Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Che Hrgus Daily Short Story
The Road to Mans Heartily Jennie Lee.
Copyrighted, 1908 by Associated Literary

Mr. Murray found himself seated be-
fore an old hickory table in an arm
chair eating cake and drinking the
shrub. Finding himself may seem
an inadequate explanation of how he
got there, but that is what he told
Mrs. Murray on his return home.
Mrs. Murray was watching the cou.
pie from the corner of her own veran-
da. and when Mr.. Murray returned
smacking his lips and Mrs. Murray no
ticed q fake of cocoanut on his vest
she called him to account for his fruit
less call
Saturday noon found Elizabeth dig
ging among her flowers. Her sweet
voice was humming Way Down In
Carolina and as she fitted from one
rosebush to another she looked almost
like some white spirit among the gar
dens of earth. Her task was interrupt
ed by nanny.
Miss Lizbeth, de town mayor done
call. Come right in, honey, and see
what he want
Elizabeth gathered up in her arms
the roses she had been cutting for the
1
of the cottage. The town mayor was
good to look upon. The greatest COM
pliment that Elizabeth could pay him
was the silent comment she made to
herself-that he did not look like the
rest of Vaudeville
! rs this Mrs Yorke:" asked the man
as she approached.
1T certainly is" acknowledged Eliz-
abeth as she bowed before him. And
this is Mr.-Mayor-shall l call you?"
MY name is Warning" announced
the mayor is he met the piercing gaze
of the widow Il came on 4 rather
unpleasant errand. You see, receive
all the complaints of the townspeoplc
end Mrs. Murray. your neighbor, you
| know
isn't she a dear,' exclaimed Eliza
beth. ''Such Il nice neighbor, But
come along in 10 luncheon. for man.
my's popovers will be spoiled if we
| stand here much longer
| Warning said he wasn't hungry
THAT'S just the point" cried Eliza
beth, with enthusiasm. You will be
if you Come into the house the smell
mammy's popoyers. corn pudding and,
best of all, ice cold mint juleps! Come
right along and tell me your COM
plants at the table
But, Mrs. Yorke" interrupted War
ing. Il couldn't think of imposing on !,
stranger in this way"
"Imposing- echoed Elizabeth. "Law-
dy HE, II you knew how glad am to
have some one to eat with me- She
dropped into one CHAIR ut the table and
| motioned him to the other.
AS 4 boy Warning had Visited in the
south and had never ceased talking
about the corn pudding which even his
mother could never make with any de.
gree of success.
i Mammy's corn pudding was the same
kind as that which he had eaten in
years gone by, and instead of the com
plants of his towISpeople the mayor
told most interesting tales of his boy
hood-how he had roamed from ono
state TO another, how he loved II,
south and its people. how he had set
tied in Vaudeville and taken up polit,
farming to kill time and how the PEG
pie had made him mayor.
. Not until after luncheon, when tn,
mayor and the widow We're seated oil
! the shady porch and Warning caugh
sight of Mrs. Murray leaning over tin
hedge of dahlias, did he remember VIII
lie was a guest of Mrs. Yorke. Beliey
, ing In the eternal fitness of things
T Warning realized that this was not III
r time to push his complaint, and h
I left after many hearty thanks an
? more complimentary speeches.
: Sunday morning found the altar /
the little church laden with dahlias-
: gorgeous red and white blossoms, han,
= ing their heads in reverence to the tex
t taken from the twenty-third chapter q
the Proverbs and.the third verse. p