Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-22

eS
might have awakened the house and
what would have been your status
then? There have of late been so many
mysterious burglaries at large country
houses and in the big city homes or
the affluent that a guest, found ram
bling about in paiamas at unseemly
hours, courts, to put 1t mildly, sus-
picion Anyhow. for my own protec-
ton. / had to speak to Miss Gerald.
| You see that. don't you? Well waive
the moral side"
| Your own protection is good, y
said Bob, sending his ball twice around
the table and complacently observing
the result.
| u mean that If 1t became known
thar | had secreted you in my room
and said nothing about it, 1t would, in
a measure. place me in the light OF
being an accomplice," returned the
hammer thrower, ignoring the point
in Bob's last words. 81 don't know
whether anything will be discovered
missing here or not, but If there
should be"
Things will be discovered missing,
all right" returned Bob. What was
that you dropped out of the window
in my room last night?"
The hammer thrower stared at him.
T?-your room?" he said at length
very slowly, with the most genuine
amazement written all over his serl-
Gus reliable features.
you! My room" repeated BOD.
"You didn't expect me to come back.
I gave you quite a surprise, didn't |?
| Won are certainly some Splinter
Still the hammer thrower continued
to stare. Mad" he said at last. Il
hardly credited it before, but now
That private sanatorium.-No DOUBT
it was best"
Bob laughed. THAT sanatorium fits
in fine, doesn't It? You'll be trying
the little abduction act next, yourself
l suppose"
"I'm trying to make up my mind
whether you aren't really a dangerous
person to be at large" said the ham
mer man heavily. "You might say
something like that to some one else:
| You appear absolutely irresponsible :
II might observed tentatively. On,
II he only could!
| However, 1 hardly think you Will,
remarked the other in his heaviest
manner. "By the way, you play pref
ty good billiards =,
"Thanks awfully. Want to play?"
| Don't mind" And the hammer
thrower took down cue.
II should dearly like to beat you,
said Bob in wistful tones.
"And I should as dearly like not to
be beaten by you, or any one eise'
returned the other
81 know" conceded Bob, not without
a touch Of admiration. you're great
chap for winning prizes and things
You've taken no end of cups, haven't
you? I mean, legitimately."
Eyes: usually go in to win Inc
other professed not to hear Bob's last
words.
And you've been feted some, In
consequence, too, haven't your SAID
Bob suddenly "You were at the Duke
Of Somberland's | remember. Mean
ingly He remembered, too, that ar.
ticles of great value had disappeared
from the dukes place at the same
time @--.....
Il believe I was. Met no end OF
interesting people,"
And weren't you at Lord Tum
ford's?" Bob recalled reading how
Jewels had mysteriously vanished IN
the. case of Lord Tumford's guests
also
eyes. got asked over for the shoot
|
American not accustomed to the BTU
ish method Of slaughter
mo doubt" said Bob. The hammer
thrower was getting bigger in his way
every moment Now he had become
an operator of international import
ance.
Speaking about winning, you were
on the losing team at college, Weren'
you?" he observed significantly.
"Ouite SOL" answered Bob. 1--WE
worked awfully hard and ought te
have won. but fate, I guess, was
against US ;.
"We,' said the hammer man IN. MI
ponderous way, "are fate. Arbiters o.
our destinies! We succeed, or we
don't, And when we fail, it is We tha'
fail Fate hasn't anything to do WITT
it,"
Maybe you're right assented Bob
|"I don't know. Anyhow, it's tes'
Of true sportsmanship to know no"
to lose"
! mot to whine, you mean? True
Rut it's better not to lose. Now &c
ahead and try to beat me"
Bob tried his best He let the othel
name the game and the number O
points, and for time it was nip ant
/ tuck. once Bob ran string OF sew