Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-02

inc cneck which would be good for a
house and lot and motorcar for him.
but he didn't. Only he got even with
me by saying, And | am delighted
that the trousseau is perfectly salts
factory to you. Mrs. Carter"
That was an awful shock and | hope
l didn't show it as murmured, Per
fectly. thank you"
The word ''trousseau" can be spoken
in womans presence for many years
with no effect. but it is an awful shock
when she first really hears it. | felt
funny all afternoon as packed those
trunks for the o'clock train.
Yes. the word "trousSeau" ought to
have definite surname after it al
ways and that's why my loyalty drag
ged poor Mr.. Carter out into the light
Of my conscience. The thinking of
him had a strange effect on me. had
laid out the dream in dark gray blue
rajah. tailored almost beyond endur-
ance, to wear home on the train and
had thrown the old black taffeta bag
across the chair to give to the hotel
between conscience and loyalty made
me pack the precious blue wonder and
put on once more the black rags of re-
membrance in a kind of panic of re-
spect.
l would lots rather have bought poor
Mr. Carter the monument / have been
planning for months to keep up CONVEX
c. tinp with AHnlinn
that dress again. l felt conscience re-
prove me once more with loyalty look
ing on in disapproyal as / buttoned the
old thing up for the last time because
l really ought TO have stayed over a
day to buy that monument. but, to tell
the truth. | wanted to see Billy so des-
perately that his ''sleep place" above
my heart hurt as if it might have
prickly heat break out at any minute.
So I hurried and stuffed the gray
blue darling in the top tray. Tapped
old black taffeta around my waist and
belted it in with black belt off a new
green linen / had made for morning
walks down TO the drug store on the
public square, suppose. That is about
TIC Onis biSoiEobAOh III
boro that can think of, and it all de-
ponds on whom you meet how much Of
dissipation it is.
The next thing that happens after
you have done a noble deed is. you
either regard it as reward Of virtue
or as a punishment for having been
foolish. l felt both ways when Judge
Wade came down the car aisle, looking
so much grander than any other man
in sight that / don't see how they
stand him ever At that minute the
noble black taffeta deed felt foolish,
but at the next minute thanked my
lucky stars for it.
1t is nice to watch for a person to
catch sight of you if you feel sure how
he is going to take it, and somehow
in this case felt sure. was not dis.
appointed. for his smile broke his face
up into joy laugh. OF came his hat
instantly so / could catch 4 glimpse OF
| the fascinating frost over his temples
and with a positive sigh of rapture be
| subsidized into the seat beside me.
! turned with an echo smile all over me
when suddenly his face became grave
and considerable, and he looked at me
| as all the men in Hillsboro have beer
doing ever since poor Mr.. Carter:
| funeral.
Mrs. Carter" he said very kindly
in voice that pitched me out of tn,
car window and left me a mile be
hind on the track, all by myself. e
wish 1 had known of your sad errant
! to town so l could have offered yol
some assistance in your selection. Yol
know we have just had our lot In thu
cemetery finally arranged. and fount
/ the dealers in memorial stones yer,
confusing in their ideas and designs
Mrs. Henderson just told my mothe
/ Of your absence from bone last night
and l could only come down to the cit.
! for the day on important business or
would have arranged to see you.
hone xou found something that salts