Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-05

and regarded Horace with interest.
'.Eh?'' lie said and moved to tn.
other side of the machine, rubbing hia
lean chin with the handle of q monkey
wrench.
Il wished to say that the surprise OF
this morning so upset me that l went
for a long walk. l have just returned"
said Horace.
He waited eXpectantly. but Mr. Pike
went on abstractedly, ''One wore
clothes of gray" and seemed to be alb
sOrbed in his work, 50 that Horace
was forced to go on.
Il have been even more upset by
what have just learned"
why, that's too bad" answered
Pike, fishing for a nut in the bottom
of the tonneau.
1T Is too neutrality-suspicious.
iy bad! Lady Creech tells me that my
sister did you the honor to present
you to the family with which we are
forming an alliance-at least to por-
ton of it.
'Yes, sir" answered Pike, land
promised to present me to the whole
possetucky Of EN-
''Ill not listen to you!" cried Horace
in a rage. And l warn you that we
shall act without paying the slightest
attention to your
Pike Strengthened up a triie
Your sister kind of limited in her
letter that you think good deal Of
| this French lady-the widow. | sup
| pose you have made up your mind to
| take her for richer or poorer. eh:
| Now. what's she going to give you?"
Horace stopped short in Mortified
amazcment.
"Why, thought you'd charge her
EOmething just little. Amt that the
way over here?"
| 1T seems impossible for you to. I'M
| derstand our motives in trying to lift
| ourselves above the common herd.
| You are trying to interfere between US
and the fine flower Of Europe went
| on Horace eXcitedly.
Pike Strengthened up and looked him
! in the eye quiZZically.
Il never heard none of the folks
around Kokono speak of yeur pa a
| a fine flower but we thought heap
| of him. and when he married your ma
| he was glad to get her and l ncvc'
heard that ne asked for any settle
.nent. When she took him he was =
poor man. but if he'd had $4,000 I'll
| bet he'd Il given it for her"
Horace turned short about and re-
| tired from the scene. 1t was evidently
| impossible TO argue with this plebeiau
| AS he went toward the gates he met
| Almeric and Lady Creech and inform
ed them eloquently of the i'll success
of his attempt to reason with the law
| yer. Then he went out again 10 the
| cliff.
| Almeric accompanied him few
| steps and then turned off TO the viii
| lage, for be said he simply must take
another look at that pup. And Lady
| Creech announced that she intended
! to have forty winks" in her own
| room. Five minutes later Daniel. look
ing up from superb rendition of
Dolly Gray" saw her glaring at him
/ from her window.
Then came the Herr Won Grollerlla-
gen from the hotel He was the same
calm. imperturbable individual as ever.
and lie smoked with the languid ahsn-
don of a man born to ease. He APP
| preached Daniel with q smile.
You make progress. my friend?" he
| asked and Daniel smiled at him.
Your machines like good many
people, doc. It's got sand in its gear
| box"
At that moment Mariana FASTENED
out and fumbled nervously with the
lock on the big gates. Won GroIler-
hagen turned instantly.
You are locking us in he said.
No. herr" replied the servant: II
lock some one out-that bandit who
have not been captured. The carabi.
nieri warn all to lock the gates for IN
hour. Soon they will capture that
wicked one. Msieu. this convict is q
Russian"
With keen glance. Won Grollerha
gen waved the man aside Daniel
smiled
They've got two companies of the
tin soldiers. Out my way the town
marshal would have had him yester
day"
My friend, you are teaching me tc
respect your country. not by what you
brag but by what you do"
"How's that?" asked Pike.
81 see how a son of that great de
mocracy can apply himself to dirty
machine while his eyes are full OF
visions of one of its beautiful daugh
ters."