Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
CHAPTER XIX. (Continued).

watch in fever of Impotence, as nc
realized what golden opportunities
were slipping away, minute by minute
The other little Henry Peterses or the
CITY had beaten him to the gold mines
and he was most unhappy.
In fifteen minutes, Mrs. Peters wltl
red eyes, came out of the bedroom o'',
little Henry did not notice that she nav
been crying. He opened the door 't,lu
darted out. There was car IN lhe
next block. Mrs. Peters stopped On
the step. and took longing 1arewel'
of the place. She loved It, weather.
hoard even to the fancy little cement
triangle in the gable, with queer pat
tern of atrociously colored broken
glass.
"Hurry up!" called Henry, from tne
,o+a "Do YOU want 70 miss this car!
The car in question was crowded 50
fnl, that it seemed to bulge, and nan
. block behind it was another one Only
ha1s Allied. Nevertheless, little Henry
crowded his wife on the trst one anu
,yetched the fare register click IN SAT
isfaction so profound that it neutrailz-
cd his. discomfort. The conouctor'
when he took little Henry's fare, pass
"a nv a man who had gotten on at the
same corner and Henry wedged OUT al
Tar him to tell him about 1t. mat
nic,.el went to make up his seven per
cont and his increase in stock.
They arrived at the bank ten minutes
too early. and waited outside the iron
gate until it opened. In tremolil ias
hand. Mrs. Peters signed her NAM n
l. nd
the places pointed out to her' anu VIZ.
home in daze but little henry f,cnI.
nv four thousand dollars IN MS Dans
book TANNED his hat on the PACK Oh
his head and hurried over to the oltioe
of the street-car company.
Gam too late to take up any OF tnat
new stock?" he eagerly demanded.
..pv half an hour the stock clerk
+o,d him with the necessary lnsolence
~ man who, unaided, has accomplish
Cd huge financial operation. You
want to wake up early to grab tractloh
stock
little Henry was miserable.
..It serves me right" he groaned
"Who took 1t all
"Mail orders mostly" the stock clerk
condescended to explain. We're ABOUT
six thousand oversubscribed.
] o,ite crestfallen, little Henry turneu
awav Az he went through the outer
once. Hunt followed him:
..Ibeg your pardon" said Hunt, shll-
ing pleasantly. did you wish TO ouy
some stock!
"Four. thousand" answered r1eniS'
with renewed hope. ,,+
"Four thousand repeated HUM
thoughtfully. "Um! think can get
YOU that much!"
"Thank you!" returned Henry CRATE
f,hly. "Can you get it right away? ;,
"At about two o'clock" promised
HINT. looking cautiously back TOWARD
tho main Office. "Give me your ad-
dress and I'll send it around to you.
Eagerly and thankfully, little Henry
wrote down his address, and Hunt, en-
nlaining that the stock was to be Sc
cured from man who was hard up for
money. cautioned little Henry to say
nothing about it, and gllded pack lnto
the main office, leaving the door OF eA-
tract of helitrope in his wake
At two O'Clock, little Henry received
his forty shares from one John IucKef
and gave his four thousand dollars III
exchange. At approximately the same
honr. clerks of John Tucker delivered
stock to a widow who gave her lnsur'
ance money for it, a boy who had fallen
heir to enough to see him through col
lege bricklayer who had worked all
his life to save three thousand dollars,
and a number of other members or the
little Henry Peters class. This was the
Sledge stock which had been voted by
Attorney John Tucker, and 1t brought
one hundred dollars per share, In cash.
Jessie Peters and Dicky Reynolds
came into little Henry's place of bust
nass immediately after Henry had Sc
cured his long coveted stock. and found
him in the happiest possible state OF
mind.
Hello, Dicky," he hailed young Rey-
nolds with more than the usual cor
diality he displayed toward that young
man. It got the stock, Jessie
what stock is that?" asked Dicky.
ooh, yes, the new traction. Well, II
ought to be good, I guess. Y understand
they plan some big improvements, ana
we certainly need them.
cts the most solid investment in the
city, boasted little Henry. Il had to
use all my influence to get these forty
shares 1 don't know whether there's
any left, but I'll try, if you'd like some"
mo, thanks" lduged Dicky exchang-
ing glance with Jessie, whereat she
blushed. Were going to buy that
house in Willisburg, Jessie and l.
well, I'll declared" exclaimed little
Henry. blinking at both Of them.
Eyes; that's what we came in to tell
you,' went on Dicky, slipping his arm
about Jessie's shoulders, and drawing
her comfortably to him. I'VE settled
1t in Maberly's candy store, about half
an hour ago, over an ice-cream soda
well, I'll declare." repeated little
Henry, still dazed
Jessie took her fathers face between
her hands, and kissed him.
Its quite true, father she assured
him. blushing prettily, and turning fond
eyes to Dicky. "He asked me to marry
him right at soda fountain. | didn't
want to answer there, but he made me