Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-19

Copyright. 1911. b.
The widow Of 80 astute a politician
@ Mike Dunn had been In his day
could have scarcely failed to profit by
his teachings. Moreover, she possessed
4 talent Of her own. With q final pat
and . kiss she prepared for departure.
After the pair had been shown out
BY Edwards, on the way homo In the
car Nrs. Corcoran Dunn lectured her
son severely.
Have you no common sense" abe
demanded. Couldn't you see that the
girl would have told me everything If
you hadn't laughed like an idiotT'
The young man laughed again.
'cBy .Jovep he exclaimed, 1T was
enough to mako a wooden Indian
laugh. The old Jay with the barnacles
telling Us about the advantages Of a
sailors life. And Steve's face! Ho, hov'
His mother snorted disgust.
.Was It necessary to insult him the
first time you and he exchanged .
wordY'
.Insult him7 Him7 Ha, hal Do you
imagine that q hayseed like that would
recognize IN insult without an intro
duction7, You don't intend putting him
on your calling list, do your
II intend cultivating him for tho
presentT
"Cultiyating himY'
"Yes-for the present. He 10 Rod
gers Warren's brother. That lawyer.
Graves, travelled miles to see him.
what does that mean? That in some
important way he is connected with
the estate and those two children. II
the estate is worth anything, and we
have reason to believe it IL, you and i
must know it. If It isn't it Is even
moro important that we should know
before We waste more time. If Caro-
line 10 an heiress, If she inherits even
moderate fortune
She shrugged her shoulders by way
Of finish to the sentence.
When Captain Elisha emerged from
his room after wash and change Of
linen he found the library untenanted.
He strqlled about his hands behind
rim. ,nsTpecting the pictures with criti-
cal interest. Caroline, dressed for din
ner, found him thus engaged. he turn
ed ct the sound Of her step.
why, hsllo!" he cried, with hearty
enthusiasm. sAn rigged upsfor inspec.
tion, amt you"
@Ihspectionr'
'toh, that's Just sailors lingo. Means
you've got your Sunday uniform On,
that's all. Ny, my! How Mica you
iooki But amt black pretty old for
such young girIT
Il am IN mourning" replied his niece
coldly.
4There, therei OF course you are.
Tut, tuti How could forget It You
zee, I've been 20 many years feelin' as
IL I didn't have brother that I've sort
Of got used to his bein' gone" x
Il, have not" Her eyes filed % she
aid 1t. Tho captain was greatly moved.
.T'm blunderin' old fool, my dear, 7"
be said. II beg your pardon. Do try to
forgive me, won't your And, perhaps
perhaps I can make up your loss to
you Just a little mite. I'd like 10.
IN try to- if'
ne laid hand on her shoulder. She
avoided him and, moving away, seated
herself IN q chair at the opposite side
OF the desk. The avoidance was 30 OBJ
vious as to be almost brutal. Captain
Elisha looked very grave for an In
slant. Then he changed the subject.
After some further conversation, dur.
ing which Caroline was plainly Ill at
ease, dinner vas announced. When the
captain In his quaint way described to
Caroline and Steve how he found his
way In New York Caroline was bored,
and Steve was almost brutal with his
interjections. For the hundredth time
Caroline asked Steve what had prompt
"a her.father TO make the captain thsir
guardian
After breakfast the next morning
came the .'business talk" It was 4
brief ones. Captain Elisha soon dis
covered that his brothers children
knew very little concerning their IA
theirs affairs. They had always plenty
of money, had been INDUCED tn prac-
ticaIly every wish and had never had
to think or plan for themselves. Al to
tho sire Of the estate, they knew moth
ing more than Mr.. Graves had told
them, which was that, instead Of the
several millions which rumor had cred-
itsd "a. Rodgers Warren with possess
ins. $4,000 would probably b the
extent Of their inheritance and that
therefore they must live economically.
AZ I nrst stsp IN that direction they
had given up their former homo and
moved 70 the apartment.
.Yes, yes" unused the captain; Il
see. Mr.. Graves didn't know about
yom movin', then1 You did It On your
own book 20 10 speak,"
Stephen answered promptly.
~Of course w did," he declared.
why not r.
mo reason in the world. A good, SEN
sible thing to do, should say. Didn't
anybody advise you where to go?''
: ..Why should We need advice?" Again
4 was Stephen who replied: "We aren't
kids. We're old enough to decide some
things for ourselves, should think"
4 Eyes; sartin. That's right. But 1
Aidnt know but p'raps some Of your
friends might have helped along. This
Mrs. Dunn now, she kind Of limited to
mo; that she'd-well, done what she