Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-16

place at ALL They just let him hang
around and call himself a doctor be-
cause he's paid them q lot OF money.
There's only one patient he takes any
interest In, or is doctor for. don't
see why they take the trouble to pre-
tend so much, unles it's because
they've pretended so long they
couldn't do thing straight II they
tried No, sir, wen just walt until
he's away from the place and down
here In the village somewhere, and
the rest will 60 as slick as a goose's
neck. Well, what are you shaking your
head about nowf"
The nurse. Mrs. Olsen" answered
glomily.
see here" said Mrs. Lathrop.
jumping UP In disgust, it seems to me
as II l never did see such a young man
to find fault. Well just have to risk
that woman. l don't believe that. by
the build of her, they let her take care
Of any but the 'violents.' The trouble
with you is that you want to do this
thing all yourself"
flushed; for although I had
not recognized It, my feeling
had been that 1 YVES playing a
rather small part in the affair.
that would have to eat my
heart out in idleness while this little
woman did the dangerous work.
"Oh, It's perfectly natural" said
Mrs. Lathrop. "A young man going
after the lady he loves always wants
to run into danger and hit people and
make terrible time. That's the only
reason there ever were knights, l
guess. But you take my advice, Mr..
Ellsworth. You get the young lady
safely home first, and then you can
60 back and do the hitting and knight
part Of 1t afterward. You go to bed
now, and try to wake up feeling like
my scoundrelly nephew. OF course. IL
you can think Of any better scheme
before morning. why. I'm perfectly
willing to try It, but II you can't, /
think we ought to try this one. And
I'm sure that neither OF US can rest
easy until we get her out Of there"
And although tossed half the night
right, could think OF no better
scheme
"The only trouble Mrs. Lathrop
that we've got to be sure when that
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spell each other watching at the win
dow for him. You watch. while write
to my sister; then TIL take turn,
while you write to that Mr.. Ogilby.
You've a lot to tell him, and you've
got to keep your promise to him, you
know, particularly as we're just going
to spend 80 much Of his money I'm
writing to my sister, just to make sure
OF things. I've got to tell her some
thing about it; but you needn't be
afraid; she isn't one Of those newsy
women. II tell her not to talk about
a thing, she won't It occurred to me
last night. Mr.. Ellsworth. after Id
got the light out, that you and
ought to do this thing as carefully as
we can | don't mean that was the
least mite scared, but something might
4 happen not according to schedule and
It's Just as we'll to have some one
know where we are, in case we should
suddenly disappear. So I'm going to
write her that unless she hears from
lme again In couple Of days, she's to
come on here with all the kings
4 horses and all the kings men (Which
is poetry for the governor's). and split
that Humpty- Dumpty, wooden castle
into kindling wood"
i This was precaution the wisdom OF
which 1 could not gainsay, so that I
watched while Mrs. Lathrop wrote,
and when she relieved me, incor-
porated something OF the same idea
in my letter to Mr.. Ogilby. Then I
posted both our letters, and ordered
the hotels only closed carriage to be
ready and waiting for instant call;
which mysterious proceeding | think
the hotel proprietor put down to
metropolitan eccentr1city, an eccentri-
4 city which justified one Of his own in
making out our bill.
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