Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
CAFE CONVERSATION.

| Gert-"Taken the veil agin, dearie?'
Mame-"Nope; jes materially don't
care fer them mixed drinks no more
tha's all"
Gert-"Believe you're Citing in
love, Name. I've always noticed vim
ming and fellahs is alike mostly when
they gets feeling that way. 1t SOUNDS
so romantic like to git on the wagon
jes before you take the trip to the al
tar, an | don't blame you, dearie, if
you feels it's the right thing to do.
Mame-"You know, Cert. I'm going
with man now whose going to
amount TO something some day, an
knows he is not strong for liquor,
specially when it's me that's usin' 1t.
No, he don't know. I am out tonight,
but IL he hears ! am I'll up and spill
the hui story to him. I don't believe
in cheaten when you're givin' up your
Sundays and Wenesdays to fellah
what you knows is not dealin' from
the bottom"
| Gert-"You must mean, Joe, eh,
dearie? Well, he's not a bad scout so
have heard, an l don't see no harm
| in your giving him the first number,
but it's a great mistake to let any guy
like him git it into his bean that he's
got you scared of him an you can't
see a gemmen friend without gittin
his consent. That's not the spirit of
the times, dearie."
Mame-"Course you've always bin
sort of independent, and that's the rea-
son you never seems to hold onto any
man very long"
Gert-"Why, child, your ignorance
is laughable. If you only knew the
good guys what has proposed to me
you'd be shocked. 1t would never do
to menshun names, fer I'm not girl
to betray a man who puts so much
confidence in me; but, dearie, 1 could
have been married years ago if l jes>
wanted to settle down. Course l in
tends to some day, but before l lock
myself up with any man I'm going to
see what's doing in the world. I've
got plenty of time yet, dearie.'
Mame-"You certainly holds your
age well, Cert, an you're clever an all
that an probably will fall fer some
good man one of these days, but us
that hassent SIGH chances as you is
making a mistake by lettin too many
pass by
Gert-"Why, child, I'm onny a few
years older than you, but 1 been about
longer than you, tha's all. l was one
of our city's best little skaters when
was IA"
yet, dearie."
Gert-"There you goes with your
jokin agin, Name. 1 meant roller
skater"
THE Bay City, Mich, Tribune says:
Famous Newspaper Man Passes to |
Another Cline" Any comment?
CHICAGO has a new 400 club 1t is |
understood that one of the requisites !
to membership is fat bank account.
THE latest lie spread by the enemy
press millinery
Enigma.
(From Punch.)
My love to me is cold,
And no more seeks my gaze; l Won
der why,
The smile of welcome that l loved of
old
No longer lights her eye.
One little week ago
l asked no surer guide than Gu
pid's chart;
l said. Your eyes reveal the depths
below,
And l can read your heart
She let her shy gaze fall.
And smiling asked, is then my
face a screed,
My brow an open love-letter. where
all
The world my thoughts may read?"
Said |. THE world. I'll vow,
Is blind, Myself alone may see
the signs,
And know the message written on
your brow:
read between the lines"
My dear to me is cold:
Gone somewhere is the lovelight
from her eye;
And, when our ways meet, stately
she doth hold
Her course. | wonder why?
Yes, Indeed.
(Mt. Sterling Democracy
When | tell you that this factory is
built on ground where the high water ,
mark would reach the second floor,
il shows a healthy spirit of optimism.
which is encouraging to say the least.
j. w. Carpenter.
In the Sorghum Zone.
tShirley, Ark. Advocate)
Mr.. P. NJ. Rushing's molasses bar
eel got burned when Hacket & Priv
it's store burned. He hopes to fill I
t again this fall He is known as {
he SORGHUM and Dpa hing C