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SYNOPSIS.
$ jpiv Quincy Adams Sawyer,
futile Honorable Xathaniel
prominent lawyer of Boston, is at
body interred side
wife and children.
Quincy, looking at his watch. "You
.treat). you will he ready by quarter of
nine?"
"Yaas." said Hiram, "you take the
ji: road where Mis' Hawkins' boardin'
house is on the. coriw. You remem
her that big yellow house. You know
I told you Mandy's mother kept it."
"All right," said Quincy. and off they
went.
».-•$ Quincy gave side glance at Huldy.
Ouincy brought the horse
still
ywith
ahead.
1',
Quincy Adams Sawyer
UY CHAS. F. I'TLlliiN.
A New England Story Dedicated to the Memory
'i' of James Russell Lowell. .-.C''':
Copyright 1900-1902 by CUas. F. Pidgfiu.
The play dramatized from this itory wiil appear at
Grand Opera House this month. All can become
quainted with the story before the play is given here.
the son
Sawyer,
Mason's Corner, Mass., for the bene
fit of bis health. His courtesy to the
young women of trie little town make
Mm the object of spite on the part
of Obediah Strout, the village singing
master, who tries to enlist Ezeltiel
Pettengill, a young farmer, with him,
but fails. Deacon Mason, with whom
Sawyer is staying, has a daughter,
Huldy, who loves Quincy but is loved
by Pettengill. Quincy Anally tells
Huldy that he cannot marry her. and
the girl, excited by his words, forgets
herself and causes the horse she is
driving to fall and upset their buggy,
whereupon she falls out and breaks
her arm. Quincy then changes his
boarding place to Ezekiel Pettengill's
home, being invited there by Petlen
glll's Uncle Ike, and old friend of the
eltifer Sawyer. Here he meets Alice.
Ezekiel's. sister, who has been brought
home from Bbston, where she was a
bookkeeper until her eyesight failed.
1'he young man loves her but does
not betray his feelings. Meanwhile,
Mrs. Putnam, a rich old woman in
the neighborhood tells Quincy that I
she is to leave her fortune to Alice,
though no one else is let into .the se
tiret. Lindy Putnam, who is is also
rich in her own right, and the only
daughter of Mrs. Putnam, tries to
!e" from Quincy her mother's secret
biu fails. Huldy and 'Zekiel come to
a complete understanding and join
with Quincy to be even with Strout for
the gossip he has started regarding
their estrangement. The next day
Jim Sawyer dies and Quincy has "Mie
by side v^ith
his
CHAPTER XIX—(Continued.)
Quincy received a hearty welcome
from Mrs. Mason, who said the nurse
had her things packed and was all
ready to go. He then told Mrs. Mason
that he bad a message for Miss Mason
!rom 'Zekiel Jcttengill, and Mrs. Ma
rion said she would senu Huldy to the
jarlor at once. Huldy greeted Quincy
with a happy face and without any
show of confusion.
"I Tiad a long talk with Mr. Petten
till," said Quincy, "and he has induced
me to become a conspirator. The first
ict in our comedy is to ask you if you
nrlll ride over to Eastborough Centre
this morning with the nurse and my
self, and get a little fresh air?"
"I should be delighted," said Huldy,
9$ 'If ymi can -wait long enough for me to
l$j«vr*#re«j."
"That's what I came early for." re
Isaf marked Ouincy. "How long willl ic
take vou?"
"Fifteen minutes." said Huldy.
"It is now half-past, seven," remark-
"No." said Huldy. with a flash of her 'Yes" "Jd
pyes, "I am no city lady. I am a plain,
country jirl, and I mean just one-quar
ter of an hour. You can time me. fr.
Sawyer and she ran gayly out of
Quincy looked out of the window and
saw that Hiram had put the nurse's iwat
henvy valine on the front .seat of the
carrrall. The nurse, herselfwas stfxiid
Inrr by the side of the team, evidently
uncertain which seat to take.' Quincy
was nuickly at. her side.
"You can sit. in here. Miss Miller.
said. Quincy, pointing 10 one of thfjhad left the ronni.
rem- seita: and when she was seated Qj'lncy-junsped into the teem, grssn
Puincy told Hiram to put the valise on i«d the reins, and started off at full
the seat beside her. He had nb idea- speed lor BaMboroneh Centre,
of having Huldy take aback seat. "My "nele dietf this morning," said
True to her nromise. Huldy made'''p- turning to Kuldy. "T must, go to
her toilet in the aroointed time, and .Boston at once to make the necessary
taking her seat beside Quincv. he took arrangements for his funeral. He is
up the reins. Turning to Hiram ho to he buned at Amesbury with his wife
asked. "If I drive bv Hill's grocery and'"ud children, so please get word to
take the road to the left, will it bring
He discovered she was throwing a side
glance at him. They both smiled, but
1
said nothing. He drove around thel^d
big tree that stood in the centre of the
snuare in front of the grocery, which
brought the team quite close to the
store platform. No one was in sight,
but just as he reached Mrs. Hawkins'
hoarding house the door opened and
Obadiah Strout came out. Huldy
-placed her hand on Quiucy's arm.
"Please hold up a minute, Mr. Saw
yer."
10
,,ei'
a stand­
a jerk and looked straight
f!tj-
•. &tL -if.
Ti?
"y
*.
^4#'-?
the
ac-
"By thunder." said Strout, "they say
the hair of a dog is good for his bite.
Just as soon as she got well, oft she
goes riding again with the same feller
who tipped the team over and broke
her arm. I guess 'Zeke Pettengill's
chances ain't worth much now. It
beats all bow 'Zeke can let that feller
board in his house, but I suppose he
does it to let us folks see that he don't
care. Well, Huldy Mason is a bright
little girl, and I always liked her. That
city chap don't mean to marry her,
and if I don't make the best of my
chances when I get to teaching her
music, my name ain't Obadiah Strout,
which I guess it is." And he walked
across the square to Hill's grocery to
smoke his morning cigar.
On the way to Eastborough Centre
Quincy wondered wh8t he would do
with Huldy when he arrived there. He
did not care to take her to the poor
house. and particularly he did not wish
her to see his uncle. Quincy was
proud, but he was also sensible, and he
decided upon a course of action that
would prevent any one from saying
that his pride had made him do a fool
ish act.
As they nenred the poorliouse Quin
cy turned to Huldy and said, "The Jim
Sawyer who has been at the Eastbor
ough poorliouse for the last five years
is my father's brother and ray uncle.
His story is a very sad one. I will tell
it to you some day. He is in the last
stages of consumption, and I am tak
ing Miss Miller over to care for him
while he lives."
Huldy nodded, and nothing more was
P*id
until they reached the poorhouse.
Quincy had jumped out and called to
Sam, who was close at hand, to hold
•the horse. Sam looked at him with
a
peculiar expression that Quincy did
not stop to fathom, but running up
the short, flight of steps entered the
room that served a.« the office for the
poorhouse. Mr. Waters was there
writing at, his desk. He turned as
Quincy entered.
I "How is my uncle?" asked Quincy.
I "He is better off than us noor mor
,t.als," replied Mr. Waters with a long
drawn countenance.
"What do you mean?" asked Quincy.
"Is he dead?"
"Yes." said Mr. Waters, "he died
about. 4 o'clock this mornin*. Sam sat.
un with him till midnight, and I stayed
1 with him the balance of the time."
"I am so sorry I was not here," said
Quincy.
"It 'wouldn't have done any good,"
'said Waters. "He didn't know what
was on after 2 o'clock, and you
couldn't have been of any use if you'd
boon hfr?. If 't had been daytime I
should have sent over "for you. He
only snoke once after I went upstairs
and that was to say that you would
see to buryin' biro."
take
chsvpo of the remains.
"WpII," remarked Mr. Waters. "I
called in the town undertaker and he
the tr(in
asl e(1
fm.
Quincj''
0,!t his
I "In just twenty minutes." Waters re
plied looking un at the clock,
"I will be back from Boston at the
lenrliesl possible moment." said Ouin
jcy and bfefore the astonished Waters
ould recover himself, the young man
Mr. Pettengill that I shall not be home
me round to the main road to Eastbor-1 sevoral days. I will get some one
ough Centre again?" {»-t the hotel to drive you home. Miss
Mason. Only stern necessity compels
me (o leave you in this way."
"You will do nothing of the sort,"
said Huldy. ':I am perfectly confident
that I am able to drive this team home
all by myself."
"I never can consent to it." said
Quincy. "If anything hinpened to you
your father and—" Huldy glanced at.
him. "I mean." said Quincy, "T should
"Ah, good morning. Mr. Strout," will, and bear the epuseonences. I
,naid Huldy. "Did you get the letter I
the hest time for you taking tbeip."
"Could you come tomorrow after
nn-M frora 2 to 3?" asked Huldy.
Strout, took a well-worn memoran
dum book from his pocket and consult
ed it. "Three to four would be the
licst I could do.-' said lie. "for'l have a
11. Mr. Sawyer," said Huldy. tuwaids Mason's Corner. Nor did he
g,,
6\H\LLEY's'kl
.are Liie tie.--.t ami C'lit'apest.
Aj\ -m
y°"r fath°r
Your arm is
still weak. I know."
"My arm is icsi as good as ever."
said Huldy. "The doctor told me it
wouldn't bre*k in that place again.
Besides. Mr. Sawyer she said, as the
hotel came in sight, "I shall dKve back
just, the same wpv we came, and there
are no hills or sharp corners, you
known." Sh« laughed heartily and
added. "I shall enioy it very much, it
is part of the comedy."
'Well," said Quincy in au undertone,
"rebellious young woman, do as you
Wni
sent up by Hiram last evening about won't, have any trouble, and Hiram
my taking music lessons?" lean t?ke it down to Mr. Pettengill's
"Yes," said MStrout, "and I was land deliver my message. Goodby,"
coming down this morning to settle cn
1
turn the team around "so that, vou
and he shook hards with her.
le-'ion from half-past one to half-past The' train was ahead of time and wait
ed for a few minutes at the station.
"Tbat will do just as well," replied Ouincy did aot know as he sped to
Jf"Vly- "Three to four tomorrow af- wards Boston on his sad errand that,
I a a a is a
vSrrout? am taking a little drive car behind hir. hound to the sarne
^y hea'th:" and she nodded sinil- place. Nor dul he know l'or several
Vr '.y to Strout. who had j'ecogniied days that A'dhit ^!iles,':wlio drove her
"We will ge' our here. Miss Miller."
said he, and he helped the nurse to
alight. Grasping the heavy valise, he
started at a brisk pace for the station,
and,Miss Miller was obliged to run in
ordV heep up with him. They
bearded the train and took their seats.
to the station, had liusii Huldy driyjtiR'
ituow that aitout luid tuld Abner ot
KfcUPIMNGS VJ
*1
J.iuy I lie in
•tf
lit
U. iwu^'Jijyiii
liis seeing Huldy and Sawyer together.
Nor did he know that Aljner whipped
up his horse in a vain attempt to over
take Huldy on her return to Mason's
Corner. She, too, had whipped up hor
horse and had reached home, and was something more to say to you."
in the house, calling for Hiram, just as
Abner turned into the square by Hill's
grocery.
Quincy made the necessary purchas
es, and with the city Undertaker re-
noon train. The body was placed in
leaden casket and Quincy and the un
dertaker with (heir sad burden return
ed to Boston by the 5 o'clock express.
turned to Eastborough Centre by the time had come to .change all that, and
... from now on he'would take up arms
in his own defence, and evert attack
hie opponents.
His mother and sisters were still in
New York, but he passed the evening
with his father, who approved of all
he had done and wnat he proposed do
ing.
Quincy went to Ameshury and pur
chased a small lot. ir the cemetery.
After a day's search ho discovered the
place of burial of his uncle's wife and
children. They were disinterred, and
the four bodies were placed in the lit
tle lot.
On his return to Boston he made ar
rangements for two plain marble
stones for his uncle and aunt, and two
smaller ones for his little cousins,
whom he had never seen.
The directions that he left with the
monument maker and the undertaker
at Amesbury were followed to the let
ter. If one should pass by that little
lot he would see on one marble slab
these words:
Eunice Raymond Sawyer,
Aged 29 vrs., fi mos.
On the little slab at her feet the sim
ple •words:
Mary, Aged 4 yrs.. 2 mos.
At its side another little stone bear
ing only these words:
Ray. Aged 6 yrs., 8 mos*
Adhering strictly to his uncle's re
quest, the other large stone bore no
name, but on it were engraved these
words:
In Heaven We Know Our Own.
train at Eastborough Centre, after at-!
about 10 o'clock He had taken his
got, out. and paid bis score: he then
took Hiram by the arm and led him
into the barn. When he had primed
the latter with a goodi cigar, he said.
"Now, Hiram, I've been away several
days and I want to -know what has
been goin£ on. You know our agree
ment was that you should tell me the
whole truth and nothing but the truth.
stand?" said he to mram. Hirnm
cy.
Centre. Abner Stiles took Lindy Put-
dy, so he could quiz her. but she v/hi!!-1
him."
"Smart girl!" interjected Quincy.
"thlre
wi"
ata"?a BmartS? ono^hiE I
though, of course, I think Mandy is
pretty smart, too."
"Mandy's all right," said Quincy
"go ahead."
"Well, secondly, as the ministers
say.",continued Hiram. "Lindy Put
nam told Abner when he drove her
home from the station that night that
the copper company th?r. Mr. Sawyer
told her to put her .money in had bust
ed. and she'd lost lots of money. Thai's
goiie all over Mason's Corne
Quincy hot.ly: "the stock did go down,
"of course everybody knows .Tim Saw-
THE OTTUMWA JOUitLJ£K.
"I am no speaker,-but I hoar a thing
or two."
"Now, Hiram,"'said Quincy, "^un in
and tell Mandy I'll bo in to lunch as
usual, and then come back, for I have
Hiram did as directed, and Quincy
sat and thought the situation over. So
far he had been patient and he had
bftrne the slings and arrows hurled at
him without..making any return. The
When he had reached this conclu
sion, Hiram reapp'eSred and resumed
his seat on the chopping block.
Quincy asked. "In what regiment did
the singing-master go to war?"
"The same one as I did, —th Mass.,"
replied Hiram.
"Did you go to war?" innuired Quin
cy.
"Well. rather guess.' said Hiram.
"T wpnt out as a. bugler: he was a cor
poral. hut he got. detailed for hospital
duty, and we left him behind before
we got where tnere was any fightin'."
"Was he ever wounded in battle?"
asked Quincy.
"One of the sick fellers in the hospi
tal gave him a .lickin' one day. but. I
don't suppose you'd call that a battle,"
remarked Hiram.
"Well, how about that rigamarole
he got off down to the grocery store
that morning?" Quincy interrogated.
"Oh, that was all poppycock," said
Hiram. "He said that just, to get even
With you. when you were telling about
your grandfathers and grandmothers."
Quincy laughed.
"Oh, I see," said hp. "Were you
ever wounded in battle. Hiram?"
"Well. I was shot onct, but not with
a bullet."
"What was it," said Quincy, "a can
non ball?"
"No," said Hiram. "I never was so
thunderin' mad in my life. When I
go to regimental reunions- the boys
.lust joke the life out of me. You see
CHAPTER XX. I was blowin' my bugle for a charge.
A Wet Day. and the boys were goin'ahead in great
,TT. ,. ,, style,when a shell struck a fence about
When Quincy alighted from the
twenty
me,
tending his uncles funeral, he found came whizzin' along and struck me
the rain descending in torrents. Ho where I oat. and I had a dozen sfum
hired a closed carnage and was driven
to Mason's Corner, arriving there mv hnele and planned mv
Eastborough Centre by this time." him a drink of brandy, and 1 guess
yer was your uncle, and somebody said I
can let you board in his house and go
out riding with Iluldy. unless things
is un between 'Zeke and TTuldy."
"Well. I guess that's about, the size
of it." said Quincy. "Now. for in
stance. Hiram, you and Mandy
good friends, aren't, you?"
llirum.
'V?.
"The whole thing is a lie." said S^ve him a pretty good dose, for
—you can guess who—that it would 'w
look better if you would pay up his
back board instead of spending so
much money on a fancy funeral and
cheating the town undertaker out of a
job."
"I paid him for all that lie did," said
Quincy.
"Yes." said Hiram, "but this is how
it is. You see the undertaker makes
a contract with the town to bury all
the paupers who die during the year
feet off. The shell didn't hit
but a piece of that darned fence
ckdronnedinside
aches o' half a minute. I iP!r
s^?nJ I loud that the boys told me afterwards ('r. ,_ ..
When he reached the Pettengill ifbat, they were afraid I had busted my here is Miss Pettengill. asked
house he saw Hiram standing at the bule."
barn door. Bidding the driver stop, he
1 a
at
b,'t
"Well, first.," said Hiram, puffing his "'j*"? Jl
1
nam down to the station and she went S?5aIn" J10
did. Abner tried to catch up with l'lul-
n,
but my father told me yesterday it had tion.
rallied and would soon advance from ..If^8 y0'',0, kinder weak. Well,
five to ten points. What Uc next Jrlaf,
for so much money. They averaged d"tieR ^tisfao.torily?"
a year, so the town pays the
first Monday in March, so, you see the
undertaker gets paid for buryin' your
uncle, though he didn't do it, and some
one says—you can guess who—that he
is going to bring the matter up in town
meeting."
a a
':rP'K
y°««°
c'\l'cl :,efl
m"nc^
ped up her horse ana got away from .Sets two ^n. on a! out $30,000.
"DidQuincy.a
he got blg vote for the
Smith- w,110
confounded yarn?" Eastborough. lie is the best talker (jotallB of his aggressive camp-'lrrr
"Well, thirdly." continued Hiram,
we got
i'.lp
]lI®t
it up and found that about three died Well, said Hiram, Wallace Stack-
under-!
taker on that calculation: but this year K°t i" more than, two-thirds of
who eouldn go to Boston and come
*!\at
w^ionl"
0
Quincy smothered a.11 exclamation
and bit savagely into his cigar.
"Anything else?" inquired he. "Have
they abused the ladies as well as me?" wouldn't be enough left for those gen
"No," said Hiram "you see some- tlemen who come from the country."
body—you know who—is giving Huldy opened the door and Hiram
music lessons and he will keep quiet, grasped his arm.
about, her anyway but he says he "By Gosh! I iergot one thine\" he
can't understand how 'Zeke Pettengill cried. "You remember Tilly, .lames.
asked Hiram.
"Are you "and Mandy going
married?" asked Quincy.
"Well, we haven't pot au far along
tts eet ttie day exactly." said Ilir/im"!
"And. 1 don't believe 'Zekiel
arid
Hul­
dy will get married any so:ier than
you and Mamly will." remarked Quiri
cy. "Hut'don't
sa„v
... "Mum's .the. wottl," .replied. JLiiram
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"Did you have oyster stew?' asked
Hiram.
t.bat played the pianner at the con
cert?"
"Yes." said Quincy, "and she was a
fine player, too."
"Well," said H'rara. "she's engaged
are to Sam Hill, you know, down to the
'grocery store. That ain't all. old Ben
Yes," said Hiram, "after we get James, her father, he's a paralytic, vott
over o:r little difficulties we are." know, and pretty well fixed for this
"Well." said Quincy. "I happen to world's goods, and ho wants' Benoni the hearts of thousands of English sol
know that 'Zekiel an Huldy have got. to sell out. his grocery when Tilly gets diors in the Crimea cn the eve of the
over their little difficulties and they married and ^eme over and. run ilic battle of Inkermann. "Annie Laurie,"
are now good Mends." farm, which is the biggest one in the and it was with difficulty that Quincy
Been/t they going to get married?" town, nnd heord Abner Stiles say to refrained from joining in the chorus.
'Manrel Howe, that he reckoned he-
to -get you Irno'.v who 1 mean —would get
some fellers to back him up and he'd
buy out the -loccry and get Winted
postmaster. I ruess ihot'*' all t'.vid
Hir«.ui'atart«d
a word about ibis,
off towarde
ed
collector if he could prevent it he also
resolved that the same party would not
get the grocery store, if be had money
enough to outbid him: and lastly he
felt, sure that he had influence enough
to prevent his being appointed pnst
master.
Quincy met Ezekiel at luueh. He
told Quincy that everything was work
ing smoothly that the singing-master
evidently thought he had the field all
to himself. He said Huldv and Alice
were old friends, and Huldy was com-
ovpr
tw
ce
lc£
They tell me to take a little whisky ^at '£ja!! gmitb has got to sell. The
for ray stummiclc sake, said Hiram,
and some of them advise me to put
ways take me and toss me in a blanket
I don't want you to spare my feelings "'H T"nt*
nor anybody else's. Do you nnrier- present ol a bot.tU.ful of milk.
pi
nodded. "Then go ahead," said Quin-! T'
it" 'ij °fe
asked
"No." said Hiram, "he just got in by
the skin of his teeth he had last town
meetin' two more votes than Wallace
Stacknole, and Wallacc would have got
it anyhow if it hadn't been for an un
fortunate accident?'
"How was that?" asked Quincy.
"Well, you see," said Hiram, "two
or three days before town meetin' Wal
lace went up to Boston. He got. an
and i? t0?"
Abner told Asa. Waters, it's all over £!,n lender sick and some one gave
un
bfi
on
1
lt at the
t.
cigar with evident satisfaction, "they *ood laugh. •, 'Zekiel smiled. "Going to
got hold of the point that. Miss Huldy lior"l yourself?" asked be­
drove back alone from Eastborough I ^r0®si.°"af/3o I "Yes." said Ouincy. "the other fel
tioos does the sm^lng-master ndla?
low has been playinsc tricks with tbo
to Boston on the same train that vou viewer and hop'jeeve and poupd keep-
er-
hut tb
5S
'n? f.
it to
soon as
??', Eastborough Centre 1 before that letter reached its destina
they had t6 h^Ip him oft the train.
!n .tcv,'n nieetin He took
011 a
was sick and took a little too much
medicine. But Abner Stiles,—you
know Abner,—well, he's the next best
talker to 'Bias Smith.:—he 'stood up
and said he didn't, think it was safe
agajnst
,t^e cudgels tor Wallace, and ho disposed of his enemy in half a dozen
Jammed into those mean cusses pitched battles, when the sound of the
man cause he
., -j. sung or played. The niano was a good
to trust the town money to a man
asreed
to vote tor
.lftR sntisrafitorilv?*' afllriarl On nrv
saw
waiiace. I the door of his room ajar. The parlor
Has the tax collector performed his
C01
Pole told me the other day that ho ^BSZu. Those "Songs Without
you see, only,two have died, and there last years taxes. He said the select-! alplirlet. Now it is Beethoven, that
ain't another one likely to die before men had to borrow money and there'd |)aalItifui work "The Moonlight 9ona
town meeting day/which comes the be ajrow at the.next town mee{inV' she evidently to rS
il will go in and get ready for lunch.
I had a very early breakfast in Bos-!®
ton."
Ocatvu
$
a
.-tap.
a week to see A lire and
over twice a ween to see Alice, and
UP to D0aC0n
1
t0
t0
!e reimlwr asked
Ma"
Quincy.
"Well." replied Ezekiel. "she isn't
a a
laughed heartily had a lunch up in her room. I am go-
when jnfr over to Vestborough this after-
00on
with the boys to see some cows
jS coming out and I guess it will
nl,aS8„t
a nlafifpr nrtrl norn 'am thav «l. .. ... ...
th* rest
of the day
"Bias Smith?" asked Quincy.
"His name is Tobias." said F.»,ekiel,
but everybody calls him
... ,, "I have heard of him," said Quiucy.
?p_ "You just mention ray name to h'm.
!L 7i,ag0f'« °r!Mr. Pettengill. and say I am coming
fe»ers
over some day with Mr. Stackpole to
see him."
""1? trnmp his next lead."
Place?"
a,ld lt rnad0 1
take
^ence|pack so lonr that I think I shall throw
(-|ov.n a rar^ 0r
g?tS
two myself, and 1 may
"By the way. said 'Zekiel. "while
ulllr.u U11U u„. 1V
yon
were away Uncle Ike had our pi-
nno tuned and fived up. It hasn't been
an ave_ra.ee, cause he don get no pay p]ayP(^ since Alice went to Boston five shawl, similar to its pink companion,
years ago. But the tuner who came
from Boston said it was just as gcod
as ever. So if you hear any noise un
derneath you this afternoon you will
know what it means."
"Music never troubles me," said
Quincy. "I play and Bing myself."
"Well, I hope you and Alice will have
a good time with the piano," remarked
'Zekiel as he left, the room.
Quincy went back to his room and
wrote a letter to a friend in Boston,
asking him to get a certified copy of
the war record of Obadiah Strout. Cor-
ft Mm
possible. It was many diyi
He tj,en sat
jives over the West armchair and began th.inkin?
favorite
out the
(]0WI1 jn ijjg
the singing-master. He had
piano fell upon his car.
She was playing. He hoped she was
0 good musician, for his taste in that
art was critical. He had studied the
best, and he knew it when he heard it
Us tone waR f.tl, m(, melodlouSi
and jt wa8 in
pull'\d,nv0r.K0"10
perlrt. tune.
He listened int-ntly. He looked and
that he had unintentionally left
too ml)Ht he en tly or ho
1
,a not have'heard so plainly/'What
vae tiiat was
Words"
oj-wiutr Ah' Men-
were cs familiar, to him as the
"Well," said Quincy. rising "I think j^'r Writes" to"minV'tor"^"'course answered y'.uy ion. How did
DOt b0 rl]gvin^
st"
i,v ,,otG
Th
1 and followed it with a dashing galop
bv some
1
,mUnown composer. "She. is
classical musician, said Quincy to
old English ballads and the best of the
popular songs," thought Quincy.
As if in answer to his wish she play
|ed t.liat sterling song,
tie Faded Flower," and
with pleasure to the
prano voice that rang out full and
strong and seemed to reach and per
meate every nook and corner in the
old homestead.
Quincy could stand it no longer. He
stepped quietly to his door, opened it
wide, and listened with delight to the
closing lines cf the song.
Thon she saug that song that thrilled
Surely Annie Laurie could have been
no purer, no sweeter, no znor? beauti
ful, ilian Alice Pettengill: and Quire?
l'elr that he could do and die for this
irl whu was singing in the parlor,
Ma- truly as would have
son's. 'or who vtrout the immortal 4ong.
-uiocy w*m t: hts roc
so he mentally nvolyeij'thnt the sing-j prulude that seemed jfamiliar to hitu,
iii'V-niaBtcr would ijf t. be the next tax and I hen her voice
the
discarded suit-
151 iw-twr- But Quincy was di-^siinetl to ba still
for the iie,' iif!,iy if1. -While doi'ig n:ore asfonishcii, AU'jn plaved a short
ranl^ out the words
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of that beautiful duet that Quincy had
sung with Lindy Putnam at the sing
ing-master's concert, Yes, it was
Jewell's 'Over the Bridge." This was
too much for Quincy. He went quietly
down the stairs and looked in at. the
parlor door, which was wide open.
Alice was seated at the piano, and
again the sun. in its westward down
ward course, shone in at the window,
and lighted up her crown of golden
hair. This time she had reversed the
colors which she evidently knew be
came her so well, and wore a dress of
light pink, while a light blue knitted
lay upon the chair beside her.
When she reached the duet Quincy
did not attempt to control himseif any
further, but joined in with her, and
they sang the piece together to the
end.
Al'ce turned upon the niano stool,
fared the door and clapped her hands.
"That was capital. Mr. Sawyer. I
Quincy, ac he advanced towards her.
him at Eastborough Centre as Allow me to place your shawl about $955. r."C, jl-:
you:" and, suiting the action to the!
I know that it vtj-i you? You must re-
LTinto "vafse" bv Chonin .member. Mr. Sawyer, thai those who
"7" cannot sec have, their hearing accen-
cannot sec have, their hearing accen
tiiated. and the o.".r kindlv sends those
pictures to the lira in which unfortu
nately the eye cwnot supply."
"I have enjoy A your nlnving and
staging immerse'?'," said Quincy. "Let
us try that duet a^in."
They sang it arsin. and then they
went, from piece 15 ni"co. each sug-
and sharpness, "Sud per's ready," that
the niano was clos^i'i Quincy. for
the first time tal-hvr Mice's nand in
his. led her from the t^rlor. which was
almost shrouded in dr.rkness, into the
bright light of. the diniDg-room. where
they took their ^ceust'ipied seats. They
ate'hut little i*«ir "i.fts were full of
the melody that each ,'uad enjoyed so
much.
(To be Continued Thursday.)
of Ayrrs J. Taylor partially
wrecked yesterday by hi9 wife, who
'rtpaahed bottles ptcmi-e' vnd furni
".'re. becauee of dome^tii" tro'ibles.
The- PDlice i-estiit-ed ord-.-r, Taylor
is 0 prominent citizen and
man.
A. B.
word, he put it gently over her shoul- 'half southeast quarter northeast, iptar
ders.
I
"Yes." safli Alice, "I put it. on when southwest quarter ^southeast quartei
I first, cam© down. It interfered with
the
my playing and I throw it into
chair."
'May 1 ta.l-j: the chair, now that, it is
unoccupied?** he n3ked.
1 "Yes," saiii Alice, "if you will give
me your woivi of honor that you did
not try to make me think it was cold
here, so that yo" ecld pt the chair."
Quincy rejli^d with a laugh, "If I
did my reward is a great return for
my power of invention, but 1 assure
you I was thinking of your health and
not of the cht ir. when I' tendered my
services."
"You are an (Adept in sweet speeches,
Mr. Sawyer, ^"ou city young men all
are but our country youth, who are
just as true anil honest, are at a great
disadvantage, eeatise they cannot say
what they thin!* in so nleasing away."
"I hope you do not. think I am insin
cere." remarked Qufncy, gravely.
"Not at all." isaid Alice, "but. I have
ut
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Siuus CJity vollce ma
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during Nov nib: 1
arres
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Proprietors
Real Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers furnished by
Lowenberg &. Co.. real estate agents.
107 South Court street.
.1. S. Bradford 'aiul wife to W. K.'
Blystone, lol 76, Dain addition to Ot
tumwa,- ?32.~i.
Mary Johnston and hubund to El
mer E. Wilson, lots S and !. KlrUvillo
md lots 42 and 4ii third addition to'
Ivirkvillt. $1,100.
Maty- Campbell anil husband."j. P.,
to Koweim Parkor, lots 11 juid VJ O.
1.. Campbell addition to "ottumwa,
$30.
Mary E. Campbell and husb:iiid. J. P..
to Rowemi Parker, lot 10. O. L. Camp
bell addition to Ottumwa. ?40.
Ann Chambers to John Feehau, part
lot !», Fisher sub: uiso lol 7. Mahon
sub also part lot «. Sinnamon sub*
Ottumwa, $130. and love and affec
tion.
didn't knew that you sang so well. In jOiamblit, lot 120/ Williams, Park ad
fact. I didn't know tnat you sang at! 'lition to Ottumwa, $800.
all." A. Strader and wit'i# to SamuerS
"How did you know it was I?" said I
the war record of Obadiah Strout. Cor- ^.n iu»«t ut "f'-j j.'p. Walker aiid wife to R. Bow«r?3
volunteers, and send 7«t is a lit.tte cool here, Miss Pettengill.
John B. Hein and wife to Oe'orge W.
Blair, lot 8. J. M. Baker addition, Ot
tumwa. $250.
J. A. Strader and wife., to--'Samuel.
7,'B^Vor
tuinwa. $250.
addition to Ot-
on, lots 19 am] hjo„k 1S
Williams to J. o. L.n-h. .siiuth
tei northeast quarter also west' hal(
liua!'tc'r-
west hali
northwest, quarter Southeast
section
quarter
2S-72-13
northeast -"quarter.
(sub roadway) $800.
V. \V. Wyntt and husband. J. C.. ta
Frank A. Butler, lots 9 and 10. block
SO. Eldon. $2,000.
Frank A. Butler and wife to Jumes
Wyntt. same as above. $2,200.
J. W. Holland and wife to J. F. I.ut
li'.un. lot 12. ArpnsehieUI addition to
Ottumwa. $400.
J. K. Lutinan to Carl AnVjcrsoiV,,
same as above. $500. ,•-jij..:
Carl Anderson" to J. A. Lowenberg,
same as above. $225^
George II. Calvert itnd wife to I. F,
Vlodgers. west half lot 23 and lots. 24,
25. 26 and 27. block 5, Kldon, S950.
H. W. Michael and wife to D. C.
Thompson, lots "S and 36. Cow-aii ad
dition to Ottumwa, $J50.
,J. I-'. Page to Chan. A. Kaklns, lot 66,
Kob'naon's third addiLion to Otiuniwa,
$12.-,.
Rebecca Waddle et al to F. y...Hayes
part southwest quarter northeast ituar'
ter. section 7-78^13. $350.
Violin J. Henderson to G. A. Hender
son. lot 11, block 17, Smith's fourth
addition to Ottumwa, $230.
George Springer and wife to Wlll
l'-tm P. Allman. 'ot 22, block S3. Eldon,
$irs.
J. B. Bowman, and wife to L. Hoff
munn, Q. O. D.. northeast ouarter arid
northeast iuarteiv section 8: also pari
northwest quarter and part northwest
f|"arter southwest, quarter, section 2-„
72-13.
sr.oo.
P. Harness to ——I-leekart et al. Q,
second addition to Oltomwa. $1.
Mat Sisole to Martin ftehwartssen
bach. lot 5H. Robinson s«cond addition,
ottumwq.,..$1.00, und other eonsidem
tions. .•&*
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