Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-24

|Qu0LS, tne man b W0ll.kuJ lot" III
white flannels towering above petite
Eileen. @
Eileen was chattering in tho most
frivolous manner and the professors
head was bent In listening attitude
while tender smile lowered about his
lips.
"I must warn the child she is
playing with fire." worried Mrs. Wake.
lice.
"Unless she cares for him she ought
not to lead him on" agreed her hus.
band
] So he cleverly captured the reluc.
liant professor while Mrs. Wakelee
dropped word of advice to Eileen.
I'm love with him? oh, no mumsy!"
she cried. HE Is years older than
lam; and besides =" A lovely color
stained her olive cheeks and her hazel
eyes became soft and lustrous with
some hidden thought.
3"Besides?" questioned her mother
gently.
Besides - he couldn't really care
to marry such silly girl as am"
finished Eileen, and she guessed that
her mother knew that was not the real
lending to her uncompleted sentence.
Then you must not lead him on,
went on Mrs. Wakelee. Little by
little you must withdraw and not alb.
sorb SO much Of his time"
"Oh, mumsy, you know never could
do things little by little" pouted Eileen
III must disillusionise him by one
sweeping stroke W. It's my way"
Mrs. Wakelee smiled. How can
|you do that, dear?"
Eileen looked very wise. II shan's
tell you, darling because that Will
make you an accessory before the fact.
fYou watch out and you'll see the cure!
Don't do anything reckless eau
Itioned her mother as she fitted away.
The next afternoon the Wakelees'
Touring car glided down the avenue to
1.-THE front gate Eileen was at the
wheel, alone in the big machine
j. She waved her hand to her family
assembled on the veranda and sped
out OF sight.
!, Mrs. Wakalee.
"Eileen is careful driver" reasur-
. red her husband Even when sne's
breaking the speed laws she keeps her
, head"
But the four women shook their
heads. Each one in her turn had been
badly frightened by mischievous
, Eileen's driving.
There would have been dismay on
!, the shaded veranda of the Wakalee
!, house II Eileen's family had seen the
twin imps of mischief in her great
eyes.
The machine crawled down the road,
!, skirted the campus and overlook Prof.
Sampson as he was returning to his
i lodging.
He beamed upon her. hat in hand.
"1'm driving up to the point" she
went on, "The winds been blowing
all morning and there must be fine
! surf up there. Come along?"
"Will -" was his answer, as he
Jumped in beside her., Il need fresh
wind to blow all these isms and ologies
!, out OF my poor old head"
."You seem to be sorry for yourself, =
accused Eileen, impudently.
II have erason to be-" he sighed
gustily.
In the clutch The car leaped forward.
The professor chung to his hat
ri love to speed, don't your" she
laughed up at him.
mo-" he gasped.
s"Do you want to get out now?' she
dared him. !,
"No you need a guardian he said
!ierkily please be careful
There was silence In the car for q
while as the great machine tore along
the macadam road, swinging around
: sharp corners, bounding up and down
hills. narrowly averting collisions.
At last he leaned over and placed
his hands over her little gloved ones
He guided the machine into an open
!. field while Eileen struggled against his
superior strength. At last the car was
at painting standstill.
"Now, you little goose, change
places with me- he said masterfully
! ,"You're not fit to drive car"
II Eileen regarded him mutinousl,
V from under thick, black lashes. =
prefer to drive it myself" she said.
/. "He stood up and, catching her un
q der the arms, lifted her from the driv
J. er's seat and slipped into 1t himself.
i Well" blazed Eileen angrily. "
y like that"
my dear child he smiled humoI
ously at her, Il gave you credit 70
e more sense than to risk our lives Il
) that manner. Your life is very preciou