Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-29
THE EVENING STORY.
NOT A LEGAL CASE.
By Donald Allen.


hadn't been hit with sand club or
a policeman's club After having been
a cynic on the woman question for
by the club OF romance.
He was bachelor Of eight-and-
twenty, athletic, good looking, and
had money. No one called him sporty,
but everyone agreed that he was
gentleman and good fellow.
Mr.. Jack Montagu had been hit
while promenading the avenue. He
had promenaded thousand times be-
fore, taking his bulldog out for an air
ing. A bachelor gentleman must own
a bulldog. If he doesn't he Is sure to
be called eccentric. Some of his fell
low members will go as far as to say
that he has got crouch against the
world
The woman in the case was tall and
willowy. She had the eyes and hair
he had dreamed of in his callow days.
She had the walk of a goodness. And
Montagu saw the goddess leave her
carriage a, the curb and sail into
mercantile establishment.
Filtration? Nothing Of the sort. A
goddess on her way into store to
purchase an oriental rug doesn't stop
to flirt with gentleman leading
bulldog 1t would be scandalous.
This particular goddess sailed along
totally Indifferent to bachelors and
CANNES, and Mr.. Montague hadn't
travelled hundred feet when he met
some one who could and did give the
name of the goddess away.
At first sight it looked as if the
romance was to stop right there. The
young lady was. a way up goddess.
Her father owned about half a dozen
railroads, and she was shining
light in society. Mr., Nontagu owned
nary railroad, and his means didn't
permit of over fifteen different kinds
Of winter overcoats Besides, the
Four Hundred hadn't opened the
doors to him. Montagu feared his
romance must stop with an occasional
view of the goddess as she came shop
ping. But no!-it shouldn't! Mr.. Mon
tagu had fallen in love and that al
ways makes man desperate and de-
termined
The first thing is to get an intro
duction. There are goddesses who
stand ready to elope the hour they
get message by the hands Of a mes
senger boy, but the man o. the bull
dog didn't believe that this was one
of them After a day or two de-
voted to thought he called at the Of
fee of his friend DAWSON. Davison's
wife was a society woman. She and
Dawson might work the problem out
some way.
1t was at noon the call was made.
Dawson was a lawyer. end he had
stencgraDher. She was eating her
lunch off the typewriter, while the
boss was taking his at some swell
place outside. .s-.". 49,,
.Tll wait for him replied Mr..
Mcntagu when told that the lawyer
was out. a. ... -.
SIS it pressing business?" asked the
girl as she cleared away the crumbs.
eff it is. perhaps l can get him by
telenhonc."
Eyes, it's pressing. and vet not SO
very pressing" was the reply.
''Jf it's coed I could so at it and
have it all ready"
mo it's not a decd"
81 can make out almost any kind CT
contract"
sIt's not q ccntract-not yet
ooh. then the otrer party is hold
ing offo''
, yes. tfat's :"~t IT Yes. it's the
other rertv trat is hcldin~- Of. I'm
ready ard wiling bat cant say as
to the ether rartv.'
"Jf there's q legal con~licatiCn
yor'U have to wa't 'cr Mr.. ra-isor.
T remember NV that 70 eo;d he
mie,,t 70 =, ~~-rt 41,is afterrn W.
Mr., --c--.c.,, I'D been ;',-ervjns TIE
yo,,n~ la0y ref1re Kim. not hrazenly
and :mprd~-tJ,-. but in a shw and
mocesI vey 20 ST Ter age at
tive ntv. anf re ~a--. frat ehe vac air
to look r9c'-f"'.~'- tor CT a widow,
rcrl?rs. ard ROD coon betrr cas-.
After he sri rr~n her walF' across.
the RON 10 'r'Ge ~ Ills mind ti7at
she v.ar a',7,--t a7c.hcr a.ddcs ;. They
were 'e~'rn:r~ i cr"sn his ret. and
he m:c>t y,eot a r. Gro in DAY cr
two. All at once a bright idea seized
him. an6 to- t'rnin~ it over for q
of minutes he said
OTIS not o lceal case. after all. and
rerbaDs vou an help me-"