Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-30
TOLD ABOUT TOWN.
A Pretentiou IS individuals I'm.
position Discovered.
HAS A WIFE IN AN IOWA TOWN.

Yet MasQuefAdes ~ an Unmarried Man
Hsre-A Fellow Who Thought He Had
Been Touched-Woaidn'e Wsar . Chest.
nut Bell.
There il . certain gentleman en-
ployed by q business house, who
came here about q year ago. and who
At present enjoys all the privileges
and takes all the liberties of one vet
with the duties and re-
sponsibili,ies of married life, not
withstanding the fact that he has q
wife in one of iowa's smaller cities.
1t was not ong after hi arrival here
until he began to get pretty well &C
quainted. and ere many moons had
dipappear d. he was moving in one OF
our social circles. He was q consp c.
uous individual at q majority Of the
dances given during the past win
ter. He seemed infatuated with the
brighter side of life, and his pleasant
companionship. such as it was con-
ceded to be. was enjoyed by num-
Der Of young ladies, whom he favored
with his smiles and attentions. Like
the ordinary young fellow in search
Of a favorite one who would be will
ing to share his joys and sorrows. in
case he should ever get the benedict
fever, this fellow would divide his
companionship among the ladies he
associated with and take one or the
other to places of amusement.
With his wife far away he could
enjoy himself without arousing
her suspicious of infdelity, and
those of the young ladies whose
associations he enjoyed undoubt-
eddy were unaware that he was,
AMI is at present, masquerading
in the guise of an unmarried man.
1t was only recently that his imPosi
ton got to the ears of some Of his
friends, who are now circulating q
story which is news and indeed q sur
prise to those who never considered
him otherwise than a man free from
the ties Of matrimony. Although
knowing ones are yet in the minority.
it will not be long before he will have
the truth hurled at him by bis numer-
Gus lady friends who will have just
reason to feel somewhat refrig era
tive toward him. 1t is said that his
wife visited him q short time ago and
plead with him to return to the
Hawkeye city, where he has a pleas
ant home with his ia, her-in-law, who
is con -ider d wealthy. But he would
not listen to her. the reception which
he received here evidently having
stronger charms for him. At the
depot when the vie was returning
from the visit which was attended bv
no result, she created quite a pa
thetic scene, but it would not move
his heart. The only explanation for
his conduct in absenting himself
from home is that the father-in-law
canuot become converted to his ways
and vice versa-hence a disagree
ment.
Thought tie Was Touch d.
The representative of u large cord
age mandatory. a dressy and digni-
fled appearing fellow. who has been
in the city about q week suffering
from the effects of over Indulgence
in the essence of snake-wee,i.
thought he had been betrayed by u
newlv-made acquaintance and re-
lieved Of $50. and began an investi-
2 ,tion. He related his troubles to
the police, but told such a discon-
nected story that they were inclined
to believe the man was trying to tell
the truth, but his memory was con-
fused to such an extent that he got his
dates mixed. and advised b m to 90 to
the hotel, take enough sleep to set
tie his nerves and produce a state 70
sobriety, and then come and re-
he rise his difficulties in a more COM
prehensive manner. The fellow
came back, but instead Of taking a
sleep. he partook of some more of
the commotiou fluid. and was worse
off than before. He couli ct any
thing out of him that woold give
any weight to his story. He was
wandering furt er away from his
original relation of the affair
with every word. The m,n must
have taken bowl of that
dream-producing juice that they tell
about, which makes one think of war,
burglars, ETC., and believed what he
dreamed. 1t was nothing more than
a case Of hallucination superinduced
by long spree.
He Wasn't an Animal
The enforcement by local corpor-
alton in making those of it's employees
who receive the fare money to wear
q chestnut bell that all Of the earn
ings might be registered when re-
ceived, was the cause of an old at
taehees resignation. He would not
have a register placed upon him. ST.
it is said. informed his employer to
that effect, and receiving an answer
that such we're the rules to he ad.
hered to. severed his services after
many years connection with the cor
poration. In speaking of the matter
he remarked that he was not an ami
NAL and therefore didn', think it was
necessary to don q bell that he might
be kept track of.