Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-03

growing resentment at this strangers
demand as well as at her W com
pliance with it, was rising IN mel
heart. '..-
Still, this Captain Woodhouse wat
s.different." and-this Jane sensec
without effort to analyze-the mys
tery which he threw about himself
but served to set him apart from the
common run of men. h evadeo
Lady Crandall's probing with a shrue
of the shoulders.
"It's a secret which I myself DC
not know, Lady Crandall-and never
will"
Back to the o'erweening lure Of the
gown the fitting fancy of the gen
erals lady betook itself.
"You-don't think this Is a shade
too young for me, Miss Gerson!"
Anxiety pleaded to be quashed.
NONSENSE" Jane laughed.
But I'm no chicken, my dear. IL
you would look me UP in Dur family
bible back in Davenport you'd find
people don't believe everything
they read in the bible any more Jane
assured her. your record IN
Jonah's would both be open to doubt:
you're very comforting" Lady
Crandall beamed. Her maid knocked
and entered on the ladys crisp:
"Come!" 'r
"The general wishes to 9 you
Lady Crandall. in the. library"
Tell the general I'm In the m1ds'
OF trying on" Lady Crandall began
then thought better OF her excuse
She dropped the shimmertng gown
from her shoulders and slipped into q
kimono. s.
Some stuffy plan for entertaining
somebody or other, my dear'-this TO
Jane. 'sThe real burden Of being
governor. general of. the Rock falls
on the generals wife. Just slip into
your bonnet. and when I'm back well
take that little stroll through the
Alameda rye promised you for this
morning." She clutched her kimono
about her and whisked out OF the
room. 49,.
General Crandall, just rid of the
dubious pleasure Of Billy .Cappers
company, was pacing the floor of the
library Office thoughtfully. He look
ed I'D with a smile at his wife's en-
trance.
Helen, I want you to do something
for me-" he said. -,
Certainly, dear" Lady Crandal
was not an %unpleasing picture Of ripe
beauty to look on, in the soft drape OF
her Japanese robe. e IN hls
worry, General Crandall found him
self intrigued for the minute.
There's a chap in the signal
service-just in from Egypt-names
Woodhouse. I wish you would Invite
him to tea, my dear"
"Of course; any day..
This afternoon, if you please, Hell
en-" the general followed.
His wife looked slightly puzzled.
"This afternoon? But, George,
dear. isn't that-aren't you-ah-
rushing this young man to have him
up to Government House SO soon after
his arrival?" She suddenly remember
ed something that caused her to re
verse herself. Besides, I've asked
him to dinner-the dinner I'm to give
the Americans tomorrow night before
they sail"
General Crandall looked his sur
prise.
you didn't tell me that. I didn't
know o. had met him."
Just happened to- Lady Crandal
cut in hastily. MET him at the Ho
tel Splendid last night when
brought Miss Gerson home with me-
"What was Woodhouse doing al
the splendide?" the general asked
su%splciously.
"Why. spending the night, you TOOL
ish boy. Just off the Princess Mary
he a l believe he did Miss Gersor
some sort Of a service-and me-
him in that way-quite informally
did Miss Gerson-a service
hum
"Oh, a trifing thing! 1t seemed she
had only French money, and tha1
cautious Almer fellow wouldn't &C
cept it. Captain Woodhouse gave bel
English gold for ito pay her bill
But why"
HAS Miss Gerson seen him SINGER
General Crandall asked sharply.
why, George, dear, how could she;
We haven't been up from the break
fast table an hour" ~"
"Woodhouse was here less than ar
hour ago to pay his duty call and re
port" he explained. II thought per
haps he might have met u guest
somewhere in the garden as he was
coming u going.
He did send her some lovely
roses" Lady Crandall frightened a.
this. to her, patent inception of a 70
nance: she dotted on romances
They were in Miss Gerson's room be
fore she was down to breakfast"