Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-23
She Hrgus Daily Short Story
Improving Instructions By Taylor White.
(Copyrighted. 1908 the Associated Literary

shut himself in the private onlce.
lwhencc presently came demand for
1.-THE typewriter. Lippy reported that
she had not yet arrived and pointed
ont that she still had fifteen minutes
/ grace. But the fifteen minutes stretch
cd TO half an hour. aud still the cir!
had not come. while Munyon's temper
grew more savage.
II Then came telephone message
Miss Blake had been married the day
before and had gone on her honey
moon. Her mother hoped that it would
not Inconvenience her employer. but
her fance had been ordered west and
| the girl had accompanied him.
What am | going to do without
Miss Blake?" stormed Runyon There
are important papers TO be got out. ]
ican't trust them to public type
| writer
Get another girl" advised T.ippy
lsagrly. The man what makes the ma
chimes keeps girls in cold storage
Phone him and he'll push one down
here special delivery"
| No go" dissented Runyon. IL must
have one in whose discretion | car
| trust. The only recommendation those
| girls require is that they use the ma
ichine"
| Amt you tn hep gamoosh TO some
dame wit tn hurry fingers?" suggest
ed I.ippy- Your fren or your fren's
| fren?"
Runyon started.
| ut may do some good" he told him
self. at will show that am not dis
posed to hold anger. Take this card
and ask the lady if she can come down
at once" he added to Iippy. handing
the boy Il card which be drew from his
vest pocket.
Lippy was out of the office like a
| whirlwind. and presently he was
standing in front OF a handsome house
In the residential district debating
with himself If this could be the ad-
| dress. His debate was short To
I LipDy orders We're orders. He climb
ed the steps and soon was standing in
the hallway, while the butler went off
to find the girl.
| "You have Il letter from Mr.. Run
yon?' she asked as Lippy was ushered
into room all sweet smells and soft
toned colors. l.ippy shook his head Ia
a negative.
He didn't have no time to write" he
explained. He couldn't wait fr that.
| He told me TO hot foot it up here and
tell you he couldn't wait Steven sec
ends without you You're to come down
wit me-"
whats the matter?" she asked I'm
astonishment. mir. Runyon is In some
/ troubleT'
I Up to his neck" declared Lippy.
Say, IL you don't get down in a hurry
he'll go dead nutty. He was mos bug
house when went away from there
wit somethin' t tell YOU"
"Wait In the hail. I'll be right down."
she promised. while her trembling
hands toyed nervously with ribbon.
I'll did not know 1t was SO serious
that he would take 1t this way"
"Serious! echoed I.ippy. "Ill bet we
find two cops and the ambulance doe
in tn place If we don't get there pretty
lquick."
The girl rang the bell for her niaid
and Lippy went down to the front hall
to spend pleasant ten minutes in i'm.
pertinent conversation addressed To the
butler with the delightful knowledge
that the staid functionary did not dare
hit back.
Then the girl came down the stairs
looking even more attractive in hei
heavy furs. and i.ippy wondrriusly fol
lowed her into the automobile thai
Istood at the curb. This sort OF type
} writer was new to him..
The ride was all too short aud tn