Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-12


on you TO help me out of my loneli-
ness during his absence"
Il shall be very happy, l assure
you" replied Mr.. Bangs. belying his
words by his expression.
Bob knows perfectly we'll that he
can trust me. and, as for you. he says
you have no use for any woman except
to pass time. l shall expect you to he
devoted to me"
The only one of these statements
that was spoken with apparent sin
cerity was the last. 1t doesn't matter
what persons say to each other; it's
how they say 1t. Mr.. Bangs made
short call. during which he said a num-
Der of things, all of which were untrue.
At any rate, they We're intended to be
untrue
An attractive woman doesn't need to
deceive a man as to her intention TO
conquer him. He wishes to be con
quered. Indeed. he can't be conquered
fast enough TO satisfy his Impotence.
Martin Bangs had no occasion 10 fear
matrimony with married woman, but
the idea of a possibility Of his get
ting mixed in an affair with his friends
wife was horrible to him. During the
period that he was engaged in prevent
ing Mrs. Bangs from being lonely he
made several attempts to get out of
her clutches. On one occasion he left
her vowing that he would not remain
under her roof another moment or ever
return to her again. and in less than
half an hour he was ringing the door
bell furiously.
What made the matter worse was
that Mrs. Morrow did not appear to
feel the slightest conjunction at what
she was doing with Mr.. Bangs. or have
any fear that she should come to prefer
him to her husband. She would lower
her eyes before his gaze then look up
and laugh at him. In fact, she was
teasing him. And all the while she would
persist In referring to Bob Morrow as
the best man. the finest man, the love
lest man in the world. and any woman
who preferred any other man to him
couldn't have any taste.
One evening when they were together
she announced that Bob had written
that he would be at home in few
days. Bangs looked as If she had read
him his death warrant.
You don't seem joyful" she re-
marked
mo l don't don't see how a man
can feel joyful situated as l am"
How are you situated?"
"In the first place. my feelings to-
ward the man l love most in the world
T. III
How awfully horrid"'
"In the second place, feel that he
would be justified in killing me-"
Good, gracious. What have you
done?'
Nothing 1t is what wish to do"
"And what do you wish to do"
run away with his wife"
| You naughty man, That being the
case, l think you had better not come
! here any more till after Bobs return"
az think I'd better never come"
Its very silly of you to want an
| other mans wife when there are so
| many nice girls in the world. But
thought you didn't wish to be mar
ried"
Il wouldn't in my senses"
Just think OF what you would have
! to give up"
No reply.
THE cocktails"
"Oh. Bob told you all that. did he?"
And the wife's relations"
81 knew he was not to be trusted
from the moment he got engaged"
Then you would have TO give up
/ your old friends: your wife would be
! jealous Of them
What sieve a man becomes as
soon as he is married.
81 wouldn't do it If | were you"
I'm not likely TO. can't marry my
best friends wife. and l don't wish to
marry any one else"
Mr. Bangs"
What"
"YOu men are humbugsw
az know it,"
"You don't know what you want"
I'VE certainly don't want a sweet
heart till me know we can't get her"
Bob turned out to he a seive, true
enough. He was no sooner engaged
than he repeated to his fancee word
for word the congratulations you Of
fered him"
THE greater fool l."
81 was present when he did It."
"Of course you were, How could
you have been somewhere else?"
I'm not Mrs. Morrow"
Not Mrs. Morrow"
I'm Mrs. Morrow's sister. Nell and
I just thought we'd punish you for
your opinions Of women"
For heavens sake, Are you mar
rled or sInglef'
Single"
Thank Cod"
When Morrow came hp4r there
were examinations and recriminations
between the two men. hut there was
no bitterness TO them.
you gave me away" said Mart
$50 would the fox have given the
other foxes away II by doing so ne
could have got them to cut off their
tails"
( I'm IN heaven
Thanks IN me. who betrayed Won"