Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16
She Hrgus Daily Short Story
Johnny Helps Cupid" BY Abraham R. Groh.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated Literary Press

This is the simple narrative of the
great services rendered by Johnny Gay
lord to Dan Cupid. Who was Johnny
Gaylord? Why, Johnny Gaylord, cap
tain of the Little Giants baseball team,
of course.
Furthermore, Johnny was the son of
John Gaylord, president of the big Gay
lord Lorraine Iron company. Also. and
this is more germane to the present
narrative. Johnny was the small broth
er of Georgette Gaylord.
Georgette Gaylord had no rivaf, as
the social queen of Reading. Personal
beauty and tact seemed to have united
with the wealth and social position of
her family to place her on pedestal.
Marshall NJ JoSlin was the junior
member of the firm of Shacllleton.
Smith & Joslin, attorneys for the Gay
lord Lorraine company. He was also
the accepted sutton for the fair hand
of Georgette
Never was fate kinder to two young
people. The sky of their future
glowed.
This tale opens with the gathering
of thick clouds. Marshall Joslin, scion
of a wealthy house, graduate of great
university, brilliant member of q ia
| nous law firm. remarked that evening
to Georgette Gaylord. social queen and
| lovely woman:
eff that is the way you feel about it.
| there is nothing for me to do but CO."
To which Georgette Gaylord nodded
her head slowly. but with dignity,
Then the young man moved to the
hall. calmly put on his coat. took his
hat, his stick and his gloves and only
broke the intense silence to say in a
distant, odd sounding voice:
Good evening. Miss Gaylord"
And from the depths of the large.
half darkened drawing room came
back in low, controlled voice:
"Goodby."
4 Then he went out and shut the door
behind him. Miss Gaylord did not
move until his steps had died away
down the stone walk that led through
the big yard to the street. Then she
dropped her lovely head on her arms
and sobbed, for Georgette Gaylord
had behind thickly curtained corner
in the depths of her woman's heart a
very. very warm feeling for Marshall
Joslin.
Marshall Joslin made his way home
In q sort of dazed condition. 1t is true
he shed no tears, but neither did ne
sleep a, wink that night nor eat bite
of breakfast the next morning moi
lsrBoke his usual matutinal cigar in the
Office. These things were mere out
ward signs which he succeeded fairly
well in concealing.
But there was an effect upon his
brain which he was powerless to con
ceal He and Shackleton. the senior
partner, were working on suit which
involved thousands of dollars for thei
client, the big iron company. Thi.
morning Shackleton quickly noted thu
brain flag of the junior partner.
"What on earth is the matter will
you, boy?" he demanded in his quicl
way. where are your wits this morn
ing?'
The junior partner smiled sickl.
smile, and out of his dry throat cams
some words about not having slep
very WELL In his heart he didn't car
what came of the lawsuit.
He suddenly wanted to get ava,
somewhere and be alone with this tn
greatest trouble that had ever com
upon him. Life without Georgette Gay
lord meant life insipid, useless, object
less.
The air Of the Office seemed to stiff
fhim. and the questioning gaze of tn
senior member of the firm, looking s
fit and strong on the other side of th
polished table, tormented him.
II believe will take walk in tb
fresh afr, If you don't mind" he sal
finally. at will clear my brain, pei
haps, and will come back better abb
: to do something.,