Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08

ettS manner.
Never dropped you before. though.
wager" be chirTuped- II tell you
he saw Miss Cecilia Bollister al the
AsolAndo teashop, just a glimpse. but
almost Immediately be went abroad in
pursuit of her. The cheYalier-that's
her Aunt Octav!a-wss along and an.
other niece. My sister saw the bunch
OF them in Geneva, where the chevalier
was breaking records. whole troop
Of suit0rs followed them everywhere
Ny sister knows the g1rl-Cecilia-and
she's known WtRgy all her life. She's
Just home and told me about it last
night She thinks the chevalier has
some absurd scheme for marrying OF
the girl It's all very queer. our Wiggy
being mixed up in it."
Don't be absurd, Iewett. There's
nothing UNUSUAL In q man being in love.
That's one fashion that doesn't change
much ] venture TO say that Virgins
will prove q formidable sutton Wig
gins Is q gentleman, and the girl would
be lucky TO get him"
''Quite right, my dear Ames: but.
alaa. there are others. The competi-
tion In encouraged by the aunt. the
veteran chevalier. My sister says the
chevalier seems 10 favor the suit of a
Nebraska philosopher who rejOices IN
the melodious name OF Dick"
Jewett was playing me for all bis
immensely.
For heavens sake. 90 onF'
Mice girl, this Cecilia. You know
the HoListers-oodles of money IN the
family. The chevalier's father scored
big In baby buggies-responsible for
the modern sleep inducing perambu-
lators; sold out to a trust The ia
Their Of Virgins inamorata had started
IN to be marine painter. A founder
Of this club. come to think Of it. but
dropped out long ago. You have heard
OF him-Bassford HOLSTER. Funny
thing his having to give up art Great
gifts for the marine. but never could
overcome tendency to seaSicknesS.
Honest, Every time he painted g
wave 1t upset him horribly. The doc.
tors couldn't help him. Next tried his
hand at the biz gulches downtown.
There was a chance there TO hit of
the metropolitan skyline and become
immortal by doing it first. but new
trouble developed. Doing the high
buildings made him dizzy. Honest.
BE was good. too. and would have
made n place. but he had to cut it out
He was so torn up over his two failures
d l.. L -. = =,
ambulatoC money in riotous living
/ Lost his wife into the bargain and has
/ settled down to a peaceful life up I'm
Westminster county in one OF these
! cute little bungalows the real estate
. operators build for you II you pay a
/ dollar down for a picture OF an acre
lot"
; And the daughter"
We'll. Bassford HOLSTER has two
daughters Its the Older one that has
stolen Virgins heart away. She's
/ Cecilia. you know. Very literary and
that sort of thing. and pushed tea and
cookies at the ASolHndO when that
iCiory was opened Virgins saw her
there last spring. Miss Hollister, the
| aunt. W uOlll w lbliu VI 'HilltlS the
cnevulier. picked up ter uieceS about
that time and baulei them On Co EU.
rope and Virgins S"Hu!Urrpd after
them / don't know what Inpy did tC
/ WigGy. but you see nav he acts.
rather imagine that the chevalier didn't
smile on mis- suit Shes a holy terror
that woman. with an international rep
60 rid n.
accountable things Sue draws a sort
of royalty on ali the baby buggies in
creation II amounts to a birth tax
I'm contraventiou of the free guarantees
of the constitution The people viii
rise against II some day.
She's plausible enough. hut she's the
past mistress of Interior motive. She
got Fortner. the mural painter. up &c
q place she used 10 nave at Newport q
few years ago. Ostensibly TO do frlezt
or something. and she made MIN teach
her to FIRE gun. You know FORMER
with his artistic ideals. And he didn't
know any more bout guns than 1ea
IL WIS droll. decidedly drOll. But sht
kept him there a mOnth-wouldn't Ie'
him off the reservation; but she paiC
him mis- fee just the same. though he
never painted a stroke. When ne gOt
back to town be was a wreck. 1t wa:
Just Ike being In jail. ] warn you tC
let her alone. If you should undertake
to FIX her tiues she's likely to put yoU
to work digging potatoes. She's no END
of q case"
We'll. Virgins is a good fellow, one
Of the very best" | remarked. as | alb
sorbed these revela tons. and ii ism
the GIRLS aunt he wants to marry"
There's no telling where this affail
may lead Virgins. There's something
queer In the wind. all right The chew
slier has brother Bassford where hi
can't whimper. rather fancy he feed:
from her hand. His girls haven't any
prospects except through the chevalier
Nice girls. so I'm told. Miss Cecflis
HeIlister Is living with her aunt"
And the other sister-where doe
she come inT'
Not important. l fancy. Rumor Il
silent touching her In fact I've new
o. heard anything OF her. But Thu
Cecilia h no end handsome and proud
Poor old Wiggy"