Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-10


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into decline over it!s
Mr.. Kenison hadn't left his purse
under his pillow whom he arose.
Some heroes are always doing that,
and they have to pass dozens Of "a.
looms without look-in In conse-
quence. His purse was right at hand
and he opened It and selected bill
which might have stood for thou
sand dollars. but probably didn't, and
handing 1t to the chauffeur he asked:
Who Is the girl!"
Picked her up at drug store on
Lexington avenue. She telephoned."
What drug storer'
Smiths, just above Forty
eighth"
Mr.. Kenison walked around the
corner and took cab for Smiths.
He wasn't masher, but his feelings
had been hurt by the way he had
been ignored. II was q clear case Of
cold rebuff
There was young lady took an
auto from here about half an hour
ago." said Mr.. Kenison to the clerk
in the drug store.
We'll. It wasn't yours was the
fresh reply. t.,
DO you know who she is?"
Look In the directory for Smith"
Mr.. Kenison turned and walked
out, and he was followed by q boy
who had been taking half an hour
! to get away with a soda icecream.
Say. mister, can tell you about
that girl" he said.
How do you happen to know
was asked.
Cause she's been visiting my
sister Kate, and has Just gone home.
came here with her to telephone
and she bought me Soda"
And who ID sher'
Tier name II fifty cents. pay in
1 advance"
a half dollar changed hands.
"Her name II lrma Winters. and
she lives In the country and her folks
are rich"
whereabouts in the country"
You know where Rosedale is?'
YES"
Well. It's two miles beyond that.
Great big house and stone dog each
side OF the gate. You can't miss it.
II you do, go along till you see q
black calf in a pasture and then turn
back. You can drive out there in
your auto in an hour. There you are
and that's all"
All conceited young men are not
determined and desperate young fell
lows. Mr.. Kenison wasn't aware that
The was until this episode occurred.
Was he in love? He couldn't say.
Had his fund OF romance been ap-
pealed to?
/ Mr. Kenison might have been seen
approaching the Winters manor
house next day about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, and Miss Irma Win
the veranda thereof.
Mr. Kenison saw her and she saw
him.
OF a sudden Mr.. Kenison threw up
his hands and lurched over. or a
sudden the auto stopped. OF sud-
den Miss Irma arose. OF sudden the
chauffeur called to her that the gen
tleman had tainted away She walked
tdown to the stone dogs, took long
look at the man who had y tainted,
and there was smile lurking in the
corners OF her mouth as she queried
! OF the driver:
/ do you think It is his heart or
his cheek"
81 can't say, ma'am."
Does he have them often?"
! II guess he does, for when leay-
ing the city he told me If he had one
Of his spells l was to get him into
the nearest house and telephone for
q doctor"
II see. He should carry his hospi-
tai with him when heatravels. There's
q creek just below the hill. When
| you reach it, you'd better lay him at
full length in the water for time. =
81 hope he won't die on my hands"
"Oh, there isn't the slightest daE-
ger OF that"
When the auto had proceeded for
half mile Mr.. Kenison sat up. The
chauffeur was ready for him with ;.
II don't know what your game is, old
man, but you didn't fool that girl for
a red cent"
Il think I detected a note OF sym
pathy in her voice."
Then you've got another think
coming. She was half grinning all
the time! She acted as il she had
seen you before"
| Ignored again, and this time there
was cruel heartlessness In 1t.
Three days later, at an early fore
noon hour, he rode horse out Of
the village and to within q half mile
Of the Winters manor. Then he dis
mounted, loosened the saddle, took
+ OF the bride and sent the horse on
ward with slap. When Miss Irma
came driving past on her way to the
/, village post once she found q man
lying beside the road. She got down
and took look at him, and then
drove off, saying in a voice that
, could be heard by the dead man:
"It's the same one that had the
brain storm the other day! Poor
young man! How did It happen that
| bis guardian ever let him mount a
lorse!"
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