Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08

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Gov Two oVrs'" Beatrice said -
way o. fa~0~Nr', md tnrne! awe
ercrn them n'th sweep.
It was no an' rlent in which to 20
what one r~rr cted to do. Beatrice
ono stem tcnen stopred shor' Cut
- he 'o,r ~" ono 7ros ~ Me-
'ra in a. way o. " ~,il'ar. ANTON"
.:-'fr ar-fn h - 70 a-sw-r mo
~r,nmors-and ~ 90 vns hn-''p
oran when yor0c Robert V'n' y
y -'lcd~ in and grlpped him by both
arms.
TITS no rse. Anthonv!" he gasped.
"Tbe~es not trace Of her yeti"
"Nc?"
shes gone. SEES goro!" cried
- .-~~'-'-~ no his = 'i';ar re-
frain. 1--WE just had the house on
No. md III "r's 20 news Of her
as 20 I've had police headrrartors
on the wire and they haven't heard
or seen a thing. Miriam-that's one
OF her chums-has inst finished g"inr
over bellevue and there's no sign Of
Mary down there!"
Ry now thew we're in the living
room and Beatrice. somewhat startled
At tho s'~ht of A being in agony equal
to "er own, stood aside.
~H~ SOfv
"And I've been around 10 H"'er e
that's another Of her chnms, Anthony
and she's going to te'cphone all the
girls. That takes that of my hands
and leaves RE free to go over al! the
hospitals that haven't been covered
yet That's what brings me here old
man You'll have to come with me"
Every WE'LL" Anthony said swiftly.
"We'll start now"
"Recause I haven't got the nerve to
do it alone!" Robert c-iad '1-some-
body has got to 60 to the Morgue, too!
And suppose we should 60 down there
Il was there just once and had the
horrors for month-suprose We
should go down there and find her,
Anthony. all"
"Hush!" said Anthony. "Dont 20
into the possibilities; there's lady
present, Bob"
Whining almost came to earth for a
mornen+.
"What?"
"To re sure. Mrs. Boller-Mr. Rob.
ert vining."
He spoke directly at her, 30 that
Robert, out of his emotional f"g.
gained an idea Of her location and
turned dizzily toward her. There was
heart broken. half-apologetic smile as
he faced Beatrice Boiler. He bowed,
too, perfnnctorily.
Then Robert raised his stricken
eyes.
And as he raised them, great
shock ran through Robert, and after it
he sti~ened His eyes popped, as if
he could not quite believe what he
saw. and his body swayed forward.
Robert, with hoarse. incohorent
scream ran straight at Beatrice Boiler
and snatched away the hat from un.
der her arm.
That's Marys! That's Mary's!" he
cried hysterically. That's Marv's hat,
because I was with her the dav she
bought It. and I'd know it among ten
thousand hats! Yes. aud it's torn and
bro'en-it's all s',ashed on this s'de!3
Greenish white. jaw sagging pobert
looked from one to the other o. them.
"You-you're afraid to tell me"
said he. "She-there was an accident!
I cen see that nv the hat. There was
an accident and she was hurt and
t. - so cha
now? Where IS she now? Good God!
Is she-dead?"
"she isn't dead" An+ho-v said
cueorlr. because he had Re 'oo'j,s
~ roat-'ca and feeling his f sh craw!
9s he looked.
"Then where is Mo~v? w',v d."
You te,' me about 50" rcNe-' o. -~o1
IN "'vhat's +"e m"t'e'? 7s s"e N7''-'
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