Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
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: SOME SHORT STORIES. .

marri,d. The other 10 not.
The one who has NOS yet embarked
on the blissful sea Of matrimony, but
is prospecting in that direction. re-
Gently formed the acquaintance Of a
pretty Moline miss, With whom he
became most favorably impressed.
She thought something Of him, too.
Their admiration WAS mutual.
The young miss came to Rock Isl
and with several Of her companion.
While touring The stores they paus' d
to examine the photographs Ia .
show case outside OF one Of the gal
leries.
why. there 10 one Of Mrs. Blank
photrgraph.!' spoke up msmbsr Of
the party, winking 1t all Of her
friends tx :ept the ono.
Mrs. B!ankw exclaimed the Rock
island gentlemsn's friend. why
you dou't mean to tell me that that
.oung man I was telling you a5ou,
Is married.
~ ?, indee =" answered the other
girls with one accord.
why the borrid thiEg! And the
way be cut up in our crowd! ]
never heard be had q wife. But
don't you know. girls, he acted like
a married man."
The lady has never been informed
that huge Ike WAS played on her.
unless tue gentleman il the case has
made explanations
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Pslice Sergeant NJ. F. Archer aud
ex-Ald. W. r. Tiud>li recently made
= trip TO 1ndepende, &c, lows, to
,deut " Thomas Duffy, ind .cted
hsre for arson and larceoy, who il
an inmate OF an ssylum there. They
took dinner q: 3 hotel Mr.. Tindsll
is quite Q horscmsn. The waiter
-.kcd him what particular dishes he
desired.
Just bring me a dinr err" an.
swered the ex-aider man.
Well, probably would leave out
something that you would like t.
have" replied the waitress. you
bad better look over the bill OF fare
aud order what you want"
| Mr. Tindsll sized up the meru q
moment. Then he turned to the
girl. saving: You just take alopp
the score card and pick me out The
Sianers."
A commercial salesman who Gem ,s
TO Rock Island at ststei intervals
tells an incident which occurred or
. rnilroad train out in Iowa recently
A sheriff from one OF the back woods
counties with loug.aowing whiskes,
and a wide-rimmed hat, boarded tn,
train in company with young mau
~ho he was taking to the reform
school. The lad was not hsndcuffsd
Officer and prisoner sat dnown in
seat in the smoker and we're chatting
pleasantly, when the sheriff discov
cred that a couple OF his friend
we're passengers on the train. They
we're back 10 the chair car II
Thought he would Visit them. So b.
left the prisoner.
Pres. ntiy the conductor came Ia
TIE lad said be did not have aticket
The conductor said be would have {,
get Of.
"AH right" answered the p is
oner. The bell cord WAS pulled an
the lad SEQ -. 4 If The train when i
eased up.
When the conductor reached tn
.h-rif ne handed him two tickets
stating that Que OF them vas for
10Y in the smoker. When he W as In
foI med that there was no boy there
dis Jaw dropped. and his whisker
t,cmbled. lie hurried into tn
smoker only to confirm his suspiC
ions.
LET me of her,! Con;ound you
anyhow shouted the rural eli Ger
Sho paced up AMI down the sisl
$ resticul.,ipg wildly. The train va
c stopped, ami he was let of On tn
!! prairie The last scene o. him h
, was sccoting ACROSS the field, tn
wind PLAYING havoc with his COS
: tail ard his chin cnr!airs.
So
+ Here is a choice Dit from o CONVEX
4 ss,ion carried on by Two bellies At on
Z OF the Saturday night balls:
That guy surely thtowed seve
n with mo the first time got peep
4 him. Moll."
;. "Oh. l don't know. Mag. 'Cours
II you ind him are gluey. but 70 te
{ sou, on the level, 1 think he's
;. slo5."
"r.l .qacal on you, an that oil
- boy will hand you few in the mug
,hs,'s what he'll do t. you"
4 IL should say no.. What will N
e buddie be doiu' al, this time?n
II That old ice-wagon? Why b
:, couldn't best a carpet"
. ..Oh gwau; you're warblin' throug
= your sky-p;ecs."
al 4 should say not. I'm talkin' o
If the square. an you know it,"
81 Then the band play ed q slow walt;