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.^Pettingill. To him Quincy bears a
./list Ezekiel on his side in his war
against Quincy. He gets Bob Wood,
the village bully, to insult Quincy, who
promptly thrashes Wood and offers to
whip Strout. Quincy calls at the Put
nam home, finds Lindy absent and re
ceives from the simple old folks
she apologizes abjectly for her part in
3is troubles, Quincy returns to his
focm and is surprised to find a letter
irom Lindy Putnam, in which "he asks
aim to call ivith regwrd to a business
mutter. Another letter from his futli
tlis- him that .llni Sawyer, dying
in tne Eastaoroiigii poorliouse, may be
ins vr.cle, the "black sheep" of the
Sawyer family. Miss Patn.un asks
Quincy for ad'. Ice as to investing her
money and he refers her to a Boston
firm. He visits Mrs. Putnam, who
tells him in confidence that she Intends
to leave her fortune to Alice Peitin
gill. He then visits Jim Sawyer at
the poor house and discovers that he
is his (Quincy's) uncle. The man tells
him where to find $5,000 in government
\bonds he has hidden and Quincy gets
th
.father
CHAPTER XV.—(Continued.)
"I heard," replied Quincy, "that a
man named James Sawyer was in the
PV'Stbrrough poorhouse. I wrote to
my father, and in his reply he told me
what I have just said' to you. If you
-are my uncle, father says to do every
•thing I can to help you, and if he had
not said so I would have done it any
way."
"It is all true," said the man faintly.
"I squandered the money my father
'.eft me. I married a sweet, young girl
Mid took her. to the city. I tried to in
troduce her into the set to which I
"Dnce belonged. It was a failure. I
was angry, pot with myself for expect-
Ing too much, but with her because
she gave me too little, as I then
me. I neglected to provide for my
family. My wife fell sick, my two lit
tle. children died, and my wife soon
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Quincy Adams Sawyer
BY CHAS. F. PIDGiN.
A New England Story Dedicated to the Memorv
of James Russell Lowell.
Copyright 1900-1902 by Chas. F. Pidgin.
SYNOPSIS.
Story opens December 31, 1SS—, at
Mason's Corner, near Boston, Mass.,
Introducing the reader to the queer
'-country people of that place and. of
JBastborough Center and West East
borough, both nearby. Quincy Adams
Sawyer, a young lawyer, from Boston,
is staying at Deacon Abraham Ma
son's for an indefinite time, ami
his courtesy to the deacon's daughter,
Tlie play dramatized from this story will appear at the
Grand Opera House durmg December. All can become ac
quainted with the story before the play is given here.
idy. Strout's enmity grow3 from day
man, "and see if anybody is listening."
Quincy opened the door suddenly
and the broad face of Mr. Asa Waters
stood revealed.
"I thought I would come up and see
if Mr. Sawyer wanted anything."
"Ifjie does," said Quincy, "I will in
form you and lie closed the door in
Mr. Waters' face.
Hulda, and the other young women, he derous footsteps descending the stairs
incurs the hatred of Obedlah Strout,
the singing master, and Ezekiel Pet- „w
tlngill, a young farmer who loves Hul-
letter from his father, the Hon. Nu- °wuod just before I went off on that
thaniel Sawyer of Boston, who is an last debauch, but I didn't spend all the
old friend. Uncle Ike. Quincy grows to money. When I die I want you to pay
like the old man despite his eccentri- back to the town of Eastborough every
flUes. Strout fails in an effort to en-
Ktory-of the family, together with the
is going to leave. They are thrown
from the bufrgy and Huldy's arm is
broken. Ezekiel's sister, Alice, has lost
her eyesight, and her brother brings
her home. Uncle Ike yields to the en
treaties of his niece and nephew and
goes to live with them at his invita
tion. Quincy also takes quarters at
Quincy waited till he heard his pon-
at the foot of the hanway.
o]d Waters ollt thpr„
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one
l"£,e
1),0I!ds.-
Joilar
en(] of the
the Pettengill homestead, where he is half-nast eleven to twelve at twelve i1v I
After v^KEtokHul°dv.fdu?h!g whTch "T*5*1
iviliua li« HUB -1IUUC11 «IiVl 6CV3 I
he money. In Boston he tells his c"ir^- upstairs at the other end
other' of the affair arid learils that .j® the poll way. I "Wei],
HIfs Putnam .lias 'been to the elder -*T tbifik t.«rt]r the^vroi'T turn." sMd "r iKa^rrl
followed them. I returned from a de
bauch which had lasted me for about
a month to find that I was alone in the
world. I fled from the town where we
had lived, came here and tried to re
form. I could not. I fell sick and
they sent me here to the poorhouse.
I have had no ambition to leave. I
•fcnew if I did it would mean the same
old life. I am glad you came. I can
•not tell you how glad. I do not wish
for any assistance the town will care
for me as long as I live, which will
not be very long but your coming en
ables me to perform an act of justice "mothpr^nri'
which otherwise I could not have
done."
"Tell me in what way I Can serve
you," said Quincy, "and it shall be
«Jone."
"Look outside of the door," said the
A Test!
Taice only your thinnest
hogs, in fact take the rants,
and feed them
Pratts Food
They wiU be your largest at
ter that yon trill feed
Pratts Food to all your hogs
to prevent and cure Hog Chql
era, to save food, to fatten
quickly, and to nuke yoor hogs
We.
In use over year*
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OHir-y. "I thought
w?
"N°," said Sam "that's the back
Wi"."
"Tt""' von." said Ovlnrv. nq be ran
Hs-ht'- ''"wnstairs. At the foot he met
]yr
••won iq hp
any
"I don't know yet." renlied Quincy:
"he has riven wp» facts, pnd I
°m "roi'io- to wrltf to P"Ktnn. nnd when
nv-rrid in fpw days, as soon as hear to
from the oHv."
him.
thought. We had two children—a boy When he reached the nostoffice he
named Ray and a little girl named f°',ri'l a letter from his father, iufnrm
Mary, after my mother." |ln^ "im
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"My grandmother," said Quincy. Roing to New York for a two weeks'
James Sawyer continued: "I took!v^s^ a,1!
w°uld
to drink. I abused the woman whose"|^im If be would run up the next day.
only fault had been that she had loved I. Quincy's mind was made up instant-
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°ut there listen
^s'jed Jim Sawjei.
.' to day, but Quincy has a firm friend don think he had time to hear
ln Hiram, the man of all work at anything," Quincy replied.
Deacon Mason's. Quincy visits Uncle "Come closer," said Jim "let me
Ike Pettingill, a. retired Boston busj- whisper I am not penniless. I have
.Hess man. and an eccentric half her- arot some monev lmvp si Ann in ovw
mit, who is also the uncle of Ezekiel ™°n.®y'
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s"m® Btoc|v
)lalIway,
information that he has caused a mis- iv.. ..
understanding between Huldy Mason 'j11
1the
and Ezekiel Pettengill. He decides to got in there the other
go and live with Uncle Ike and leave day, but they caueht me before I had a
the Masons alone. Quincy then tikes chance to open the door. If you cin
Hulda for a little ride and tells her he get in there take up the fourth bricl
from the window, second row from the
front of the fireplace, and you will Aid
the bonds in an old leather wallet.
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I owe for board. Don't let any-
body know you got the money f/om
me. Pay it yohrself and keep the bal
ance of it yourself."
"Where is the money?" said Quincy.
"It is down in my old room. No. 24,,, __
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clbor
Quincy smiled.
."She seemed to be well educated,"
his father continued, "and told me that
you and she sang together at a con
cert."
"Did she tell you what, her father's
religion was?" inquired Quincy.
"You don't seem to admire this young
lady, Quincyt I thought she would be
likely to be a great friend of yours.
You might do worse than—"
"I know4" said Quincy. "she is pret
ty, well educated, musical, very taste
ful in dress, and has money, but she
can't have me. But how did it end?"
asked he "how did you get rid of
her?"
"Well," replied his father, "as I said
before, I thought she mii't be a great,
friend of yours, and perbans more, so I
went down to Foss & Follansbee'switli
lier then we went to Parker's to lunch
then I sent her to the station in a
coupe."
"I am greatly obliged to you. father,"
said Quincy, "for the kind attentions
you paid her. I shall get the full cred
it of them down in Eastborough your
name will not be mentioned only
Said Quincy. with a laugh, "if she is
coming to the city very often I think,
perhaps I had better come back'to Bos
flight down from hero, at the other tori and look after mother's interests.
have
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miadie it my-
Whnt time is it?" he osked miickly.
"Half-past eleven," replied Ouincy.
"Now is your time." said the man
"a" the hands have their dinner from ,. „,
us
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Putney pressed the side man's hand
and the mom. He went, 'lownstairs
on tfntoe and rniinkJy reached
N^. 24. He list^ed: all w»s nni»t.: ft
V™ mother and the eirls. I am going to
pst the money, for Gods s?Ve come the cluh to see if I can meet some of
around tomorrow And M. me laiow. I
shp/n't sleep a wink till I hear from
yon."
t.o"k b"t nn instant, to on^n thp donr^ pivam came ont tr hHn him nut up
and: (dinning "nletly in. hp lnrt-ed it the horse. "Anybody up?" asked Quin
nftr«r him. "With sonp difficulty he
fnint'l the wal^t. lonVprl fneiflp rnd
f°w five th^i'fiand dnUir TTnlted
Stftfpfj bonds. He nnt H"« wrll^t in
hifi r^lw^ed the hriok. »nd 1*«
fpnprt pt finnr all miot. I-Te
it. sHnnpd o"t. IrfVofi )t. pnd Li„dv Putnam in Boston to-lay?
was retro'ri'iH: his stpp"!. when he snw
the boys and have some dinner, and I
shall sro down on the 6:0a express."
Ouincy lighted a cifcrar. shook hands
rather stiffly with his father and left
the office.
tepth.
relative of yours?"
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nf
Ouincy irrnnofl into h's team ond F««tborntifh
drovp tn. Centre n^tomce gtr0llt
to see if there were any letters for p,nn(] ^1tTico name is." said Onincv.
"Have the horse ready by 9 o'clock in
the TTIOT'M"jf von can get over. Good
ntobt. Hiram." he said.
mother and sisters were
very much like to Sfe
ly. He drove to the hotel, left the
team.with instructions to have it ready
I for him when he car^e down on the
express that reached Eastborough C'en
tre at 7:15 p. m., ran for the station !P' when they play _'hlde aud go seek
and caught on to the back platform of
the last car as it sped on its way to
Boston.
Arriving there, he first took a hasty
lunch, then hiring a coupe by the hour,
drove to bis bank on State street.
Here he left the bonds with instruc
tions to write to Rastborough Centre
the amount realized from them and
passed to the credit of his account.
His next trip was to his father's
house on Beacon street.where he found
They were
overjoyed to see him, and his youmrer
sister declared that he had grown bet
ter looking since he went away. She
wanted to know if lie had fallen in
love with a country girl. Ouincy re
plied that his heart was still free and
if it wasn't for the law he would have
her for his wife, and no one else.
Maude laughed and slapped him.
1118 tl er ami
Msters-
He next rode to his father's officp
on Court street.. The Hon. Nathaniel
had just lunched at Parker's and was
enjoying a good cigar when his son
came in.
Quincy told him that the Jim Saw
yer at Eastborough poorhouse was un
questionably their missing relative.
"Poor Jim," said Nathaniel: "I ought
lo iro and see him-."
"No: I ^wouldn't," said Quincy. "it
will do no good, and bis remorse is
deep enough now without adding to it."
He then told his father about the
money, and the latter acreed that
•lim's idea was right and Quincy had
best use the money as though it were
his own.
"By the by."'said his father, wheel
ing round in his office chair, "that Miss
Putnam from East boron eh is a very
pretty-girl don't you think so, Quin
cy?".
"Handsome is aa handsome does."
thought Quiaey"to himself, but lie only
said, "Where did you seejher?"
"She Was Ja here today '?, replied hJs
father. "She mid she hail $£550,000 to
Invest, and that you gave lier the ad
dress of some broker, but that she had
forgotten it."
"Her statement is partially true,"
said Quincy. "but not complete. I
say
I am getting warm."
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did not wish to recommend any partic
ular one. I wished her to make her
own choice.
"I was not so conservative," remark
ed his father. "1 advised her to go to
Poss & Follansbee and even suggest
ed that Quinnebaug Copper company
was one ox the most promising Invest
ments before the public today."
"Did she confide in you any farther,"
said Quincy.
"Oh, yes," replied his father "I
gleaned she was worth $lu0,000 and
that her parents, who were very old
people, had nearly as much more. I
remember her brother, J. Jones Put
nam. Ho was a 'plunger,' and a suc
cessful one. He died suddenly of lung
fever. I believe."
When Quincy reached the Pettencill governed by circumstances.
house it was a little after 8 o'clock.
cy.
"Only Mandy and me." Baid Hiram:
"TTn'dft I''° is UP in 1 attic, and 'Zeke
fs lip talkin' to his s'ster, and Mnndy
and me has been t«lkin' to each other:
and. k«v. Mr. Snwypr. did you m^et
E O I W A O I E
A COUGH
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thpf's f'Vnny." said Hiram:
Ab^er St.ijos tolling Ptront. as
came up that hn\y ..pyTjqf PMfnnm teld him that Mr.
pra-wyor h?'1 bppn to th^ banker's w'th
h**r to invest her monev. pnd that Mr.
giTvyer fook h^r nnt tInnch and then 1
rf"1" down to the station in a. carriage
pi1 nrt her aboard the train." jy ,, .'
"fhpro pro a ST^at many Mr. Raw- No,' said Qumcy, "but I might have
vm-R in Boston, 'von nn-st' remember, learned all the principal facts without
Hiram remarked Quincy. Anything leavjng Mason's Cotter. In fact I did
elso T-Tiram' (learn them in a ,somewhat, dtstorted
"WP'1 not, much
jnnrn
hpar frnm therp will be fHe to an- jndv and h^r money ani then em'olpd as red as her cheeks.
swer vr-,ir .motion. I will come the old c""nle into lwin' their monpy "I
tb»t it wonld.be the bpst came
hnnoo that had ever been played in
omht
to know what a
He passed through the kitchen, say-.
thought for an hour, goiug over the "Na
events of the day.
"As soon as Uncle Jim is dead and
buried." said be to h.mself. "I think I
will-leave this town. As the children
CHAPTER XVI.
A Promise Kept.
Quincy was up next morning at eight
o'clock and ate his breakfast with 'Ze
kiel. 'Zekiel said his sister did not
sleep well nights, and so would not be
down till later.
"Do you want the team this morn
ing. Mr. Pettengill?" asked Quincy.
"No," said 'Zekiel, "but the Boston
doctor wrote to Deacon Mason that he
was comin' down this afternoon to take
that stuff off Huldy's arm, and she
wanted mte to come up, so I shall be up
there all the afternoon."
"That reminds vine," said Quincy.
"Will you tell Deacon Mason that I
want the nurse to stay until tomorrow
and I will be up to see her at nine
o'clock?"
Quincy took up the reins and started
for Eastborough poorhouse.
He found his uncle weaker than on
the day before. Quincy touched his
hand, but did not lift it from the bed.
"It's all right." said Quincy, "there
is no one there."
"Did you get it?" asked Uncle Jim in
a whisper.
"Yes," replied Quincy, "and it's safe
in the bank in Boston."
"Thank God!" exclaimed Uncle Jim.
"Now I don't care how soon I am called
to judgment for my sins."
"Uncle Jim," said Quincy, "I saw my
father yesterday afternoon. Would you
have your brother come and see
you?"
Uncle Jim shook his head. "It will
do no gojxl," said he. "You have done
all 1 could wish for. Pay the town for
my board. Give them what they ask.
Do with the balance what yon wish,
Quincy. It is yours."
"Where do you wish' to be buried,
Uuole?^ asked Qulney.braVely_
•"Bight'herd," rejflied Uncle Jim.
"One -of tlie" boys here died- about a
month ago his name was Tom Buck
He was. a good fellow and did many
kind things for me. Bury me side of
him."
"One more question, Uncle," s»id
Quincy. "to what tojyn did your wife
CONUNDRUM
When is a cough more
than, a cough 1:
When it's a settled cold
When it hangs on in spite of
all you can do. Cough mix
tures won't cure it because
they are merely for a cough
.and this is something more.
Scott's Emulsion cures the
:ough because it cures the
something more. It heals!
and repairs the inflamed
tissues where the cold has
taken root and prevents its:
:oming back.
We'll send you a sample free Dpon request
Quincy divined his thoughts and an
swered, "No. I do not, Uncle."
"If you wjll do it. Quincy," said Un
do Jim, "I shall die a happy man. Buy
The Hon. Nathaniel was nettled by a little lot and put me beside Eunice
this and said'sternly, "I do not like and the children. Don't put my name
tlist port of pleasantry, Quincy." ion the stone, put her name and those
"Neither do I," said Quincy coolly, of the children. That will please me
"and I hone there will be no further best. Sh% will know I am there, but
occasion for it." others will not."
"How long do you intend to remain "It shall be done as you say, Uncle,"
in Eastborough?" asked his father. isaid Quincy. "1 will be here early to
"I don't know," renlied Quincy. "I morrow morning and I shall come ev
enn't come home while Uncle Jim is ery day to see you. Good-by."
sick, o^ course. I will ask him if he He touched his uncle's hand again
would like to see you. and if he says softly and left the room. Uncle Jim.
yes, I will telegraph you. Well, good-: with a smile upon his wasted face, fell
as up to the house and saw asleep.
Quincy drove leisurely towards Ma
son's Corner. It was more than twen
ty-four hours since he had learned who
was to be Mrs. Putnam's heiress. He
had made a promise. Should he keep
it? How could he avoid keeping it?
He would see Miss Putnam and be
Tt
No," said Quinpy between his shut yesterday, Miss Putnam?"
.,
He reached the 1Putnam
"Oh. yes," replifcfl lilndy, "I mugt tell
you all about it."-*
"There is no need to. Miss Putnam,
I am acquainted with the most impor
tant events of your trip already."
"Why, how?" asked Lindy. "Oh, I
see," said she. "you had a letter from
rcnlipd Hi-1shape late last evening.
ram: "but stront said tw if you cot colored until her forehead was
cI° n°t
understand you, Mr. Saw-
yer." she remarked.
"It is easily explained," said Quincy.
"Mr. Stiles forgot to mention that it
was my father who was your escort
and not myself. Of course he would
offer the similarity in names as his ex
cuse."
"And so," said Lindy, recovering her-
self, "you have come here to gcold me
))ecause Abner
ing good nisrht to Mandy. and went tvuth. I told you he was a wonderful
straight to his own room. He rat and
story
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New York.
and children reside when they died?"
"In Amesbury," said Uncle Jim. An
idea seemed to strike' him. "Well,
Quincy, do you suppose you could find
where they are buried?"
"Of course, I can," Quincy answered.
"Well," continued Uncle Jim, "I
don't deserve it, I am not worthy of it,
but she always loved me, and so did
the children. I never struck her. nor
them, nor did I ever speak unkindly to
them. I never went home when I was
drunk. I deserted them and left them
to suffer. I don't think she would ob
ject. do you
bouse and
was shown into the same room as on
the morning before. In a few minutes
Lindy joined him. He had never seen
her looking better. She had on a
handsofne gown that he had never
seen befdre. Quincy opened the con
versatiAn.
"Did you enjoy your trip to Boston
Stiles didn't tell the
teller."
Misg
putnom," said Quincy. "1
did not come here for any such purpose.
I made you a promise yesterday and I
have cmne to keep it.
to inherit
1 know who is
your mother's money. She
did not intend to tell me, but the name
esca.ned her unintentionally."
"Did she ask you not to tell me?"
asked Lindy.
"No," replied Quincy. "not in so
many words."
"Then you must tell me," cried Lin
dy eacerly.
"Well, I don't know," said Quincy.
"Your mother said you would give a
thousand dollars to know the name of
the person. This fixes the condition
on which I shall divulge the name."
"And if I did give you a thousand
dollars," inouired Lindy. "what would
you do with the money?"
"I should give it to your mother,"
said Quincy. "She fixed the price of
the secret, not 1."
Lindy walked to the window and
looked out. She wished to know the
name. She had her suspicious, but
she could not bear to give up a thou
sand dollars of her own money, for she
knew that this, too, would go to the
unknown heiress. She knew Alice
Pettengill was in town and at her bor
ther's hoiiBe. She had been there for
a whole day and parts of two others.
She would save her money and at the
same time learn the truth.
Turning to Quincy she said, "I can
not afford to pay you, or rather my
mother, a thousand dollars for the se
cret. It is not worth it. I will not ask
you again for her name, but if you will
answer me one simple question I will
absolve you from your promise."
Quincy reflected. He knew that
Lindy was deep and that she was plot
ting something while she stood at the
window. But he wished this matter
over, he was tired of it. so he replied,
"I will answer your simple question,
Miss Putnam, on one condition. It is
that you will not deem me guilty of
any intentional discourtesy if, after, re-
plying to It, I at once take my leave."
They faced each other, she hardly
able to conceal her impatience, he with
a stern look upon his face.
"My simple question is this, Mr.
Sawyer, haye you ever eaten a meal
at the same table with my mother's
heiress?"
"I have never seen her," replied
Quincy coldly. He took his hat, and
with a low bow quitted the house and
drove away.
Lindy threw herself in a passion on
the sofa and burst into a flood of tears.
She had played her last card and had
lost.
CHAPTER XVII.
An Informal Introduction.
When Quincy drove into the barn he
found Jim Cobb there, and he turned
the horse over to him. Entering ljy
the back door he passed through the
kitchen without seeing either Mandy
or Mrs. Crowley, iand went slowly up
stairs. The house was very quiet. He
remembered that Uncle Ike had gone
to Eastborough Centre and 'Zekiel had
prr.nt to iionn Mason's. It was nec
essary for him to pass the door of the
room occupied by Alice Pettengill in
order to reach his own room. The
door of her room was open. He invol
untarily glanced in and then stood still.
What vision was this that met his
eye? The sun, now dropping to the
westward, threw its rays in at the win
dow and they fell npon the head of the
young girl seated beside it.
The hair was golden in the sunlight,
that real golden that is seldom seen
excepting on the heads of young chil
dren. She seemed slight in figure,but
above the average stature. She wore
a loose-fitting dress of light blue mate
rial, faced down the front with white,
and over her shoulders was thrown a
small knitted shawl of a light pink col
or. Quincy could not see her face, ex
cept in profile, for it was turned to
wards the window, but the profile was
a striking one. He turned to step for
ward and enter his own room. As he
did so the board upon which he stood
creaked. He stopped again suddenly,
hoping that the-ncrtse would not attract
her attention, but her quick ear had
caught the sound, and, rising, she ad
vanced towards the door, her hands
extended before her.
"Is that you. Uncle Ike?? she asked
in a clear, sweet voice. "I heard you
drive in."
She had started in a straight line
towards the door, but for some cause,
nerliaos the bright light coming from
the wood fire in the open fireplace, she
swerved in her course aud would have
walked directly towards the blazing
wood had not Quincv rushed forward,
caught her by the hand and stopped
her further progress, sayine as he did
so, "Miss Pettengill, you will set your
dress on fire."
"You are not Uncle Ike," said she,
quickly. "He could not walk as fast
as that. Who are you? You must
know me, for you called me by name."
Quincy replied. "Under the circum
stances, Miss Pettengill. I see no way
but to introduce myself. I am your
hrnthpr's boarder, and my name is
Salver."
'I am pleased to meet yoir, Mr. Saw
yer," said she,. extending her hand,
which Quincy took. "I feel acquainted
with you already,.tor'Uncle Ike.pneaks
of you very often,', aud 'Zekiel said you
used-to board, at Deacon, Mason's.
Don't you think Huldy is a lovely girl?"
Quincy avoided this dire6t question
and renlied, "Uncle Ike has-been eoual
ly kind in speaking of his "niece. Miss
Pettengill, so that I feel acquainted
with her even without this.—I. was go
ing to say formal introduction.—but I
think that we must both confess it was
rather informal."
Alice lauehed merrily.' "Won't you
sit down. Mr. Sawyer? I have been
alone nearly all day. and have really
been very lonesome."
She turned and groped, as if feeling
for a chair. Quitiey snraug forward,
nlaced a large rocking chair before trie
fire, then, taking her hand, saw her
safely ensconced in it. He then took
a seat in a large armchair at the end
of the fireplace nearest the door.'
"Thank you. Mr. Sawyer," said Alice.
"Everybody has been so kind to me
since I have had this trouble, with my
eyes. Of coursc 'Zekiel has told you
about it."
"Yes," assented Quincy.
He really did not care to talk. He
was satisfied to sit and look at her,
and he could do this with impunity, for
she could not see his earnest gaze fixed
upon her.
"I have been used to an active life,"
said Alice. "I have had my business
to attend to every day, and evenings I
had my books, papers, pictures, and
music. At first it seemed So hard to
be shut out from them all, but years
ago Uncle Ike taught me to be a phi
losopher and to take life as it came,
without constantly fretting or finding
fault. Uncle Ike says, "it is not work
but worry that wears men out.' That's
why he came down here to live in the
woods. He
sa'd
1
taey wouldn't let him
work and so he worried all the time,
but when he came here he. had plenty
to do, and in his work, he found happi
ness."
"I am learning a good lesson," said
Quincy with a laugh. "I have studied
much, but. I actually never did a day's
work in all my life, Miss Pettengill."
'Then: you are to be pitied," said
Alice frankly "but I see I should not
blame you, you are studying now and
getting ready to work."
"Perhaps so," Quincy remarked.
"My father wishes me to be a lawyer,
but I detest reading law, and have no
inclination to follow in my father's
footsteps."
"Perhaps you are too young," said
Alice, "to settle upon your future ca
reer. I cannot see you, you know, and
Uncle Ike did not say how old you
were,"
Quincy smiled. "I am in my twenty
fourth year," said he. "I graduated at
Harvard two years ago."
"Sc old!" exclaimed Alice "why, I
am not 21 until next June, and I have
been working for my living since I
was JC."
Quincy said, "I wish had ?ia honor
able a .record."
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Now you are vexed with me for
speaking so plainly," said Alice.
"Not at all, Quincy replied. "I
thank you for it. I have learned from
Uncle Ike that frankness of speech and
honesty of heart are Pettengill charac
teristics."
You might add," said Alice, "firm
ness in debate, for none of us like to
own up that we are beaten. I remem
ber years ago Uncle Ike and I had a
long discussion as to whether it were
better to be stone blind or stone deaf.
I took the ground that it was better to
be blind, for one could hear music and
listen to the voices of friends, and
hear the sound of approacning danger,
and then, besides, everybody is so kind
to a person who is blind. But you see
Uncle Ike don't care for music, and
had rather talk to- himself than listen,
so he decided that it was best to be
stone deaf, for then he could read and
write to his friends. But of course
neither of us gave in. and the question,
so far as we are concerned, is still un
settled."
At that moment the sound of a team
was'heard, and a few minutes later
Uncle Ike came upstairs,: followed by
the driver of the team bearing a big
basket a.nd a large bundle. These
contained Uncle Ike's purchases.
"Wait a minute and I will go up
stairs with you," called out Uncle Ike
to the man. He entered the room, and
looking somewhat surprised at seeing
Onincy. be said somewhat sharply, "So
ou two have got acquainted, have you?
I have been waiting for two days to
introduce you."
"I am greatly indebted to Mr. Saw
yer," said Alice. "When h^ passed
my door, which was open, I thought it
was you and I started forward to meet
you. but I missed my way and was
walking directly towards the fire, when
Mr. Sawyer interposed.
"I should have done the same thing,
had it been me." said Uncle Ike. "So
I don't see as you were in any real dag
ger."
Quincy thought that it was notice
ably evident that the Pettengills were
noted for plainness of speech.
"Here are three letters for you Alice,
and here is one for you. Mr. Sawyer.
I thought I would bring it over to you
as I met Asa Waters down to the post
ofUce and he said you'd started for
home. I'll be down in a few minutes
Alice, and read your letters for you."
And Uncle Ike showed the man the
way up to bis domicile.
Quincy arose, expressed his pleasure
at having met Miss Pettengill. and pre
suming they would meet again at din
ner. took his leave.
The letter was from Quincy's father.
It was short, but was long enough to
cause Quincy to smother an oath,crush
the letter in his hands and throw it
into the open fire. The flames touched
it, and the strong draught took it still
ablaze up the wide-mouthed chimney.
But Quinby's unnleasant thought did
not go with it. The letter had said,
"Quinnebaug stock has dropped off five
points. Foss & Follansbee have writ
ten Miss Putnam that she must put up
$5,000 to cover margin. Better see
her at once and tell her the drop is
only temporary, and the stock is 6ure
to recovef."
Quincy sat down in his easy-chair,
facing the fire, upon w'hich he put
some more wood, which snapped and
crackled.
"I won't go near that girl again,"
said he, with a determined look upon
his face. The next moment he had
banished Lindy Putnam from his mind,
and was thinking of that other girl
who was sitting not six feet from him.
He could hear Uncle Ike's voice, and
he knew Alice's letters were being
read to her. Then he fell into a reverie
as the twilight shadows gathered
round him. As the room grew darker
the fire grew brighter, and in it hp
could seem to see a picture of a fair
haired girl sitting in a chair and lis
tening with evident interest to a young
man who was reading to her from a
newspaper.
The young girl placed her hand upon
his arm and asked a question. The
young mau dropped the paper and gaz
ed into the girl's face with a look full
of tenderness, and placing one of hiR
hands upon that of the young girl
clasped it fondly, and Quincy saw that
the face of this yc.mg man was his
own. He sat there unt^l there came a
loud rap upon tho door and Mandy's
Voice called out, "Supper's ready."
(To be Continued Saturday.)
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Detectives Charged With Failure iof
Duty in Guarding President.
New York, Dec. 1.^—Captain John
W. Cottrell, three detective sergeants
and two patrolmen were placed on
trial today charged with failure of du
ty in not preventing Arthur B. Dem
ing, believed to be demented from ob
taining access to President Roosevelt
when the latter was here last week to
attend the Gracie funeral.
D. W. SHAW WAS BURIED.
Secretary of Treasury Attends Fun
neral at Manilla.
Manilla, Dec. 1.—The funeral of
D. W. Shaw, a brother of Secretary
of the Treasury Shaw, took place here
yesterday. Every business house in
the town closed, the schools adjourned
and people came fifteen and twenty
miles to attend the funeral. Secretary
and Mrs. Shaw .arrived-Sunday night
and will remain in Iowa" a few days.
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THEY ARB
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Right Here in Ottumwa.
If you are skeptical ball at their, of
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Many of them were BuSerers from Ca
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and bad sought relfet for years.
Kj
Their Electro Vapor method of treat
ing Catarrh, Deafness and: Lung Dis
eases, enables them to apply healing
agents direct to the diseased parts.
The case of Daniel O'Brien, an old
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and residing at 717 East Mill street, is
typical of that of a large number of
cases ofCatarrh and Deafness In this
part of the country. He had been for
a number of years a sufferer, of chronic^
Catarrh, took cold easily, nose stopped
up at times, annoyed by hawking* and
spitting from accumulations of mucus
in nose and throat. This1 catarrhal
condition finally extended from back
part of nose Into the middle ear, caus
ing ringing noises, almost total deaf
ness in one ear and impaired hearing
in the other.
He applied at their offices for treat
ment on the 2Sth day of July -and was
completely cured of catarrh and deaf
ness in less than three-months.
ti. S. Carter, farmer, Albla, for years
a sufferer of Catarrhal Deafness, said:
"I could hear after one treatment as
well as I ever did."
Miss Maud Nation, 913 Sherman St.,'
for a long time discharges from left
ear and deafness completely cured in
one month.
Matt Wright, 318 §outh Vine, has
suffered for years from Catarrhal Deaf
ness and Ringing Noises. Ask him'
what they have done for him in one
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Hourtf—9 a. m. to 4 p. m...Diseases
of Men 7 to,8 p. m." Sunday, forenoon.
only.
Drs. Myerly & Kruel
Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT*
W. S. Parker, Ticket Agent.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, C* B. Q,
No. Going East. Depart
12a—Chicago, Dubuque, & Quincy 2:10 a.m.
»2b—Local Freight 6:48 a. m.
16b—Burlington & St. Lonla.... 7:35 a. m.
101—I'corlar, Dubuque & Quincy. .11:80 a. m.
On—Chicago Limited 1:25 p. m.
4a—Chicago, St. Louis & Quincy 7:10 p. m.
8a—t"»8t mall 8:87 p. m.
2a—Chicago, Peoria & Rocktord.ll:46 p. m.
let. Madison accommodation, daily except
Sunday, depart ?-t0 a. m. arrive 8:00 p.n.-
Golng West.
Imr
1
5a—Omaha, Council Bluffs -,
Nebraska 12:85 a. m.
18a—Fast mall 2:49 m. nu
91b—Local freight 5:30 a. is,
8a—Omaha. Kansas City. Denver
Hot Springs, Deadwood, Og
den. Portland & California. 7:45 a. m.vVj
7a—Fast mall 8:52 a. m.'few
9b—Peoria to Creston 1:80 p. m.'"^"
13a—Limited 3:28 p. m.
lib—Chicago to Ottumwa, arrive.10:00 p. m.
la—Denver & Omaha 11:85 p. m."
a, daily b, except Sunday. Nos. 7, 8 and
15 do not carry passengers.
CHICAGO,ROCK ISLAND A PACIFIC!
No. Going East. Depart
206, Keokuk, Kansas City, Cali
fornia and Southwest 10:45 a. m.
202 Keokuk 8:27 p.m.
204 Eldon, Davenport & Chicago 10:38 p. m.
Going West.
203 Des Moines, Ituthven, weBt
nnd northwest 7:00 a. ra,
201 Des Moines and Omaha 12:10 p. m,
205 Des Moines and Omaha ... 7:05 p. in,
Unless otherwise spcclfleti, all train* art'
daily except Sunday.
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFER80N
STREET UNION DEPOT.
J: A. J. Packard, Agent.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE A- 8T.PAUU
Arrive. Depart
Chicago, DubBQue &
Milwaukee .dl2:15a. m. b2:B5 a. m.
Milwaukee .. .. d!2:15 a. in. bl-:35 a. m.
Ids, etc bl0:10 a. m. 5:06 p. m.'.
Kansas City &
Southwest bl2:25a, m. dl2:30a. m,'
Kansas Cliy and
local b4:35 p. i.:. 10:20 a. tn.
No. 192, freight, east, leave* ... 7:20a.m.
No. 64, freight, east, leaves ....1/0:05«. m.
No. 91, f-eight, west, leases .... 7.-00«. m.
No. til, freight, west, leaves ... 1:00p.m.
Ottumwa-Muscatlne Cut Off.
Arrive. Depart
Chicago, Davenport, Mus
catine b7:00 bl2:80p. pi.
No. 92, freight, cast, leaves "6:30 a.m.
No. 62. freight, east, leaves .... 9:00a. m.
a, dally b, except Sunday: d, except Men.
day.
Freight trains arrive at and depart {rota
Ottumwa Junction.
•fj§8
Is
WABASH.
Arrive. Depart
Kansas City & St.
Lonis a. m. a9:20 p. m.
Kansas City & St.
Louis 87:00 p.m. a8:25a. m.
Freight trains carrying assedgers bs
tween Ottumwa and Moulton
Local freight ..... U8:00 p. d8:08a.m.
Fast freight ..... .#12:10 p. m. a2:3C p. ju,
a, dally b, except Sunday.
IUB*.
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