Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-18

killed me, but It isn't your fault You
meant to do til"
my dear Miss--Miss-
ooh, you needn't make any excuses
How can you say you didn't see me be-
fore you fred? OF course, you SD"
mel"
"But I didn't-believe me. ! didn't!
I'm sorry, you know! never eau
forgive myself. Here-let me Dinu
your hand with my handkerchief. Az,
the shot did not penetrate! II sIruch
and glanced off. The scrtach Will %
well In week."
ut may, or blood poison may set m.
never saw such piece OF careless,
ness. Why didn't you look to see y !
was here before you fred? why, you
might have fired all the shot into my
face
But you see, my dear Miss
Miss" he replied, as he was Dusy
rendering first aid, "how did know
that there was a girl in this cave!
didn't even know there was cave.
didn't know there was a fox IN me
cave. ought to have known yes
I ought to have known, but dldn T.
YOU see, and beg ten thousand par
dons. I beg to assure you that the
wound is only slight one"
"But say you might have killed
girl" -
eyes, yes, but didn't, and can
never be grateful enough. Do you 1eei
weak and dizzy, Miss-Miss-
"And that dog of yours" she said,
without needing his question: ne
must be an idiot Of dog!"
"He is-he surely is."
Gle ought to have waited till the
fox got out of the cave
81 know-I know, and I'll speak to
him about it. That Is, I'll give him
thrashing. Yes, he should have invited
the fox to come out. You believe me
when say regret the incident, don't
you?" -.
'.Why-why, suppose I do, and !
hone it will be great moral lesson
to you"
ut Wilt surely will"
"Then. II your gun is unloaded,
and vour dog can behave himself, you
may walk to the highway with me,
do feel bit weak, and ! don't care
to faint away here.
"Heaven forbid! Miss-Miss-
nv name is Hugh Wentworth. OF
The Poplars. If you feel 9 faintnes >
comm i. on ! will look f0f some
II think possibly I can get home,
was the reply, as the girl turned away
her head to smile.
AS matter OF fact, after the first
shock. she had enjoyed the situation.
Never In all her nineteen years De.
fore had she had chance to sass
a good-looking young man. He mad
given his name and Of course was
diving to get hers, but she wasn't CIV
ING in. AS they reached the high
way she said:
as you are kind enough to say tnat
am not MORALLY wounded
s.But. no, no, no! could never
forgive myself. Here comes the dog
after us. Shall load the gun and
shoot him?" ,t.3
II sDon,t Iput all the blame on the poor
dog. He didn't have the gun" !.
a ,see-I see. Dear me, i shall
never shoot another girl IN all my
life"
This was said in such. lonesome
tones and the young man seemed so
crushed to earth that Miss Ethel could
restrain her mirth no longer.
In reply to her peal Of laughter Mr..
Wentworth halted, and cast quick
glance at her and said: y.
s"You have forgiven me! I shall walk
home with you! You will give me your
name!"
And she walked and he walked and
the dog walked Yes, they all walked
to The Willows. and the young man
and his dog were invited in and the
immortal wound redressed. After
that. Well, things are getting along
80 nicely that there are occasions
when Mrs. Blaine is heard to sign and
exclaim:
How am to get along after Ethel
leaves met"