Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-07
Think of the girl" said Johnson

ed, person of year or so past thirty
bright and steady of eye, and will
the flush of health upon his carefully
staven cheek He entered like the
muscular paragon he was, lithely anf
easily as tiger; and it seemed tc
Anthony that, if he did nothing else
fifteen minutes of his conversation
might serve to restore norma
thought
Robert Vining was all of the pleas
ant every day that had been before
their visit to the fight, and the very
sight of him was stimulating.
So he clasped Winnings hand and
said heartily:
Good morning, Bob, You've break
fasted?''
Long since,' grinned young Nj
Vining. "1-who uses perfume around
Eere?"
'No one" Anthony said, pal1ng
slightly. Possibly"
Winnings eyes twinkled.
Guess l imagined it," he said
There's reason. Well, it's early,
but / thought I'd drop in for a mo-
ment in passing and see what you
thought of the alleged battle last
night. Hello, Johnson! Heard you
were staying here. Did you go, too?"
Yep said Johnson Boiler, gazing
at his old friend and wondering
whether Anthony thought he was
looking and acting like himself
1T was one grand lemon, Anthony
was it not?" asked Mr.. Vining, spraw-
ling comfortably for a stay and
tho or1 80 hie ne
Anthony himself settled down in
mis- pet chair for normal quarter.
hour.
at was all of that he agreed al
most cheerfully. 1--we seen the so.
called Kid in pretty bad form before;
he was bowling outrage when he
fought Morr two years ago, but last
night
His voice trailed away oddly and
for cause wilkins, coming from no
where in particular. was standing in
the corridor He looked straight at
his master and with great meaning,
and having caught his attention he
relied his eyes toward David's room
and nodded slightly. Again he looked
at Anthony, again he nodded; and
Anthony rose abruptly.
"You'H-excuse me for a moment,
Bob" he. asked in the same low,
husky voice that had afflicted him be-
fore this morning. "Wilkins-ah--
Wilkins wishes.
lowed Wilkins as he backed into the
shadows of the corridor.
"She wishes to see you, SIR" the in
valuable one whispered. "She rang
for me and she says it's urgent"
But"
"Td 20 at once. sir!" Wilkins
bseathed fervently IT really would,
Mr.. Fry. She seems in a bit of d
temper, if l may say So
Anthony passed him without, furth-
er comment or protest, and fastened
to David's door Apprehension filled
MIN suddenly, not so much because
there was any reason for. apprehen-
sion as because he was nervous.
Anger welled up, too, that the wretch
ed girl should have upset the first
calm and peaceful moment Of the
morning, so that it is quite possible
that Anthony failed to smile as he
entered the chamber.
For that matter, Mary was not
smiling either. She stood at the foot
of the bed. clinging to it, and her bos-
ON heaved and her eyes bored into
Fry.
"That-that man. she whispered
quite dramatically.
"He is merely an old friend Of
mine, Miss Mary" Anthony said i'm
patiently. 81 have no idea of men,
your existence, far less Of"
Did your man say Robert Vining?'
"Of course"
as that the Robert Vining of Vim
ing & Dale, lawyers, in Wall Street,"
Mary cried softly.
"Of course said Anthony 1T
isn't possible that you know him.
know him." Mary echoed wildly.
That's the man I'm going to marry"
CHAPTER TX.
Crime?
Entering. the owner of Ffy's I'M
perial Linimept had been justifiably
Twenty seconds after en-.
Lering. Mary's obvious excitement
mad caused the annoyance to give
place to not very interested wonder;
but now Mary had claimed all his at.
tention and the annoyance was all
gone. Indeed, as a quantity to
claim ones whole attention Mary had
been success from the very begin
ming.
Anthony Fry, then, scowled fitting
at her; and the absurdity
Of being incredulous Of one who
painted and shook as did Mary becom
ing at once apparent, Anthony paled
II cannot-believe that such an as
tonishing coincidence he began
What you believe or don't believe
doesn't interest met Mary said
iwiftly. Did | hear him talking
about that wretched fight last night?"
'ErZyes.''
He was there"
"Of course
We'll. it's the same Robert Win.
rg." Mary whispered. Get him out
II here,"
But"
Dent argue about it. Get him out
# here" said Mary. do YOU suppose
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