Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-28

"Tll 90 out and start them making tnzl
champagne cup
Tin going TO hand you some political
dope 50 good that this ought TO be your
birthday. Don't you think it would be
a good play for you TO give the masses
in Tarryville a public boat landing?"
They got one objected big Tim.
down ut the foot of Ticonderogs
street
u fish market ferry landing scorn-
e,i Blacki.. What I mean is to get
good place and doll it ali up for red
carpeted skiffs and launches with seal
loped awnings.
1t sounds delicate. but where's the
rakeod:" objected Tim.
Public boathouse and fishing pier"
promptly returned Blackie. If you
had cute little stretch of river bank.
with Cupid fountain in the center
and n border Of Seraniums and eight
iron benches. the town council could
rent one end for the boathouse and the
other 70 the Tarryvi.le Boat club, il
they'd build fishing pier 10 shut of
the pikeTS that pay their debts from
the spenders that live on their mort
cages. The club would put up pile OF
community"
But Tim looked at him in earnest
speculation. Where do you and Jim
W.!linEford come in on thiS:" he natU-
rally wanted 10 know.
Wen get TO join the boat club" re
turned Blackie Immediately and with
wide eyed innOcen = Violet Bonnie
has n dressmaker that makes q spe-
ciolty OF exclusive yachting outfits"
And the minute we do horn into
that club" supplemented Violet Ron
ME. with flush OF anger. I'm going
20 get me a one eyed lorgnette made
and hand the marble stare right back
NJ some OF these enameled faced dog
cuddlerS out here"
Hand EN- a hunk Of Classay for my
wife" begged ChinchiIla Williams
she was peeved enough before I got
10 be mayor. but after that they tossed
her the trapped gaze so hard that
every time she came in from her after
noon drive she had chills-"
Il suppose they'll pull the same ef-
feet on me when Blackie is mayor"
guessed Violet Bonnie philosophical
i. But l can dangle some few med
ais as a freezer myself"
It's a shrek TO me that Blackie's
going TO lead reform ticket around
by the hand" laughed the mayor.
Hes on the level with 1T insisted
Violet Bonnie. with a trace of indigna-
ton. When Blackie gets through
wiping up. politics In this town will be
so clean you could eat off it
Anyhow" went on Blackie. I'm /
against graft. bribery and corruption. |
and that's my platform
What's this public boat landing !
scheme?" inquired big Tim. who had |
been thinking il over very carefully. 1
Where's the land you want to unload |
on the town council7 -
II that's what was after I'd come /
TO you. square and honest. and figure ,
how we could split it up" returned /
Blackie. a trife hurt. There's moth |
ing OF the kind doing. l wouldn't sell |
you my land. and Wallingford wouldn't .
part with any OF his"
Then where do we get It? Show
Eve cards and shake your sleeve"
You'll have to condemn it" ex-
planned Blsckie. blandly. and blew
thin blue stream of smoke at the bust
OF Browning. Condemn il and buy il
in at its tax valuation"
Il get you now" smiled Big Tim.
much relieved. Il didn't know you
hated anybody In the burg
Il don't" grinned Blacllie. This is
a mere public spirited enterprise. as
tell You"
Tie bunch OF frecrackers to that
and start IT down an alley" advised
Big Tim. Lets get down TO cases.
Who's TO he stung:'
We'll. there's only one possible loca-
ton" explained Blackie That's the +
strip OF river front just above the boat
,lub lnndins'
Why. that's the Griswald wharf:
aid the mayer
"lon have the nerve of Il TIKI driy
II. eumUirni,-d BE Tin, admirinciy
Why. ] don't believe we could do tina.