Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
Evening Story
GETTING EVEN.
BY Jane Osborn.

Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.
"Well, It's time moved along" Cur.
It's Duncan closed his magazine with q
weary sigh and regarded his cousin
with amusement. 1T you won't have
the common politeness to see me of,
you can at least take that expression
OF your face and shake hands. I've
apologized at least a dozen times
"Apologized!" grunted his cousin.
"As If that helped! It was by the
rarest luck that wasn't disowned on
the spot. You see, the governor never
had anything when he went to college
= had to work his way through, and
all that sort Of thing - and he doesn't
realize what a fellow is expected to do
nowadays"
We'll, the only cat let out of the
bag was the fact that you spent your
week-ends in New York. I thought of
course he knew about that Anyway,
1t isn't worth getting. huffy about" Cur
tbs consulted his watch. "Ive Just
time to getAaboard leisurely. Say you
forgive me. and then do anything you
want to get even with me-"
ooh, I'll be even with you all right,
answered his cousin gleefully. Don't
let that worry you"
Then you won't come to the pier?''
Curtis asked lazily.
"No, thanks. BY the way, you're
sailing with some friends Of mire -
the Livingstones. Dick Livingstone is
a classmate Of mine and his sis"
/, "Ch. you and your everlasting class.
mates!" interrupted Curtis. MAN alive
you don't suppose I want to know any
one on board, do your"
In Ave minutes more Curtis had left
his hotel and was rolling away to the
pier, dimly suspicious that his energet.
ic cousin had been up to some OF his
annoying tricks. At the close of the
first day out Curtis was distinctly re-
lieved. He had examined his luggage
in the hold, as we'll as in his stateroom
and had found that It had not been
tempered with. His cousins refusal
to accompany him to the pier had in.
clined Curtis to think that there might
be some trace Of promised revenge on
board the steamer. Practical joking -
the delight Of the younger mans heart
- was exceedingly distasteful to his
older cousin.
The second day, like the first, found
Curtis in the smoking room. But the
third, by some miracle the miracle
gering on the deck with Barba Liv-
ingstone.
Shall we take a turn about the
deck?' he asked.
mo, thank YOU" she said without
hesitation.
Don't you mind the spray on your
face?' he asked, regarding her closely.
II can move your chair easily"
mo. thank you. Mr.. Duncan
"You surely won't object to my NOV
ing into the spray" he said, as he drew
his chair nearer.
Perhaps not. "'said Barbara. stiffly.
you know Bob, don't your" he ask
ed. hoping to arouse her interest.
Eyes"
Jolly sort Of boy, isn't he?"
"Yes," she said, looking straight in
to Curtis's face for the first time since
he had been talking to her. And, by
the way. he wrote to my brother about
YOU" She laughed with shade Of
sarcasm. 80 you see your reputation
has gone before YOU"
Curtis smiled with dissatisfaction.
my reputation that's good he said
BILLY has rather exaggerated 1t
fancy he added, thinking with pride
OF his record at college and his success
in business since "You mustn't be.
Ueve more than half he says, you
know
more than half" Barba exclaimed
That's rather funny, Mr.. Duncan"
Just then Barba's brother came up.
II say. Earba." he said regarding Cur
tbs with brotherly Indignation, awful
ly sorry to Interrupt you, but we're
making up bridge set and We need
YOU"
Barba rose obediently and. without
expressing her regret, walked off with
her brother.
The next day the smoking room was
positively distasteful to Curtis All day
he fingered on deck within sight of a
graceful figure er1veloped In a plaid
steamer rug. In the morning he had
passed the chair three times Once he
had paused. Once he ventured to
speak, but the sound OF the sea appar-
emily drowned his voice. That even.
ing Curtis Duncan paced the deck with