Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01

else. W. had always been such pals"
Seems to me you are old enough
to know better than TO try TO be pals
with the man you love-"
But I don't love JIM that Is
not In the way you mean"
Then don't be 20 quick to deny Il.
There, there, won't be cross my
more. Ms Just my way OF finding
out the things want to know. II
have a nice surprise for you, niecs.
She unlocked a bureau drawer In the
room she had assigned to Eleanor
and motioned the girl to come. to hSg.
Here are some treasures for youl
Your grandmother's pearls are tn this
case and q pair Of bracelets that b.
longed to your Aunt Jane are IN this
red velvet box. The lace fan and net
Of oaneos we're mine when I wassa
girl"
20. Aunt Phoebe! don't know
how to thank you." Eleanor began
"Just take that diamond ring Of
Dr.. SCOTS and put 1t away some
where. II irrttates me to look at n.
SepEnother, indeed! Change your
frock and hurry downstairs. hear
voices. The young people ars alreaAy
coming to call on you"
For that first evening Eleanor
found that her aunt had arranged Q
dinner dance at the Country clah.
Grounds and galleries were bright
with many Japanese lanterns, and the
pleasure boats on the river below had
been strung with lights that werS
clearly mirrored in the water. In
soft pink gown with her Aunt
Phoebe's wonderful cameo on her
breast and arms. Eleanor made o.
lovely picture.
"IM teach her what real love
MEANS" Aunt Phoebe promised hAr
self a. her eyes went rowing from
the girlish beauty over tho crowd o.
happy dancers. In tho doorway, IN
der its arch OF great pink peknniaa,
she saw Jim Mayfield, Jr. She would
have known him anywhere. He Ind
the same brown hair and dancing
brown eyes that had characterized the
older Jim In the days when Mlss
Phoebe was the toast OF the town.
When his father had asked her 70
marry him, she had laughed and told
him to wait until she had seen other
men. Then she sailed for q summer
abroad and when she came home,
happy and eager to see her sweet
heart again, she heard that he had
married the day before she landed.
II Miss Phoebe cared, nobody had
known. but the fact remained that
she refused many handsome suitoRs
and. at her fathers death, moved
away to another city and lived In
magnificent splendor, an eccentric
old maid as far as the world could
see, but in her heart, mother to m
enduring dream.
She crossed the ballroom and held
out her hand. "I've been looking for
you young man. You mustn't toll
Eleanor about my telegram. That's
between you and me-"
She gave a little silvery peal Of
laughter that echoed the happinesssof
her far-off youth. Her cheeks were
delicately flushed, and as she walked
ACROSS the floor, her hand laid lightly:
within his arm, she might have bean
the Miss Phoebe Of fifty years before.
Maybe Eleanor wort be glad to
see me-" he said doubtfully.
WAIT and zee for Yourself" laughed
Miss Phoebe happily.
At the entrance to one OF the gal-
ler1es they came face to face with
Eleanor and DR.. Alec Scott. The Two
men bowed formally and Eleanor pre-
sented the physician to her aunt.
Miss Phoebe val suddenly reserved.
and when the doctor turned to Elsa
nor and said that he must hurry TO
catch his train neither Of the women
made any effort to detain him.
why didn't your doctor friend
have the good to come ana
greet me as soon az he came 60 my
party?" demanded Miss Phoebe icily.
ut was this way, Aunt PhoGbeI,s''
began Eleanor. II met him quite "
accident as he came In and whenl
asked him to go and speak to you. he.
said that he only had a few minutes
here between trains and that what he
had time to say he wanted to say to
me. He didn't want me to come here
on q VISIT he said that he knew sit
meant. our engagement would be
broken so he hurried on the first
train after I left to urge me to marry
him at once. To make q long story
short, I gave him his ring and It's al
over. Thank goodness!' There was
real relief in the girls voice. Come,
meet some q. these pretty girls, JIM
II want to talk to the prettiest girl
here. and she Is you," he dared, right
before Miss Phoebe's laughing eyes.
"You are certainly your fathers
son, jim" she said and as they
moved away, a slender figure ii
pink beside Mayfield's great body.
Miss Phoebe's eyes grew misty and
the figures blurred into indistinct
images while out Of the past, I little
ghost Of yesterday came drifting
on the waves of soft music and
crept into her old heart to gfieve
with her over the things that might
have been.
Here's q little bench whore We
can sit down and talk things
When did you get here?" demanded
Eleanor.
Tonight at eight fifteen"
"Business?" she inquired briefly.
Yes, urgent" he returned Just
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