Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-30

Chairman laughed. "You funny lit
tie thingr'
Il haven't any individuality" An
toinette insisted. ~ dance pretty well
and sing little. have fairly good
complexion. know how to do my
hair. but wien other girls scintillate
I'm in the shadow. What need is to
be different
"What you need is to be your own
dear SELF" Chairman stated. Every
body loves you"
Everybody doesn't" Antoinette con-
tradicted. AT LEAST She stopped
suddenly.
"Well, Dickie does" Chairman leased.
"You know you are the only girl in the
world to Dickle Beveridge. and Dickie's
the salt of the EARTH"
"Oh, Dickie" Antoinette Jared.
"Dickie's as insignificant Us am. He
has nice little figure and nice little
way of saying things. but there isn't
anything great or grand about him."
"Who wants to be great or grand?'
CHAIRMAN questioned.
81 do" Antoiuette sat up among the
pink couch cushions. 81 want to be
distinctive. Chairman"
''In what way?" Charmian's eyes
were smiling as she lOunged in the big
chair by the open fire. for the October
days were cool.
"Well, like you. for example" An
toinette said-"your red-gold hair and
your gray eyes and your black lashes
and your way of wearing things. Now
what would l look like In that black
kimono you have on? With its gold fig
ures it gives you an atmosphere OF
mystery-like a seeress or something
Chairman laughed again. "DeaI
girl" she said. ''it's much better to be
a woman than 4 seeress."
"That's all very well for you to say
Antoinette grumbled. You have q
voice like n siren"
ooh, Toinette," Chairman protested
ga seeress and a siren! I'd so much
rather be just a woman and lovablt
and precious like you
Antoinette dfmpled and then sighed
"But I'm not lovable to everybody"
Chairman reached over and took ont
Of the small. plump hands in hers
''Now, who is that sigh for, baby?'
she demanded. "And who doesn't love
you?"
"Otis Singleton" said Antoinette un
expectedly.
| Charmian's eyes returned to the fire
with an unfathomable expression.
$50 1t is Otis Singleton?" she sait
softly.
EYES," Antoinette nodded. 81 thinl
he is perfectly fine, Chairman. Blu
he doesn't pay particle of attention
to me. And l am positively tonguet
tied when / try to talk to him. D.
you feel that way?"
Chairman smiled inscrutably. "No
lexactly," she nlurmured
"Of course you DON'T" AntOinett
went on. You're not commonplace
and / am not going to be any more
/ am going to create an atmosphere
Otis is interested in occult things, ant
there's that crystal ball that fathe
brought from India"
brought back the translucent spher
which gave out opal flashes as
caught the autumn sunlight.
Father says the queer men owe
!. there used to gaze in it," Antoinette ey
. planned, land tell what had been an,
what would be-"
!: How STRANGE" said CHAIRMAN, haI
idling it curiously.
II am going to fit up the den," Ar
toinette recited as she flung hersel
once more among the cushions, wit
dark, mysterious hangings, with dad
of peacock feathers, and bust of Pa
las over the door, and black cat o
the hearth. and I'm going to dress IN!
self In smoke colored gown, with
snake bracelet, and I'm going to pu
the crystal ball in the middle Of m
teakwood table and tell fortunes. An
after awhile everybody will say, 'Ho'
Interestingly and then / won't feel S
insignificant, and perhaps Otis wi
come, and-now, CHAIRMAN, what's th
matterT
For the other girl was laughing vi
comfortably.
"Oh, you funny child!" she gasped.
'Tt's not laughing matter" Al
toinette reproved her. She reache
over and took the crystal ball frol
her friend and gazed into it. 1T show
me great singer crowned with la
rels," she said.
CHAIRMAN snatched the ball fro
her. Don't" she cried; don't proph
Isy fame for me. Tell Inc Of futul