Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

noticing it walked away TO ano,ss.
gun and began giving the serpesn. ).
charge orders. The colonel passsd -
with his visitors, but knew that i.
had noticed something about me ~.
did not look like Perkins.
Before the time for gun instr,cs..
had passed I went to Perkins ausrtsr.
thinking 1t possible that the cos.,.s
would send for him in order IN %.
closer inspection of him. had sesr,.
| ly arrived when there was a ran !.
the door, and there stood the coIoa.r.
orderly.
"The commander desires L'eufe,,,.
| Perkins to report at the beadnuar.sr,
Office" said the orderly, saluting.
Every wellP replied, and the ords,.
/ ly Withdrew.
! / should have notified MAY Of ,bs
game 1 had to play. so that IL occasion
required / might secure her assistsnr,
I had called upon her, but she va,
| dining out, and / did not see her. On
my way to the colonel's Office I psssAs
his quarters and found her sitting a,
| the porch. I Joined her and told hs-
of the critical position both Of myss,f
and Of Perkins.
do you think your conscience wouH
permit you to vouch for me!'' asked
her.
"My conscience will permit a whit.
lie If 1 can thereby benefit frie-d-
was the reply.
VERY well; I would suggest that you
go to your fathers Office and be resdy
when I enter to make him beiiers
am Mr.. Perkins"
She left me to put on a hat and
when she came back took the walk
leading to the Office. I waited till
saw her enter, then followed her
When I reported to the colonel he had
his pocketbook in his hand getting cut
some bills, which he gave to her. o.
seeing me she exclaimed:
How do you do, Mr. Perkins? Where
have you kept yourself for so long:
You have not been to see me In an
age"
1t was plainly evident from the way
the colonel blinked at me that he had
sent for me to find out If 1 were the
OuCcL hc Adh CtCh Oh PdAdRCL
Evidently I did not look to him Ike
Perkins, and must have looked very
like myself. But he could not trust
his own eyesight and dared not take
issue with his daughter as to my
identity Finally he looked an order
to her to proceed on her way. but she
declined to leave me unprotected and,
resuming her seat, indicated that she
would remain until her father had
transacted his buiness with me. he
had nothing of Importance TO com
municate, and after giving me some
improvised instructions as TO points he
desired the men instructed in concern
ing the guns he dismissed me.
l walked in the direction May would
take on leaving the Office and when
she came out Joined her. curious TO
know what il anything concerning me
had passed between her and her father
after my departure. She told me that
he had seemed to be thinking of my
resemblance to myself instead Of to
Perkins. but that to question her would
be to confess that his eyesight was
faiIing and he could not bring himself
to do so.
Fearing that might be required to
pass a second examination l invited
May to an excursion up the river that
would keep me away for the rest OF
the day. 1 had no right thus TO absent
myself, but if the matter were raised.
having been ministering to the pleas
ure of the commanders daughter,
ho mr. nnfiPn would De
taken of the breach of discipline.
May was good enough to remain
away with me till the brightness OF
lay had passed, and her father couid
not see in the dark. l thought that.
since I was aiding my friend Perkins
@ propose for a wife, might do some
hing for myself in a like direction
ind during the day l told May my
story" Since the matter had been
bending between us for some time,
vas not surprised at an acceptance
Perkins walked me up before reveine
he next morning TO tell me that d.
lad left Atlantic City and Miss Iro"'
ridge long after midnight. having pro
osed and been accepted during me
veninG. He expressed deep gratituae
or my efforts in his behalf, since lne
family, including Miss Jef
lie, were booked to sail in Few Gay
n a six months trip to Europe. anu
eds rival had engaged passage on tne
anne steamer. Ned was confident tnal
'ithout my and May Grifin's vaiuauie
ssistance he would have lost MS
Soon after guard mount the co'onei
INT for Ned. who responded 10 toe
lmmons in propria persona. he to'o
e that bis commander looked at nim
ith a pnzzled expression, then. saus'
I'd that he was himself. gave him sn
order.
The result OF this single days pe'
FINANCE was n double wedding lnas
.curred the next winter in wnNs
ay and | and Jennie and Ned nsuf'1
leading ladies and gentlemen.
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