Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-13

at the same time. Then, by mistake,
he gave me the thing from the left
hand bag and Mr.. Brett the one from
| the right. We walked away to let
others have their chance, looking at
| the presents we had got. 1t was
| funny-they both happened to be rings.
Mine was twisted bands of platinum
and gold, forming knot to hold a
cabochon sapphire. His was a thin
setting of seven stones set in a straight
/ row diamond, emerald, amethyst,
ruby, emerald, sapphire, topaz
Yours is meant for woman and
mine for a man." / said. ''He got
/ them out of the wrong bags. But
they're both pretty and so queer"
Twill you-shall we changer" he
asked.
"Oh, didn't mean to suggest that
hurried to say. Il can give mine to
my brother when l go home. And you
There must be some one
1--WE no sister, and there's no one
else" said Mr.. Brett do have it.
You see, couldn't get it on my little
finger. And won't you keep the big
one too? 1t isn't as if l were like
Mrs. Stuyvesant-KnoX's other guests
1 couldn't bear to hear him say that,
so 1 broke in and insisted that he
should have the ring "She would
want you to have it, of course, if she
knew" l said. And, besides, l want
you to, which is something
"Its everything" he answered.
| nho ,.i,, T toll
him l hoped his would bring him luck.
glorious luck.
do you wish it may give me what
1 want most in the world?" he asked,
! and / said that l did.
what do you wish mine may give
; me?" 1 went on.
What do you want most-great
wealth." he questioned me.
] / shook my head.
ITO have the world at your feet?'
81 shouldn't know what to do with
it."
ITO have the one you love best OIL
] earth love you?"
81 should have to stop and think
which one it is
! "Then L wish that you may love the
$ one who loves you best on earth and
] more than all the world"
: Just as l was looking up. surprised
= at his tone more than his words, there
e came burst of music, and part of the
i wall, with the platform on which the
S genie and his lamp had been stand
e ing, rolled away. The other big room
t of the cellar was revealed, with guam
i titles of little tables all laid out To-
J. supper and the walls covered will
5, smilaX and roses. In the middle D
n this new room was huge Illuminated
K ship of ice in green sea.
t. Everybody exclaimed and laughed
at their surprise at such an unexpected
t transformation. Now was the time TO
I unmasking. of course. and there wer
= shrieks of surprise and amusement a
d people discovered who their compan
s ions really were. For minute-I'n
n sure it couldn't have been more-I for
It got Mr.. Brett to stare at the great gilt
# tering ice ship. When-I turned t.
speak to him he was gone. Ant
e whether he vanished on purpose be
# cause he didn't want TO unmask in
a company of strange people or whethe
p he was separated from me by the sud
n den press of the crowd 1 don't know
@ 1 suppose I shall never know. onl
h know that lost him and that wa
IT Immediately surrounded by other mer
saying nice things about my costume
4 wanting me to have supper with Their
h and asking me for dances afterward.
. The rest of the night went by with
wild rush. We didn't stop dancing ii
4. we young people. and l believe tn
older ones played bridge. We had
second supper served upstairs towar
dawn, and when the last people wer
away It was broad and glorious day
light
"Well, deah." said Sally cozily whe
every one had gone and she had com
into my room to help me undress, cha
you good timer
"Splendid!'' said I. signing with jo
I'm dancing still-in my head. NJ
first ballr'
katherine doesn't call it ba
But that's a>detail. Had you any pr
posals?"
"Oh. Sally, how came you to thir
Of such a thing? But isn't it t.
extraordinary? had three"
why extraordinary?
Because hardly knew the men,
Americans make up their min'
quickly about what they want"
$50 Mr.. P So I've been told"
accept any one|
bc "Not l."
ne Didn't even give them wee mi
mn of hope?'
I'd "Dear me, no."
sIv "Poor Potter-for one"
pe 'Sally, L do wish he wouldn't
-er that sort of thing, since you speak
bo it. 1t makes it SO embarrassing. a.
,ed somehow I don't feel he really mea
he it. I've always the impression thai
ch that he does it because he thinks
nd ought"
an He'd like to marry you, Bet
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