Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-13
She Hrgus Daily Short Story
THE Outsiders. BY Temple Bailey.
copyrighted. 1908 by Literary Press)

A sudden ropic thunderstorm had
sent all the women flying into the big
hotel like flock of snowy birds.
Peggy. following them slowly, met
Armstrong on the wide porch.
You'd better hurry in" he said 1T
will come down heavily in minute"
Il don't care" Peggy informed him
recklessly. eff it pours."
You'll spoil your gown" he admon.
ished
/ Peggy shrugged her shoulders "Ac-
cording to Palm Beach ethics" she in
formed him. my gown is already
spoiled. 1t was spoiled before it was
made, and the making only made il
worse. In fact. it's dowdy, Jimmie; a
very dowdy gown
His quick glance questioned her, and
then as he saw the laughter in her blua
eyes his own brown eyes laughed back.
AT least it doesn't seem to worry
you." he said
1T did" she admitted as he drew
two chairs back, under the awning and
they sat looking out upon the rain. 1T
did awfully when l first came Why.
Jimmie Armstrong. never dreamed of
such clothes as the women wear here.
1t isn't just their dresses: it's their
! hats and their shoes and their wells
and the way they fix their hair and
their compilations. They are like lot
| of princesseS"-
In FOL ~. oh mi
IONS" Armstrong said doggedly; you've
got complexion of your own
well. at least 1t is my own" Peggy
| agreed But what's n complexion.
Jimmie, without the clothes to set it
off? Now. there's that pale blue chif-
fon with the rose wreathed border that
| just went In there. and the girl wore Il
hat with roses around it. and her para
sol had n pale pink coral handle" She
leaned forward impressively Jimmie
how do you think would look in that
| gown"
| "Out Of sight" said Jimmie prompt
| ly.
! Peggy nodded. 81 believe / would
she went on, land at first it worried
me that l couldn't have one. just as
1t worried me that had to pay Ii
| cents apiece for oranges when Mt In
dian river they are selling for cents
Il dozen, but 1t doesn't worry me any
| more"
why not?" he asked
because am an outsider" she said
aunt Alva and have just enough
money to pay our board-without any
frills. But it is doing her lots of good
| the climate and the chance to see
things-and simply made UP my mind
TO get all out of 1t / could And
can't have pretty things like the othei
women. so just keep out and look or
them as would on a picture.
i Il have all sorts of names for them
that dashing. restless widow who af
fleets red is the Crimson Rambler and
the girl with the pink roses Is Lady
| June and that tall girl in mauve Is
! The Orchid'-and in that way / dom
feel envious or hateful. and I dom
dresses old fashioned. for am only IL
the audience and not part of it,
She stopped, her cheeks glowing
!, Jimmie looked at her with admiration
81 am an outsider. too was his state
ment. "A government stenOgraphel
out for weeks vacation with onl,
one suit Of white linen isn't in it,
Peggy laughed. I'VE are two Of /,
, kind she said. 'sand now that yol
have come wen forget envy and al
uncharitableness, and tomorrow morn
ing. We'll go together to the alligatO
farm"
But in the morning Jimmie came t
her with apologies. .'The secretary l
here" he said, land he has asked M
to join his party on trip up LAX
J Worth In his launch. ldon't Just se