Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-17

mind to do no more. That is, he
wouldn't speak a word to those girls.
They had fed him on cotton, so TO
speak, and he would have his revenge.
He advanced and raised his hat Then
he inspected the tire.
II hope you were not hit by one of
the flying pieces" said Miss Kitty in
her most ingratiating manner"
No reply.
will we have to walk back to the
hotel?"
No answer.
"You see we have spare tire mere"
No answer.
Mr.. Gillett owned an auto himself.
In fact, his mother and sister were
down the beach in it at that very mo-
ment. He knew all about tires. He took
the Jack from it's place, and without
motioning the girls to descend he
went at it and had the tire replaced
within twelve minutes He might have
done it in ten except for overhearing
such observations as:
Say, Edna, he must be deaf"
Yes. deaf as an old tin pam"
"And he hasn't spoken word Do
Sou Iuiuk lie dlSO uuIuD
Gle looks it."
Poor young man! It's just awful.
He's got considerable style about
him"
ooh, l don't know. Wasn't it funny
to see him go over on his back? If his
hat hadn't blown off he'd have swal-
lowed it,"
Hush, you bad girl! I'll tell you
what he is. He's professor in some
deaf and dumb school And he owns
an auto, too See how handy he is.
wish we hadn't frightened him So"
"If we had scared him worse he
might have got his voice and hearing
back. Think what it would be to marry
deaf and dumb man. Are you going
to thank him?'
mot in words, but I'll look my
thanks"
AS Mr.. Gillett finished and stood
back and raised his hat the thanks
were duly looked and the auto whizzed
along. He followed at slow pace. The
toothache was all gone, but he had
+, been Inundated. He had been made to
Jump aside like a kangaroo; he had
been blown fat on his back; he had
| been made to swallow wads of cotton !:
he had almost been called names to
his very face. No wonder he wouldn't
speak to his sister for an hour after
getting back to the hotel. and that his
mother laid her maternal hand on his
locks and said
philip, l hope you won't go into a
decline as your grandfather did at this
very place
There is Fate and there is Revenge
Fate had come-Revenge had to wait
a day. or two. Then the sister came
running to Philip:
"Oh, Phil" she exclaimed; GIVE
met the incest girl you ever saw!
She's stopping at the Royal. I've invit
ed her to take spin in the auto and
you are to be chauffeur. | want you tt
meet her."
! AS the aching tooth had gone out o.
business and the world looked rosy
again, Philip consented, although en-
tirely to please the sister. They diff
fered on the girl question.
1t was only when they had rolled
around to the hotel and picked W
their passenger that Mr.. Philip Gillet1
would have swallowed whole roll O.
cotton batting had it been handy. She
was the girl of the auto-the girl wht
had looked her thanks-Miss Kitty
Waldron.
Mr.. Gillett tried to say things, ant
Miss Waldron did likewise, and thu
sister sat there and wondered II botl
of them had toothache. And when the,
got back at last and Mr.. Gillett assist
ed Miss Waldron up the steps of tn.
veranda she turned to him to say:
Sir, have you any explanations tt
make?"
Il have, and will call this evening t.
!, make them"
The explanation must have proven
: satisfactory, as an auto ride became
thing Of daily occurrence thereafter
and the season had not yet closet
: when Miss Gillett put her arm
around her brothers neck and mur
. mured:
ooh, Phil! I'm SO glad-so glad!
just hoped you two would take .eac]
other, and now you haye,"