Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16

There isn't any need for more. If.
plain enough rs it IS, and there's
enough for us BOTH
What do you meanT'
THAT two girls will be sornewbe..
about their college. either on ha
grounds or at some function or exerc,,a
indoors, on class day One will weo.
n jack rose. the other violets. II VI
can't find them after all tlas infor1na.
ton well never deserve sheepskin
Good for you. But what do Won su,
pose this message was written witty.
"Citric acid. Quite likely lemon f,acs.
that would do it,
I've n lemon in my closet left orc,
from my last punch III try g."
He dipped pen in some Of the lemon
juice. wrote n message with II on
bit Of paper, held it 10 the gas let and
the letters turned brown.
II have an idea" said George. "yha.
do you say to writing message on the
! balloon and sending it back:"
| 1T wouldn't do any good or anv
! harm provided the message were inris.
/ ible till brought out / doubt il thes.
/ girls have confided to others sending
| the balloon, and If it were picked nm
on the college grounds they would no.
/ be likely to get il. Besides. to send
/ return message would be giving away
an advantage we possess over them
If we meet them with their decors
tons on we can do so pretending not
to be in the secret. In other Words.
they will give themselves away to Us
them
Bully boy, You've hit the nail on
the head
When class day at the women's col
Iege came on Messrs. Caruthers and
Gay, who had learned what functions
they would be admitted to, found that
they might attend a dance in the large
hall used for such purposes. They
had not been there long when they
saw two girls enter together, the one
wearing jack rose, the other bunch
of violets.
BY Joye." exclaimed Caruthers
'they are a pair of Beauties
Which would you choose?" asked
Gay.
THE jack rose
very well; if we tackle them II
freeze to the viOlets.'
1t did not require much time for the
young men to secure an introduction 10
the girls. and Fred was soon dancing
with Jack Rose, while George was do
ing the same with Niolets. Since the
girls were chums the men did not have
much difficulty in keeping the four to
In
company when Caruthers remarked:
You young ladies being chums, 1
should think you would wear the same
floral decorations.
The girls glanced at each other and
smiled knowingly.
Wherefore that smile:' George
asked
Cant we smile at each other with
out any especial meaning" asked Jack
Rose.
You can" said Fred but you don't.
Come. tell US the secret
What secret?" asked Violets.
why" replied Caruthers, when 1
remarked that l should suppose yon
young ladies would wear the samo
kind of flowers you smiled mysterious
ly. All we ask is an explanation
II believe" said George. that these
flowers are signal"
What do you meant asked Violets
You have been flirting with some
one by correspondence whom you don't
know and who don't know you. You
expect them here to night. and they are
to know YOU by the flowers you wear.
This was getting pretty near nome.
The girls looked at each other, not
smiling. but serious
What funny idear' said Jacs
Rose.
"Ridiculous.' chimed Violets.
"Ill tell you what well do" sara
Fred Wen bet you ten pounds c'
candy against kiss from each OF !oH
that those flowers mean just VIVA.
George has said. and we can prove II
The girls looked very serious. indeed
"Will you permit US to consider your
bet - asked Jack Rose.
.An you like replied the Young men
-ogether.
The girls Withdrew and after long
returned. The possession
If ten pounds of candy was temp'a-
ion to take risk. The POSSIBILITY
hat these young men had captures
heir balloon and deciphered their mes
age did not occur to them. Even
he balloon had been picked up there
vas little probability of its secret nav
ne been interpreted.
I'VE have decided" said Jack Rose
to take the bet. you to win in case
on prove what YOU say.
No sooner had she spoken the woru
han Fred drew forth from his pocket
he balloon. unfolded it and held W
he message written in brown letters.
There was commotion on the part
{ the girls. who blushed and iaugbea
nj looked grave all at the same tine
'hile the young men eXulted.
When and where the bet was paio
oes not pertain to this story