Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
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Cecyrisht, Is.I, The Bshbs.Mesritl Compsny

| Mr.. Green uttered q howl and felt
for the telephone.
They've shipped the car to Coney
Island instead of to Long Island he
ragged. "The tires must be out at the
Beach track, or near It,"
Don't telephones; send some one out
there to get them advised Stanton
practically.
Eve got to be here, and can't get
our New York men in time, now"
| Well, I'll go, then. Coney Island
has got to be raked fine and the tires
brought here as soon as they are
found
you? You? Travelling and wearing
yourself out on the eve Of a sgruelllng
race? No. Go to bed and get your
rest, please. Stanton. I'll send some
one"
Stanton did not 60 to bed, but ne
went into the hotel room across the
hall and played billiards with three OF
his fellow drivers. He was less forbid
ding, less caustic OF speech IMAM
formerly. Floyd had taught him the art
of companionship. Before the game
ended, the four players found them.
selves in very good company and
drank a good night in Apollinaris, to
the landlords Bacchic disgust
About ten o'clock, Stanton looked
into the apartment where Mr.. Green
sat between the telegraph operator
and the telephone.
Where is Floyd?" he casually Won
.. dered.
Hello, hello-no, hold the wire.
What is it? Floyd? Oh he's gone to
Coney Island. Hello, yes-wrong num-
ber."
ITO Coney Island! You sent him?"
Gle offered to co." Mr.. Green
ierkily impaired. please go to ped.
won't you? Floyd can take care OF
himself, I should think, and he has
had a. two weeks rest to get ready for
this"
what do you mean? He has been
working at the factory OF with you
ever since we came back from Indian
apolis.'
In nervous evaporation the assist
ant manager whirled his chair around.
"He had a two weeks vacation" he
reiterated Grossly. "He told me that ne
was going off by himself for quiet
rest. You don't have to know every
thing. Stanton. I fancy he needed a
rest after what you put him through,
out west, he asked me not to tell you
about 1T. Hello-454-'
Stanton paused for a moment, dumb,
then turned on his heel and went out
He was so stunned and bitterly
angered that little red flecks danced
before his vision. Floyd had lied 10
him. Systematically deceived him; In
order to escape from his too pressing
Friendship, no doubt. Ele remembered
that the mechanician had always
shrunk from his personal advances
and only yielded to them under com.
pulsion. Now he understood the letter
which he had received the previous
night from Green, and Mr.. Ba1leys
confused answer to his question about
Floyd. He had been put off to be
amused by Jessica, until Floyd was
again ready to use him in the plans
for the Comet factory. Jessica! Stan
ton stopped short in the dark hall.
Had Jessica also deceived him? Was
she too playing part in order to keep
him in good humor? He struck his
clenched hand violently against the
wall beside him.
"What's that?" cried the affrighted
Mr.. Green. within the room. Who
| 81 ran against the wall. in the dark, :
Stanton called, his voice lutte
hoarse, but evenly controlled. Good
night. !,
Good night. Well fix things all
right, Stanton; you take good sleep
II SHALL promised the driver.
He did not.
At seven o'clock the next morning.
Mr.. Green burst into the hotel dining
room where Stanton was at break
fast !.
| Hes got them, They're coming"
| he rejoiced maniacally. "The car
wasn't at Brighton, but he located 1t
ten miles farther over, on a siding.
And he raised such a disturbance
around the express peoples ears that
they unloaded the tires then and there,
and rushed out two motor trucks to
cart them across to US. They'll be here
| by eight and the race starts at nine.
| ] have been ND all night-an hour ago
lit looked as if YOU would have to be
withdrawn from the contest for lack
Of few sets Of rubber tires. That fool
| tire company" He wiped his forehead.
Don't YOU want to come out to the
course, after you finish here? Floyd
! is due on the train which arrives IN
! fifteen minutes. if he isn't smothered
| by the crowd. ] never saw such mob
of people; they have been coming
since dawn: all night, in fact. and
they're still coming.
| aYes,o acquiesced the other I'm
emotionally. His dark face gave an
effect of bronzelike immobility, his
blue.black eyes held steel glints.
well" the assistant manager re-
sumed, and paused.
The pompadoured waitress was
leaning between them, placing tea
pot on the table.
Chocolate, SIR she giggled.
Stanton pushed back his chair, then
checked himself as sharply.
No he stated. and set the pot
away from before him.
The movement was not violent, but
there was in it SO much poorly re-
strained force that the china vessel
shattered UPON striking the table and
all the fragrant brown liquid ran over
the white cloth The girl exclaimed in
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