Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-26


ed hair flashed alluringly in that sun,
ny car; the curve Of her cheek would
have created sensation in the neigh
borhood where burning Sappho loved
and sang. Dick Minot's heart beat
faster. repeating the performance II
had staged when she boarded the train
at Jacksonville.
Beautiful, yes-but she fidgeted'
She had fdgeted madly in the station
at Jacksonville during that hours
wait; now even more madly she
bounced about on that plush seat. she
opened and shut magazines, she
Strengthened her pleasant little nat,
she gazed in agony out the WINDOW.
Beauty such as hers should have been
framed in a serene and naughty dig
nifty. Hers happened to be framed III
a frenzy Of f1dgets.
/ In its infinite wisdom, the train saw
| fit to start again. With sigh OF re-
lief: the girl sank back upon her seat
LOT torture. Mr.. Minot turned again
to the uneventful landscape. More
yellow sand, more bearded oaks ana
levergreens. And in moment. the
family Of razor-backs, plodding along
beside the track with determined
jdemeanor that said as plainly as
words: "You may go ahead-but we
ishalf see what we shall see."
Excellent train, it seemed fairly to
lHy, For a little while. Then another
lstop. Beauty wildly anxious on the
;seat of ancient plush. Another start
la stop-and a worried but muslcal
voice in Dick Minot's ear:
81 beg your pardon-but what "oulo
YOU say are this trains chances lot
Preaching San Marco by one o'clocK!
Minot turned Brown eyes ana
Troubled ones looked into his "A
d,mple twitched beside an adorable
mouth. Fortunate Florida, peopled
with girls like this. ,.
! 81 should say" smiled Mr.. M1not,
|"about the same as those OF tue
famous little SNOWFALL that strayeo
jfar from home
I "Oh-youre right" Why should she y,
lfdget so? And I'm in a frlgntIully
uncomfortable position. simply mus'
jreach San Marco for luncheon at one :,
jI must" She clenched her smali
hands cts the most important
luncheon of my life. What snail
do?" .,,
Mr. Minot glanced at his watch.
of is now twenty minutes OF
Twelve" he said. my advice to you
is ~ order lunch on the train
1T was so foolish Of me-" cried the
eirl ~ ran ND to Jacksonville IN a
friends motor to do little shopping
l should have known Detler.
days doing things like TINS:
And she looked 81 Dick Mlnot accu ~
ingly as though it were ne WHO az
ways put her up to them. ,,,,,+
| .Tm awfully, sorry, really WHY.
said He felt quite uncomlortaoie
about it. u+b;no .,
"And can't you suggest anytnlne
-nleadingly, almost teariully;
mot at this moment: ~ ny
though. Look" He pointed ouI lhe
window. "That family OF razor-oac q
has caught up with us four tllnes al
wv What abominable service the girl
cried, "But-aren't they cunning
The little ones, I mean III
And she stood looking out with a
wonderful tenderness In her eyes,
which considering the small creatures
won which it was lavished, was al
most ludricous.
"Off again" cried Minot.
And thcy were. The girl sat ne,,
vously on the edge OF her sea-, VIZ -
the expression of one VINO meant W
keep the train going by meneal sus
gestion. Five cheerful minutes pass
ed in rapid trancit. Ana theh-an
other abrupt stop. - s.;d
Almost like football game SAID
,,,. a'li hi;tholv tn the distressed lady
Mino. . ~ aisle, 'Third down-five
Yards TO go. On, by jove, there's a
town on my side" ,, :.
mot trace of 4 town on m'he'
she replied. $3.50. +orn ),
ever saw" Minot remarked SO OF
course it's name is Sunbeam. Ana