Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

reckless manner as he looked for the
cause.
Goal truck on the blink with BRO
ken axle" he cried disgustedly, IAN
now 1 got to chase through the snow
to phone the Emergency van" He
walked through the car to acquaint
the motorman of his heroic intention
and. after buttoning his jacket, set off
up the snow covered road in search
of a telephone.
The motorman took the opportunity
to stretch his legs by walking around
the disabled vehicle. When he step
ped from the car the two passengers
sighed YEARLY and the man moved
closer to his companion.
"Well, I'm glad that conductor has
gone" he remarked. HE stared at us
till my conscience suggested had
given him bad coin"
The fur wrapped girl beside him
laughed merrily.
"'Tis a habit of conductors" she
murmured. II have noticed them be-
fore"
Il will pardon him." said the man.
HE is but mortal. and l am pleased
to find that his mercenary occupation
has not destroyed his love of the beau
tiful"
The girl smiled indugently, but re-
manned silent. Meanwhile the motor
man had entered into a discussion
with the truck driver as to the best
method of removing the damaged We
hicle.
"Lettyr The mans voice interrupt
ed day dream and the girl started.
DO you know l am desperately in
love?"
The big blue eyes surveyed him crit
ically.
NO; do not" she said emphatical-
ly. when a man is in love he can
never disguise the fact
You are thinking of calf love-" he
remarked. 1.-The kind that bubbles over
and spoils its owners appetite. but
solid, healthy mans love-
'It is all the same" she interrupted;
"concealment is impossible. Now, Mr.
Darlington is in love, and child can
defect the symptoms.
"Dorrington-' The mans voice ex-
pressed his surprise. do you mean
old DorringtonT'
The slightest pickering round the
corners of the little mouth showed
where a smile tried hard to establish
a footing.
when Mr.. Darlington called yester
day." continued the girl, Il watched
him closely while he was speaking tC
mother
Pardon mer' The mans tone was
masterful, and the girl, stopped. us
Dorrington-old Dorrington-in love
with your mother?'
| The smile made another valiant eff
fort to disturb the serenity of the girls
| face, but retired discounted.
81 do not think So" she said quietly
IF he is, the feeling is not reciprocal
ed, as mother always leaves me t.
entertain him when he calls"
The man WINGED.
81 am anxious about him"-he tried
to hide the effect produced by he
thrust-"Dorry is not young, yoJ
know, and love, like measles, plays thu
mischief with elderly people"
The lowering smile flashed trium
phantly across the girls blushing face
Seriously, Lefty" her companion
continued, "Dorrington is old! l re
member him twenty-five years ago
when he chased me away from a pont
near your mothers house. God bles
my heart, girl"-his tone changed t.
one expressing blank establishment
TT am getting old toor'
The girl turned, and the blue eye
looked carefully over the mans BROW
face, noting the length and depth o
every wrinkle that marked it.
"You are getting old, Jack"
81 know it, he cried. land here an
| In a sidetracked car doing nothing
while time pursues me remorselessly.
Evidently thinking anything prefer
able to inaction. he started out to car
, ture one of the little gloved hands o
his companion, and after she had vair
, ly tried to defeat his intentions h
clasped it between his own two an
seemed immensely pleased at the fea
Dear me-" she sighed, Il wish tina
conductor would come back"
He cannot shift usv The man wa
defiant. and the girl blushed as she M
2 tlced his restlessness.
) mo, but he can stare at you" sh
: cried irritably, land your actions sine
he departed prove that the stare wa
effective"
But, Lefty" he said. what Il terr
BILE thing it is to look back on thirt!
five wasted years, thirty-five autumn
thirty-five springs and the same nun
5 Der of winters and summers. all ba
rem and useless" He shuddered an
moved closer.
"Oh, Jack" she murmured, do loo
5 and see if he is coming"
He stood up. still holding the lit
s hand, and carefully scanned the viii
g road. HE is not comingv he erie
s gleefully. "He will have to walk
g mile-a mile there and a mile back"
You have no nitvp' exclaimed IL