Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-05

coopS are not fragrant propositions TO
me. But there's always one more way
of making living after you counted
'em all up on your fingers. If you've
any capital to offer Neergard, he won't
shrek for help
But isn't suburban property
'On the jump? Yes-both ways. Oh,
suppose that Neergard is all right. If
he wasn't 1 wouldn't have permitted
Gerald to go into 1t. Neergard sticks TO
his commissions and doesn't back his
fancy in certified checks. l don't know
exactly how he operates. I only know
that we find nothing In that sort of
thing for our own account. But Fame,
Harmon & Co. do. That's their affair
too. It's all a matter of taste, / tell
you"
Selwyn reflected: Il believe I'd go
and see Neergard If l We're perfectly
sure of my personal sentiments toward
him. He's been civil enough to me, of
course. but have always had curl
Gus feeling about Neergard-tbat he's
forever on the edge of doing some
thing doubtful"
Ills business reputation is all right.
He SLAVES the dead line like Il safety
razor but he's never yet cut through
it. On principle. however. look out for
an apple faced Dutchman with Il thin
nose and no lips. Neither Jew, Yankee
nor American stands any chance in Il
deal with that type of tinancier. Per-
sonally my feeling is this: If I've got 10
svon Inl ri IL
prefer 10 be his partner. And so told
Gerald. BY the way
Austin checked himself, looked down
| at his cigar, turned ii over and over
several times, then continued quietly: -.
BY tie way, suppose Gerald is like
| other young men of his age and times
immersed in his own affairS-thoGght-
| less perhaps. perhaps Il tritie selfish in
| the cross country gallop after pleasure.
1 was rather severe with him about his
| neglect of his sister. He ought to have
come here to pay his respects to you
| too
''Oh. don't put such notions into his
head
Yes, | WILL" insisted Austin. How
ever Indifferent and thoughtless and
| selfish he is to other people, he's got to
| be considerate toward his own family,
and told him so. Have you seen him
7 lately:"
| MOO" admitted Selwyn.
| Not since the first time when he
came to do the civil by you?"
mo, but DON'T
| Yes, | WILL" repeated his brother-in-
law, land I'm going TO have Il thorough
| explanation with him and learn what
he's up to. He's got to be decent to his
sister. He ought to report to me occa-
sionally. That's all there is to it. He
has entirely too much liberty. with his
bachelor quarters and his junior whip
persnapper club aud his house parties
and his cruises on Neergards boat
He got up. casting his cigar from him
and moved about bulkily. muttering of
matters to be regulated, and firmly too.
But Selwyn, looking out of the win
dow across the park, knew perfectly
well that young Enroll, now Of age.
with Il small portion of his handsome
income at his mercy, was past tile regu
lating stage and beyond the authority
of Austin. There was no harm in him
He was simply u joyous, pleasure low
ing cub, chock full of energetic in
stincts. good and bad, right and wrong
out of which, formed from the acts
which become habits. character ma
lures. This was his estimate of Ger
: aid.
/ rid I'M In ho RI
with Eileen, he found chance t.
speak cordially of her brother.
: 1--WE meant to look up Gerald" HI
. said, as though the neglect were hi
own fault. but every time something
happens to switch me on to anothe
track.
, Pm afraid that l do great deal 0
the switching" she said, "don'tI? Blu
: you've been SO nice to me and to TIN
children that
Miss Erroll's horse was behaving
badly, and for few moments she be
, came too thoroughly occupied will
: her mount to finish her sentence.
The belted groom galloped up. pre-
pared for emergencies, and he and Sci
!. wyn sat their saddles watching pref
: ty battle for mastery between a beau
t tifuI horse determined to be bad an,
D very determined young girl who hat
t, decided he was going to be good.
8 Once or twice the excitement of Sc
< licitude sent the color flying into Sci
: wyn's temples. The bride path wa
narrow and stiff with freezing sand
|, and the trees were too near for sucl
, lively maneuvers. but Miss Enroll ha,
made up her. mind. and Selwyn alread.
had a humorous idea that this was III
/, light matter The horse found it seri
' Gus enough, too, and suddenly eonclud
, ed to be good. And the pretty seen
, ended SO abruptly that Selwyn laughe,
!, aloud as he rejoined her.
There was man-Boots Lansing
in Bannard's command One night OF
Samar the bolo men rushed us. an,
! Lansing got into the six foot major
boots by mistake-seven leaguers. yo1
!. know-and his horse bucked him cleal
, out of Them
:, Hence his Christian name. sur
. pose said the Girl But Why such