Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-03
D1ILY STORY,
HOW THEY GOT AHEAD
OF THE OLD FOLKS.
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the postman arrived and left q lettel
for her.
Good gracious she> exclaimed
Mamma to be married. Sorry she
can't come home quite as early as OK
pected.' Mr.. Arbuckle'. Hopes II
not be naughty about it What in the
world am / to do? / can't get %sed tC
strange man in the house. III
A maid entered and handed her &
card on which was written, Henry
Durand Arbuckle."
well, / declare the girl went Oh
with her soliloquy. after telling the
maid TO say that she would be down
soon, this is disaster following fast
and following faster / hardly learn
that am to have Stepfather when
am called to face him. | wonder II
mamma has gone and made n silly of
always disliked old ones. So / suppose
she's got boy. Heigho! 1 wish l had
some one to marry myself"
She prinked Il little before the glass
and then went down into the drawing
room. a handsome young man of TWEEN.
ty-five arose as she entered. He looked
rather embarrassed and stammered a
few incoherent sentences.
Beg pardon, Mrs. Arbuckle-I mean
Miss-no, Mrs. Wardwell. for calling
so early. 1 have but n few hours IL
the city, and
You are quite excusable. Mr.. Ar
buckle. / received n letter this morn
ing
$50 did 1. Quite charmed. 1 assure
you. to find so young person. I
feared
And l am quite surprised in YOU"
Il think / shall love You very much.
My mother died when 1 was but four
years old, and have no remembrance
of her"
Miss Wardwell looked surprised.
His mother
81 remember my father" she replied.
land I'm quite sure no other man can
take his place, but
You will not object to the love of
SOM"
Miss Wardwell paused again. The
love of son, Is mamma to marry Il
luuatic?"
Meanwhile Miss Wardwell had tax
en- a seat on sofa. and Mr.. Arbuckle.
who had taken a chair, got up and sat
down beside her.
You have no idea he said. how
charmed L am in finding so agreeable
a young person. I'm sure we shall get
on famously. You will find me dutiful,
obedient loving"
And t. she replied, lam equally
pleased. Just before you called 1 made
up my mind that couldn't endure
Same here. We have both felt
alike. How delightful to have dissat-
isfactiou turned to pleasure, Oh.
mother. let US
Mother she exclaimed. drawing
back. What do you mean?"
Il mean that father couldn't have
chosen a more satisfactory stepmother
for me-"
"Stepmother, Why. I'm to be your
What do you take me fOr?"
Mammals new husband that is to
be-"
Are yOu not Mrs. Wardwell?"
Il am Miss Julia Wardwell. DO |
look old enough to be your step
This is very astonishing. sup
posed L was calling on fathers fan
,ee.''
and l supposed YOU were my moth
,r's tiance''
Father wrote me that Mrs. Ward |
we'll would arrive in the city yester- |
lay and, as l was passing through. |
asked me to cali on her.
Il have just received a letter from |
mamma saying that she has been de- |
aged. | supposed she had chosen a |
-oung man. She has never liked old |
mes"
We'll. well! Upon my word! And
'oure not to be my stepmother after |
H."
II should say not! And you're not |
o be my stepfather, and I'm to have
IL old man in the house! I'm disap-
ointed.'
'And I'm to have an old woman for
stepmother."
Il shall not live with them"
"Nor t.
Il shall take apartments and live
nts.''
You can't do that
"Why not?"
You're too young-and pretty
"Oh, dear! I'm disgusted.'
so am l. / shall go into bachelor
uartersr
why will parents make themselves
Apply by making their children miser-
ble,"
ITS very selfish of them"
They've had their fling and should
efer to their offspring
I'D like to get ahead of the gov
rnor. 1t would serve him right
I'D marry a clown to get even with
Il wouldn't mind helping you out"
Miss WardwelI turned away her