Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-31
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INSURANCE
A COMEDY RON ANCE
BIZ EARL DERR BIGGERS
AD66 81 SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPAIE
CHAPTER XVII. (Cont1nued.)
\ COMEDY ROMANO
-orv,1oHrxp The BosssMr..1lL COMPANY

CHAPTER XVII. (COntlnueu.)
He turned, and looked toward the
towers of the De la Pax rising to meet
the sky-seemingly million miles
away. So Peary might have gazed to
the north, setting out for the Pole.
They went back along the ramparts,
over the dry moat, through the crum-
bling gates. Conversation languished.
Then the ancient graveyard, CHASTITY
in the gloom. After that the long
lighted street of humble shops. And
the shortest way home seemed mil
lion times longer than the longest
way there.
4 considering what you have told me
of Harrowby," she said, II shall be
leaving for the north soon. Will you
look me up in New York;" 49,
THANK you" Minot said. 1T will
be very great privilege
Cynthia Meyrick entered the ele-
vator, and out of sight in that gilded
cage she smiled twisted little smile.
Mr.. Minot beheld Mr.. Trimmer and
his proposition" basking in the lime
Hight Of the De la Pax, and feeling IN
no mood to listen to the publicity
mans triumphant cackle, he hurried
to the veranda There he found
bellboy calling his name.
"Genlemun to see you,' the boy ex,
planned. He led the way back into
the lobby and up to tall athletic
looking man with a ruddy, frank, at,
tractive face.
The stranger held out his hand.
"Mr. Minot, of Lloyds?" he asked.
"How do you do, sir? I'm very glad
to know you. Promised Thacker I'd
look YOU up at once Let's adjourn to
the grill ROOM"
Minot followed in the wake of the
tall breezy one. Already he liked the
man immensely.
WELL" said the stranger over a
table in the grill "what'n you nave?
Waiter? Perhaps you heard ! was
coming. / happen to be the owner OF
the yacht in the harbor, which some
body has rechristened the Lileth."'.
"Yes-I thought So" Minot replied
"I'm mighty glad you've come A MT
Martin Wall is posing as the owner
just at present"
$50 learned from Thacker. Merry
lad this Wall. live in Chicago my
self-left my boat-Lady Evelyn.
called her-in the North river for the
winter in charge Of caretaker This
Wall. It seems, needed boat for q
month and took fancy>to mine. AND
since nv caretaker was evidently a
crook It was a simple matter to rent
II, Never would have found 1t out
except for you people. Too busy
Really ought not to have taken this
trip-business needs be every min.
ute-but I've got sort of hankerlng
to meet Mr.. Martin Wall"
"shall we 60 out to the boat rlgh'
away?"
mo need of that. Well run out IN
the morning with the proper authorl-
ties" The stranger leaned across the
table and something in his blue eyes
startled Minot. 'In the meantime"
he said 81 happen to be interested In
another matter. What's all this about
George narrowly coming back to
life?'
"Well, there's a chap here Minot
explained, "who claims to be the ecer
brother of Allan Harrowby. His
cause is in the hands of an advertis
ing expert named Trimmer
Yes. l saw SLoly Ill dohAHS
ton paper"
aThis morning George Harrowby,
so.called, confronted Allan Harrowpy
and denounced Allan himself as a
fraud"
The man from Chicago threw back
his head and roar of unexpected
laughter smote on Minot's hearing.
Good joke" said the stranger.
''No joke at all. George was right
at least, so it seems. Allan narrowly
cleared out this evening"
Eyes. So was told by the clerk
in there. Do you happen to knoW-er
Allan"
Eyes. Very well indeed"
"But you don't know the reason he
left?"
why answered Minot, II suppose
because George narrowly gave him