Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

girl fairly pulled it of the hinges. she
was so eager to get 1t open.
"Oh," she cried, you've got some
postcards for mer'
I've got one, MISS" I said hesitat-
ingiy.
Let NE have it, she cried and
grabbed it from my hand.
She looked ut it. and then saw her
white figure CULVER. Then she straight.
ened up. and without word she went
into the house and closed the door be-
hind her.
I tell you I felt pretty bad about it.
Not being married mysc.f. | had got
into feeling Il sort of sansc of owner
ship in that girl, and when she took it
so to heart felt that ought to do
something about it. l had no doubt
that Oscar still cared for Miss Alice
and had only hooked up with the other
girl because lie was mad at her post
card and thought that Miss Alice had
given him the mitten. | was dead GER
tain that Miss Alice still cared for
him. knew. though. that she was too
proud now to do anything to settle up
the quarrel. Consequently saw ii
was up to me-
| Finally | stepped into a drug store
handy and bought Il postcard telegram
card myself. On the back of the card
was printed:
There's only one person liz the world
| for me. and that's-youw
l addressed this to Oscar in a hand
writing that know was almost iden
tically the same as Miss Alice's. Then
I mailed it,
The next few days passed mighty
slow, can tell you. didn't know
| whether had made matters better or
worse. and | was mighty anxious about
| It. Poor Miss Alice seemed worn out
| each day when passed her house
kept hoping that had made things all
right with my card, and yet l was
| afraid
| And then one day in my routes mail
| I ran across a postcard for Miss Alice
| addressed in Oscars hand and post
| marked from the place. where he was.
| That card would tell the tale!
| My, how wanted TO look at that
card. I don't believe I ever wanted
to do anything so much as just to turn
over that card aud see what was on
the back Was it all right. or was II
all wrong? In "a moment l could see
| if looked at her mail But | reason
ed it out that I had done enough
l wrong in doing it before. So put
the card in my bag without looking nj
THE back of 1t and started out on my
route.
thought | never would get to the
Minor house My route never seemed
so long before or since. Finally, how
ever, was on the block where thu
house was located Slowly ! worker
my way up the street, and finally
rang the Minor doorbell.
81 have postcard for you." said.
/, A swift motion, half fear, half hope
dashed into her face.
"Oh, let me have it, she cried.
II I handed it to her She turned he
back to me as she looked ut 1t so
couldn't tell from the way she looket
I whether it was good or bad news.
| HE did as told him." she said in
, muff1ed voice, ito the very last. Eve
now he isn't writing a word
. began to get nervous. She starte,
, to move inside the hall, and it locke;
as If wasn't going to find out tina
day what the message was after all.
II hope it isn't bad news. miss,
2 1 managed to stammer.
bad newsv' she cried, wheelin,
: around like whirlwind. bad news
No, l should say not! The best o
D news-the very best of news!, Sc
= here, you dear old postman"
: She held out the postcard where
S could see. 1t was another postcar,
! telegram. This was the message print
ed on it: Expect me soon. Love yo
In the same old way"