Rock Island Argus., 1908-11-30

and low for his doll; but consider M1
ing that it was in Minkie's pocket,
he likely find it. only he had like he would
have track fanced Guvnor altogether
pleased that rough and tumble should
place Holly Lodge Christmas and Schwartz
by the loss of the that rather the household
excepting Mnke, Tbbie and of AS for that fool of
parrot he shbed tell parrot from another but
this egg though every calls him Poywe
he nearly drous with excitement because Christmas time brings
his Once the pretty close to
little
By the way Mcen that negro had black bag in his hand
when he drove home with last night didn't heg inquired the Old
Man, tackling Mnkie rather suddenly.
"Oh yes, father, dear quite plainly Did he take
upstairs Evangeline? 2"
"I Dunno He fair Aummaxed me- he did, with his bown
an scrapin' an ah-didah As I said to Cook"-
That will do Evangene put in Nam Brng toast
question marty stuck
to his point
There brought the bag the
remember seeing him carry into the hail. Yet
when caught him in the garden and must have
found lying among the shrubs he had left in the
hou By Jove Is possible that he had accompce7 Really
Schwartz you ought have called in the police the
serious"
"Th quarrel between Prince John and myself said Schwartz
uepy He have had others help though difficult
how that could be under the But this only the
second round of big fight He and win again. probably
island in the Niger which both know WELL Then shall
settle the ownership of that small god for keeps"
"Oh," cried Dolly, is it idolg'
Then Schwartz tried to pull himself together
No Miss Dorothy IDOL but fetch he said, with his
grin The have led you believe attach
exaggerated value 1t is bit of carved ivory which the
regard tasman sentimental me-
much gambler Monte Carlo might prize champagne cork
of coal equally ridiculous charm which he had carried
in his pocket the night of big coup"
| "Meow! said Tbbie, looking up at Mnkie.
eyes, darling said nkie, the dish going now and have
told Cook the db Dan back heel Who
Tibbie's milk last night?
"Aere turning
the strawberry plants and grabbed waspwho split me9 Was
Evangecs Wait till catch her sliding down the gate
tonight when her young whistles "Anne Rooney I'll
the house.
1 suppose you had lively occasionally in West Africa
Schwartz said the Old Man heery his idea being swing the
talk from topic which his guest seemed to avoid
Yyes for few minutes and then But the excite
passed For re deadly dull
ccendo the boiling of fever and gradual inuendo
back faby health again 1t country for white unless
he wants his relations to collect his life insurance"
Il "Yet you made money thereY'
y "Oh, yes Why else should go filthy swamp
Do you that the natives of fever laden district
j physically up to the standard of the fellow >sG
! colared last nightg" -
"No; he from the highlands where the So
country is altogether different But money SM
made at the ports and trading stations"
I "Any sportw &NS\M
! every little. The bush is too Dense" ~s~9E
"Then why do the blacks gas pipe guns In
and coal dust gunpowder2" asked Minkie who Sh/SUA
: was making jam sandwich. 81 II w
81 "To shoot the whites" replied Schwartz $50 -
would be bad for health gave them good
8l weapons and ammunition"
ri "That explains it" said Mnkie.
81 Explains what dear inquired Man, and Schwartz squmed
81 bit until Minke said: 4
81 Something in paper mother These wicked negroes
high prices for He and of it best let them believe
N are buying the genuine article"