Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-22
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ence did 1t make to her?
/ Not at ALL" continued Algernon
Poor mel" ....
He helped her into the car with
flourish, the last of her hauteur disar
pearing in the ripples OF her girlisl
mirth.
Algernon had a fatal tendency t
oversleep. and the next morning as HI
hurried through the woodland patti
to the beach, he hoped anxiously tina
Molly had been kind and was waiting
for him.
1t was a damp foggy morning ant
the waves rolled up the beach from I'm
der a cherries canopy of gray Thu
sloop rocked and tossed In protest a
It's idleness, and from beyond thu
point of the cliffs the sea-gulls wheeled
and floated through the air. Alger
non was aware of the fact that he wal
later than usual, but memories of thu
night before and Molly's friendlines:
buoyed him up and made him almos
certain that she was there, standing
slim and graceful by the waters edge
getting up spunk to go in,'' as she hac
once assured him so that he might
not fiatter himself that she was wait
ing for him.
A person was standing at the waters
edge, regarding the waves thought
fully, tall lank person whom Alger
non recognized angrily and at once as
Mr.. Joseph Holmes. He had on an old
buster. beneath whose abbreviated
hem appeared his bare legs. His feet
were thrust into pair OF sneakers
A towel was wound around his neck
and he held bundle of clothes under
one arm He turned and nodded as
he heard Algernon's approach.
"Hullo," said he.
"Hullo," returned Algernon. Going
in?"
Cant say. 1t looks pleasant
but"
Algernon looked at the cold gray
expanse before him, at the sullen little
combers washing up the stones at his
feet with gurgling splash, and
shivered
Il will go in if you WILL" said he.
ut looks nice,' admitted Holmes
obviously.
IT'S terribly cold" said Algernon
feeling his desire for swim disap
pearing as the fog deepened, and his
, wonder what Molly was up to grew
Had she come to the beach,, seen the
stranger and gone back to the house
or had she decided not to be friendly
with him any more? Never to go In
swimming again?
"a good swift swim will give us an
appetite" remarked Holmes, shifting
the bundle under his arm.
you feel 50 dog-goned wet when
you come out" objected Algernon.
Il will go if you will" said Holmes
Algernon drew his blanket closer
around him and offered to do the same
by the other.
Guess we had better not. You
haven't any suit on this morning.
And Holmes glanced hopefully at the
blanket.
"Jove!" said Algernon. Are you 6
disciple of Comstock?"
I'VE are so near the Crags," pro
tested Holmes. Mrs. Todd might
come along at any moment. The
bathing beach Is only around thai
point Of rocks you know"
Backing out?" sneered Algernon
wondering why Holmes had come, but
feeling sure that it was simply with
the innocent desire for swim, witt
no intention whatever to meet either
himself Of Molly AS Holmes said
the bathing beach was simply arount
the point of rocks and he might have
thought that Molly had swum arount
1t that first morning he had seen hel
and him going through the path home
mo, no." protested Holmes. Ger
tainly not I would like to go in
That is what came for-but-really
Il don't think you had better. and
would hate to go In and leave you GU
here. Mrs. Todd may come any mo
ment and find you with nothing on"
CHAPTER VIII-Continued
II have suit on said Algernor
coldly Holmes had seen him in one
the other day. He simply didn't wan
to go in and was trying to get out o
it gracefully, thought Algernon. Blu
why, then, had he come?
well, It's late said the other
cheerfully disappointed. eve had bet
ter wait until another morning. Wha
say you?"
1T will give you an appetite" sug
gested Algernon.
THAT would be calamity declar
ed Holmes. "The food at the hotel II
simply to be ignored, really, believe
me-"
"Why did you Gomez" asked Alger
non bluntly.
Holmes laughed frankly. II came
to swim, my dear boy, and now an
disgracefully backing out. The waite
looks so cold it makes me shiver be
fore am in it," He glanced around
Shall we sit down and talk while?'
mo" said Algernon. II have go
to get back. Hasn't that part for you
car come yeti"
mo" Holmes followed him up thu
beach to the woods and went will
him short way along the path. TT
most provoking, believe me. l shoult
have taken the train yesterday, but
expected it almost Immediately ant
now | feel that it will come today. |
is only two days, though, and I coult
hardly expect it to get here SO soon.
What did you run away from Vi
that night for?" asked Algernon. stop
ping and facing Holmes. He wa