Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-09

| faIlors a. ~, ,;,llt ,,l,s, they say I'm
the biggest fool in tb, service And know
| I'm M, ,vricb or ,,rcb 70 look af Int still |
should never 90 against yoa in anything,
! and l would love you devotedly TO tie list
day Of my life. Does all That go Tor
nothing
ooh. yes, yes; OF course it goes for great
| DEAL owe answered, miIeraoiy-~for a
great deal-a great deal, ami yet L cannot
| DO What you AK 1 can hs!p n-"S not
NY i8ui'' ii,iee"' p'C .''l"N II ~ ~
IA ~ 'i,' 80 10, - 49, nS,
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| WY "'n 't "o ~. hoh w" NM" NO"
,"t'o7'i''e II "'ud 10 10 Iearh' even W
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"Nou' ol.7o
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w! ~" was 70 Aiio" =" ie e'l'l
| TO-" M a''u' i,ie, "NeH o' a.,
iui,y ire'ehueu II "''s s"i'i' ohe ei'e'
| Eue II tell you aiHe"rehtiy now NC
began win great eagerness' "heh ohve
interrupted MN as brusqueiy as ne hao IN
| 'errup'eI her few moments before.
"OA, YES, noin,7 she said, but what is
the good of telling me now, when its too
latc:'
Lucy caught at her words.
"Too Iatel WHY too late9 Do Won mean
| that thewre is somebody elsez'
dim ro,v sorry Olive f,,tarad
',,..gs 49,,
|
| - NOV eiAo "eeN' -,
| ~ qni'e uiiuefstahi' ne Sa'u, co,u'y;
~ me tah7 ou oach u his "eS idhI l
| na'e KEPT you uefe MISUNDERSTANDING
| 'ihe-
Before ollve could reply, the door was
| flung open and Hartog came IN, bis head
well up. and with a certain staggering ges-
| ture of his arm, as we'll known as himself to
/ his brother officers.
"Oh, YOU are here, Miss Weyland, |
| think this is our dance" he said. PLEASANTLY.
| and not looking at, al as if he saw that
Lucy's face was the picture of disgust and
anger, as was Olives that of object wretched-
| ness.
Olive too'l the offered arm eagerly, and
| turned away with an imp!oring look at
Lucy, who was staring ston1ly out of the
window.
| Been proposing and got a let-down,'
| Hartog said to himself. "Poor old chapl |
quite thought, between Naomi and Mignon,
he was above proof Poor old chap
But he was far too wise-though IN mat
| tiers which had not to do with the fair sex
| he was not remarkable for wisdom-to let
Miss Wey ami SEE for a moment that he even
suspected The storm through which she had
| Just passed. IT was wonderful how lie con-
irived to charm the girl AMI 10 creep into
her good eraces during that one afternoon;
his manner peasant and easy, vet
without trace Of sPooniness about him.
| And in the frame Of mind in which she was,
after the shock of discovering the tru, state
| Of Lucy's feelings, such a manner was the
one best calculated 10 soc,he her and make
her feel at peace and ease with herself She
| could rot have borne a more familiar tone;
| and, indeed, | think if Capt Hardness HIM
/ self had happened 10 lie III Gaystown bar
| racks that afternoon, AMI had made an offer
Of his hand and heart 10 Owe, she would
have turned from him III disgust She had
| had more of love making than she cared for;
and 1t was because lie was so entirely friend
| ~ an 1 nothing e Sc. that Hartos contrived
| to charm her 50 wisely Such protection,
| ter, h seemed 10 her that Olive altogether
| forgot that lie was a young and handsouls
man: and when, after long chat to Mrs.
| Weyiard, that lndy very Sraciouslv invited
him 10 go over To Coppiethwaite. she sup
;lemented the invitation bv a smile and
-Yrs-io,T VIII oh had the effect of making
mm determine, there and then, to go i'll and
yin ut all or any costs. though for the occa-
on-keepinS Lncy Niet-down' IN mind
MS manner continued to be friendly, even 10
ia herllpess
As LOT i.neS, ne never addressed gave
"u' ing 'ne iest VI ~. ul'ei noon
VI Sttiia'N W. nave any I'tS' tieah VIZ III
..,s - -, 10 ~ 5u1 WIS en-
I'm, az ii ny. ~, ,"s tloa
u VI NJ, ~ = "a, saiii'ei,
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NUN W a ihiiIe III ~, ui' et,ioh'
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l'l,u 'il-s -, ~. -, ~ ani nnp
| II. .,.t.;.,,- H.. Il I.:.lff -
h, had ro ilaa that ola Inv Gould b.,,
nrovaI sucb . suIkv hrutr vitbou, the
r~,co 70 t,ta 4, dani.l orocafrtir. ard ba
iray h., OIir.,. f,,e thai ,r,ar b,d hoe, ON
| ras.1 To-, tlis da1ca Nau ,,re.s;ne- as bo
5id at ,bat b.1 ,.-saa ta,,,sa, ,hs,,, Ia
corI3 not # c,,,rza le,v. her NEGLECTED.
under The bunilst,nr sli,ht which Iucv
nut upon her in behaving thus. 50 he pushed
| his wav across the room TO her.
| Are you engaged Tor this dance. MIS-,
! WeyIand2' he asked
i will dance it with Won If vou wish ~
answered Olive. eva ling a more direct
| rerly
| "a c,,,ssoI. arc,oo-,d 70 nor. ;, ,,,o,,,.h.
| H,rtM a,pJ Incv darcire, r;th ~
scragrv Miss Morton, Abr
.f,or +bat O,;ro oor, borso,e -, o,-
Ill, 20 e;,ta+ion sbo do,o,I ~, Iitel
ISL " l,.i u" 'iI'll 'ne u'ii NV sue
o-d fran, ,rhs,, ,boy ,ra,t -. :,
Vt Nh COW tba,,, int, H. s.r.;n aS
nd 81 18th hi ban4 80, 81 rs,
tboraof fo,. yst 6,.a r1inrtas tnI,inr 49,,
| .bout tho raerima,,,I I,II which w. e.
for the 9Th of January and 10 which thev
wop,d receive a formal invitation !, H.
course of a DIV two
| q, ol,,,. ,,,,,r u.i, NJ. u,
| as lheS ufoNe oat OIL Tue square ana turned
Yes said Olive absentIy.
"What was the matter with Capt Lucvn