Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-29

nobody spoke about our meeting again.
as perhaps we should if he were in Mrs.
Ess Rays set. 1t seemed very sad
and irrevocable. somehow, and I had
heavy sort of feeling that life can
be full of hard things.
His eyes looked wistful and / said
what couldn't have said to a man OF
my own rank. 1--WE kept those roses
you sent to me by that dear. funny
| little black boy all this time in water
| and they are fresh still, though lot
of others have had since are faded"
told him. and in that mood | didn't
| care whether Sally heard or not.
The brown mans face flushed up
| and the wistful look in his eyes bright
| ened into something which | felt was
gratitude for my rather silly speech
Il think those roses will hate to die"
he said
| Perhaps | shall press them in q
| book" ! answered. ito remind me of
! my first hours in America"
| Then we parted, and there was 4
| fuss with Vivace, who had to be taken
up in my arms or he would have chok-
ed himself with his collar in his des-
perate struggles to get free. He whim-
pered even then for few minutes,
but soon he was comforted and visibly
made an effort TO content himself with
the fact that he was my dog.
l set him down on the ground, and
Sally and l walked on together with
out speaking. But at last she said,
Penny for your thoughts. deah?"
81 was wondering about-class dis
tinctions in America" | answered. Il
think-oh. | do think it's very silly OF
you to have any at all. l always sup.
posed till | knew you and Mrs. Stuy.
vesant-knoX that one person was con
sidered just as good as another il
America. And it ought to be like
that in a new country, where you
haven't an aristocracy'
I'VE have two aristocracies.' saiC
she. We go one better than you. fol
you have only one. We have our ole
families (maybe they wouldn't seen
very old to YOU and we have wealth
They both think as much of them
selves as your aristocracy does-ant
mighty little of each other"
Il could understand an aristocracy
of brains in land like America"
went on. quite fercely, but ms II
good breaking off from the old coun
try at all if you're to hamper your
selves with anything else. Now, if
hadn't heard Mrs. StuyveSant- Kno,
and Mrs. Van der Windt talking
should have supposed that i'll Amer
lea man like Mr. Brett. for instance
could be received anywhere. As it is
l suppose-no, nobody could despis
him. Fer myself, I'm proud to know
such a brave man. But-but OF cours
were not likely to meet him agai1
are we?''
in society?" laughed Sally. Poo
fellow, it doesn't look much like i
now. does it? Though l believe he
a man in thousand and worth six O
any of those that Cousin Katherin
vii! let you know, counting Potter
though he is my relative
1T seems a pity" l said. with
, sigh for the mistakes of the Who'll
/ world-or something.
f whats pity?'
] "Oh, naIuIy Know. Everything
e Isn't itf'
:. / Yes. AID I'm sure that's what oil
poor. handsome friend is thinking"
S DO you suppose he-minds?"
S II reckon lie would like to so on b
Y ing acquainted with you, Betty, an
Y have the chances Of other men. Your
/, not an unattractive girl, you know
/ or maybe you don't know. And he
q human. l have n sort of idea he
II try to make some change in his Wa
of life. so that it may be possible
e meet you again"
i When Sally said this 1 had the cd
S est sensation. like prickiing in all II
d veins. / longed to ask her if she we
= joking, or if she really did think III
II jim Brett was enough interested in II
n to take so much trouble. But Il
st words came only as far as the tip
4 | nv tongue and stuck TO it as If fin.