Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09
DOLLY cody BALL
Jessie, the Lunch Counter Girl,
Tells of Time She and
SADIE Had.
LATTER MEETS AN OLD FLAME
Nv Whom She Had Been Cheated Out
of Meal Ticket Last Sum-
mer.

they are certainly Qne IetiOWS, anu
Tessie sighed as she showed a cup OF
coffee to the bartender who had drop
ped in for his breakfast later than US
ual. Me and Sade went last night,
Tessie added.
NO. SADIE amt here any more. Not
since last summer. She picked up with
blue-eyed pretty boy with long curly
Ihair that said his father had lots OF
money. Him and -Sade went over TO
+ Scheutzen one night, and he made
reputation for himself, flooring two of
those low-browed boys from the west end
who said that SADIE was bum spieler.
That made him strong with SADIE.
That was his play, l guess, for he eat
here for a month on his nerve, and
SADIE had to pay for the meal ticket.
| The fellow said that his father had
been away from home. but as soon as
| he got back he would be flush again.
But father did not seem to return, for
Sade's crush vanished, and l have
never heard of him since.
Pays For Meal Ticket and Is Fired.
We'll, SADIE paid what she had com
enough. and the boss cut her out. He
| told her she was soft. And l guess she
! was then. But now-she's the wisest
kid that ever handed a doughnut over
the counter, Tom, and don't you never
forget it, neither.
Say, Tom, l believe 1 am getting
batty Every time 1 stay up late my
noodle refuses to work. l started to
tell you about the dance. Well, me
and SADIE went. We had invites by
the plenty, but we would not stand for
the company. We decided that this
winter we would do the dances alone.
It's the best plan, we have found. You
see, a girl will accept an invite TO be
taken to a ball, and before she knows
it her escort is down and out under
load of beverage. Then she has to
take him home instead of him taking
her home. Me and SADIE one night
walked IA blocks with a soft one who
had three lemonades and a scoop. We
placed him on the front porch, rang the
door bell. and then flew. His mother.
don't think, has allowed him to be
outside of the house after $50 since.
No. me and SADIE went alone.
Ben Blows In, Flush.
Great mocha, amt it, Tom? You
know. everyone who has been in this
morning has hollered for the second
cup. How long have you been eating
doughnuts for breakfast? l suppose
you will be asking for pie and onions
next. That cup will cost you another
nick, you know. We got to the hall
at $50, but of course the crowd did
not wake up until about midnight We
knew the most of the boys and girls,
but of course we could not get through
the evening without having something
that we never looked for happen Who
should blow in with a lovely bun on
about II o'clock but Ben-that's his
name-the boy with the yellow hair
and the blue eyes, for whom SADIE lost
her job last summer. SADIE tried not
TO have him recognize her. but he
wasn't in the hall five minutes before
he copied her. Well. that was about
all there was to il. We danced our
fGol heads off Ben would have SADIE
for his partner in one dance and then
he would take me next.
Wouldn't stand for Another.
Ben does certainly love his liquor.
and, of course. whenever he went for
visit to the mahogany he insisted on
we girls going along. but he would not
stand for another fellow. He said he
wanted To show SADIE that he was not
such bad actor as she had reason to
think. He asked her how much she
had to pay for his board. and she told
him a ten-spot. He fOrked the money
over to her without another word. On
the dead he did. He had greenbacks
in every pocket. He told SADIE that he
had just heard from father. He said
that father had been called away to
South America on business while ne
was in the city running around with
SADIE. and didn't get back for three
months. ConGdentiaIly. | think he is
a four-fiusher. He looks like a cheap
gambler or race-track tout to me. But
he's got Sale mcsmerized for fair. He
thinks she's just a dandy girl. and +
want to tell you. Tom, that she is. OF
course, she viii hoist a beer occasion
ally, but that is nothing against her.
Buys For the Crowd.
Ben sings. and so does SADIE. He
carries the air and SADIE sings bass
or | guess YOU call it alto. Well. any
way. it sounded fine last night. We
were seated by ourselves, and when
Ben and SADIE sang the crowd outside
said it was great. Then Ben asked
them what they would have. The wav
the bartender hauled away his money
guess they took nearly everything
there was in the house. including the
furniture But we had a great timo
just the samey''
Eagles Attention.
Al Eagles and friends who wish f.,