Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-18

"Very well he is nice enough"
"I suppose So. He is rich. able TO
/ have his horses and cars-even his pri-
waite yacht BE can order "a dinner in
any country IN the world or tell YOU
the standing Of any club in either
league az any minute Of the day or
night Could I say more for his edu-
cation2 BE has two country places
and 2 city house and a business which
nets him hundred thousand year
How raH be help being nice? do not
resemble MFR. Davidson In any partIc-
Elar. except that am wearing one Of
mis- waisrc0ats. Also. HeeIRl am
wearing suir Of dauuels which I have
borrowed from John, his Chinese cook.
You can readily see am poor man.
How, then. can I he uicc?"
No one would see us here. said
she, sUb5imeIE irrelevant. as usual
There are some 5trle yellow flowers
over there on the bank. Maybe / could
find some vjolets"
There Yves q E-iStfutnsss in her gaze
which made appeal I could not resist
Helena" said suddenly. give me
your parole tha1 you viii NOT TRY 10
escape. and viii walk with you
among yonder flowers You look rs
though just from a Vatican fan. nv
dear It is fan. bur seems spring. and
the world seems made for flowers and
shepherds and love, my dear Do vau
give me your word :"
IL Z 90 may J walk aIoueE'
"Eo: with me-
"Ili not try TO take the train. on
my honor. 7 win not
looked deep into her ewes and saw.
as always. only truth there-her deem
brown eyes. filed with some deem
liquid light whose color I never corId
say-laosed Till my own senses swan,
I could scarcely speak.
take gour parole. Helena I said.
You never lied to me or any other
human being in the world"
You don't know me" said she. ~r
used often to lie to mamma and fra
que1tT do yet to Aunt Lucinda B1f
not If ! say J give my word-nv real
word
When VIII YOU give me your rea,
word, Helena? You know what
17ean-wben VIII you say that Won
love me and no one elseG"
Never. said she promptly. .sf haze
you very much. You have been Dra-
sumpruous and overbearing.
Why then should you promenade
with meE"
Fault OF anything better. sir" Bur
she took my hand lightly, smiling as /
assisted her down the landing way
But tell me. she added as we made
our way slowly up the muddy sfopa.
really, Harry, how long is this thing
70 last: When are we going back
homer
How can you ask2 and how can / .
reply, save in one way, after taking
the advice Of vonder pirate canrsfr
your blue eyed nephew? He says they
always live happy ever after. Listen.
Helena All the world lies before us.
and it is yesterday once more. The
Mediterranean, Helena, how blue it isl
The Bermudas, how fine they are of a
winter day, And yonder lie motley
Egypt and her sands; OF Paris. Hell
era, or Vienna, the voIuptuous. with
ler gay ways OF life; or Nagasakf. Hell
ena-Httle brown folks running about
md all the world white in blossoms
III the world. Helena with only Won
md 7 in 1t. If I could give you all
hat. would be niece"
Yes said she. But mans place
s 70 fight and to work You ran
away. and you lost"
But am I not trying to recoup nv =
ortune, Helena? You see. / have al
eady acquired a yacht. although bDt a
ew weeks 20 { started Ia the world !
WITH scarcely more than my bare
lands Could Monte Cristo have done
aore?"
III isn't money a woman wants In
nan Aunt Lucinda and both are
weary of our hatbox yonder. That's
yhat l asked you-how Iong?"
As long as like. Helena. You ana
our Aunt Lucinda shaB dwell there
hat would you sag to three years
r so?"
She seemed not to hear u believe
We found a four leaf clover said I
1e
Much good fortune may it bring
"Let me Try ny fortune. said she
90 began pluckins off the leaves. De
yes me be loves me not: he loves
e ne loves me not" 80