Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-25

Il can't help it because l am rich,
can Il"
Paul Ninton, spoke of his wealth as
though it were a thing accursed. Dol
lie Darcy Shock her head with judicial
solemnity.
Il don't suppose that you can" she
admitted. "At the same time, Paul.
you cannot blame me for taking an in
terest in people who do things"
''Such as waiting on table," retorted
Vinton. Il don't see anything to com
mand respectful admiration in job
like that
But he is n college man." reminded
Dollie. Just fancy a student so anX-
ious to learn that he will wait on table
in hotel to gain the funds for his
tuitionr'
HE would do we'll to go to gram
mar school first" growled Vinton. He
waited on me this morning and when
/ asked for eggs he told me that the
eggs isn't very fresh That's good
grammar for college student, and
then his slang is something weird"
George AIDE uses slang" cited Dol
lie defensively. I'm sure that no one
ever accused Mr.. AIDE of being com
mon"
Because he keeps his slang for his
books and plays" reminded Vinton.
Dollie checked the sharp speech that
sprang to her lips and hurried down
the piazza steps to join a bespectacied
youth who appeared around the corner
of the hotel.
He was not an inviting sort of per
son. One ear was considerably larger
than the other and an aggressive CHR
belied a mildness of appearance due
| to the large lenSed Spectacles he wore
His hands and feet We're large and un
! manageable and hfs clothes fitted
| him as though they had been made
| for n man of more generous build.
| The Hotel Breeze had solved tn,
servant problem by employing college
students as walters. 1t had becom,
fashionable to take an interest in thes,
struggling aspirants for learning, an'
Do.lie Darcy was nothing if not fash
| ionable. Even though it threatened
a break with Paul Vinton-whom sh
expected to marry some day-she in
sisted on having her student to be il
tereSted in.
Dollie had picked out Brady as tn
favored one for the reason that h
seemed the most forlorn and deSolat
one in the lot There was somethin
almost pathetic to her in the idea @
this man who maltreated the Englis
language SO brutally seeking a highe
education, and she found his person
atty interesting and at times anu.
ing.
There We're other times when til
man bored her sadly, but she woul
not confess that she found him tir,
tory lay with him.
Every evening when the tables Ia
been cleared and the dining room p,
in order Brady would slip down to Il
beach and walk or sit with DOLL
while Vinton sat on the piazza al
/ vowed that he would leave the plat
for some better resort where the Wal
ers were not the fad of the moment.
I'll He never went, for ON secor
thoughts he told himself it would
better to stay on and look after DOLL
She must tire of her fad presently. al
perhaps on the rebound he might
duce her to say the coveted "Yes."
Dismally Vinton realized that t
waiting game was bound to be a lol
one. and CHANGING upon Dollie wa
ing on the sands for her waiter PROT
&c Paul was moved to reopen his &
gument.
Following an unusually hot day
humidity of an approaching storm &
prived the sufferers Of the relief
the night breezes. Dollie was tir
and irritable and In 10 frame of mil
for an argument. Both raised the
voices slightly above the pitch of go