Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-10

and preparations were being made to
start another park near by, which
would render the first useless.
Mrs. Caldwell wrote her son that
matters might be facilitated by I'M
ion of the two estates. The lawyers
had agreed that this could be done by
a marriage between Albert Caldwell
and Anita Armstrong. An agreement
had been made on the part of the wild
Ows that Mrs. Caldwell should sug
Gest such a marriage to her son, then
I'm Paris, and Mrs. Armstrong should
suggest it to her daughter, who was
travelling with party of Americans in
Italy. Miss Armstrong had been ad
vised of the matter and had agreed to
meet young Armstrong in Switzerland
during the hot season at q hotel on
Lake Thun. Mrs. Armstrong closed
her letter to her son with recon-
mendation that he join the young lady
there that they might become ac
quainted and with view to marriage.
Miss Armstrong, with a chaperOn
and a friend. Miss Ethel Turnlee, ar
rived at the Hotel G., located on Lake
1 nun, W mere she ltttlN ttl II lftttT lIbIl
Caldwell saying that he would be with
her in three days. Al the expiration
of the time "A young man arrived at
the hotel who registered his name as
DevereauI Boyle. Mr.. Boyle, after
getting settled, sent his card to Miss
Armstrong with n note Of Introduction
from Caldwell stating that he would
be detained for a day or two longer in
Paris, and since Boyle was starting
for Switzerland he had asked him to
make his excuses fer him and would
be pleased TO have her be companion
able with his friend during the inter-
val.
( Miss Armstrong was very much
/ pleased with Mr.. Boyle. The two. IN
/ company with others. climbed the
mountains. rode in the charming little
| steamers that piled back and forth on
( the lake and danced during the even
i inGs in the parlors Of the hotel. Mr.
/ Boyle had a very winning way with
I him that was especially enhanced bs
his smile and "a pair of frank, honest
/ blue eyes He bad not been in MisS
: Armstrong; company long when she
/ wished that he were the man she
/ was to meet with a view to marriage
/ Miss Turnlce noticed the attraction
/ the couple had for each other and.
/ knowing that her friends interests lay
/ !n another direction. saw that the plan
was liable to be spoiled. Indeed. she
/ wondered that Caldwell had given so
Z attractive a man an introduction to a
/ girl he was to meet with view TO
marrying himself
One morning Boyle received a tele-
/ gram and told Miss Armstrong that ii
was an announcement from his friend
/ Caldwell that he would be with them
T that evening. Miss Armstrong. after
q talk with Miss TurnIee. told Mr.
Boyle that since they had not met Sfr
Caldwell ii would be a good joke TO
introduce Miss Turnlee to him as Miss
/ Armstrong. Boyle fell IN with the
plan. though he said be feared Caid-
we'll would never forgive him when he
! discovered that Boyle had been par
y TO the deception. Since the girls
had become known in their proper
identity where they were, IL was de-
cided that the party remove to Inter
lscken at the other end OF the lake.
So, packing their trunks, they took a
boat for the latter place, leaving word
for Caldwell OF their new location.
When Caldwell arrived at IHterlack
en- and sent his card 10 Miss Arm.
strong. Ethel Turnlee went down u
meet him She played her part very
well. though il was not 4 difficult one
Caldwell said nothing about the oh
iect of their meeting; he spoke only Of
taking an outing after a years hard
WORK at study in Paris ana deemed
aimself fortunate in having a compan