Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-02
D4ILK STORY
WHAT A BOXING MILL COST.

my wife every night for month to
stay at home and have exhausted every
excuse | can invent. You come in in q
hurry and say that Robbins, the man
We're trying TO sell that. property to. is
in town and we'have Il chance to close
the deal before die goes out on the early
train tomorrow morning"
Il see," said Johnnie. "I'll help YOU
out, Billy"
That evening cat the appointed hour
johnnie Farnun1 rang the door bell,
was admitted and played his part we'll.
Billy Jennings feigned great disap-
pointment, but declared that business
is business" and he could not afford to
lose so profitable Il trade Just as he
was going out his wife looked so dis
appointed that for moment lie was
conscience stricken and had he not
gone SO far in the matter would have
backed out. As it was, he kissed her
affectionately and promised that. bust
remain at home evenings in future-a
promise he had often made.
1t was. after 9 O'Clock. While Mrs.
Jennings twas sitting alone darning the
children'S' clothing to save money for
her husband to spend at his club. that
there was another ring at the door bell,
and Billy'S bachelor uncle James Jen-
nings, wasSushered in. His coming was
Il surprise, for he was in business in
Brazil and lived there most of the time.
where's Billy?' he asked.
Hes gone out on business"
That's unlucky. l only got in this
evening and go out on an early train
tomorrow morning. I'm going around
the world. and there are some impor-
tant matters 1 wish to settle before
going"
ITS too bad. Poor Billy will be so
Disappointed
cant we catch him anywhere by
telephone?'
Il don't know unless at one of the
hotels. He expected to see n man by
the name of Robbins. who. like you,
came i'm this evening and is going out
tomorrow morning"
He was shown the telephone and
called up the three hotels in the town.
The clerks all knew Billy Jennings. but
he had not been to either house during
the evening. One of them asked. "Havc
you tried his club?''
This put an idea into the uncle's
head. He asked the name of the club
and rang it up. Billy had been there
all the evening. but had just gone out,
leaving word for n friend that he was
going to boxing match between the
two lightweights Dugan and Carr. His
friend was to join him there This
Sufficed for the uncle, and he went
bSck to the forlorn wife. with whom
he sat till late hour.
At l o'clock Billy's night key ratified
in the lock. and he tiptoed upstairs.
He always did this to show consider
alton for his wife. whom he knew new
err went to sleep till he came home.
ooh. Billy she said. you've had q
piece of bad luck. But it's all right
"How-what?'
"Uncle Jim has been here. He tele
phoned to all the hotels hoping to find
You but you weren't at any of them
'"That's too bad We took our man
to the theater."
''Then Uncle Jim telephoned to the
club but they told him you weren't
there
rious. did he get any information
about me there?
''He said ne got all the information
he required and it would be impossible
to reach YOU
1.-The dickens he did,
Eyes. and he seemed little put out
He's on his way around the world and
is going to hunt lions in India, so he de-
termined to settle something on you
and your sister Del before going"
Good gracious! l hope nothing oc-
Cured to change his mind"
'Oh. no. It's all right. He gave me
twenty bonds, which he says are worth
$4,000"
Bully. Where are theyT'
She pointed to the table where they
lay. He seized them and cried, First
mortgage per cents, worth over 15O!'
isn't it nice?'
He turned to the assignment on the
back, then looked up. surprised. why,
they are assigned to you
Eyes. Uncle Jim said that so long as
YOU weren't here he'd have to give
them to me-"
THAT'S funny SOLDERING. ION, well,
you can assign them 20 me-"
NO / can't. He made me promise
not to give them or a cent of the inter-
est TO YOU
BILLY dropped into chair as though
he had been shot.
"Why, Billy, what's the matterf
We've got the money"
"Oh. yes. Certainly"
"Only I'm to spend 1t on myself and
the children
'Of course; that's just right
II don't see how it could be any bet
ter
1T couldn't. Did he leave any mes
sage for me?''
HE said to tell you that whenever
hereafter you made "lightweight' en-
gagements whatever that means) for
yourself 1 could afford to go to the
opera"