tell me frankly; arr
you going into any further danger!
and is that the only boon yo'
crave at my hands, Mr., Kirkwood?
/ without impertinence
For q little time. waiting for him tt
conclude his vague phrase, she watch
ed him in an expectant silence. Blu
the man was diffident to degree
I At length, somewhat uncon
sciously, Il think not, she answered
mo: there will be no danger awaitin'
me at Mrs. Hallam's. Yoou need nc
fear for me any more Ihanl
you. :.
He lifted his brows at the untamil
lar name. Mrs. Hallam--!
q am going to her house in CraVe'
street
your father is to meet you there?
-persistently.
He promised to-
But if he shouldn't?
why Her eyes clouded: sh
pursed her lips over the conjecturi
annoyance. why, i'll that event.
suppose -. It would be very Ell
barrassing. You see, | don't knoj
Mrs. HaIlam | don't know that sh
expects me, unless my father is 4
ready there. They are Old friends
could drive round for a Will
and come back, | suppose
But she made 1t plain that the pro-
, pect did not please her
Wont ,ou let me ask if Mr.. Calel
dar is there, before you get out then
| don't like to be dismissed, h
laughed. land, you know. you shouldn