Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
The Argus Daily Short Story
MATCHMAKING BILLY JUDSON- BY JENNIE LUDLUM LEE.
Copyrighted Associated

those of the morning. 1t scored to be
a sigh of hope rather than d<s?air.
Several evenings after the oance the
maid announced Mr. Lipton,' and
Edith kept him waiting just n minute
for discipline. When she entered the
parlor she could see that Donald was
plainly not in good humor. His greet
ing held little of its customary ex-
uberance.
Good evening, Miss Fitch" he said
rather curly.
Edith's eyes danced. Whatever it
meant to others, to her it seemed
coed sign.
Hello, Donald" Edith answered.
do take the coZy chair that you like
SO we'll"
"l'm only going to stay minute"
announced Donald
"You don't mean to say you came
way uptown this rainy night just to
stay II minute. Why didn't you tele-
phone If you only wanted to give me
a messageT" suggested Edith.
Il wanted to return something" an
aSpihiu ~ sOh happen ~
have missed anything latelyT"
Nothing except that locket l lost
the night of the Wilson dance" Edith
Informed him. And I've given up all
hopes of ever seeing that again.
"Well, here is your locket," said
Donald as he handed the trinket to
her. And l must tell you that when
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1 saw the picture inside"
Edith ignored this bit of informa-
ton and seemed lost in the joy of hav-
ing the locket back once more.
Wherever did you find itT' she
cried us she opened it and looked at
the handsome youth inside
The cabman found it when he was
| brushing out his cab and was only
able to trace me today. l must be go
F; ing now. l have date at the club"
But, Donald demurred Edith in 8
| temptingly sweet tone, why are yor
so snappy tonight"
Edith, do you know what the find
| ing of that locket means to me?'
| why. no, Of course not" declared
Edith. Surely you have no sentimen
for the locket.''
"No. but l did have for YOU" mur
| INJURED Donald, land finding the locke
| that you wear about your neck witt
1 the face of another man in it mean
that every hope l ever had IS blasted
every dream is false. every inccntiv
in life is worthless. every
why, Don, you don't mean that
THAT l love you" finished Liptor
'Why look surprised. Edith: Yo
know it as well as | do. \ man doesn'
follow in a girls trail as l have i
yours for two years for nothing. Yo
know that love you better than any
thing-yes. everything in life"
But you never told me so." viii:
pered Edith.
Donald had her tightly in his arms
"Never told you So" he echoed
"Why, l thought the whole worl
knew it," Then, looking down at he
closely. he asked, who's the man l
the locket?''
Let me go and I'll 'fess up" begge
Edith; but, being good business MAJ
Upton argued that possession wa
nine points of the law.
.Well, l was reading the Love A
fairs of Great Men the other day, an
the Princess Something -or-other ws
in love with the king of some plac
and she wanted to find out if he love
her. So she put the picture of til
} Prince of Some-other-placc in her loci
) ct and dropped it where the king woul
. find it. That made him jealous, an
then she knew that he loved her. So
took a picture of my cousin. Billy Ju'
son. out of the family album and cut
: to fit my locket-and-and all
3 finished Edith lamely
well, Billy Judson should be r
warded," said Upton between IL
hearty laughs that followed this G.
.