Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-23

not appear until some OF the missing
girls relatives came and could attest
| to her honesty. She would enjoy. see.
| ing the expression Of her captor.s face
when he was told that she was not the
| runaway Ruby Deane. He was quite
overcome with his own Importance; 1t
would do him and the detective force
| in general, some good. this barbarous
arrest. Ruth was beginning to become
Indignant again when her attention
| was arrested by the entrance Of q big.
/ broad-shouldered man who looked as
| ;f he bad stepped from the ranks OF
| the west.
He was in hurry. An impatient
look crossed his face when Ruth's
captor touched his arm.
sI've got her. the man said trtum-
phantly, "got her Just as she was
stepping from the train
Blank amazement spread over Cecil
Deane's face.
ii came in to tell you to stop the
search. NV sister wired from Mag
ara Falls. She had eloped-t that's
ALL
Ruth Dexter was more than salts
fed with the effect of this bit OF
news on the man who had arrested
her. One of her rare miles curled
the corners OF her lips and fingered
in her eyes.
Cecil Deane felt that something
wonderful was happening In the Of
fee. He looked about and met the
full force Of Ruth Dexter's eyes.
Don't tell me" he said. going
quickly over to her, that you have
been subject to so horrible an IN
dignity
II have Ruth looked up.
Deane turned to the detective.
Great Scott! man, couldn't you see
that my sister had mud.colored hair
not red gold-and that her eyes.
Ruth arose quickly, her cheeks
warm and red.
II think the mistake was quite
easily possible, The picture
Utterly impossible" put in Deane'
''My sister Ruby is sweet and lovable
and all that but she is not He
! floundered.
at ismply MEANS put in Ruth
hurriedly, that ! am not your sister
or in fact, any member OF your
| family She held Deane's eyes q
moment 80 IT, may be permitted"
!, she turned to the man who had ar
rested her. II will go out and send q
telegram home. They might think
something had happened to me- She
cast such q wholly charming glance
at both men that they were forced to
forget the situation and laugh with
her.
! II will take you to the nearest Of
fee if you will let me-" Cecil Deane
picked up the suitcase with r. d. on
1t. and together they made their exit
from the house OF injustice.
"You are evidently q stranger
| here Deane remarked when he noted
her helplessness as to directions.
YES | nave come on from Chi
cago to study and get little atmos-
phere fer my work. don't know q
single person in this great big city"
She said 1t with such air Of visit
| fulness that Deane's heart jumped
in sympathy.
"And to think that they treated you
!; so abominably the very moment you
arrived" !
II don't feel that am being treated
abominably," Ruth said with little
upward glance. But wouldn't for
hthe world let my brother know about
! this or be would come straight to New
| York and take me home.f
!, mo. We will not let him know, :
llDeane rejoined promptly will you
| let me atone in small way and take
!. you for cup of tea? l know a place
I, that am sure will please your fancy
! and make you forget that you have
been arrested and taken for strange
mans sister,
| Il don't want to forget-right
away" said Ruth. shyly. But
! would be very grateful for cup Of
/ tea. The, last thing my brother said
was to me when he put one the train
/ was to get a cup of tea as soon. as l
i reached New York. Calvin knew |
wouldn't feel at home until Il had
! slipped some tea"
is Calvin Dexter your brother
Cecil Deane stopped short and
waited for her answer. He and
went to school together. You know
!; i am from Chicago, too
Ruth smiled at the verification OF
/ her first estimate of him. Yes, he Is
my brother
! ""Old Calvin once said to me that
I he knew the only girl in the world
who could put up with me" said
Deane, laughing boyishly.
Are you as bad as all that?" Ruth
questioned.
well. just had way OF wanting
a girl all to myself. And am
| going to write and tell Calvin that
! have taken his sister under my
wing he finished. I'm going to
teach her New York and other
things!"
Calvin" she said, will be very
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