Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-13

ne ought to pay you more,n said the
gnos1 I'm In business myself. know how
His. People can't be expected to live on
nothing.n VI
i do believe" cried Dorcas ssyou are the
tailor's young manfrom Cult & Fits merit
ooor 70 Archer'sl thought had seen your
face beforel But if you ever get to the head
OF the firm-and man can achieve elmos,
anything ne pieases-do pay your employees a
decent sum!n g
viii" said the young man in tho whit.
flannel tennis suit
And be spoke as if he meant it
ana theh Dorcas discoursed still mora
iearhedly about the rights and wrongs the
ihJusllees and petty trials of life behind the
counter. 'Ao
I'VE are ladies. you see.n said she sand wo
expect to be treated hike ladies Bnt 7 s,,,.
pose you have your troubles toon
Lots q EN-, " said the Young man. gazing
aosentA ipo the fire. Every one has, SUP,
posen ''''' sup
80 that they all became great friends
AT midnight the rain ceased, and the moon
burst IN a flood of glory on the dripping
scene.
we can go home now said Dorcas, clap
ping her hands. "And | dare saw, Young
man, with pretty air of patronage, .Mr
MOTIFS could make You up a bed on the
kitchen floor at our house, without charging
very much for itn
Il should be delighted if no could, y said the
young man, meekly.
And so it was arranged
The prrlS +.,slD
ing to meet the ghost" as they called him.
at the breakfast table.
But to their infinite disgust he was gone
when they descended.
ie SEE, said old man Morris, that there
white flaming suit O. his'n had SHRINK nm
with the wet, so it wasn't fairly presentable,
and he just cut across lots afore daybreak an,
cleared OUT
Il told You so" said Barbara. He was a
ghost, and being such he dissolved into thin
air at cock crown
And had put on my blue cambria gown
sighed Mary.
And my hair was crimped so nicely said
Dorcas.
But he gave me this ere,n said Old Man
Morris, displaying on the horny palm of his
band gold half eagle
RATHER extravagant for tailor's clerk
said Mary.
THAT is just the class Of people," said Dor
cas- ioitiiy, who don't know how to spend
money properly"
thought he was very nice,n said Bar
para; and thought perhaps he was going
10 De the beginning of real adventure
september Set in sultry as the tropics this
year, and thethree girls returned to Archers
great store with unwilling footsteps.
But the cashier met them with a smiling
face
I've received instructions" said he ssto
raise the salaries of all the girls in this de-
partment 10 per cent. Young Mr.. Archer
himself told me to do sou
Young Mr.. Archergn
There he is now said the cashier
And the next minute the hero of the rainv
night had come up and was cordially shaking
hands with them
Then you are not the tailor's vouno man
after ally said Mary, little taken abaek.
DID say wasp said Archibald Archer
Az the end OF the autumn little Barbara
Hale had confession to make
Girls, said she, ''when | thought that
young MIR. Archer was going to be the beein.
,lng OF an adventure was right He has
asked me to marry him, and when we 90 on |
'ur summer vacation next year we shall ro |
ogether." g.
And Mary and Dorcas kissed little Bar.
lara and congratulated her from the very
,ottom of their hearts.
ms, said they, lis an adventure worth
laving Saturday Night. - ~