The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-28
(eoNcLupED.)
CHAPTER Y.
THAT DESIGNING MAJOR.

comnsnv his relative matters not to the
| ru,nort of orr story. certair, If ;s that
voune Todd was borne off TO London TO
srend n few DAVIS with the major in tbat
! officers SING chambers in the Albany and
| that the DAYS lenstbeoed into weeks and
weeks into months before he was back
again at Battleton, Meanwhile youno Todd
| was launched. possibly hurled into society.
which he took to kindly after his first din
The major having been wise enough to dis
| cover for him some where one or two con
genial souls also partial TO billiards and to-
| bacco smoke-young fellows with no starch
| in them, but sons of old friends with nice
sisters shimmerinS In the background some
where, and destined 10 burst presently upoa
the enraptured gaze of Todd, as The artfal
ma or very well knew, and even had de
signed from the first Sisters with money
too. some of them; one with immense ex-
| pectations, but with the slight drawback Of
wen behind the ear but for all that and
as aforesaid. an EXTREMITY nice girl, and,
| under the circumstances, not too proud to
turn aside from Young Toid's attentions
which became manifest by slow degrees. ami
| after he had heard about the property.
When he returned to Battleton he was
still free man however; he had not acted
rrecipitatelv; he was taking time TO CON
slider his future course, he thought and he
had an idea in his mind that it would be
"iolly.n after all this society to see Miss
DAILY again for little while. Herein he
was disa appointed, for Miss DAILY was not to
be seen at the refreshment counter. and Bat
fiction junction and Battletou Junction folk
knew her no more She had vanished away
and the youno ladies behind the pork MES
and the sopd witches did rot know what baa
become of her They were not even curious
| as TO what had lecoma Of her. and Miss
Racket was rude enough to add, "Apd a
GOOD iob tool when she informed Mr.
| Todd somewhat spitefpllv. that Miss D,Jv
had withdrawn from seryica at the rafrash-
ruent buffet forever and ever that sha had
been gone. "oh. goodness knows how Ionotp
and she was not the only one who thonpbt
| it was A fair radiance of n stuck-uD young
rarson There was a Miss Greasy in her
Mace a very 1arge young woman with n
rair oe fat ROSY cheeks and a tower ~
| false YELLOW hair viii n gold arrow and a
| ribbon in il lint Mr. Told did not liz, tho
looks of Miss Greasy and fodel from bar
ard the Eat,Iator Girls altogether after this
q hack Lon ha la.1x
| viii the won and m his uncIa =, xbo,,, ba
said moi a word concerning Ruth DaIv,s dis
sppa,rance from the Junction counta, laa,>-
| inc, that little fact to himself for :, reason
which h.. corl3 hardy have e,,,airaI h,,aha
boo, c,,,ad uror IN do so h ,ilaJ 70 -,
,biros 10 b,r,self d;d MAST TnId NJ,
had not cndnw d him with a c9r,cions .,
communicative soul WHICH wa. nat,,rs,y
| forIt n coursa and No. bis own u,ba.l =
| FAINT notion that his upcI. ,vouI1 how, r.,
/ x-a,r clad 10 hear that Mis- D,Iv had ,-,+ H.
| s-ock and co he vourd not tau HI r,.1a
| tL,t sba had e.o,a II w,s yornr. TaI,r-
way and IT savaJ uppla,sopt comments At
any rate His uucle MIGHT have aid with
| Mis-, Rocket ~Aud n FOOD Job foo and ot
all event, Mai Crawshaw sboud not bova
| the orrortunity of sayiny it before one vhe
bod I,car .more dreadful snoons- n, Ms
| nsIy than he had ever cared to confess
! And II was absolutely certain that Mai
| Crsusbaw was unaware Of Mis- Daly,s do.
rortpre from BattIetop or did that abIo
and irdcf,tigable old soldier kpow NOR,
Of that younc ladv's movements than his
nerhewl For Mai Crawsbaw was not of a
communicative disposition. apy more than
Young Todd was, and he was sly at all
events in this matter, though 1t was for
Young Todd's good and Miss Days that be
should keep things to himself, and cloud
| iofever between them There was no sta
biiity IN young Todd, no respect for those
teneath HIM IN social position, no real love
IN his entire system; and hang IT. little
| Ruth Daily was loo good Tor the lout alto
-ether, NJ IS DAILY, thought the major. was
| clever and sensible little woman, with her
! n'e city head screwed on the right way, and
win less internal nonsense ABOUT hef thaI
| Ne lai "i>cuNsret III any WHICH se'' AM
ne respected MISS lazy uecaus' sue WIS
Ghi VINO hhe" no" u iesit.ot nei
| He toll Mr. freShWater TINS at the utter
| national ho'ei' . W, 'aVeiih' ana Fresh
waters new ana co'oSSai speculation a
L1tIbetL brldge, where oauly enough, Mis-
DAILY was TO De iounl III the post OF cashie'
and bookkeeper-a piece 81 promotion "hiei
Mr. FreShwater had considrrei hif''Sei Jne
tiiIei IN olieI pg 10 MIS- b'y' di'oi = iHe'
httle TAX OIL "hish MES baiy ieVe'
a""r, ~ ''''
| speculative Sh
bliss lazy was SUI fi'eu one mn ''i''
| hid htal traNsua" psihs eh'"h M" H-'
| HWn HttN counting HOUSE, SoHse bhIet oi
four months after their last interview n
6attleton
Here's gentleman | think you know
Miss DAILY" said Mr.. Freshwater, as tn
major made his best bow and shook hand
| with her.
| The MAORI Miss Daily exclaimed >"
forget your name; but Mr.. Todd's uncle, Il
1t notP
Maj Crawshaw coughed as MIR. Fresh
water took his departure. 1t is not pleasan
for ones name to be forgotten, and to sian'
a witness to short memoriei individual
struggling to recall it, and he told his mann
| again with grim survey of her. Mr.. Todd
unc.e tool What a terrible way OF recol
lecting man, and major!
How strange you should find me here
that Mr.. Freshwater-"
Maj. Crawshaw fastened TO explain.
Not at all strange. he said quickly :
dine here very frequently; there are mor'
life and bustle than at nv club-club vary
old-fashioned now, and half my friends away
| at the war and On on and .IayeiinS aDf