Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-28

could hear him roar for blocks. He wanted some.
thing done about it instantly. and raced up to
person to do It, II don't know why 1t is but bores
and nuisances and people with grievance run to me
as naturally as children to their mother Fred had
his lawyers, not to speak Of much more intimate
friends than myself yet who had to bear the
infection Of his bursting heart
Fred, ought to explain. was the Earring note
in Santa Dominica. he was short, thickset chap.
with vigorous tawny hair and an energy that the
climate had been unable to quell he disturbing
to our arstocratic calm as bumblebee in mosquito,
net The dream of his life was to make us second
Los Angeles while it was dream Of ours to stay
just as we were, and preserve the drowsy charm of
our old Mexican city He was in the real estate
business. and would have been In oil, too. had
allowed him to disfgure the beach with derricks.
which wouldn't
Well, there he was, in highly wrpughtup condi.
tion demanding sympathy and assistance What was
he to do? Great Heaven what was he to do? He
had come straight to the person. ct cetera
Here was Enor's letter dismissing him. "A letter!
And that with house bought and furnished and the
date set for the wedding! Cruel? Why. MAS ~
credible! They had spirited her away; sa1 had been
forced to write 1t under compusion the old lady had
never thought him good enough for oElinor, ana was
in cahoos with that black scoundre 10 bFeSk t
of. What about breaking hinti Taking him ~ the
scruf Of the neck. and
smoothed Fred down. gave him cigar, ana told
him genially that he was a darned fool To tar and
feather the Prophet. or make martyr 81 bin, ia
other ignominious fashion, struck me as most
unwise Indirectly it would be an insult to Elinor
HndOO the angrier and more resentful ,ttey Nntld
feel. After all. what was wanted not reysnke.s
but to win the girl back 1mpugning the oM ladys
sanity or instituting habeas corpus proceedings
the suggestions Of a lunatic. told Fred that the
right way to deal with prophet was to give him
rope, lots Of rope-mileS
announced Prophets don't last, at least modern
ones don't and sooner or later there will be lady
wrong with the cash box-and then down they'll Ill
come like people in q busted airship'
Fred. I
Forget It," replied In the vernacular. That's
the basis Of all philosophy, ancient modern and to
come-forgeti 1t. Hustle on your own low-down planes
lots; take it from me that 1t will all come right"
You seem mighty sure about !" said Fred, dubl
ously. Anybody can see that you aren't engaged to
New Religlonist" He apsed into gloom, and then
asked somewhat at random, whether thought
feathers would stick to crude petroleum. Its so
easy to get crude petroleum" he said.
easier than driving any into your silly head
exclaimed, out of all patience Here Is situation
Of great decacy and complexity, situation scream
wounded bull. When you are snoring around the
arena stuck all over with little red Tags with Mr.
Matador Ram, BA, uttering shouts Of triumph and
a delighted audience whooping, then perhaps you'll
wish you had listened to muh I"
II don't like your slangy way Of putting things"
said Fred Il am bad enough cut up already without
being made joke Of If you can't help fellow, just
say SO. and let 1t 60 at that" I5S.s
"Its you who won't be helped!" I cried. "Now
listen: women are always dazzled by renunciation 1t
appeals to something in them that we don't have.
there's nunstreak in all Of them, an innate love of
hair shirts and bare boards and half slice Of bread
for breakfast If only you can persuade them It's for
advocating full dinner pail pate de foie gras and
champagne. He lifts his emaclated hand, and says
My daughter you must sacrifice everything II he
didn't, he'd never get the women! Enor at first will
be very happy up there the pahos Of eternal separa
ton from you will make her delicously wretched;
then she'll begin get bored and mopy and and
snappish and they'll find her peeping over the edge,
and wondering what you are doing"
Fred sighed heavily I really felt very sorry for
Fred It was such commonplace little romance, his
and Elinor's Rising young real estate man, fluffy
blonde OF twenty, general conspiracy to throw them
together dinners and dances to help 1t along proposal
on moonlight picnic with everyone in the secret,
modest house with garage on De La Guerra Street,
bell OF roses and Episcopaan clergyman, honeymoon
at Del Monte, steady advance in acre property and
resultant prosperity. two tots and Japanese nurse
it all seemed as inevitable death or taxes. And
now it was all knocked higher than kite. guess
poor Fred was entitled to sigh
tits been wonderful comfort to talk to you about
it." he said. "Yes, q wonderful comfort A fellow
can't travel far without hope, and was about all
out Of mine till you gingered me up. My only idea
was to lick the stufng out OF the Hindoo, but you
have decided to leave him alone and wait. Though
hardly know how am going to do It; waiting is the
worst thing do; it's awful. just sitting around and
waiting"
you needn't stop work." I observed. "Of course,
you must work. Work is the universal panacea. II
it wasn't for work the cutters would be running with
blood. and the majority Of the human family would
be in Jail. No, you go out and boom for all you're
worth; sing your glad song of climate and oppor
tunty: talk of the profitable orange and the generous
beet and Of agricultural gold mines awaiting the
tickle Of the hoe Take the enchanted Fastener by