Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19

not be attracted by her.
CHAPTER lion board ship Betty
is attracted by young American steer
age passenger. who saves a child from
drowning. Mrs. Ess Kay, who is very
exclusive" objects to Bettys interest
IN the young man. Betty also meets
Tom Doremus, cousin of Mrs. Van der
Windt. of New York society.
CHAPTER 3.
''AIiladi and the lieutenant will meet
at dinner" explained Louise 1T is an
American custom that the messieurs
send always flowers to the ladies.
Nine. and Mile Woodburn have re-
ceived bouquets also. but these roses
for miladi are the most beautiful. Is
It miiadi's wish that l unite the rib
bon and take out one or two for her to
carry"
was ON the point of saying Yes"
because the flowers were SO lovely and
because 1t would please Mrs. Ess Kay,
but on second thoughts | said NO"
thanking Louise and asking her to pui
the creatures feet in water Perhaps
1t would be as well, l reminded my
self, to see this brother of Mrs. Ess
kay's (of whose existence I'd never
beard before went about armed with
his roses. l had already tucked the
white bud which had come to re OF
the dock like dove with an olive
branch into the low neck of my frilly
white muslin frock, and | gave it no
rivals.
HAS madame gone down. l asked.
for it occurred to me that it would be
awkward to find myself alone for near
ly half an hour with n strange man.
II think madame Will be in the hall"
said Louise And. satisfied. descend
ed in a stately way suited to the
house into the fountain court. Nobody
was there. however. except q young
man in evening dress. who jumped up
from chair and set down small
glass out of which he had been drink
ing.
ALLOW me to introduce myself"
said he. II know you must be Lady
Betty Bulkeley. My name is Potter
Parker"
1 Couldn't help wondering whether
his friends called him Pot for short.
and the thought made me smile more
than / would have smiled at n stran-
ger If it hadn't popped into my head
This seemed 10 encourage him, which
/ regretted. because you can see at
once by his face that he isn't the kind
who needs encouragement 1t is some
thingflike Mrs. Ess Rays face. only
younger, with her square chin anc
bold blue eyes as pale as hers. The
Sc oil e.t,- IA tc,
Mr.. Parker wears no mustache o.
beard, and his dark hair, which fall:
In two straight, thick blocks over hi!
forehead, Is parted in the middle. Yor
would know if you saw him rising ;
white bear at the north pole that III
was an American young man. VIII!
or how, I'm not experienced enough il
Americans to tell, but I'm beginnin:
to think that all American men anS
all American women have Il dim sor
of family likeness to each other. Witt
the girls. it's their chins and the wa.
they Go their hair. But with the mel
it's more mysterious. They look les
lazy and more feverish than our men
-. .. the same. time more humorous
c-.a .nalr clothes seem always to b
new.
Mrs. Ess Kay's nose turns down
and her brothers turns up, which j
the principal difference in their fea
lures. and his makes him look yer.
impudent, though rather clever ant
amusing. 49,.
my sister wrote me about you
dimples. Lady Betty" said he when
smiled, and l screwed my mouth int,
prunes and prisms as quickly as
could.
:. ~ should have thought such thing
We're hardly worth writing about,
said l.
my impression is that they're WORT
about a million dollars an eighth of a.
inch" he replied, "and l bet they''
fetch that ia bear market"
/ began to wish that Mrs. Ess IA.
or Sally would come. for I'm not use,
TO having persons who have just intro
dueed themselves make remarks OF
my dimples or other features.
Don't be mad with me-" he wen
on, "or / shall think I've estimated
them too low. On mature eonsidera
ton, as we soldier chaps say at
court martial. / should be inclined t,
set them higher. If you'll just SHOW
them again
II think If Won don't mind" said |