Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-29
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I'm not sure that ought
"But that will only make it the more
exciting. Please. And I've news
real news" Al W. :s
She nodded her head and they cross
led the courtyard to the avenue. From
this bright thoroughfare they turned
In moment into a dark and unkept
|street.
&c.," said Minot suddenly, ''the
old Spanish churchyard. They built
cities around churches in the old days.
The world do move. It's railroad sta
lions now"
They stood peering through the
gloom at a small chapel dim amid the
trees, and aged stones leaning tipsily
among the weeds.
! "At the altar of that chapel" Min.
OF said, "a priest fell-shot in the
back by an Indians arrow. Sounds
unreal, doesn't it? And when you
think that under these musty stones
lies the dust of folks who walked this
very ground. and loved, and hated,
like you and" ,,ss@
"Yes-but isn't it all rather
gloomy Cynthia Meyrick shuddered.
They went on. to pass shortly
through the crumbling remains of the
city gates. There at the waters edge
the great gray fort loomed in the moon
light like historical novelists dream.
Its huge iron-bound doors were lock
ed for the night it's custodian home
in the bosom of his family. Only its
lower ramparts were left for the feet
of romantic youth to tread.
Along these ramparts, close to the
shimmering sea, Miss Meyrick and
Minot walked. Truth to tell, it was
not so very diff1cult to keep ones foot
ing-but once the girl was forced to
hold out an appealing hand.
French heels are treacherous,' she
explained
Minot took her hand. and for the
first time knew the thrill that, en-
countered often on the printed page,
he had mentally classed as rubbish"
Wisely she interrupted 1t:
"You said you had news?"
He had, but it was not so easy to
| impart as he had expected.
Tell me- he said, 1T 1t should
turn out that what poor old George
said this morning was a fact-that Al
| Ian Harrowby was an impostor-
would you feel so very badly?"
She withdrew her hand.
"You have no right to ask that" she
replied.
Forgive me- Indeed haven't. But
I was moved to ask it for the reason
Ithat-what George said was evidently
true. Allan narrowly left suddenly
for the north an hour ago."
The girl stood still, looking with
wide eyes out over the sea. ~
'Left-for the north she repeated.
There was a long silence. At length
she turned to Minot, queer light IN
her eyes. "Of course, you'll go after
him and bring him back?" she asked.
"No." Minot bowed his head. Il
know I must have looked rather silly
of late. But if you think did the
things rye done because chose to
you're wrong If you think did them
because didn't love you-you're
wrong. too Oh, l.
"Mr. Minot!"
81 can't help 1t. know It's 1nde.
Gently soon-Ive got to tell you just
the same. There's been so much IN
the way-rm wild to say it now.
love you
The water breaking on the ancient
stones below seemed to be repeating
"sh-sh.' but Minot paid no heed to
the warning.
| "Ive cared for you" he went on,
sever since that morning on the train
when we raced the razor-backs-ever
since that wonderful ride over God
forsaken road that looked like heaven
to me. And every time since that
rye seen you I've known that I'd come
| to care more
The girl stood and stared thoughtful.
! w out at the soft blue sea. M1not
moved closer, over those perilous slip
perry rocks.
81 know it's an old story to you,
he went on, land that I'd be 1901 To
hone that could possibly be anything
but lust another man who adores you
But-because love you so much
She turned and looked at him.
"And in spite of all this" she said
slowly from the first you have done
everything in your power to prevent
the breaking off OF my engagement
to Narrowly.
Eyes, but"
weren't you overly chivalrous to a
rival? Wouldn't what-what you are
saying be more convincing If you had
remained neutral?"
AZ know. I can't explain it to you
now. It's all over, anyway. It was
horrible while it lasted-but it's over
now I'm never going to work again
for your marriage to anybody-excep'
lone man. The man who is standing