Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

begin all over again next season"
"And-suppose you don't succeed?
Suppose Hilliard won't carry you?"
"Then l shall try something else.
Maybe I shall go to mining again. 1
don't know. Anyhow. she would not
let me grow disheartened if she were
here. She wouldn't let me quit. She
isn't that Sort
Cherry Malotte stirred and shifted
her gaze uncertainty to the cleaning
bay. Abreast of them the fleet Of
fishing boats were drifting with the
tide. In the distance others were dot
ted clear away to where the opal
ocean lay. A tug was passing, and
she saw the sun flash from the cargo
in its tow. while the faint echo of
song came waiting to her ears. She
stood so for q long moment, fighting
manfully with herself, then wheeled
upon him suddenly. There was a new
tone in her voice as she said:
eff you will let me have one Of your
launches I may be able to help you"
"How?" he demanded quickly.
Never mind how. It's a long chance
and hardly worth trying. but-may 1
take the boat?'
Certainly" said he. There's one
lying at the dock"
He led her to the shore and saw
her aboard. then waved goodby and
walked moodily back to the office. graf
fled that she should try to help him.
yet certain that she could not succeed
where he and George had failed.
'Fingerless' Fraser had breakfaSted
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shortly before noon. in the course OF
his dissatisfied meanderings, he found
his friend in the Office, lost in somber
thought 1t was the first time in many
weeks that he had seen this mood IN
Boyd, and after u fruitless effort to
make him talk he fell into his old
habit of imaginary reading, droning
away to himself as If from a printed
page:
Your stay among Us has not been
very pleasant has it:' Mr.. Emerson
inquired.
".Not so that you could notice it.
replied our hero. I don't like fish, and
I never did
THAT is the result of prejudice;
the fish IS noble animal, Mr.. Emer-
son declared
Hes not an animal ut all our hero
gently corrected. He's Il biped-a reg
uIar wild biped. without either love of
home or affection Tor his children. The
salmon is of low order Of intelligence
and has a Queen Anne slant to his
roof. 80 person with 4 Tetreating fore
head like that knows very much. The
only other member OF the animal king
dom that is as foolish AZ the salmon is
Alton Clyde, The fish has got q shade
the best OF it over him. but as for
friendship ard tho gcnt.cr emotions
why, the salmon hasn't got them at
all. The only thing he's got is Il million
eggs and sense o. direction. If he
had a spark Of Intelligence he'd lay
one egg a yea" ike hen. and thus
live for Il MILTON years. But does
he? Net o. your SarCnv, He's
spendthrift and turn, his eggs loose a
hatful at 4 time. He's worse than
shotgun. And then. too, he's as clan
nish as . IEarvard graduate and don't .
associate with nobody out OF his own
set. No, s;r, Give He = warm bIooded
animal that suckles its young. Ill take
a farmer every time
g These are points ! had never con
sidered.' said Mr. Emerson. but every
business has its drawbacks, you'll
agree. If ! have failed as Il host. what
can l do TO entertain you while you
grace our midst?'
You can DO most anything re
marked his handsome companion.
You can climb tror or do anything
except fish ill the time
b. -. .
I fear some mischief IS afoot.
True! But yonder beautchoouz /
GEL
Reused by the familiarity of these /
lines. Emerson looked Up from his pre- /
occupation and smiled 4: Fraser seri- (
GUS pantomimc.
''What about that 'beautcheous gel /
and the mischief that is afoot?"
ooh, I heard an about your trouble |
I just left the pesthouse."
The what"
The resthouse-Clydc's Joint. Amt /
he n Calamity?''
IN what way"
well. 1 like silence and Quietude. !
I'm fool about Tly quiet. but Clyde /
He paused as if in search for suit
able expression. "Wcll. whenever I !
try to say anything he Interrupts me- /
After another pause he went on: Hes .
dead sore on this place. too. and |
whines around like Il litter of pups. He |
says he was mislcd into coming NJ /
here and has Il bunch he's going to /
lose his bank roll"
Last nights episode frightened him,
1 dare say"
Yes. Ever since he got that wallop
on the burr in Seattle a guinea pig |
could lick him hand to hand You'd
think that ten thou he put up was all
the wealth of the mixers"
"The wealth of whatT
'Tnkers! That's tribe of rich Mex
leans. However. l suppose I'd hang
to my coin the same way he does If
had a mayonnaise head like his. He's
an a wfIl1 shine aS q IuSiOeSS man