Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

my love good night. While alone with
her / paved the way for Bob and me
to win the next evening by suggesting
TO Lena that it would be a good idea
for us to make 4 match between her
friend and Bob. knew that she
would intimate such resolve 10 Anna.
who would be especially sensitive as
TO her treatment by Bob.
At our meeting the next evening, aft
er Bob had been introduced to Anna.
we sat down to a game OF bridge
whist, I having Lena. Bob having
Anna for a partner. Bob and made
corner stake of theater tickets for
the party. Bob opened the ball by
accusing me OF cheating. adding that
he would not object If there were no
stakes. hut q matter OF $40 was no joke.
I retorted by saying that If he lost he
would likely seat us in the gallery at
% cents a seat The girls were quite
prepared for this sort OF thing and
only smiled at ench other as much as
to say How funny" But when re-
ferring to Bob's auburn hair called
him a red headed gGloot Lena looked
grave and said:
II don't care. That's personal. and
l think personalities should be barred
Whereupon Bob and | laughed and
agreed that such should he tEa case in
anything Bob or l might say 10 the
girls.
Bob and l waited patiently for them
to begin 10 hammer each other. but
waited in vain. When we found they
would not take the initiative we con-
Guided to start them.
BAH I said 1T beats all what
mean things women will say about
one another. Lena says that that
splendid head Of hair her chum wears
is three-quarters switch"
81 didn't say any such thing" cried
Lena. bristling.
Anna cast a startled, reproachful look
at Lena, the color mounting to her
cheeks at the same time.
II told him that nearly all OF your
hair was your own" said Lena, look
ing daggers at me.
| had struck a snag. | didn't remem-
Der Lena having said q word about her
friends hair and Immediately took a
back track by saying so. But the dam
! age had been done, and there was no
way of undoing it-that is, not for me.
! Lena helped matters by treating me
with marked GOODNESS for the rest of
! the evening and lavishing an album
dance of affection on Anna, so that by
! the end of the first rubber good feeling
was restored.
Il say, Bob" 1 said CONTEMPORARY,
you're up to your old tricks, letting
me bear the brunt Of this struggle.
| You've done nothing but ogle Miss
! Beckwith and grin at her during the
evening. Not a disagreeable thing
have you said"
mfr. Anderson IS a gentleman" said
Lena. He couldn't say disagreed bic
thing TO a lady If he tried"
/ l gave Bob a look as much as to say,
| Give 'em a volley."
Excuse me. Miss Beckwith," he said.
How long have you played bridge
whist?"
The thrust, though delicately word
ed, was quite enough to produce the
required result. Anna. who had been
much pleased Mt the idea Of match
between her and my friend Bob, threw
her hand down on the table saying
with considerable bitterness: eft was
very wrong Of me to consent to play
with experts. I'll not trouble you to
play with such partner any longer"
There I exclaimed to Bob See
what you have done. What did you
want to be rude TO a lady fOrT'
eve finally prevailed upon Anna to
finish the game. which l took especial
care to lose. thus losing as well the
theater tickets. Rising from the table,
l said to Bob:
We've lost haven't we?"
Most assuredly."
They've beaten us at our own
game"
Indeed they have. We are stuck for
the candy
You men," said Lena REFRESHING
her feelings. haven't lost the candy by
losing your temper, but you have lost it
by fouls. having more than once broken
the conditions. As for you"-address-
ing mel must confess that | have
been very much astonished at your be-
havior"
az? What have / doneF'
She didn't deign a reply. The party,
which had met under pleasing condi-
tons. broke up with great dissatisfac.
ton on the part OF the girls. Anna re
manned all night at her friends, ard
Bob and | walked home together.
ut wasn't as much fun as thought
it would be-" | remarked.
"A dead failure"
1--WE won't try il again"
81 certainly won't"
/ Matches are sometimes made by con
, tretemps. II took Bob months to make
, 1t up with Miss Beckwith. but the max
ing up, when it came. was too much FOL
| both Of them. They acted at our wed
ding as best man and bridesmaid. ther
followed suit by being married them
, selves