Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-02

1 am in quandary. l had supposed
would marry Donald Chase. and now
comes Oscar Richmond to mix me all
up. Donald is steady, honorable. has
excellent judgment; Oscar is hand
some. full OF sentiment, fascinating. l
know / should remain true to Donald.
but Oscar carries me right off my feet
The question of money does not en-
ter into the matter. Donald is doing
very well. earning q fair salary and
with prospect of being a partner.
Oscar is out of business just now. l
don't exactly understand why. He is
very reticent | like reicence in
man; it bespeaks self control. Oscar
can talk with me by the hour without
revealing any of his affairs. OF course
if he proposes to me l shall expect that
he will tell me everything.
l have tried to get Donald to tell me
why he distrusts Oscar. he says he
doesn't himself know why. 1t is quite
likely that his distrust is due to jeal-
ousy. Donald is so honorable that he
would not like to believe himself capa-
BILE of doing a rival an injustice He
is unconscious that he is moved by
jealousy.
i wonder who is this Girard Roberts
he has brought to see us. He has
known US but few weeks, yet 1t seems
that we have all been friends for years.
It's strange how some people have
faculty of insinuating themselves at
once into ones good graces. Already
l call this man by his first name. and,
though l have known Donald since l
was sixteen years old. / still call him
Mr.. Chase
/ have sounded Girard Roberts as to
what he thinks of Oscar Richmond
His reply was, Hes bang up good
fellow" That doesn't help me. But
it's the most I can expect from Girard.
who is all on the surface. Those peo-
pie one becomes familiar with on short
acquaintance, seldom have any depth.
I asked Girard what he thought OF
Donald and received the same reply,
He's a bang up good fellow too
was served right for relying upon the
opinion of such n lightweight person.
Girard Roberts seems TO have plenty
Of money as well as a taste for jewel
ry The other day Aunt Aida was
showing him Il diamond she wished to
turn into funds. He told her to go
among the jewelers.. ask them TO fix
q price on it and he would give her
$40 more than the highest bid She
did so and got a bid of $270 for the
stone Girard told her it was cheap
at $500 and he would give her that for
it She accepted the offer. Oscar and
were present when the sale was
made. and Girard laughingly told US
that he would rely on US as witnesses
in case aunty backed out He didn't
have the money with him. but said he
would bring it the next afternoon at
O'clock
When he called aunty was out. Os-
car and I were in the library. Girard
called to me to say TO aunty when she
came in that she would find the money
for the diamond under a vase on the
manteI in the parlor- 1 promised to
do so. Oscar asked me to go to walk
with him. / consented; went upstairs
" get my nut, anu we Wdiheu " Tue
park. When I returned 1 had forgot
ten all about telling aunty that the
money for her diamond was on the
parlor mantel. Indeed, never thought
of it till just before going to bed; then
l told her. She went downstairs to
get It. 1t was gone.
Everybody is dissatisfied with me
and 1 am dissatisfied with myself for
being so thoughtless as TO have left
$500 SO long in an exposed position.
1t has upset the whole household. The
servants who consider themselves un-
der suspicion are going about looking
very GUM Aunty Is furious with me.
/ expected Girard would show his feel
ings toward me very decidedly What
a lovely fellow he is. after all! He
told me not TO give myself any con-
Germ about the matter: that doubtless
the money would run up, but il it did
not there WIS no one to blame but
himself since he should not have left