Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-23


When one awakens after a good
nights sleep the brain is usually clear
er than at any other time of day.
Dick Hammond. opening his eyes on
1 the morning after he had become en-
gaged TO the fourth girl. saw at last
that something must be doGe. He lay
abed till noon thinking out a plan
! The cobwebs of his intellect were
swept away. and he formed plan.
During the afternoon he called to-
! gether three of his male chums. in
formed them of his complication and
asked them to help him out Of 1t. Not
one of them but would have plucked
out his Eeart and roasted 1t over a
fire of Goals for Dick. but there was
none of them capable OF suggesting
how this was to be effected. And here
! came in the result Of Dicks thought
while being in bed during the ante
! meridian hours. He suggested that
each one Of his friends take one of
the girls and by his attentions extract,
like a plaster, the Inflammation Of her
/ heart.
! The proposition was listened to with
respectful attention by the chums, but
excited no enthusiasm. Each man
| thought Of Aesop's fable OF the fox
| who, having lost his tail, endeavored
| to persuade the other foxes to cut on
/ theirs. Presently the spokesman said:
"Dick, dear boy, lovemaking In 90
natural to you and you nnd It 30 easy
to impress the feminine heart that you
think it would be equally easy for Us
You are the candle about which the
moths hutter, and it would require a
more vivid light to draw them away.
None OF us is In Iovemaking more bril-
liant than you-indeed, compared with
you In this respect we are as glow
worm beside a searchlight. We would
gladly help you. but 1t is impossible to
do it on your plan. We would advise
yop. however. not to compiicate mat
ters further by engaging to marry any
more girls
Following this advice, Dick Ham
mond resolutely devoted himself TO his
last fancee to the exclusion Of all
| others. One day one Of his three
chums came to him and warned him
that his first three fancees were pre-
pairing to serve papers upon him in
suit for breach of promise. Dick asked
\ if his marriage with the fourth lady
| would settle the matter. He was In
| formed that it probably would None
| Of the ladies were acting with the In
| tention of extorting money, but from
desire to- prevent a rival from get
| ting the better of her.
The next day Dick was informed
that the papers were all to be served
at once. Jumping into his automobile,
he drove to Miss Cars house, and the
| couple soon after came out, entered
the auto, and Dick, who drove IL, turn
| ed it toward the state line.
| Now, it was fifty miles to the state
| line, but Dick, once beyond the city
| limits, saw no necessity for hurry. On
! passing a garage he saw the three
| friends whom he had asked to help
him lettering there as If waiting for
something They all doffed their hats.
and one of them shouted:
PLENTY of time; papers not yet out"
So Dick Jagged. devoting himself to
his lovely companion. Presently. look
! ing back, he saw an auto far in the
distance coming at full speed. he
turned on more power and easily kept
good lead.
Passing a crossroad. he saw another
auto within a hundred yards of him.
! The driver was mufiled and wore Cog
| giles concealing his features. A girl
sat beside him. and Dicks blood ran
cold on recognizing Miss Allen. She
shook her fist at him, and he instinc-
lively turned on more power, shooting
onward like an arrow.
Presently. looking back, he saw that
he was followed by three autos at diff
ferent distances. Great heavens! Were
! all of his first three fiancees pursuing
him?
| All the power of which the machine
was possessed was now on, and the
machine fairly few along the road.
| Dick turned now. and again saw that
the machine containing Miss Allen
was in the lead of the pursuing ma
| chimes He thought that IL any Of
them got him she at least had the best
right
The chase was short one so far as
| time was concerned. for the distance
was traversed within an hour, and
when Dick hove up to q hotel just
across the state border line the three
pursuing autos were close upon him.
| He and his betrothed at last stood on
!
Piles. alighting from their autos. Joined
them. Dicks hair stood on end. There
were his three deserted fiancees. and
with each one was one of the chums
he had made his conf1dant.
"W-h-a-t did you chumps give me
away for?" he stammered.
This isn't give away" said Miss
Allen. Its wedding party. We girls
are determined that you shall be mar
ried so that you can't engage yourself
60 any more of u.s.
So Dick Hammond was at last mar
ried, and a wedding party of bis
friends and Tilted girls escorted him
| and his bride back to the city.
Are you frequently hoarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you