Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-02

come SO close that he might almost
touch her: and she. still leaning,
against the pillar, moved neither hand
nor tongue nor eye. He stood close
beside her on the piazza and
"Forever!" he said
Constance swayed forward into his !
outstretched waiting arms,
CHAPTER XXI. h
/! Senior Juan Perez,
Peralta.
Argentine Republic,
South America.
Dear Friend:
Received your letter last month
and was glad to hear that everything
is going we'll with you. Thank you
Tor tho picture. see you're just %
handsome a. ever. II you wear those
clothes all the time. though. your
laundry bills must be something fierce.
Both Martin and | are glad you're Do
Ing 80 me IN business way. knew
you would, once you settled down
guess the jolt helped you. Trouble
with you at the start was, you went
iup against the big game too soon. But
am most pleased to hear that your
sister is beginning to get kinder In
her feelings to me. Lord knows.
Everything did was for the best ~
also glad to hear that her health 10
good and she is getting stout. bet
she's as handsome as picture, now
she hasn't anything on her mind.
In regard to a certain event three
bowed over. Marty still drops In 1t
Il hon dnn q r ORE n
him look it up. He says It would be
perfectly safe for certain party 70
60 back to Port Of Spain, though he
wouldn't advise visiting this land Of
the FREQ and the homo Of the brave for
quite some time. Not that he expects
anything would happen-but it's best
to be on the safe side.
| Well, Martin and are nettinx On
hne. Hes comes up for reelection n
lNOvembAr-faat Ii we're cAampaigninx
now-and It looks Ike - Sure thdns.
Martin still thinks I'm the smartest
and prettiest in the world, and / take
care that he won't ret on to mo but
oh. my dear, my massage bills are
something fierce! We tust hive h .
whirl Seems like we're never both
home to dinner unless We have COM
pany. Marty is going ahead 90 fast
I'm afraid he'll be president or the
United States before I've learned
enough law to run this country. We
go to church regular-in our own dis
tract. I'm getting 20 careful with my
grammar that almost never talk like
want to. except when Martin and I
are alone.
Now a. regards friends OF yours
and mine, I'll tell you all the news I've.
got. Do you remember that Miss
Harding in the clearinghouse! she's
Martyrs stenographer now. and =
mighty good one. We're % afraid
she'll get married sometime, and
Marty will lose her. Miss Jones ID
married-lives somewhere up Yonkers
way. Mrs. Moore has gone over to
Jersey to keep house for an old uncle.
Guess she expects some money from
him when he die. Poor Professor
Noll broke down last winter and was.
in the hospital for q month. knew
1t was coming-no human stomach
could stand those slop victuals. I
went to see him as often as could
and talked to him like mother. Well.
he's eating his steaks and chops now
as regular as the day comes round.
He's very much Interested IN new
fancy kind Of religion-it's called
"The Thought OF the Age" can't
seem to get the hang Of it--but the
point is that II everybody would get
together and think the same thought
all the time for piece-why, some
things going to happen. guess
likely.
Betsy Barbara and Mr.. North live in
a little house on Long Island, and Mr..
North commutes. He's making 80
much money he says he's ashamed OF
1T They have twin boys, and II ever
! saw limbs-well, Betsy Barbara Ii on
the Jump all the time keeping them
from committing fifty-seven varieties
Iof murder and suicide they've thought
|out for themselves. Martin says heis
glad he's given UP his old job, for L
certainly would be up to him to get
them both life" some day. But Il I
notice he's ready to go over there
every time we're invited, and he
spends the whole time playing with
those youngsters
The Wades are still abroad. Their
little daughter was born@in Florence.
Mrs. Wade nearly died, but she didn't
mind that child, Judging by the pic
lures they've sent, Is q perfect little
angel. Mrs. Wade says her name n
Betsy Barbara and he the apple Of
her fathers eye. They'll come back
next spring.
Well, / guess that's about all. !
gave Marty your invitation, but he
says he can't see time ahead to takeSa
long vacation. II we ever can, we'll
come down there and visit you with
great pleasure And SO, with love TO
Iyour sister and best wishes to your.
self, in which my huband Joins me, !
|remain,
Yours truly,
Resale -Mcoe4.
New York,
October 2, 49,.
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