Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-27

II mean, said<I that he took an
easy method Of disposing OF two per
fectly sane people; and think. Mr..
Bond. that he learned that method at
home. shall keep you with me until
/ learn II the original method ended,
perhaps, In murder
CHAPTER xxx.
Dphraim Bond did not answer me,
and I half marched, half dragged him
back to the car, returning him to the
tonneau with, fear, no gentle hand.
For q few miles the car ran well:
then something went wrong, and al
though stopped again and again to
look for tho trouble, was unable to
locate It. Motors. like people, seem
subject to small, vague indispositions
which, aside from q thorough over
hauling, defy q diagnosis. We would
run for mile,or 50 with = perfect and
gratifying smoothness, then the motor
would unaccountably begin to skip,
change It's mind and run again smooth
ly, then come to an unexpected and
absolute standstill, 20 that luncheon
time found US only as far 40 Bingham
ton. And although during the after
noon we managed to cross the state
line and get into Pennsylvania, yet as
the afternoon advanced It became
more and more plain that we should
be unable to reach home that night.
and as we limped into Scranton barely
in time for late supper, with over
half our journey still before us, we
resigned ourselves YEARLY to fate and
decided to spend the night there.
was able to get a good room for Nancy
and Mrs Lathrop, and passable accom-
mediation for Ephraim Bond and my
self. could have done better, the
hotel-keeper informed me, II wished
to take single room. but found my
self unwilling to let Nancys devious
uncle out of my sight. Even after
we had registered, and had left
Nancy and Mrs. Lathrop to get ready
for supper, took Mr.. Band with me
to the garage recommended by the pro-
prietor. where they eptimistically
hoped to have the car In good driving
condition by starting time the next
day.
OF supper we made but poor meal.
All Of us were, think, tired and lit
tie nervous, for the vexatious, hating
Journey recalled and emphasized the
fatigues of the previous sleepless
night, which, under the first stimulus
of pleasant driving, we had forgotten.
1T will be much nicer" Nancy said,
as she kissed me good night. ito get
home in the daytime. What did you
do with the key Of the house, Mason"
q II left 1t under the door-mat," said;
III thought perhaps you might come
back while was away"
Nancy sighed In my arms. II am go
glad didn't" she said; this is much
nicer Just as 1t Is"
When had Ephraim Bond alone in
the room I tried YEARLY to question
him, but he had grown sulky and sus-
picious. He cursed his SON readily
enough, and told me that he himself
had been brought to the sanatorium
by Doctor 4.iayhew in much the same
manner as his son and Mrs Olsen had
taken Nancy. But he would answer
no further questions, and finally de-
cided to let my curiosity wait and see
what nights sleep would do for him.
He crept into bed muttering to him
parently sound asleep. drew chair
to the table under the single gas-light,
and wrote short note to Mr.. Ogilby.
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