Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
DAILY SHORT STORY
A Badly Written Gard.
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doors as they assembled. There were a
fat old lady and several young ones,
some of whom were very pretty.
'Here it is, mamma said one of the
girls, pausing before one of the doors
and studying the card-"B. Bewster-
Bob Bewster."
''That can't be it, said a prim girl
In glasses, coming up behind. ut
would be Il. Bewster. Il stands for
Robert"
Not at ALL College fellows are al
ways called Bob and Billy and such
short names
The elderly lady pushed the two girls
aside, put on a pair of glasses, looked
at the card, then knocked at the door.
| There was u sound of q latch moving
as some one within pulled lazy
string the old lady pushed open the
door. and there behind q desk by
window sat a young man studying.
Bob, don't you know meT'
"Why, certainly" said the young
man with his tongue while his express
sion clearly indicated that he did not.
You're Bobby Bewster. aren't you?"
| The young man looked perplexed.
| Evidently there was some mistake, but
| in such matters it is best to proceed
| with caution so as not to give oneself
| away. The student cast his eye up at
a card hung against the wall on which
was printed in old Roman letters "Fes-
tina lente" Ego Slow, then he caught
the saucy eye of one of the girls. His
resolution was taken.
you're my aunt" he said, and, ad-
vancing with a happy smile, he gave
the old lady stage embrace, touching
her cheek lightly with his lips and for
an infinitesimal fraction of a second.
81 knew we were right. Yes, I'm
Aunt Jane, and these are your cousins,
with whom you used to play when you
were a little boy before your mother
brought you to the east. This is Kit
ty"-
The young man stepped up to Kitty,
the saucy eyed girl, and kissed her.
and this is Jennie, and this is Maud,
and this is Ethel"
: Every girl received a cousinly kiss.
and when the introduction was finished
: the college man repeated the process,
so glad was he to see his cousins.
"Oh, Bob, what a fine fellow you've
grown to be!'
what electives do you take this
term?" asked the cousin in glasses.
Electives? Oh, I'm taking those
that don't interfere with athletic exer-
cises. You see, I'm captain Of the
} crew and on both the baseball and
football teams, and 1 haven't much
: time for study"
The girl in glasses looked shocked
Z ct should suppose" she said contemp
2 tuously, that it would be just the 9th
i er way
1 Not at ALL" said the girl with the
saucy eyes Care of the body is OF
3 more Importance than care of the
BRAIN Besides. 1 dare say Cousin Boi
}. is bright enough to go through college
without killing himself studying"
}. Good for you Cousin Kitty" AND
the scamp stepped up to Kitty anc
}. gave her another kiss.
There was a knock at the door. The
y host looked uneasy, but gave a pull a
h the lazy string. A man came hurried
Iy in and stopped suddenly at seeing
}. the visitors. The host looked unutter
able things at the newcomer. then sale
+ quickly in order to head him off, "Thi'
b is my aunt, Mr.. Cawley. and my cous
ms"
s Mr.. Cawley bowed very low. Il onl!
came In to ask you to lend me you
[. calculus for awhile. Mine is loaneC
b to that beggar Bewster. who hasn't re
b turned it"
"Bewsterp' exclaimed Aunt Jane
e what do you mean? Isn't this Bobb!
BewsterF
{, The student, who had been playin;
h a part, turned scarlet. The old lady
who began to fancy something hat
e gone wrong, waddled to the door ant
= threw it open, exposing the card to TIL
assembled party. "There it is. If tina
7. isn't B. Bewster, I'd like to know wha
h it Isl
The owner of the room grew redde
o than ever. The newcomer burst into
laugh.
= 81 always told you. Tom," he said
= ''that your door card would bring yo1
to grief. Madam, that second letter
l. not a b; it's an II. The name is Brew
t, ster AS you read it it is b. ReusteI
5. alias u. Rooster, which is the gentle
mans most appropriate name.
at should think so," said the lady
shifting the air like a steed about to 6
into battle.
81 am very sorry" said Mr.. Brewste
humbly. I'm sure 1 didn't say any
q thing about my name"
- 'You admitted that it was Bob,
: snorted the old lady.
\ "Did I?'
:. "Come, girls" continued the mother
"a remembering the kisses, and she gail
;. cred them as a hen gathers her chick
ems and strutted out. Kitty was tn
last to leave and as she did so put on
her hand. Brewster took it and whis
pered:
"Can you forgive me?"
l. Certainly. The mistake was pei
fectly natural"
e ''There is to be speaking for prize
tomorrow in - hall. 1 hope to sc
you there"
IT az shall make it a point to attend