Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

W "a
couldn't see her, though, as he was
now thankfully swallowed up in the
depths of a; recess in the hammer.
thrower's room. Gee-gee peeked out.
She met the eye of the hammer-throw.
or who had modestly withdrawn most
of his person back into his apartment
and who now suffered only fraction
of his face to be revealed to Gee-gee
at that unseemly hour and place, and
under such unseemly circumstances.
II beg your pardon" said the ham.
mer-thrower deferentially, and in a
very low tone, "but did you call out?"
Eyes, I thought heard some one at
my door. 49,
Bob hardly breathed. Would the
hammer-thrower hale him forth?
Would he toss him-or try to-right
out into the hall at Gee-gee's feet?
Il don't see any one,"" said the
hammer-thrower hesitatingly, and still
in very low tone. His hesitation,
however, told Bob he had considered
or was still considering that forcible
policy.
II certainly thought l did hear some
one," observed Gee-gee, matching the
others tones. His voice seemed to
imply thatit might be as we'll not to
arouse any others Of the household
and Gee-gee involuntarily fell in with
the suggestion.
You" Again, however, that awful
hesitation! The hammer-thrower had
no reason to like Bob, for did he not
know that young gentleman had the
presumption to adore Miss Gerald?
Still the apparently more successful
sutton for Miss Gwendoline's hand had
Ia sportsmanlike instinct. He'd been
brought up to be conscientious. He
had been educated to be gentlemanly
and constderate. Perhaps he was ask
ing himself now if it might not be
more sportsmanlike not to denounce
Bob, then and there, but to give him,
at least, chance to explain? You
you must be mistaken" said the ham
mer-thrower after pause, in low
tense whisper.
You're sure it wasn't you?" muir
INJURED Gee-gee softly but suspicious
ly and cycling the others open and
trustworthy countenance.
"I?" For moment Bob thought
now indeed, had come the time to
eject him. but-"Is that a reasonable
conjecture?'' the other murmured
back.
Gee-gee pondered. "No. it amt
she confessed, at length. Locked
double doors separated her room and
the hammer-thrower's He would
surely have used a skeleton key on
those doors were he the guilty party,
instead Of going out into the hall to
/ try to get in that way. II got to think
/ ing of that swell burglar who is going
the rounds, before I went to sleep,
murmured Gee-gee, "and I may have
been dreaming of him! Sorry to have
disturbed you" And Gee-gee closed
her door very quietly.
She thought she must have been
mistaken about the intruder. Anyhow,
there wasn't much excitement for an
actress any more, in being robbed.
That advertising stunt had been SO
overworked that even the provincial
dramatic critics yawned and tossed
| the advance mans little yarn OF Jew
els lost right into an unsympathetlc
waste basket. A scandal in high life
was always more efficacious. No one
ever got tired Of scandals and city edi-
tors clamored for more So Gee
gee composed herself for sleep again.
She had reason to be satisfied, for
had not she and Gid-up, who roomed
with her, sat up late and arranged
final details before retiring?
Gid-up would say: We'll make 1t
like this" And Gee-gee would an
swer: mo, like this" OF course, Gee
gees way was better. Upon slender
thread Of fact she fashioned as Dick1e
had feared, most wonderful edifice
Of fancy. She had mapped out case
that would startle even dear old New
York. "Better do it good, If we're 60
ing to do it at ALL" she had said. Gid
up had been little doubtful at first,
but she always did. what Gee-gee told
her to in the end. And Gee-gee knew
she could depend upon Gid-up's mem
ory, for once the latter had had a
small part. She had to say: Send
for the doctor" and she had never been
known to get mixed up and say: "Send
for the police" or for the undertaken,
or anything else equally ridiculous.
Having thoroughly rehearsed her
lines. she would stick to them like a
major. When Mrs. Dan and Mrs.
Clarence and the two G's should get
together on the morrow, the largest
anticipations of the two former ladies
would be realized. Gee-gee wouldn't
have Mrs. Dan disappointed for the
world. Gid-up was rather afraid OF
Mrs. Clarence; however, she had been
batted about by SO many rough stage
managers and cranky musical dtrec-