Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-02


sex have stuck up their noses at her
J; she Is feeling cheap instead of indie
pendent. She may say and really
N feel that she doesn't care for the
II attentions of any young man, but at
y the same time the thought OF being
4 an old maid brings shivers.
i Miss Irene Tabor was Independent.
AT least she thought she was, and
n that is the same thing,
She had been known to make a
I street car wait for her minute and
y q half before she deigned to- step
I aboard. The conductor Of that car
4 had been known to start up so sud
4 denly when she went to get off that
she was flung into the mud. There
fore, was she independent-or only
& as mad as wet hen?
When her hand and heart were
L asked for by young Dart Evans she
replied that she was not prepared
n to answer the question, but would
n think it over and let him know in a
n few months.
Miss Irene had money of her own.
IA girl acquaintance of hers made
$500 by specializing in Wall street
Humph!,g She would show that girl
that $500 was simply baby spec
ulation. She lost 5000 so quick
that her mead whirled and for five
minutes she didn't know whether she
fas independent or not
Miss Irene had an aunt living $50
les away, and she took notion to
lit her. Her parents objected to her
yelling alone.
Am a child" she demanded
n shall 60 of course"
l(rc to- NJ fnp tIlyn
weeks can go part way with you?"
valid the lover.
Sir. am child?'
"Of course not, but young lady
N generaIly has chaperon or escort
lssWhen she travels
1.sWell, / shall go alone.
The independent Miss Irene started
i off alone and safely reached her des-
stination.5 A few things happened en-
route, however, and Mr.. Dart heard of
Them through a letter to the mother.
sgs Miss Irene was smiled at by an old
widower with Grape on his hat. She
was winked at by drummer for
glue house. She was accosted by
vaudeville actor, who said she would
ii axe a great hit on the stage. She
sslost two-dollar bill, had tooth
ache got stung by wasp. and leal-
Gus woman passenger asked her If she
didn't work in a candy factory when
she was home.
g. The independent girl had decided
on stay of two weeks. Mr.. Dart in
his first letter asked her please to
cut OF three or four days, as he was
very, very lonesome. In return she
wrote him that she had decided to
!, prolong her visit to four weeks, and
1T was duly prolonged. While being
prolonged things happened.
She fell out of a cherry tree with
N3hump. She was stung by humble
bee. She tumbled into the creek.
Three. sons of farmers asked her to
marry them, and all three threatened
ssnicide if she didn't. She had to at
Tend four different funerals and a
camp meeting to oblige her aunt. In
drumming away from harmless garter
snake which she took to be boa
Hconstrictor, she fell down and skinned
III II nose.
Four days before the time set for
her to. start for home Miss Irene re-
S.eiyed a letter. from Mr.. Dart to tell
~ Ter that he would come down and
Take her home.
oh, he will, eh?' sneered the girl.
hat Is it?" asked the aunt.
re young man I'm engaged to
s I'm child about five years old.
coming down to take me home"
lat's nice of him."
it? Well, don't propose to
anybody at my heels telling me
nj can breathe and when | can't.
Dart will get sadly left l start
home in the morning"
And start she did To go at the
UT she did she had to take train
another road and wait an hour
junction. She had never waited
a railroad junction, and she antici-
ed something romantic. She had
d of Robin Hood and his merrie
d, and had somehow mixed them up
railroad functions. She had
that d famous opera singer first
the famous artist who had become |
4 husband at junction.
II am sorry to tell you, MISS" said
conductor as the junction was
ached, "that the train on the other
I'D is an hour late"
That meant two hours to wait, but
sre would be lots to see and time
yuld pass quickly. Yes, there was
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Ia station; there were two railroad
ticks; there was a shanty boarding
use; there was water tank.
The station agent was bow-legged
ID cross-eyed, but oh, he was good!
az Tammany sport would have bet
ee to one that he would go to
ven when he died. He told Miss
he that if she would take seat on
north side of the depot she would
nut Of the sun. He told her that
would sit on an old baggage
she wouldn't have to stand. lie
ed her that If he could have his /,
about it he would have the trains
every two or three minutes.
ISIS Irene looked up the country |
No romance nor houses. She |
I'd down the country road No
Hood harms with CIRCUS |