The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-21
CONTINUED
CHAPTER III.
WHILE THE IRON WAS HOT.

WHILE THE IRON WAS HOT.
Mai Cr,wsbaw was not in "good FORM
| that narticular evening h had been
WANTING in narsnicuitv. he had Numbered
eoreoio,,slv and now faeino the enemy
whose Vaccinations be had come to
Battieton especially to circumvent, he
felt himself still more at a loss He
did not know what to say on the spur
OF the moment; the real Miss DAILY
was not at all the Miss DAILY whom he had
| expeC.ted 10 find but p calm seif-posseSsed
Young lady whom serv ce behind a refresh
ment stand had not spoiled or rendered
afashy" This uu'et bein- might have been
tsle, for lady vhere-mieht have
held her place in any so,ety he thought IL
she had had the discretion, to hold her
,neue For of cour,a she would h, as
sh.rn and iarky as Mis- R.cket when she
bec.,n 10 disconrse-,il ref eshment stand
maids conversation i4,nr essentially ierky.
keepiup time with the money as it ratified
in the tili No he was mistaken arajp:
Mis- D,iys voice had not an atoms worth
of iarkipess in II
Gyo,r mama is D,lyg, tho w. ;or cold for
tho want Of a bette, nre. t;or 10 start with
@yas civ WHIT al ,,o,, ra,,nira of mop
II should he glad of a little private con-
versation Miss DAILY he said. AT what
time do Won leave this nI,cayr
Miss DAILY looked mewhat astonished,
and even doubtful of his motive for address
inc her A scarlet flush fiickered on her
cheak although the brown ewes remained
s,e,dv ami ipnuripo She did NOT actually
doubt the man vet notwithstanding that
there had bser MI kinds of STRANGE beasts
,,ro,,,,no about her patb since her nov;t;ata
The ewes that encountered hers were clear
and sborn grav eyes that wera difIicult to
associate with any guile For the present,
at least. and despite the singularity OF his
question. shs. could afford her interlocutor
the benefit of the doubt.
"Haye Won any particular reason for ask
ING me,, she s,id
Il have"
aWbat isug
u wish IN speak 10 Won IN tusiness of ir,-
norta,car
If do not believe In any business of i'm
,o,tanca batwsan Won and me said Miss
Da,,, co,dl,, sprIass she addad orictIv-
80 ,.o,, h.,,, ha.rI fror, INV, ,,rci.>
49,, hs.,, co.,, q, ta,I ma oil th, no,,,s
81 have NOT the honor of knovinc my
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sNas;r VIII not ~
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II am NOT afraid of Won cert,iplv said
Miss Da,y very CALMLY u hardly douht
you but | am not DISPOSED to nut nv tr,st
in xcn7
. DIT must surely strike Won that there are
+or,ics nj conversation, YvI,ic,, MIGHT ha d.
cussed in a more fitting place than thi,i" he
said
Il am not afraiI of any topic was the
reply. land YOU. as stranger, have no right
to make mystery about it"
sYou distrust meT
Il distrust anv one who is not straightfer-
ward, replied Mis- DAILY.
Very well-very WE'LL said the major,
turning very rad, "this is the first time il
all my life | have been told | was not
straightfor ward IL can't mention he
nature of my business without rendering you
an object of ridicule to the rest OF the Young
ladies present They are list sning now, for
that matter Look at them
Miss DaIv laughed pleasantly and momea.
tarity at this.
aAb, yes-they listen a little: and with
sirh "tbev don't ike me much ! am not