Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-07
Evening Story.
MANZANlTA'S RISE.
BY Louise Mortified.

BY Louise Msrrifleid.
Copyright, 1913 by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.) So.
''You see, Tommy, Lola's mother
put her absolutely In my charge.
and the girls only nineteen. You're
dear old fellow, OF course, and all
that, but when 1t comes to choice
between you and the future that lies
ahead Of Lola Ramonez, I'm afraid
you'll pine alone, Tommy"
Are they as beastly rich as all
that?'
Tommy glowered at the seascape
visible beyond the deck awning. The
yacht was three days out from Point
Comfort, bound for Colon. Tommy
had looked forward to the trip for
months. As seventeenth cousin,
more or less, to Wendell Mills, he
was included in that gentleman's
business retinue. To the general
public Tommy was the senator's con.
fidential secretary. t~.,E@
Fanny Mills frankly liked the
youngster. She had never become
completely emancipated from the
comfortable middle-class life they had
led out in Iowa. The senator's
plunges into Cuban plantations and
Venezuelan concessions had upset
her. It took all of Tommy's tact
and CHEEKY teasing to keep her steady
on her course.
"Why, Tommy, her father is the
silver-mine man, don't you know,
the one the senator helped to get
his railroad concession through.
don't know myself how they did it,
and don't want to. 1t makes me
nervous every time he comes near
Steve, but his wife's mighty sweet,
and so Is Lola Pretty, isn't she,
Tommy"
Tommy looked down to where
Lola was dancing with four or five
other couples on the deck. She was
with Beardsley Jones. too.
The girls low laugh drifted over
to where they sat. Her head with
its mass Of dusky hair, was too near
Jones shoulder, Tommy thought.
Her lips wore parted, and her eyes
no, Tommy could not detect just
the expression in them that instant,
but he said something under his
breath, and tossed his cigarette
overheard.
Have you said anything at all
to herr"
II have" retorted Tommy.
"Mr. Jones Is a friend Of her
fathers. heard Steve say he was
the New, York end of the wire"
He'll be the Atlantic end OF the
wire il he doesn't let Lola alone, y
Tommy remarked savagely. There's
the senator's buzzer. Excuse me-
He walked down the deck toward
the companionway, and Lola stopped
dancing at sight OF his face. Jones
waited for her with a look Of placid
compliance that denoted proprietor
ship!
You're not dancing?' Lola smiled.
"And you're worried, too. Is It THU
horrible business again."
Sorry, but the buzzer calls me.
must obey" !
DO you know whether the senate,
has heard from my father by wire
less ?" She spoke In lower tone
and trifle hurriedly. "Mr. Jones
was telling me no word had come"
Hes a. Tommy checked his
sentiments. There have been sew
eral messages from your father.
myself gave two to the steward this
morning, and he said he would hand
them to your maid"
II did not receive them" Her dark
eyes flashed.
"our dance. please, Miss Lola
called Jones lazily.
Meet me here In half an hour"
said Tommy.
Below in the private cabin the
senator's genial face looked troubled.
Tommy, boy, we're In mess. he
plum ged at once. "Beardsley has been
monkeying with stocks. Ramonez
gave him the reins, and he's queefed
him" '. ..
Intentionally?
ooh, he'll wriggle out Of it. We've
tried to run the mine on clean lines
I've put enough cash into it to keep
it firm, and the stocks been goins
up few points steadily. We've
been willing to wait development,
Ramonez and I. There's real stuff
down In the hole, and l know It.
I'm not a bit afraid. Beardsley
works in the other way. He's been
flashing the color too soon. The
stocks 80 full OF gas now that an
other puff and she'll blow up In mid
air."
Tommy leaned forward thought
fully.
"Wonder why he didn't give Miss
Ramonez her two messages from
her father. She didn't get them. j
wouldn't put It past Jones to have
bribed the steward to drop them
overheard"
mot overheard" came Jones
placid voice behind them. II have
them in my pocket. Do you know
what they said?"
He lit a cigarette, and smiled al
the two men.
Return New York by rail. That
was one. What's the other
Tommy"
Zones discredited,' Tommy
prompted, his eyes keen with chal
longing anger. And you kept them
after bribing the Jap?"
UyIrhx, MT -" JOnoa asked c0o1lv