Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-08

What difference?' she said, and then
gave me another surprise; for she
quoted:
"'And though thy soul sail leagues
and leagues beyond
Still, leagues beyond those leagues,
there Is more sea-"
That's interesting" remarked Kent.
Casual female wayfarers aren't given
to quoting The House Of Life.
"Nor casual ships to visiting this
part of the coast. However, there was
no ship. looked for myself. when l
was trying to find the woman later.
What are you smiling at?''
Nothing. I'm sorry interrupted"
"She walked away from me few
PAGES. but turned and came back at
once.
81 follow my star she said, point
ing to a planet that shone low over
tho sea. Therein lies the only true
happiness; to dare and to follow
"'It's practise which has got many
people into trouble and some into jail,
remarked.
lido not be flippant.' she replied in
her deep tones. Perhaps under that
star you move on dim paths to IN un-
known glory
",see here, I broke out. you're max
ing me uncomfortable. II you've got
something to tell, please tell 1t, kind
ly emitting the melodrama.
Remember this meeting she said
in tone Of solemn command; for 1t
may mark an epoch In your life. Some
day In the future may send for you
and recall today to your mind by what
have Just said. In that day. you Will
know the hidden things that are clear
only to the chosen minds. Perhaps
you will be the last person but one to
see me a. I now am.
Kent pulled nervously at the lobe. OF
his ear. rs 1t possible that she fore
saw her DEATH" he murmbured.
1T would look 30, in the light Of
what has happened, wouldn't It? Yet
there was an uncanny air Of Joyous
ness about her, too"
II don't like It," announced Kent. Il
do not like 1t!
BY which he meant that he did not
understand it. What Chester Kent
does not understand, Chester Kent re-
sents.
"Love-affair, perhaps" suggested
the artist. "A woman in love will take
any risk of death. However" Re
added, rubbing his bruised head
reminiscently, "she had very prac-
tical bent, for romantic person.
After her mysterious prophecy, she
started on. called to her to come
back or would follow and make her
explain herself"
"As to what?"
Everything: her being there, her
actions, her---her apparel, the jewelry,
you know, and all that"
you've said nothing about
jewelry."
Haven't I? Well, when she
turned"
"Just a moment. Was 1t the jewelry
that you were going to speak OF when
you first accoeted herr"
Eyes, It was. Some of It. was very
valuable. Judge. Wasn't It found on
the body?". t.3
! mo"
"Note Robbery, then, probably.
Well, she came back at a stride. Her
eyes were alive with anger: There
came a torrent of words from her;
strong words, too. Nothing Of the we'll
bred woman left there. insisted on
knowing who she. was, and she burst
OUT on me with laughter that was,
somehow. more insulting than her
speech. But when I told her that I'd
find out about her II had to follow
her into the sea. she stopped laugh
| ing fast enough. Before ! could guard
myself she had caught up rock from
! the, road and let me have 1t. l went
over like tenpin. When got up. she
was we'll along toward the cliffs, and
I never did find her trail in that maze
of copses and thickets."
| Show me your relative positions
when she attacked you.
The artist placed Kent, and moved
off five PAGES. About like that" he
said.
"Did she throw overland or under
hand?"
! 1T was so quick I hardly know. But
I should say short, overland snap.
1t came hard enough"
| II do not like it at ALL" said Kent
again.
He wandered disconsolately and
with half closed eyes about the room,
| until he blundered into collision with
cot-lounge in the corner, spread with
cushions. These he heaped up, threw
his coat over them, stretched himself
out with his feet propped high on the
! mound just erected. and closed his
! eyes.
sleepy inquired sedgwick.
/ BUSY" retorted his guest.
"Like some more pillows"
mo; I'd like ten minutes Of silence
The speaker opened one eye. AT the
end Of that time perhaps you'll think
better Of It,"
''Of WHAT"
"Of concealing an essentially i'm.
portant part OF your experience. which
has to do, think, with the jewelry."
At the end Of the ten minutes. when
{ Kent opened both eyes, his friend fore
stalled him with another query.
"You say that no jewels were found
on the body. Was there any other
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