Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-16

dows of the Delmore house on the hill. |
Lazy Calliope Delmore." shifted her |
mother. painting as her too abundant !
flesh trudged up the graveled path to |
the front door. Did you ever see such
a neglected dooryard in all your life?"
You're her second cousin. ma. Why
don't you try to give her a mite OF a
piece OF your mind kind of a second
cousins slice?" asked Hester sarcas-
tically:,
And have my head bit off," retort-
ed her mother. Il spoke to Calliope
fifteen years ago when Carol Fenton
went off and married that city girl.
Says /. Cal, for the lands sake don't
take to your bed (she was acting all
broken up about the natter: Just turn
YOUR face to the world and act like you
| don't care.
What did she say?" asked Hester
curiously.
'.Say? Says she: 'Emmeline Seton,
I'd thank you to mind your OWE bust
ness. When the rheumatic goes out of
my legs reckon I'll get up and walk
/ L
| over Carol Fenton. I'm suffering with
/ rheumatic. My advice to you is that
| if you've got any business of your own
to tend to it and let mine aloner So
1 don't never interfere with CalliOpe
+, Delmore. She can lay, abed till the
judgment day"
well. she don't lay abed much, and
you must admit that she's busy as
bee with her fingers from morning till
night. She cuts and sells carpet rags
enough to make living for en-
"Humph! A woman forty years old
amt no right to be chair rid as 1 can
see. Knock again. Hester. and if Isa-
bel don't come shall walk right in"
Hester raped loudly and once more
pulled the knob of the rusty bell wire.
A window sash screeched up. and a
woman's voice called unsteady: "CoIne
in. whoever you be. Isabel amt to
home.r
Mrs. Seton and Hester tried the door
and, finding it locked. walked around
the path TO the side entrance. They
pushed open the screen door and walk
ed into Calliope Delmores sitting
room.
That You, Emmeline and Hester?
How do you dog Calliope looked up
from her sewing and motioned them
to comfortable cushioned chairs. Give
your mother that fan, Hester, and take
off her bonnet. Lay aside your own
hat, child, and If you'll go to the cellar
you'll find some root beer. Isabel made
it three days ago, and it's just right
now"
How be you. Calliope?" asked Mrs
Seton reluctantly. for she made it a
point not to acknowledge that anything
/ was seriously amiss with her second
cousin. She always spoke impatiently
to Calliope. just as if she would like to
pick her out of the big Boston rocker
and send her hurrying around the
house in healthy, normal manner.
WELL" said Calliope cheerfully. 'ft's
, dreadful hot. amt it. Emp"
. Awful. You must appreciate thi:
; call. It's tuckered me out to climb the
hill. said Mrs. Seton, tanning herself
vigorously. who is the carpet fol
now, CalIiope?"
Ida Soper. She's been saving rag:
for years for this sitting room carpet
, ITS going to be real bright and
pretty" nodded Mrs. Seton over the
glass of root beer that Hester haC
, brought to her. where's Isabel CALI
: ope?"
Gone riding with Newton Deane,'
said Calliope hardly.
Newton Deaner exclaimed Hester
jealousy.
Mrs. Seton blinked rapidly New
toms half nephew to Carol Fenton
amt he?'
You ought to know. En-" retortet
Calliope dryly. "Seeing that you almos
married Newton's father"
: I, Mrs. Seton bridled as she threw W
her large pink hands.
Don't get to talking to Hester abou
my beaus, Calliope The child won
5 have any respect for her ma If you
tell her what a madcap I was in then
days"
Hester glggled. "You can't cut VI
much now. ma" she said wickedly.
II have no desire to-" said Mrs Sc
ton primly. suddenly remembering Re
great Dulk. = we was speaking OF Car
rol Fenton. Calliope. was over Il
Millerton last week, and l saw him
He's grown considerable old looking"
capt to. Don't get any younger witt
the years" raped out Calliope in tn
crisp phrases she adopted when re
marks became personal
Some say his wife's death broI:
him up. and others say 1t was bless
ed relief and that he looks better thai
" he ever did since he married her. Sh
kept his nose to the grindstone always
so they say: extravagant and fight
too Eighty for minister's wife"
ministers wives are only human
rs Churches don't pay salaries big enoug
D. to give 'em much Of good time
10 guess Lena Fenton took what fun sh
v could as she went along"
to Mrs. Seton gasped. II didn't expec
you'd be standing up for Carol Fer
1t toms Tife," she said acidly.
Calliope turned a white and resolut
te face 10 the other. why not? don
70 owe ker any grudge because she ma
r1ed Carol. Most every girl IN Litu