Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-03

lucy HASN'T FORGOTTEN YOU. SAM"
II. "I managed to get in pretty good
on them I did a stroke 'or two down
there that brought me some success
and some influential friends. Now I
am going to make a big play. You
know a certain Wall street crowd, still
in business, broke my father, and he
died from it"
at remember your telling me some
thing about that. But be careful you
don't everyday your game" warned
Rensselaer,, whereat Kelvin only sn1il
ed, though grimly enough.
They had reached the bottom Of the
hotel elevator shaft now. and they
turned into the subway corridor, a con-
venience which impressed Kelvin very
much.
Its a bad development" stated
Rensselaer,, shaking his head. There
is a growing tendency toward these
direct entrances both in business and
in tenement districts. and it is bound
to produce a race of toilers who will
see no sunlight whatever. They will
practically be human moles, like that
errand boy yonder-undersized and un-
developed. physically, mentally and
morally, white and soft and habby, like
putty They will not be men they will
be worms"
Sometimes the worm may turn"
Phillip speculated, land If it does
watch out! When q country loses
its middle class it is in a bad way.
You can crush out of mankind every
thing, even hope. with onevexception-
the capacity to kill"
Rensselaer, laughed Can you imag-
inc anything more amusing than a
fight with about fifty Of those chaps?"
81 don't see the fun In it, objected
Phillip. 81 saw a crowd Of newsboys
In Chicago attack a very brawny man
once, and they nearly killed him"
i've known cowmen. to fight over a
milder discussion than this" laughed
Rensselaer,. 81 guess we'd better drop
1T Do you remember, that famous
fight between Mutton, Harris and
Freckles Lane over thejproper way to
flop a pancakef"
That started a line of "reminiscences
which lasted until they searched out
the home of Ben White.
The Whites were strictly an Install
ment family. They lived In an Install
ment house, wore installment clothing,
sat upon installment furniture and
read installment books AS Kelvin and
Rensselaer, turned in at the gate Q
scowling collector was turning away
from the door, IN which stood a plump.
rosy and altogether wholesome looking
young woman.
set knew vou'd conner she said with
an unmistakabIe ring of delight In her
voice
Quite naturally" Phillip assured
her as he shook hands with her. "Al-
low me to introduce Mr.. Rensselaer,.
Miss White"
How lucky amT' she said eagerly
as they walked up the steps. When /
read your name In the Sunday List Of
hotel arrivals l just felt sure that IL
must be our Phillip Kelvin, and told
father that i was bound to write to
you and invite you to come out"
81 wondered how you found me so
readily" he commented, smiling.
Its because I'm so lonesome" she
replied I'VE don't make friends here
as we did in Tennessee. so I am
for ever and ever reading the hotsl
arrivals, hoping that among the names
I'll ind somebody we used to know"
She paused a moment and laughed ct
herself But l never found one IN
Ill now" she admitted. because they
don't publish the arrivals at the cheap
hotels. and we never knew anybody
who was likely TO be able to stop at
the more expensive ones. That is bow