Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-13

THE SHOE AND RICE THROWING BEGAN
train together and get them to come
to the station to see us off. And tell
them it would be a good joke to send
a shower of rice and old shoes after
us as though we We're bridal couple
going on our wedding journey"
Certainly, old Anan, I'll do that for
you. But do you mind telling me your
object in If ALP
The only way can get Myra to
make up her mind is to have it gener
ally understood that she belongs to me.
When a girl is on the fence with refer
ence to Il fellow and her friends con-
slider her rs his girl it's a powerful In
ducemcnt for her to close the deal"
"A better way is for him to let her
suppose he's going to drop her"
i've tried that, and it didn't work"
On the day of Georges and Myra's
departure as they entered the station
Myra was surprised to see dozen of
her friends congregated TO bid her
goodby. They ran up to her and were
very demonstrative in their salutation.
What IL surprise" she exclaimed,
"and how kind of you all, especially
since I'm going to be absent only for a
week.
"Oh. we thought" said one. that
you were going to leave US altogether,
Some one said you We're going to live
in another state"
Another state! What state?v
THE state of Maine"
Then they all laughed, and Myra
looked puzzled.
The young couple got into the train,
and George put up window, through
which Myra could continue to chat
with her friends 1t was Il merry party
and attracted the attention of those in
the car. When the train moved out
the shoe and rice throwing began and
continued till the objects of the demon
StratiOn were we'll on their way.
/ This plainly indicated to the other
passengers that they had bride and
| groom aboard. and greater interest
was excited from the fact that the co.,
/ pie were so young. Myra could have
passed for fifteen, and Georges beard
was slow in coming There is nothing
prettier than a young couple scarcely
entered on man and wemanhood on a
+ bridal tour. From time immemorial
/ such have been especial objects of in.
/ terest. There was not person in the
/ car but leaned forward or turned back
! ward to get 4 glimpse Of these young
/ STEERS supposed to be just starting al
/ life'S nest building.
/ 'Tickrts,''
Now comes a scene that the leading
gentleman in the comedy had not pro
! vided for himself Reaching for his
! pocketbOok. in which he mad placed
The tickets. he started and paled. 1t
was not where he expected 10 find 1t.
Quickly he went through every pocket
without finding it. All the cash hS
had. including all Myra had, was II
that pocketDoOk.
The truth is, though he didn't know
it, that pickpOcket passing through
the train before it rolled out OF tbs
station, seeing what he supposed to be
a bridal couple starting on a wedding
journey. saw his opportunity auC
when the shoe and rice throwing was
IN progress deity slipped his hand in
Georges pocket and relieved him of
the pocketbOok.
Tickets" repeated the conductor in
what seemed to the couple an ungym-
pathetic. cold harsh voice.
George wildly went through his
pockets again. though he was sure
what he wanted was not there. Not
finding it. he told the conductor Of mis-
loss lie suspected. he said. that, some