Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-15
The Daily Story
The Divorcing Umbrella-By William Hugo pabke.
Copvrfebted. 1914. by Associated Literary Bureau
lated Literary Bureau.

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His high friend logged his e,sn-
Time fer yer answer" be rens.....
Again they confronted Herb
Anything doin'g'
Got Clancy all right He saws 49,.
Is no such party on the train. a..
grabbed pencil and became iots-ss
interested in the dot and dashsS I
marks of a man down the line
I've lost her! I've lost herr,
Benjy's wall drowned mons,...
the brassy voices Of the sounder,
A thick set. iron gray man -,
into the room with an authorst.s.
manner.
He glanced sharply at the tipy 4.
ure in bis path. y
What's the troubleT' he raspea
my wife" choked Benny. -s,..
alone in this town an I amt Win u
to perfect her. It's all became :.
train pulled out on me an had 49,.
Of 1t all the time, an'"-
Here. Start that all over s.z,, /.
cut in the thick set man bruskIy
Painfully Benny retraced his dec,..
atory steps and recited his tale Of -.
The human interest element Of ~
story met with no response; his bsa,.-
was evidently thinking of more weigh,
practical matters.
AN there I was" moaned the MI
fellow in conclusion, ''holdin' on "a a.
last car f'r dear life an'-an' the trs-
just busted in the middle an IN =,
went"
The thick set mans frown eyincs
his sudden interest Here was sou.
thing worthy his attention. This vr
more important than interrupted homer
moons-something practical.
Somebody call Barton and Man
ming" be ordered in flintlike voice
Two men In uniform appeared sps
fairly groyeled before their irate chiet
Say" ne burst out, that's the sec
ond time this week that you fellow,
have left dead car Cd IS. What d
you think we're running here-a civL
lied station or a guessing contest
hey? 1 don't suppose the car wa.
pIacarded, hey?"
No answer except a confused mur
muir and the scuf1ing of feet.
Suppose you left the doors unlocked
too. heyT
The gangling chr inspector had
perfectly good thought 1t flashed
forth. sending a look of almost human
intelligence across his masklike coun.
tenance.
He nudged Benny. BE back in a
minute he whispered as be dived
through the door.
Benjamin Franklin had an indistna
impression that he was oyerhearng
two men getting theirs in no uncertain
terms. But he had a decidedly more
distinct impression OF what he should
say to Ma and Pa Butterworth when
he returned to Bayfield-alone. Pa
was not so bad; he was a sort Of weak
sister himself.
But Ma Butterworth. The tear
coursed frankly down the bridegroous
round cheeks at the thought and drip
ped dolefully on his gala waistcoat
His grim reyerie was interrupted By
the temperance of the gangling one
who thrust his head in at the door.
Found herm he announced lacon.
ically.
An amazing leap brought Mr.. Todd
to the threshold. Two more landed
him at the foot of the stairs. BY din!
of the utmost effort he kept the flying
overalls in sight. over tracks again and
vestibules-
They came to a final stop beside ths
fatal car.
"Seen her inside" voucbsafed the IN
spector and discreetly disappeared
Benny flew up the stairs-and pausea
In the superexalted cerebration win
which the next moment was fraugn'
burst into refulgent being the repuia'
lion for impregnable strength tn.'
would be his foreyer-so far as nH
wife was concerned.
He opened the door and entered wv
EAR jauntily.
There, among her various beIonglnss
sat Pansy In the sharp radiance eas
through the car window by an az
light outside.
Hello. Pansy" be greeted Der s4S
~. You all right:" -
when is this train goin' to SUIT
The asked, bit anxiously.
1.-The train FIR N'York? on. tDa.'
vent" said Benny in an offhard m.y
Ter. "You don't care such an avn
OF about goin' there. do you'
al don't much care where we arc
he glanced at him coyly-"so 'ons
we're there together -.
That's the way figured u ~.
aid Benny. his chest swelling pers's 4,
,ly. You see. sent a boy I ~
mbreIIer-here 'tis-an' be oiol.
ONE, an / got nervous. When
long about train time. course In u.
hat you'd come into the last car =.
told you-an'-an' Benny -,
rec rein to his imagination. . ,,s.g
abroad Teller TO uncouple IT. '" a,
rant you TO have TO change asaln .lr
inder kicked at first. but siippe'
IA quarter" .vr
Pansy looked up. admirins'
truck. - shs
MY. but you're smart. Benny ..sr
adopting then anu
err lifelong mental attitude
a