Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-15

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clever enough to understand the fulfil
lity of demanding financial redress
sure you Lord narrowly hasn't shil
ling"
81 don't believe It, He can get NOR
ey somehow. He always could. The
courts can force him to. shall tel
my lawyer to go ahead with the suit
| III you would only delay--a week
Impossible" Miss Rose spoke
with naughty languor II begin re-
hearsals in New York in q week. No.
shall start suit today. You may tell
Lord narrowly So
Poor Jephson! Minot had a mental
picture of the little bald man writing
at that very moment terribly large
check for the Dowager Duchess OF
Tremayne-paying for the rain that
had fallen in torrents. He must at
least hold this woman of until Jeph.
son answered his cable.
Miss Rose" he pleaded, grant us
one favor. DO not make public your
suit against narrowly until I have
seen you again-say, at four o'clock
this afternoon"
Colby she shook her head.
But you have already waited five
years. Surely you can wait another
five hours-as very great favor to
me-"
II should like to-since you put 1t
that way-but It's impossible. I'm
sorry" The great beauty and bust
ness woman leaned closer "Mr Min
OF, you can hardly realize what AL
tears. I loved him-once. And-I be-
lieve he loved me-"
There can not be any question
about that"
"Ah-fattery-"
"No--spoken from the heart"
Really"
my, dear LADY, should like to be
your press agent. l could write the
most gorgeous things about you-and
no one could say lied"
You men are SO NICE" she gurgled,
when you want to be-" All, yes,
Gabrielle Rose had always found them
so, and had yet to meet one not worth
her while to capture. She turned the
baby stare full on Minot. Even to
beauty Of the theater he was an In
gratiating picture. She rose and
strolled to piano In one corner OF
the room Minot followed.
"When Harrowby first me me-" she
said, her fingers on tho keys, Il was
singing Just Little. My first dear
song-ah, Mr.. Minot, I was happy
then"
In another minute she began to sing
-softly-a plaintive little love song,
and in sipte of himself Minot felt his
heart beat faster.
How 1t brings back the old days."
she whispered 1.-THE lights, and the
friendly faces-Harrowby in the stalls.
And the little suppers after the snow
She leaned forward and sang at Min
OF as she had sung at narrowly hve
years before.
"You could love me just a little-f
you tried
You could feel your heart 60 pit-a-pat
Really, she had way with her!
Dear, it's easy If you try;
Cross your heart and hope to die
Don't you love me just little
now?"
That's baby stare in all its pathos,
all its appealing helplessness, was TO-
cused full on Minot. He gripped the
arms Of his chair. Gabrielle Rose
saw. Had she made another captive?
So it seemed. She felt very kindly
toward tho world
Promise" Minot leaned over. His
voice was hoarse. You'll meet me
here at four Quite aside from my
aside from everything
I want to see you again.
"Do you really?' She continued to
hum beneath her breath. VERY well
here at four"
"And-" he hesitated, fearing to
break the SPELL I'm the meantime
an the meantime" she said, I'll
think only of-four o'clock"
Minot left that pink and gold par
Tor at sea in several respects. The
theory was that he had played with
this famous actress-wound her round
his finger-cajoled a delay. But
somehow he didn't feel exactly as one
who has mastered delicate situation
should Instead he felt dazed by the
beauty of her.
Still more was he at sea as to what
he was going to do at four o'clock:
OF what good was the delay II he could
not make use of it? And at the mo-
ment he hadn't the slightest notion OF
what he could do to prepare himself
for the afternoon interview He must
wait for ,Jephson's cable-perhaps that
would give him an. idea. ste q
nxa.na4 MOS walking hlanklY down