Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-12


preparing to get into his top buggy.
Young Walker, down in Casanova,
has been attending them. under
stand he Is going to marry this young
lady"
you have been misinformed." /
said stiffly. Miss Armstrong is going
to marry my nephew"
The doctor smiled as he picked up
the reins.
Young ladies are changeable these
days." he said. I'VE thought the wed.
ding was to occur soon. Well, | will
stop In this afternoon to see how my
patient Is getting along"
He drove away then, and 1 stood
looking after him. He was doctor
Of the old school. of the class of
family practitioner that is fast dying
out; loyal and honorable gentleman
who was at once physician and con-
fldential adviser to his patients. When
was girl we called in the doctor
alike when wes had measles, or when
mothers sister died in the far West.
He cut out redundant tonsils and
brought babies with the same air of
inspiring self-confidence. Nowadays
1t requires different specialist for
each Of these occurrences. When the
the babies cried, old Doctor Vain
wright gave them peppermint and
dropped warm sweet oil in their ears
with sublime faith that If it was not
collie 1t was earache. When, at the
end of year, father met him driving
in his high side-bar buggy with the
white mare ambling along, and asked
for bill, the doctor used to go
home, estimate what his services were
worth for that period, divide 1t in half
Il don't think he kept any books -
and send father statement, in a
cramped hand, on sheet of ruled
white paper. He was an honored guest
at all the weddings, christenings, and
funerals-yes, funerals-for every one
knew he had done his best, and there
was no gainsaying the ways of
Providence.
All, well, Doctor Wainwright Is gone
and am an elderly woman with an in
creasing tendency to live in the past
The contrast between my old doctor
at home and the Casanova doctor,
Frank Walker, always rouses me to
wrath and depression.
Some time about noon of that day,
Wednesday, Mrs. Ogden Fitzhugh teIe-
phoned me. 1 have the barest ac-
quaintance with her-she managed to
be put on the governing board of the
Old Ladies' Home and ruins their
digestion by sending them ice-cream
and cake on every holiday. Beyond
that, and her reputation at bridge
which is insufferably bad-she is the
worst player at the bridge club ~
know little of her 1t was she who
had taken charge of Arnold Arm
strongs funeral, however, and went
at once to the telephone.
EYES," l said, "this is Miss Innes."
Miss Innes," she said volubly, 81
have Just received very strange tele-
gram from my cousin, Mrs. Armstrong
Her husband died yesterday, in Cali
fornia and-wait, will read you the
message"
l knew what was coming. and
made up my mind at once. If Louise
Armstrong had good and sufficient
The flavor of the new toasted corn
flakes, "Yello," Is all in the food IT.
self, no favoring added; it's the flavor
of the best yellow corn.
reason for leaving her people and
coming home, reason, moreover,
that kept her from going at once to
Mrs. Ogden Fitzhugh, and that
brought her to the lodge at Sunny
side instead, it was not my intention
to betray her Louise herself must
notify her people. do not justify my
| self now. but remember, / was in a
peculiar position toward. the Arm
strong family. / was connected moss
unpleasantly with cold-blooded
crime, and my niece and nephew were
practically beggared. either directly
or indirectly, through the head Of the
| family.
Mrs. Fitzhugh had found the mes
sage.
paul died yesterday. Heart dis
ease,'" she read. Wire at once if
Louise is with you.' You see, Miss
lines, Louise must have started east,
and Fanny is alarmed about her"
| YES" I said.
| Louise Is not here" Mrs. Fitzhugh
went on. "and none Of her friends -
the few who are still in town-has seen
| her. called you because Sunnyside
was not rented when she went away,
and Louise might have gone there"
81 am sorry, Mrs. Fitzhugh, but 1
can not help you," said, and was i'm
mediately filled with conjunction.
Suppose Louise grew worse? Who
was to play Providence in this
case? The anxious mother certainly
had right to know that her daughter
was in good hands. So l broke in on
Mrs. Fitzhugh's voluble excuses for
disturbing me.
Mrs. Fitzhugh,' l said. II was
going to let you think l knew nothing
about Louise Armstrong, but l have
changed my mind. Louise Is here,
with me-" There was clatter of
CALCULATIONS at the other end of the
wire. "She Is i'll, and not able to be
moved Moreover, she is unable to see
any one. wish you would wire her
mother that she is with me, and tell
her not to worry. No, do not know
why she came east"
But my dear Miss Innes!" Mrs.
Fsszhugh beEan. cut in ruthlessly.
II will send for you as soon as she
can see you," I said. mo, she is not
/ in crjtico1 cto now hut +l,o ,1o.4.,.