Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24

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The meeting adjourned, and the com
mittee remained for consultation.
Il have a proposition TO make said
the chairman You know the OctagOn
house up on the hill? Well, 1t is just
what we want
I'VE are too late for that property.
interrupted Miss Prichard. 1t has
been taken for a mans club
'On the contrary, the club is too late.
l had some talk with the owner about
leasing his building to US
How long ago.
Il think it was year ago this sum
Iner. They say a verbal lease is as
good as a written one"
Did you agree to take the house,
Il am quite sure 1 said something
about taking it
Bravo" exclaimed the other mem
bers of the committee, chpping their
hands. Wen claim it by law"
And nine points of the law are pos
session. said the president trium-
phantly.
Very WELL" said Miss Seronde in
her soft voice, lets 90 to the octagon
house and
At O'Clock in the afternoon the
house committee Of the Calumet club.
consisting of Messrs Bob Curtis, Jack
Brewster and Howard Merritt, were in
the new clubhouse consulting how they
should apportion tthe room when in
walked the three young ladies'. On
seeing the men stalking about with
their hats on Misses Prichard and Ser
onde shrank back, each with a faint
shrek. Miss Linn advanced imperi-
ousiy
The mems hatSicame off one by one.
May l ask said Miss Linn, what
you are doing here:"
we are preparing the building for
the occupancy of the Calumet club"
Then you are having your pains for
nothing. This building is leased TO
our sisterhOOd."
The men looked at each other and
smiled as if greatly amused. They
knew they had lease duly signed,
sealed and witnessed. The girls said
no more. but sweeping by the intruders
as though worthy of TO consideration
they passed TO the read of the build
ing, The men could hear them con
sulting as TO how they would arrange
matters as they had flst been doing
themselves. At last the girls reap
pcarcd in the hall. and as they did so a
brigade of scrubwomen. came in.
Sorry to trouble you, gentlemen"
said the chairman, but we must ask
you to vacate. Our house cleaning is
to begin"
You are fortunate. ladies'" replied
Mr.. Curtis. bowling very low. I'VE have
had the house cleaned for you"
The girls looked at, each other and
smiled sarcastically. Look at the
windows" said Miss Prichard in a
stage whisper. And the stairs" from
Miss Seronde in musical voice. At
the same time she threw up pair of
shapely arms and raised her blue eyes
to the ceiling.
Leaving the two girls to wither the
men with their comtemptuOus remarks,
the chairman, Miss Linn, proceeded to
distribute the scrubwomen i'll the diff
ferent rooms. Mr.. Curtis went TO her
and politely asked to see a copy of the
sistcrhoOd's lease. He was Informed
that they held a verbal lease. When he
asked for the date she turned upon
him impatiently and said:
We are in possession of these prem
ises; you are intruders. II you cOntin-
ne such ungentlemanly conduct we
shall sue you for trespass."
The next morning the ChrOnicler
published an item mentioning the fact
of there being two claimants for the
octagon house and expressing u hope
that the sisterhood would win. The
building would be Of far more credit
To the place as IA home for merciful
girls than for registering men. 1t was
To be hoped that the club would not
stand in the way OF the sisterhood
Since both parties could not occupy
the same house, the men proposed a
compromise. 1t was agreed that the
matter should be left TO the two COM
mittees that had once met. The club
men were invited to meet the sister
hood committee at the home Of Miss
Linn. The girls were arrayed In their
most becoming costumes and had a
dainty table set for the club commit
tee. Miss Linn had apportioned of the
men, taking Mr.. Bob Curtis to herself.
After long term Of convIyiality, dur
ing which the girls made themselves
as attractive as they knew how, the
two committees proceeded to business.
The men asked the girls to propose a
compromise Then Miss Linn, acting.
as spokesman, said:
We propose as a compromise that
you give up the house to US" al
The clubmen looked at each otheI.j
then accepted the terms.
WILLARD c. IRVING&