Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
. SOME SHORT STORIES, /:

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It Was in the theatre.
The orchestra was playing 81
Want Them Presents Back"
She WAS Q visitor In the CITY and
had accompanied . party Of friends
to the play. She thought tho piece
the orchestra was rendering was Just
excellent, and expressed herself
90 that everyone around her would
understand that she knew Q thing or
Two atout music. Then she turned
In her seat and glanced up into the
gallery.
why there is Grace!" che said,
nudging the lady next 10 her. THE
dear girl. I,n't she sweet! l havn',
seen her since last week. and I'm SO
anxious to have q chat with her.
Ha! ha! hs! (She waves her handker-
chief Hasn't the beautiful eyes
Look, sho wants ne to come up
there. I wonder il I hsdnt better
20 aud visit with her awhile. No,
cans get out Of here very we'll, any.
way. Then I'm liable to get lost in
this house. II Is the FIRST time have
been here II I we're in any OF the
Chicago OF New York theatres would
b. right q. home, though. Let's see,
where does Grace live?-oh. yet; on
- street. l must make 1t .
point to call on he-. She has asked
me up several times. But. you know.
| have such short time TO stay, and
have SO many friends to see. that il
is almost impossible to give the at
tenti,n to each one that would
like to.
"Oh. say. do you ever whit Lake
I-?" This was addressed to her
gentleman friend. oh. yes; we
spend every summer there. Papa
hasa pretty Q, tage there, and. oh.
but We girls do have lolly time
Rowing and bathing-its Just deli hit
tul. Can you swim? You can,
Well. that's strange. What do you
suppose would become of you il you
were boating and the boat capsized
l can swim-in iactall the giils in
our crowd can. Now, don't you
forget -"
Then the curtain raisei on the
| second act.
An uptown family missed ar old
fashioned and treasured looking glas,
from the horse. They searched high
and low, but could not locate it OF
ascertain who was responsible for its
disappearanoa. Willie, the boy,
finally confessed to being the culprit.
ut was this way. he said. ''you knox
my little rooster. is q fighter. but he
needs practice, because I'm going to
put hum against gamester one Of
the kids on the next avenue has and
has been Dragging about. So takes
the looking glass down in the bach
yard, sets it against the fence, and
trots out Dick to let him have Q
glimpse OF himself. You know Q
game rooster will always scrap whel
another bird gets too close to him
Dick didn't recognize his photo, ant
he sails in. He fought like tn,
Dickens. 1t was too good to stop
So l let him 60. and the first thin(
l knows he breaks the glass.
gathered up the pieces and threw
them in the alley. The worst par,
OF the whole deal was Dick cut hi
head and won't be in shape to scrsI
for a couple Of weeks"
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The park argels arc beginning T.
gather in Spencer square thes
nights. It's little chilly for then
yet. but they have figured it out tina
it will not be long now before the,
can camp in the seats which the cit,
has provided for their especial com
fort. and enj,y the refreshing
zephyrs which circulate abou. tina
pretty pleasure spot during tn
beautiful GUNNER time.