Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-21

Mercy, says I. My family paid
month in advance
so did mine.'
!" My family is already in says
That was q clincher.
He raved and roared, and said got
them in and could get them out. But
f when he grew rational and raised my
bonus to ten dollars, said would dc
my best He agreed to refund the
months rent, to pay the moving ex
penses both In and out, to take ovel
1heir i've dollar deposit for electric
lights, and to pay the electric and gas
bill outstanding, which wouldn't b
much for two or three days.
$50 of he marches the business baby
to the conflict.
"They didn't like it a bit, and talked
very Grossly indeed, and said perfectly
horrible, but quite true, things about
Messrs. Nesbitt and Orchard. But
! finally they said they would move out
only they must have until Friday to
And a new house. They would move
QUITO Saturday and leave the keys at
the. ONCE.
''Nr. Nesbitt was much pleased, and
said ! had done nicely, gave me the
ten dollars and box of chocolates
and We were as happy as cooling doves
Z The rest Of the day.
"But my family must have been
more indignant than realized. On
Saturday, at O'Clock, Mr.. Nesbitt told
me to go around by the house on my
way home to make sure the front door
was locked. 1t, was locked all right,
but I noticed that the electric lights
we're burning. Mr.. Nesbitt had not
sent the key with me, as 1t was an
sutomstic lock. and it really was none
OF my business II folks moved out and
lift the fights ON. Still 1t seemed ir-
resu1ar, and when l got home I tried
10 ret Mr.. Nesbitt on the phone. But
Ne and Mr.. Orchard had left the Office
and gone into the country for the
Afternoon. Business-they never go
to the country for pleasure. SO COM
llortably forgot all about the electric
nights.
ABut Monday afternoon Mr.. Nesbitt
happened to remark that his family
would not move in until Wednesday,.
Then l remembered.
II said, What Is the idea in having
the electric lights burning down
there?'
What? he shouted. He always
shouts unless he has particular rea-
son for whispering.
J" why, the electric lights were
buring in the house when went by
Saturday
All of them?'
= Looked it from the outside
Did you turn them OFF,
I should say not. hadn't the key.
Besides didn't turn them on. ! didn't
know who did, nor why. I Just left
them alone
"That meant neat little electric
bill Of about six dollars and Mr.. Mes
bitt talked to me in very un-neutral
way, and got my hat and walked of
home He called me up after while
and tried to make peace, but l said /
was Ill from the nervous shock and
couldn't work any more that day. So
he sent me box Of candy to restore
my shattered nerves, and the next day
they were all right
'tOne day got rather belligerent my.
self. It was just week after came
One Of his new tenants phoned in that
Nesbitt must get the rubbish out Of
The alley back Of his house or he would
move out. Mr.. Nesbitt tried to evade a
pfumise, but the man was curt. You
ret that rubbish out today or get
out tomorrow.
sMr. Nesbittwas just going to court
70 he told me to call up garbarge
man and get the rubbish removed.
~ didn't know the garbage men
from the ministers, and they weren't
classified in the directory. So I went
10 MI. Orchard, youngish sort OIL
Nesbdtt himself.
Il said, not too amiably, who are
the garbage hauless In this town.?
He said:s Search me- and went on
4 dropped the directory-on his desk
and SSH. "wen, If Mr.. Nesbitt loses
. good tenant, I should worry.
"Then he looked up and said: oh.
letN see. There's Jim Green, and
0cfty Meadows. and-and-Tully
Scott and that's enough"
$50 I called them up. Jim Green
was In Jail for petty larceny. Softly
Meadows was in bed with broken
leg. Tuliy Scott would do it for three
MY. So gave him the number and
told him to do 1t that afternoon with
out fan.
~Pretty soon Mr.. Nesbitt came home.
How about that rubbish"
Z got FULLY Scott to do it for
three nfty.'
HE fairly tore his hair. Three
nifty! Tully Scott is the biggest high
way robber in town, aid everybody
knows It! Why didn't you get the may
or aid be done with it? Three fifty!
Crest Scott! Three fifty! You call his
lordship Tully Scott up and ask him
II he'll haul that rubbish for a dollar
and half, and If he won't you can
call OF the deal
II called him up, quietly, but inward
~ raging.
viii you haul that rubbish for a
dollar and a half?'
NO. he drawled through his nose,
I won't haul no rubbish for no dollar
and half, and you can tell old Skin
dint said So
HE hung up. So did !.
What did he say"
II thought the nasal infection made
n more forceful so I said NO. | won't