Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31

and blue eyes-Jimmy Hamilton, who
could twist his love words and phrases
to the daintiest proposals ever bring
ing the bushes to the cheeks Of q
maid. She would not receive any hid
eous old millionaire with open arms!
Polly was In a terrible state OF
mind when the luckless Jimmy espied !
her from across street and fastened
to join her.
"You!" She stamped foot in the
fine frenzy of her rage. AS II !
didn't have trouble enough without
you coming along!"
Jimmy smiled and continued to plod
cheerfully along at her side.
IF had mouthful Of vulgar gold
teeth" contributed the girl spitefully,
I'm sure should keep it closed and
not be always grinning like a
Cheshire cat! It's what call an-an
ostentatious display Of riches"
Without word Of protest Jimmy
obediently pulled his lips to a
straight line.
"Are you dumb? asked the fair
vixen "Cant you talk? Have you lost
your voice? For gracious sake. say
something! You get on my nerves.
Its a fine day. observed Jimmy
Hamilton.
Polly glared. "You ought to read
the advertisements and take course
in general intelligence.
The unabashed Jimmy laughed
heartily. "You are the original little
cross-patch," he enthused .'The to-
basco sauce, as 1t were, to the dull
routine of life in Greenville. Really l
am pround Of you, Polly But why this
most becaming petulance?"
II don't know why / should tell
you my troubles observed the girl.
"You haven't any sympathy land be-
sides, have decided to have nothing
more to do with you. There!"
II commend you on your decision
remarked the youth at her side. "But
honestly, dear, it's not original, and
you don't mean 1t. I'm the only
chap in the town weather-b beaten
enough to survive these sudden
storms OF which the present one
sided alteration is but reasonably
fair example,"
"You like to hear yourself talk
snapped the maid, s'You are simply
eaten up with eogotism. Some day
your head will expand to the bursting
point and prove the vacuum that
have long suspicioned."
Polly, in her tempestuous way. sud
denly turned the conversation. "Ihave
been to the fortune teller, if you must
know
Jimmy. on the day before, had
strolled through the camp of these
picturesque nomads. Gypsy queens
have regulations for being rare seers,"
he observed, thoughtfully
"Rare-fools," stormed the maid. Il
Just hate myself for having gone out
there at all. II ought to have known
better. No one can read the future"
she concluded wisely, 1T isn't pos
sible."
II deduce, then, that the parcel Of
information handed out by the
swarthy Minerva wasn't at all to
your liking. 4
The girl flushed, then the storm in
her eyes suddenly abated and a
wicked little imp Of mischief danced
expectantly in It's place. ut would
be nice If / could believe her. she
ventured demurely. You would adj
wise me to. would you not?"
Certainly" came from the grinnfng
and unsuspecting Jimmy. Gypsy
queens are daughters Of seventh
daughters, you know. They are wise
in the occult
Thereupon Polly, with happy
little smile, unfolded the information
vouchsafed by her Roumanian high
ness.
A frown clouded the youths brow
at the completion of the tale. "Rot,"
he grumbled.
"But,' objected Polly, sweetly, Il
have your own words for 1t that these
gypsy people are vastly clever. Since
talking to you / have no doubt but
what 1t will come out as she said.
Anyway I must wait for my old mill
ionaire man. always did believe that
l should marry for money, and then
who knows-he may be nice; and VI
can love him. II he is
Polly was in rare humor. Never
before had she been able to tease
this great good-tempered giant. He
never took her refusals to mary him
as a good joke But Polly was to see
the sudden fruition of the gipsy's
prophecy, whether she believed in it
or not.
"Honk. honk!"
A most cratic automobile with two
occupants, came zig-zagging down the
narrow road. interrupting for the mo-
ment the interesting dialogue between
the two young people.
"Honk. honk!"
AS the great machine reached
them, it suddenly swerved to the
curb, and one of the occupants was
shot catupult-like in to the very arms
Of Polly. Both were thrown to the
walk In an instant the new and
spectacular, arrival had bounced to his
feet, and even before the astonished
Jimmy realized what had happened,
had assisted the girl to her feet.
Profuse apologies came glibly to
the lips of the man.
The newly arrived was short. fat
and well; on the shady side Of sew
enty. How man Of his age could
spring so nimbly to his feet and In
stantly execute Chesterfeldian bow
was beyond the comprehension of the
silent and wondering Jimmy.
There is something wrong with
the car the man was explaining.