Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-29

Celestial had escaped from the room
under fusilade of pistol shots that all
found Judgment in the oak beamed cell
ing.
"You ought not to put on that billed
shirt till after supper" admonished the
Crane as the wrathful Harry wiped
the soggy mess from his bosom. Its
taking risk wearing anything decent
at this table nowadays"
And whyY' exploded Harry. mind
full Of the fact that this was his only
clean white shirt and his call upon the
pretty Widow Clancy must lack that
sartorial compliment.
1.-The chink's in love-" was the
Cranes reply.
"In lover"
"Who with"
Didn't know there was Chinese
girl within a thousand miles OF the
Lone Bull"
Cant he find any other way Of ex-
pressing his love than by acting like
blamed idiot?'
OF course this last remark came from
Harry Barry, who was consuming
what remained of the soup in his plate.
They generally do-only it takes diff
ferent FORMS" observed Gabriel mild
ly.
A chuckle ran around the table. Un-
der cover of its good nature Wah
Sung pushed open the swinging door,
peered fearfully around the edge and
sided in with a great dish OF steaming
hot potatoes.
Perhaps he was nervous, 1t might be
that he was in love. At any rate, when
his mild brown orb met the steely glare
Of Harry Barry's usually amiable eyes
he set the dish Of potatoes upon the Ia
BILE with such frantic haste that the
largest and hottest rolled from the
pyramid and landed upon Mr.. Barry S
hand.
Wah Sung emitted desolate wall as
Harry Barry leaped from his chair and
caught him by the neckband of his cot
ton blouse and shook him vigorously.
suffering catsl What's the matter
with your" yelled Mr.. Barry excitedly.
Cant you throw down a dish of po-
| tatoes without stampedin' 'em all over
the table?"
me solIy-velly solly," moaned Wah
Sung.
THAT helps a lot" observed Harry
bitterly.
me sick in the head-velly sick In
the head; me do know what to do
added Wah Sung pitifully.
T,'S uniaIr 1y-nnnathU
to the fore at once. whats the mat
ter, boy? Have you told the hos:
that you're sick?"
mo, no; me no tell anybody. Me
velly sick here" Wah sung placed
both yellow hands over his heart. al
go what you call Hckerty splitty-lick
erty splitty all time"
Its your heart, boy, not your head
You want to see doctor, ehT'
Wah Sung writhed bashfully undel
the gaze Of seven pairs of eyes. "No-
no see DOCTOR" he mumbled, edgint
toward the door. ME alice light veil.
soon. Me go for walk. Excuse, 1 &c
rest supper"
"Going for a walk, eh?" questioned
Gabriel sharply you think a wall
up Saltpeter creek do you good, Wal
Sung?"
The Chinaman shivered as with ague
and his countenance turned from vel
low to gray. His lips parted in an at
tempted smile as he shook his head
ooh, no, no, me no never walk up Sal
peder creak, Me walk velly difflun
wayv'
"Humph, Let him go, Harry" wa
Gabriers advice. When the China
mans slippers We're once more slap
ping around the kitchen floor Harr.
Barry resumed his seat and joined til
broad grin that went around the table
What is it-love? he inquired
-'You oughter know, being sort o
Judge of symptoms" commented jim
Lewis dryly.
"What about yourselfT' retorte
Harry Barry. "You oughter know
been married three months. haven
your
"Stop your wranglin', boys" inter
polated the Crane, unjointing his lea
form and taking advantage Of Wa
sung dDSeUte ITtiI the " ~
press his opinion. Listen to me. Nv
seen the chink going up the creek e'
cry afternoon after dinner.
What is there up Saltpeter creek
asked Jim Lewis. lighting cigarette.
Nothing but the springs that kno'
Of"
Anybody ever been beyond tt
springs?"
1t seemed that none of them had eve
followed the rocky trail beyond th
springs that gave name to the creek.
; Somebody told me that there use
to he prospectors' hut up there in ii
thicket I've never been there. thougl
and couldn't say"
"If Wah Sung's in love why don't \
marry his girl and live happily eve
after?" commented Harry inpatient.
Afraid of the boss probably 70
know Chinese families are not yer
popular hereabouts."
"Plenty of room on the ranch. There
that little cabin down in the three mi
pasture It's not far from the bunl
house, aud Wah Sung could cook Jul
the same and not act so confoundedl
idiotic over it,
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