Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
CHAPTER V. Continued

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+ 1t might be inferred Bob had somehow
managed to rub the judges ermine the
wrong way.
"Ha! ha!' laughed the bishop did
some one ask him what he thought of
judges?"
But the Judge did not laugh. His
frown was awful
Cor was 1t about the 'recall?' Or the
relation of judges and corporations"
The Judge looked stern as Jove.
ASS hem uttered.
Maybe he's a progressive" return
ed the bishop. "The world seems to
be changing. Ought we to change with
1t, wonder?"
Il don't" snapped the judge. IF
the, world today is producing such fat
& uous blockheads, give me the world as
1t was"
"The trouble is,' said the bishop,
again rubbing his nose, "can we get
1t back? Hasn't it left lis behind and
are we ever going to catch up?"
FUDGE" said the judge, He and
the bishop were such old friends, he
could take the liberty.
Another of the sterner sex-one of
Mrs Ralston's guests-looked as II
he too, could have said: "Fudge!"
His lips fairly curled when he regard
ed Bob. He specialized as vivisec-
ZIONIST, and he was great authority
Now Bob loved the "under-dog and
was naturally kind and sympathetic.
He had been blessed--Or cursed
with q very tender heart for such a
compact, well-put-up, six foot or so OF
compound of hard-headod Insecurity
Miss Dolly-imp OF mischief
rather forced the talk. 1t must be
wonderful to cut things up and juggle
with hind legs and kidneys and brains
and mix them all up with different
animals. until a poor little cat didn't
know IL 1t had O dogs brain or its
A own. And was it true that some
times the dogs me-owed, and when
cat started to purr did it wag It's tail
instead? This was all right from
Miss Dolly, but when the conversation
expanded and bob was appealed TO. II
was different wouldn't you just love
10 mix UP the different parts'?' asked
Miss Dolly. and put a rabbits leg on
pussy, just to watch its expression
Sof surprise when it started to run and
I found itself only able to jump, or ha!f-
I Jump That got honest Bob-Who
d couldn't have carved up poor dumb
beast, to save his life-fairly involv-
led. and before he had staggered from
that conversational morass, he had Of
Tended Authority about two dozen
times. Indeed, Authority openly turn
ed its back on him. Authority found
Bob impossible.
These are fair samples OF few OF
his experiences. And all the while
he had an uneasy presentiment that
Mrs. Dan and Mrs Clarence were
waiting to get him and have their in
nings. Now, Mrs Dan would bestoW
upon him a too sweet smile between
games Of tennis; then Mrs. Clarence
would drift casually in his direction,
but something would happen that
would prevent heart-to-heart duo
logue, and she would as casually DRIFT
away again These hit-and-miss tao
tics, however, gradually got on Bob's
nerves, and in consequence. ne VINO
was usually star and crackerJack
n the game, played abominable tennis
that afternOon--thus enhancing MS
unpopularity with divers partners VINO
simply couldn't understand why ne
had fallen off so. Indeed, about eV-
ery one he came In contact with was
profoundly dissatisfied or disguised
with Bob. Miss Gerald, who usually
PLAYED with him, now firmly but unos-
tentatiously. avoided him, and though
Bob couldn't blame her, of course, still
the fact did not tend to mitigate his
melancholy. al
How different in the past.-that
glorious Acknowledgements past!
Then he had inwardly reveled and re-
ioiced in her 1.-THE movements for
with all her stateliness and proud car
riage, she was like young panther
for grace. Now as luckless Bob play
ed with some one else, tantailzing
college ditty foated through MS
brain II wonder who's kissing hef
now?''
OF course, no one was. She wasn't
that kind. Though some one, some
day. would. 1t was in the natura! Or
der OF things bound to occur, and BOD
in fancy. saw those disdainful req llps'
with some one lowering over, as ne
swung at a white ball and sent it.
we'll not where he should have.
"You are playing very badly, part
ner." reproving voice reminded MIN.
Bob muttered something. Con
found that frivolous haunting song,
He would dismiss the dire and absurd
possibility. Some one else was with
her. though. and that was sufnclently
poignant, There were several OF the
fellows tremendously smitten IN tnat
quarter. Fine. husky, athletic chaps,
foo, Some of them quite expert at
wooing, no doubt, for devotees OF
house parties become educated and &C c,
quire finesse. They don't nave 10 zen
the truth all the time, but on the con-
trary, are privileged to prevarlSate
in the most artistic manner. Tney
can gaze into beautiful eyes and swear
that they have never BEFORE ana so SO
on. They can perform prodigies OF
apreyarication and "get away Win
them. Bob played now even worse
than before.
The sun got low at last, however
and YEARLY he retired to his room
- change his garments for dinner.
Incidentally. he surveyed himself III