Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-24
CHAPTER XI-(Continued.)

COpSTlSHt, Lie L
CHAPTER XI-(Continued.)
..Thera must be something ne
began. ,..o
at would afford me some satisfac.
lion" Bliss said quietly, Ito be assured
that the matter In which | interviewed
was not"
ut would afford me some satisfac'
ton, Bliss said quietly, ito be as
sured that the matter IN wnlcn ln'er'
yened was not"
"Ill tell you all about it, the boy
INTERRUPTED. "Iu tell you all about it
with Measure. NY sister and live in
iyrosvenor Square. She Is Lady Mar
garet Braydon, and am Geonrey
BRANDON. The master was giving a
fancy dress ball, and We were DOM
bored to death I'd wanted to go to
Covent Garden bali. and told Meg So
and she bothered me into taking one
II the motors and going there just LOT
IN hour. She wanted to see what II
vas like. 1t was mad thing to oo' OF
course.
"While we were there three OF four
men followed Meg about, and directly
noticed it we made up our mlnos 10
leave. Just then there was an a"1ul
hubbub. Some thief had stolen
bracelet from a woman near she
caught hold Of Megs arm and accused
her of having taken it. The bracelet
was on the floor close to where Meg
was standing, and it seemed to me,
then and there. that We were IN for
trouble.
Two of the men laid hold Of Meg.
They were going to keep her I'LL
policeman arrived. l knocked one
down and tripped the other, and Meg
bolted. We both got clear. but she
went q different way and lost her.
Thanks to you, she got home, or there
would have been a devil of a row; Tor
one of those fellows half recognized
her, I'm sure and they say he's a bit
Of a blackmailer, regular wrong 'un.
II hunted around for Meg for over
an hour: but / had to be jolly careful
myself. for the man l knocked down
caught his head upon the railing and
had to be taken to the hospital Then
I telephoned home to one OF the serv-
ants / could trust, and found that
she'd been there for some time and
gone to bed. so l followed.
THAT'S the story. l saw her when
rot home, and she told me what
you'd done for her. Well both be
thankful to you all our lives, Mr.
Bliss"
"Thst's all right Bliss replied.
"You won't mind If l say good-by
now, will your I've a lot Of work to do
and my mistress is little impatient"
TITS all silly rot" Lord Godfrey de-
clared you've got to come along
and let US help you out Of this. can
get you Job down on our Wiltshire
estate, Or"
Bliss shook his head gently and
pushed him toward the door
''I'll see you again some day. he
promised. "1ll know where to come
II need leg up. Goodbye"
"And a nice, long time the young
man was, too. leaving yer coat" Mrs.
Mott grumbled as Bliss stepped back
into the sitting-room. There's every
thing cold here, but I've warmed up
the last bit Of bacon"
Thank you, I've had plenty" Bliss
assured her.
You'll Just sit where you are" Mrs.
Mott insisted, land you'll eat that bit
Of Notwithstanding it upon his plate
land drink this cup O coffee. Then !
you and together'll see about bring |
ing the stuff in the shop, and I'll show
you 'ow to do the sortin'. | don't see,"
she went on. dropping an extra knob |
Of sugar into his cup, why we
shouldn't get one o them louis as are |
always angling round to do the rough
work outside, and you might 'elp more
in the shop. It'd better suit you.
ITS not bad little business, you
know, Mr.. Bliss. properly looked
after" she continued, dropping her
voice little. land it don't mean late
hours, neither We can generally be
finished in time for bite O supper at
seven o'clock, and feel ones earned
summat too, to spend. I'm all for a
bit of enjoyment after the days work
is DONE" she confided; IAN to tell yer
the truth, feel more like it. now
I've GOT rid O that man O. mine"
Always arr drunk he was" she
went on. and if any woman came
along and smiled at i'm, even though
she was ugly as barn door. SO long
as it wasn't his own wife, ed make
A perfect fool of ITSELF about 'er. A
good radiance, | say" she concluded
firmly, land If l takes fancy-Drat
that shop bell!"
This time, however, there was no
need for her to disturb herself. They
heard the sound of heavy footsteps ,
the shop, and the communica. !
ting door was suddenly opened
CHAPTER XII
Not Quite Respectable.
Mrs. Mott sank back in her chair