Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-28

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would give me Kindness and comfort
and above all else home. Love hns
failed mo and that n over and done
forever. no why not take this half-a'
loaf rather than drift into being a
colorless creature Of the school.
room >,
willard seems sincere and change
of fortune from an heiress to pennt
less working girl has made no diff.
ference" Again bitter tears started
to her eyes. ooh, Arthur, Arthur,
why couldn't you have been man
enough to stand by me when l need.
ed you most?"
She started to lay her head on the
desk for RELYING cry when the
sudden motion Of her arms knocked
to the floor a book which was near
the edge and from It fell sheet OF
paper whose writing left her very
pale.
The handwriting was Arthur Dor.
mans. As she picked 1t UP her own
name caught her attention and she
read: "If, az you say, you possessed
Miss Trhune's love, even while she
was bound to me. have nothing to
say. Her proposition to break our
engagement would bear testimony
that she id not care for me as
thought she did. But one thing sure
Brent, you must prove You were
square in your settlement OF her IA
theirs estate There have been ru'
mors that crookedness-an easy thing
owing to the tangled condition. A.
any rate It left the gir penniless
and the pinch Of poverty is the
strongest coercion OF all. Her love
affairs rest with herself. but shall
see that she is fairly treated In a
business way. For God knows love
her STILL The letter ended with q
formal conclusion and bore Arthur
Dorman's signature.
For moment Gertrude stared al
it. Then she picked up the book
from which the sheet of letter
paper had fallen. She saw 1t was a
law book she had recently Dor
rowed from Mr.. Brent to aid her
in some reference work for the civil
government class. In dazed way
she reread the fragmentary letter
Yes, It was undoubtedly written by
Arthur Dorman to Willard Bren,
and carelessly left by him in the
book. The uncrumpled paper bore
evidence of having been recently re
ceived.
Light was let into dark places Of
her mind and from the tangle ol
her thoughts many things became
clear, bringing new understanding
OF Arthur's changed manner ate,
his return No doubt Brent had
misrepresented things to him, ard
made Their relationship appear diff
ferent than 1t was. Her own sug
gestion to break the engagemen,
|corroborated this theory. Was II
true that Brent had suppressed
part OF her property in order to gel
her into his power? But over ant
above her chaotic wonderments rams
Arthurs words: God knows l love
her still"
what matters, what matters any
thing II Arthur loves met, / cal
! straighten out the tangle between u,
some way. 1t will be hard but It cal
be DONE"
The schoolroom clock struck m,
Gertrude troubled with psychic ar
prehension. This was the hour q
which her wedding was to have take,
place After all had she not alread,
given herself to Arthur In spirit. Ant
did not such things last through al
eternity?
A feeling of great gladness ant
peace settled over her. In some wa,
she felt that Arthur was very close
So strong was this impression tina
she was in no wise startled whe,
footsteps sounded on the stairs, thu
schoolroom door opened and Arthu
stood before her In that supreme
fraction OF time Gertrude realize
that the train from the west wa.
Just in and he had come to find he
at this hour which was to have beer
their wedding.
/ He, too, was calm. This seemed t,
be no occasion for ordinations o
surprise. II was all 80 natural. Will
the light Of great gladness in hi
eyes he came forward and gathered
the slender. black-robed figure int.
his arms.
"Trudy, my Trudy," he murmured
brokenly II went away because m!
cursed pride would not let me seel
explanations, but came back be
cause 1 couldn't stay away! 3.
chance l learned the truth about yo'
and Brent-that you weren't yet en-
gagged. l shan't give you up ever
You're NINE"
! For moment she could not speak
f, but her pale face flushed with 10.
and she hid 1t against his shoulder
| The closed past reawakened and TIL
drab OF her life again suffused wit!
| the rose color of romance.
Tie Bubonic Plague
| destroys fewer lives than stomach, live
and Kidney diseases, for which Electro
Bitters is the guaranteed remedy. soc
Frank B. Clark A~'s