Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-30

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"Jessica.'
"Jesse -Jessica?"
1--WE are twins; told you that.
They named us SO purposely."
The heavy white bandage encircling
his meehanician's left arm caught the
patients failing attention.
You've had bad day; go home
and rest" gasped Stanton the brute,
before things slipped from his ken.
CHAPTER VII.
Stanton awoke slowly, with a con
sciousness Of physical well-being and
singular restfulness. The shades of
his room were lowered, but the daz-
zling sunshine streamed in around
edges and through cracks. glittering
over nearby table covered with
yellow kilograms, cards. newspapers,
hotel memoranda of telephone calls
received-all the familiar evidences
of the morning after a race And in
the midst OF the litter stood an ice
water pitcher containing mass of
pale yellow roses. stanton frowned
and looked about him for bell
Some one rose from corner and
approached the bed.
Better, sir?" queried businesslike
voice; distinctly medical young man
in glasses gazed down at him.
The full situation came clearly to
Stanton.
"All right" he gave brief assur'
ance. What time Is IT."
The young man consulted a watch
q Thirty eight minutes past twelve
You have slept about eighteen hours
as l figure it. told Mr.. Floyd that
was all you needed; you were knocked
out by that attack Of illness followed
by a days work that was enough to
exhaust horse. I saw the race, yes.
terday."
Where is Floyd?'
"He stayed here until midnight. un.
til you had been sleeping like a baby
for five hours. He was nearly all in,
himself, but he wouldn't leave until he
was sure you were all right. One OF
the incest fellows ever met. He
made me promise to stay with you.
II with an expansive smile, 81 have
got more time than patients, as yet.
Here, all this junk came for you. on
the table. have answered seventeen
telephone calls and sent off twelve or
fifteen visitors, and put your posies
in the water jug. All right"
"All right, and much Obliged
Stanton affirmed, beguiled into .smil.
ing, while he glanced casually at the
table. There isn't any one / am in q
hurry to see or hear from. l think
will get up; it's breakfast time"
II think so. Considering it is your
first meal for thirty.six hours, I'll or.
der for you Although l fancy you
could digest rubber tire; you look
it. Oh, Mr.. Floyd left a note
Stanton rose to his elbow.
Where it is?' demanded the man
who cared to hear from no one.
1t was a short note on the hotel
stationary, written in wide-open,
legible hand that somehow recalled
Floyd's direct gray eyes
Dear Stanton: The doctor says
you are only tired: and have got to
be in New York by morning. would
not leave you If could do as want
ed. l .4ope you will believe that.
Cordially
Jesse Floyd
The letter might have been written
by girl, for its reticence and lack OF
the personal element, but Stanton was
we'll content. 1t rang right He felt
vigorously alive and amazingly hun
cry.
While heWas breakfasting, or lunch
ing, and reading the heap of cores
pondence-which commenced with a
congratulatory telegram from the Mer-
curry company and concluded with a
request for his photograph to be used
as speedometer advertisement
Stanton decided upon his course. He
would obtain Floyd's address from
Mr. Green. and pay a visit of acknow-
Judgement to his impromptu nurse,
upon reaching New York. That much
was required by ordinary courtesy, at
least
SCOT any enemies" inquired the
doctor, when taking leave.
Are you asking for list Of my
acquafntances?" Stanton ironically re-
sponded.
well, don't want to play detec-
tive, but that was a funny kind of in
digestion you had, according to Mr..
FIoyd's account Some Of the other
racers might have wanted to keep you
out Of the way
mo! Do you think you are talking
of horse traders? Once for all. there
is nothing like that done"
Which was very true But after the
subdued medical man had departed,
the jug of yellow roses caught Stan
tons eye. A card was dangling from
the stems, q card, blank this time,
except for a penciled legend:
SO glad you were able to race. but
so sorry you lost to the ATLANTA
There was no need Of signature.