Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-25
CHAPTER VIII. (Continued.)
an9ROBERT WEIIES RIpCI1IE
Copyr1ht The Bobbs- Merrill Company

~Bother your duty! Don't you know
Worth gown when you see It? Now
70 away! TIL be responsible for this
afoung woman from now on. Tell
k0ur commanding officer Lady Gran.
lall has taken your duty out Of your
Yhsnds." She finished with a quiet
sA~ssurance and turned to gloat once
more over the gowns. The sergeant
lied his command away with evident
relief.
Lady Crandall turned to include all
1.-The refugees in a general introduction
Sof herself.
II I'm Lady Crandall, the wife of
Ethe governor general of Gibraltar"
she said, with a warming smile. u
Siust came down to see what could dc
&4or 8 poor stranded Americans. IS, In
H&hese times"
IAN American yourself, I'll gamble
~ It'll" Sherman pushed his way be-
ween the Uttered baskets and seized
adv Crandall's hands. knew it by
~ cut OF your jib-and-your way
doing things. I'm Henry ]. Sher-
an, from Kewanee, Illynoy-my wife
IA daughter Kitty"
And I'm from Iowa-the red Mills
ole Ioway," the governors wife
6hanted, with an orators flourish OF
HE hands. welcome to the Rock,
home folks!"
Hands all around and an impromptu
|f3ed-home week right then and there.
ady Crandalls attention could not be
akn4 sway from the gowns, however.
" turned back to them eagerly.
With Jane Gerson as her aid, che
0esed them in rapturous review, Mrs.
5karrnan and Kitty playing an enthu-
flfnstic chorus.
E@@aA puYsy little man with an air OF
1SSpreme importance-Henry Rey-
bids. he was, United States consul
Observation-Disclosures In from the
ffrect while the gown chatter was at
noAsiest. He threw his hands
1bove his head in q mock attitude Of
hm%issiveness before q highwayman.
IS Ill fixed, ladies and gentlemen"
y scried, with a showman's eloQuence.
Here's Lady Crandall come to tell
Fou shout It, and she's SO busy riding
IN hobby gowns and millinery and
iS11ch-she has forgotten. I'll bet dol
49, to doughnuts."
zsssCredit to whom credit Is due, Mis-
tSr Consul she rallied. I'm not
sfealing anybody's Off cial thunder
HE consul wagged a ~forefinger at her
SSproyingly. With impatience, the
3SSfu9ees waited to hear the news.
well. It's this way" Reynolds be-
IN eve got so tired having all you
5Spple sitting on my door step I4ust
5aad to make arrangements to ship
E SN.EN--8AA- oo--~{o tp cole HnfnnCa
3axonia's due here from Naples
Fhursday-day after tomorrow; sails
New York at dawn Friday morn
Lady Crandall, here-and a bet
~ American lever came out of the
ffaddle West-has agreed to go bond
~ your passage money; all your let
sffs ofscredit and checks will be cash
%g1sby treasury agents before you leave
E&A dock at New York, and you can
IISStfle with the steamship people right
IRE.
E8MANo. no: don't thank me! There's
w person responsible for your get
3nK home" The consul waved to-
ard the governors lady, who blushed
lilly under the tumultuous blessings
ghowered on her. Reynolds ducked
Mt the door to save his face. The
hermans made their good nights, and
nth Kimball, started toward the
Stairs.
sae.Thursday night, before you sail"
lady Crandall called to them, "you all
AVE an engagements regular
i american dinner with me at the Gov
house. Remember"
A. N.sIf you have hash-plain hash-and
[0n't call 1t a rag-owt, we'll eat you
ut OF house and home" Sherman
hDuted as addendum to the others
hanks.
s'And you, my dear'-Lady Crandall
named upon Jane-"you're coming
(ght home with me to wait for the
1xonia's sailing. oh, no, don't be
: Is ready with your thanks. This Is
Ire selishness IN my part. ] want
ia to help plan my fall clothes.
here, the secrets out. But with all
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