Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-06

positively no friends. She had worked
for the Dawsons for two weeks and
she had gone out only to take short
walk In the park and on errands for
her mistress.
Really you must help me out on
this" Mrs. Dawson said to her son,
"even II you aren't interested. People
have had all sorts of anarchists and
nihilists and things in their houses
before now, and IL anything should
come of 1t. and 1t should get into the
papers, don't know whatever /
should do"
That night Jerome went home with
deep laid plans-but, alas! Katy had
left. She had told her mistress that
she had been sent for from home.
and had left at once.
"She seemed so grateful to me-"
Mrs. Dawson said. IL think she was
quite devoted to U.S."
Jerome was more distressed than
he liked to acknowledge to himself,
and was doubly annoyed at his
mother for not having found out where
this strange domestic was going or
where she lived. For weeks Jerome
was Respondent and angry at himself
for his absurd mood.
1t was through one Of those stranno
condolences that happen once In a..
lifetime that Jerome was asked ~
his cousin Nancy to dinner party
given for the young woman who had
been her chum In college, He was
given the great honor Of sitting be-
side the distinguished Georgiana Van
Arsdale, whose beauty, great wealth
and independence made her the pride
of her classmates and the despair OF
all the men who met her. Jerome
was not sufficiently appreciativa OF
this honor; In fact, his cousin's en-
aggerated description of Georgiana's
attractions had struck up within him
no great admiration.
He came late. just In time to meet
his, dinner partner before the party
went from the drawing room to tho
dining room. After he had seated
his partner he turned to his lett to
see the famous Georgiana. He gaaped
with surprise.
There in all the splendor Of the 90.
casion. fairly dazzling In beauty, nat
Katy-Katy, with the same pensive,
brown eyes,
For second their eyes met and
there was strange, pleading look In
the girls face, that almost unnerved
Jerome.
'Mr. Dawson and Ihave met be-
FORE" said Georgiana, as she saw her
hostess's eyes upon her, "but didn't
know he was your cousin"
Jerome forgot Georgiana and re-
membered only Katy. "Tell me-" he
demanded, where you have been.
Who are your
Georgiana bent toward him and
spoke with her eyes cast down and
embarrassment In her voice.
II was making an Investigation.
IL wanted to do some sociological
research work-to find out for my
self what the conditions of the work.
ing classes really are. Every one
knows was doing some such In
vestigation, but of course ] didn't tell
q soul where was. think will
work for a month in department
store next"
Jerome act his mouth In grim de-
cision. mot IL know It," he said,
Il don't approve of that sort q
thing, Kate"
what difference does that make ia
me?" asked Georgiana with teasing
toss of her head.
II will show you" said Jerome
with look that made the color come
into Georgiana's cheeks. III have I'd
go through fire to do It,"
Jerome's task was easier than he
had expected, and, when a month
later Georgiana Van Arsdale an.
nounced her engagement to Nancy's
cousin, she had promised never to
complete her sociological investiga-
lions.