Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-01


ingway," preluded the butler, and |
paused expectantly.
And" snapped the youth, after the
ensuing silence had gotten on his
nerves, who the duce is Ellen Hem
ingway? You talk in chunks
Ellen Hemingway" explained the
butler patiently, was one of the best
known missionaries this country ever
sent to China"
Elverson redeemed.
You should have been tutor" he
said, sarcastically.
Il was-once," answered the gray
haired one serenely. But, to resume:
Miss Sybil Hemingway, the young
ledy who occupies the house yonder,
is the heiress of her aunt, who died re-
Gently. She inherited all of her aunt's
money, and" the servant paused to
peer half-humorouslv at the expectant
youth, she is, by the terms Of the
will remain resident here for one
year"
Then | was right. She isn't from
this town" Elverson marveled In
wardly at the similarity between the
girls case and his own.
NO She is from Boston She is
without kin and | guess the inherit
lance and home are appreciated
Yes, she must be having a fine
time here" agreed Elverson, dryly 81
ought to go over and congratulate her
on tho similarity of our hilarious stu
ations."
The old servant shrugged his Shout
ders as he turned away. The elder
Miss Hemingway was stickler for
the convention" he intimated. IF you
care to meet the young lady should
suggest that you refrain from any
thing liable to cause 8 poor impress
sion"
The youth stared after the depart
ing one, angrily speechless.
That fellow isn't, my butler" he
growled. He's my guardian. | wish
| / had the power to fire him He pre-
sumes."
The youth looked longingly over to
the veranda of his neighbor The
girl was gone.
The next dav Bones arrived. Bones
was city bred canine and the vast
vista of green went to his susceptible
head. He probably labored under the
delusion that he had died and gone to
dog heaven At any rate, he was
happy
For several days all went as serenely
as an Italian sunset. The dog babe
f, fair to run himself into quick de-
! cline, and Elverson came sufficiently
out of his lethargy to enjoy the pleas
ure Of his pert.
The two used to take long walks
and these invariably led past the man
sion of the Girl-Elverson still called
her the Girl, despite the fact that he
now knew her name.
On .one of these periodical jaunts
the keen eyes of the dog rested upon
fat and complacent angora, sole oc
cupant of his fair neighbours porch
and in perfect ecstacy of delight
Bones chased the indignant feline VI
tree
/ Elverson laughed
Something seems to an use you,
came in a cold contralto and Elver
son turned hastily to stare, EN-
barrassed, into the eyes of thorough
ly angry girl-the Girl!
You were enjoying rare spec
tacle. prompted the maid You were
watching that coarse brute of dog
in it's efforts to kill my pet"
"Bones wouldn't harm a kitten" pro
tested Elverson.
mo, | suppose not. Just look a
him now
Bones, unmindful Of his master.
predicament., was leaping twice hi
height in the air and madly attempt
ing to reach the kissing tabby.
He is playing explained the MAJ
. | ttrha dog hro1pht M
. with cats and he is perfectly mac
about them"
The girl shifted her doubt of thi
unknowingly roosting on decaye,
branch, moved quickly and cam
down plump upon the head of tn
terrier The result was disastrous 70
the dog.
The cat, believing that she mus
battle for her life, unsheathed dagge
claws and forced the fighting.
With a humorously pathetic glanc
at his master and a frightened how
Bones turned tail and fed, the cat Of
: his back
II was now the girls turn to laugh.
"Old scores are eYened now dc
clared Elverson, smiling bit ruefull
as the panied yelps OF his pet cam
: back to him. Miss Sibl Hemingway
cat seems quite capable Of fighting it
own battles"
i The girl turned hooking eyes. 81
, would seem so. and it would also al
I pear that Mr. Allen Elverson's dog ha
at last met the Waterloo that he ha
long deserved"
And SO it was that Bones who reall
liked cats IS his MASTER had avoWe(
came. in his misery and shame Of dc
feat. to the rescue of two very bore
young people: for, from then on, Mis-
SibI and the Elverton youth kne'
, each other, and
Suffice it to say that the two kindl
old souls who had been denied r.
nance in their own lives had planne
t it thus:
THE BOUNDARY LINE.
BY CLARISSA MACKIE.
: Copyright, 1910, by Associated Lite
, airy Press.
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