Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-20
IPETEY DINK
Observation-Disclosures III
CHAPTER TX. (Continued.)

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CHAPTER TX. (Continued.)
\ Teaching you things, are they!
SSS Eyes. I have to darn. Look at the
sstips Of my fingers, that's where the
H needle rusted of on me. Here's where
1 Mf cut 4 slice of bread out of my thumb!
d Isn't life serious?"
eyes very serious" He looked
Vi thoushtfully down at her hands again
NJ a they lay curled up in his own. very
very serious"
"Good-Ay."
..Good.by." He held her hand mo-
s1nent longer, and then turned SUDDEN
sSly away. She watched until ne was
hi out OF sight, and then slipped up,
81 stairs, undressed in the dark ana
crept In between the covers. LARK ap,
Sparently was sound asleep. Cafo'
giggled softly to herself few times'
@sand Lark opened one eye, askins'
What's amatter?
"Oh, such a good Joke on pfessor.
ss whispered Carol, squeezing her tWi T.
\ With rapture. "He doesn't know II
yet, but he'll be so Disguised with MN
q self when he finds 1t out
what in the world is IT. LARK
RE- was more coherent now. :,
Il can't tell, Lark, but it's dandy.
NV, he'll feel cheap when he mos
out"
Maybe he won't hndit out.
ooh. yes. he WILL was, the conn.
II dent answer, "I'll see that he does.
She began laughing again.
What is it,"
Il can't tell you, but you'll certainly
scream II you ever do know It"
..You can't tell me?" Lark was wlde
awake and quite aghast.
rs "No. can't, truly can't"
i Lark drew away from the encirchns
: arm with as much dignity as could be
4 expressed In the dark and In bed, ana
Il sent out q series of deep breaths, as II
rs indicate that shores were close az
y hand
Carol laughed to herself for while,
until Lark really slept, then she bur-
lied her head In the pillow and ner
throat swelled with sobs that were
4 heavy but soundless.
MI The next morning was Lark's turn
for making the bed. And when she
!. .shook IN Carols pillow she found 1t
WAS very damp.
aWhy. the little goose" she said to
herself. smiling, "she laughed until she
i cried. Ill by herself. And then she
s8turned the pillow over thinking l
'vonldn't sec It. The little goose! Ana
= What on earth was she laughing at?'
CHAPTER x.
Jerry Junior.
For some time the twins ignored
the atmosphere of solemn mystery
which peryaded their once SO cheerful
home. But when it finally reached
the limit of their endurance they
marched in upon their aunt and Fairy
with an admirable admlxture OF dig
\ nifty and Indignation in their attitude.
"Who's haunted?' inquired Carol
abruptly.
where's the criminal?" demanded
!. Lark.
eyes. little twins, talk English and
maybe you'll learn something" And
for the moment the anxious light IN
( Fairy's eyes gave way to twinkle
SAD indeed was the day when Fairy
could not laugh at the twins.
Then, in common vernacuiar,
though 1t is really beneath us. what's
ap?'
Fairy turned innocently inquirins
eyes, toward the ceiling. What In
deedy
"oo, don't try to be dramatic
Fafr4" counseled Lark. You're too
fat Or q star-Starr."
The twins beamed at each other APP
proy3ngly at this, and Fairy smiled.
) But yCarol returned promptly to the
4 charge. Are Jerry and Prudence
having domestic difficulties? There's
something going on. and we want to
know. Father looks like a fallen
Z Samson, and"
"a fallen Samson, Carol! Mercy!
Where did you get it,"
YES. kind of sheepish, and asham.
ed, and yet hopeful of returning
strength. That's art, a smile like
that is.-Prudence writes every day
and you hide the letters. And Aunt
Grace sneaks around like convict
with her hand under her apron. And
you look as heavy laden as if you
were carrying Comics conscience
around with you"
Aunt Grace looked at Fairy, Fairy
looked at Aunt Grace. Aunt Grace
raised her eyebrows. Fairy hesitated,
nodded. smiled. Slowly then Aunt
Grace drew one hand from beneath
her apron and showed to the eagerly
watching twins. tiny, hand embroid-
cred dress. They stared at it, fas-