Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13

London, and there was continual In
provcment IN the family. Miranda
and her mother picked up as much as
che French word a day. and the hus-
band and father left his fears behind
him and assumed a little swagger ard
9 patroaizing air that sat well on him.
He had struck natural gas at home
simply " accident. He reasoned that
he might strike husband for Miranda
abroad in the same way. Therefore
whenever lie came across any one who
would listen to him and who could
speak ENGLISH he introduced gas wells
into the CCnver-aticn.
1t was always in the plural. It was
never one gas well, but half n dozen
He also tried his best to make the
head waiter understand the gas 9ues.
ton, ard IL he did not succeed entirely
he Mt least elected the exclamation:
Gas from the ground. mon dicu'
And each well $1O0OOO0! How you
must suffer with SO much money!
Eyes. Il heap of suffering. but grit
my teeth and stand it,
When Mrs. Parkins announced tia;
in the Alps. Mr.. Parkins had his OPP
portunity to ask:
"Ary Teller in sight yet?"
Samuel, hain't you got no polish in
| these last two months? demanded the
wife.
"Of course I have
"Then show some Of IT, No gentle
man would speak In that brutal man.
ner. I'm glad Miranda was not here. "
"WeIl, has any lord or duke been
! making up to her"
Making up. Making up! Humph!
Mr.. Parkinc. are you in Europe or
Texas? My daughter Miranda cannot
be made up to. l catch your mean.
/ ing, however, and in order that you
may not use any more such expires
sions let lne say that I'm not worry
ing"
you mean.
81 mean that VIC are going to Swift
zerlard to stop fer month or more al
the same hotel with lord"
"By George. hut you don't mean II!
exclaimed the husband. How IL
thunder Gid you bring it about?'
"Samuel!'
"Yes. but that's cute trick OF yours
You'll have him pcrileI right mp
Samuel PGrkinsw cried the vile as
she flushed up.
''Oh. well. ! won't say nothing more
You'n Miranda 20 right ahead. and II
back you with natural gas enough t.
run all France. | guess II hain't fol
me TO mix In
Just how Mrs. PaELins located the
lord doesn't matter. Tor five fran,
piece Parisiin chambermaids have
been Known TO lante a whole duke
He wasn't registered as lord. bu
that wasn't expected. Ee would b,
incoc. Mr.. Ta-kir; took It that an.
: OF the for-y mon around tho hote
might be his lordship. but the wife
with the keener intuition of her sex
spotted the right man within twenty
four hours.
Then Mr.. Par!lins came to the from
like man. He introduced himself t
the victim and talked of America ant
gas wells and dollars. There was en-
thusiasm in his voice as he talked O
/, the Gas that would continue to pou
r out of the earth for centuries TO come
c and he worked up considerable Patio
over the admission that he hadn'
9 enough wells to supply over half tn
| United States. Mr. Parkins had don
his full share. The rest devolved upo
n other shoulders.
r A day or two later his lordshi
f strolled up mountain path by hin
! self. A little later Mrs. Parkins an
d Miranda strollcd up the same patti
His lordslip was overtaken just 4
. time TO rescue Miranda from walkin
Il out on an overhanging rock that woul
p have surely given way with her weigh
o and dropped her into the valley mil
4 below.
The half fainting girl and the sha
a tered mother were assisted down til
J. path to the hotel. and MIR. Parkin
n found them in bed to recover from tn
q shock He heard the story and the
rushed downstairs. Whom he a,>coccre
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