Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-14
DAILY SHORT STORY
LESSON IN LovEMAKiNG.
TOriGinal.l

was at that season when the earth has
cast of its uniform green and 6onnej
its autumn mantle. a patchwork OF red
and yellow and brown, with their inter
mediate shades
Dudley" said Vedder. Il wish
had your way with women. There is 81
girl 1 want very badly, but though /
have sued with all the devotion of the
age OF chivalry"-
The age Of cbivalry be hanged In
terrupted Wales.
What is your substituteE'
There is no rule for making love.
Usually none il needed. Two people
OF opposite sex meet and drift into IL
as gently as bird floats from the
branch of n tree"
But where the man loves and the
girl DOGS not: He wishes to win her"
'In that case there is an infinite VA
riety OF methods. The game must be
played in accordance with the circum-
stances just as In whist we are con-
fined TO the hand we happen TO hold
Explain"
81 can't explain. but l can illustrate.
There by the brookside sits Alma
DIVER love her and have been wait
ing for an opportunity to tell her so.
l am going 10 join her. You make
detour and hide in that clump OF
bushes on the right where you can
hear me-"
Vedder made the detour and, stealing
I'D under the bank of the stream, hid
I'm the bushes. Wales saunteredton till
he Joined the girl.
Good morning. Miss Dwyer."
Good morning. Mr.. Wales"
"You seem to be enjoying this beau
tiful autumn scene. I'm sorry L have
not time To stop and enjoy it with you.
He was passing on when she called
to him, Il was not aware that your
time was so precious
Il have not yet read the morning
papers"
lis there any remarkable news:"
News: Oh, yes 1 mean no. The
papers are dreadfully dull just now"
"And yet they are preferable to my
society
II am not in a mood for light chat
this morning.
Indeed If I remember rightly. the
last time we met we spent most of the
time discussing the trend of modern
scientific Development
True. Such subjects bore me-"
"WeIl. which of your two statements
do you cling to. Am 1 too light or TOO
heavy for yOu:"
when you send word to i visitor
that you are not at home do you feel
IL incumbent upon You TO explain either
that you are somewhere else or that
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the person waiting:"
You seem singularly quarrelsome
this morning. How have L offended
you:"
offended me? Did say that?"
''Your words and your manner indi-
cate it."
Not at all. You women. unless we
men are continually tossing you bou-
q,Iets of soft words, consider that we
are offended"
81 presume you would have me think
you indifferent-brutal, / should call
it."
There may be an excuse even for
brutality"
"Only one-brutality-and even then
we are commanded TO return good for
evil. Come. tell me what have done
TO deserve such treatment
Done? DO you call 1t a small thing
to permit a man to put his name on
your card for n dance. then when he
claims the dance to find another name
in Its place.
THAT other was responsible for the
change. You should call him TO ac-
count for il, not me-"
81 would not think of calling as man
to account because Il woman happens
TO prefer him to me. Besides. why
should 1 care in the case of Il girltwno
would permit such an outrageY'
1T was an oversight with me. / did
not notice that your dance was the
fifth. only knew that your name was
on the card"
Your defense is only what 1 expect
ed. Don't trouble yourself about the
matter. 1 shall not think Of it again"
You are very unkind."
It'll this matter occurred I was
more than kind
"Yes. You We're very nice to me"
IF you priced my attention, why did
you treat ME with such rudenessY'
Believe me. 1t was unintentional on
my part. / didn't see the change made
-and-and"- CTearS)
The tide having turned, Mr.. Wales
turned with 1t. From brutality he sof
tened into forgiveness, and when the
two parted it was with a kiss.
The same evening Vedder came into
Wales room and said
Thanks, old man. Isee how it's done. |
Now L want you to do the same thing !
for me that other fellow did for you. |
AT the ball tonight rub my name OF |
Ida Blessings card and put your Owl |
on. I'll work your game with her"
"All right i hope you'll succeed"
During the evening the substitution |
was made, and the girl sanled away in |
the next dance. not knowing of the
trap that had been set former.