Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-31

not. Dick. Pills sister went to school
with Helen and wanted to make 8
match between the two, but owing tc
some trick of fate they never met
! Phil was on shooting trip in Africa
at the time Of his sisters marriage"
s"Well,' questioned Dick, "how did
he come to hate Helen without ever
seeing herr"
ut started at his club one night
You remember how the newspapers
featured HeIen's triumphs abroad 8
year ago. Well, the stories were cur
rent that particular evening when
some one suggested that Helen had
played Jack Fort mean trick"
| How" .g..
His people said that Helen Tilted
him and that was why he shot him.
SELF It wasn't true, Of course. He
! was always fearfully wild, and Helen
never considered him. TO make a
long story short, Phil is supposed to
{ have announced that when he mar.
ried he wanted a girl with lofty ideals,
not one who figured in suicide Incl
dents and prided herself on royal suit.
ors."
Hard on the chap to run across
Helen and see how fine she is. Won.
der what she'll do with him."
Ignore him. It's the only thing to
do. see the machines coming around.
It must be time to CO."
An hour later Helen came down.
stairs and found the house apparent.
ly deserted. She went into the library
to wait until Lord Dunsford was an.
nounced. TO her surprise tall, mus.
cular figure rose to greet her.
"You must be Miss Helen Randall.
They say she is the prettiest girl in
America, and am sure you deserve
the reputation"
II thought the English were too
truthful to be flattering, Lord Duns.
ford" said Helen, cordially, holding
out her hand. ,..@ < 1a." .
"They are" laughed the man. ~
/ have happily been entrusted to your
care" -2s...
Shall we start? ! have planned to
take you on the river as far as we can
! 60 by water, then by short cut
| through the woods to the picnic party
| Fine! It's just the sort of a day one
wants to stay outdoors. counted five
blue birds as came from the station"
! Couldn't you discover the sixth
one! don't like to think that one is
! lionel, on such a pretty day
''He won't be lonely long. With such
plummage and such a tender love
song, he'll be sure to win mate
soon"
zine plumage then makes a fine
bird?"
Mot always. The best woman ever
knew wore calico frequently"
"Tell me about her.
The girl in her white face, sat in
the boat facing him. He began to pull
out into the stream.
Suppose" he said, before an.
swer your question, you tell me what
you would have done If l had not
been able to row?'
! "Then l." laughed Helen, pushing
back her sleeve to prove her ability,
II would have rowed you"
~ admire strength, that is, unexag.
gerated strength, In a woman
=, II fancied you English cared more
{ for the languid types. What do you
mean by, exaggerated strength"
n had refernce to the type OF WON
an who affects rnannish clothes and
! tastes, talks Of nothing but driving
motor cars, swimming golf and the
like. I daresay you know several like
that. adore the essentially feminine
woman"
"And yet suspect you will fall in
love with q tailor-made woman who
scorns things feminine. That hap.
pens sometimes you know. Tell me
about the lovely lady who frequently
J wore calico"
why do you want to know about
herr"
Because She must have been dear