Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-02


80 peculiar situation. The two
Young men had burst in upon his pri-
vacy. accusing and gesticulating in an
incoiIerent manner After much CUES
noninr their cause OF complaint was
found 70 be the recent publication OF
;he following astonishing communica-
ton;
Mr. Robert Wells and Mr. John Glegg
az ZVoofborouEh announce their engage
neny 10 Miss Elizabeth Thc-nton o. tAls
city
Twice the perplexed editor read the
paragraph. then rubbed his eyes.
This is out Of my province he re-
narzed nj last. but III see the socie-
~ editor about it."
No use" snapped Robert Wells.
I'VE went to her first and she says
the clipping was inadvertently copied
from the marlborough Suburban. Any
Joke goes in that home towa paper.
but how q thing like that could get
by in q responsible daily
..Such blamed carelessness might
bring a pretty suit against your pa
per- hotly interrupted John G'egs;
made things hot enough for us in
Woodborough but it was rather too
much to have 1t repeated when we
came 20 the city
In a spirit Of relief the managing ed
itor turned to answer his telephone
Editor Daily NewsT" questioned an
aggrfeved feminine voice. We'll. this
is Mrs. William Thornton. j called
up to ask explanation of that vulgar
notice regarding my daughter which
appeared in last nights paper. Yes;
unfortunate mistake no doubt, but ]
will call to see you personally this att
ernoou-at + o'clock
ViciousIy Richard West banged the
receiver into its hook. so there is
Miss Thorntonr' he exclaimed
There is indeed" 3Ir- Glegg rematk-
ed feclinEly.
and you have both, perhaps, been
paying her attention
well rather" this from Mt. Wells
Y can only express, then, my regret /
for the occurrence and suggest pub /
lie contradiction"
"Coutradictiou," croaued the blond .
one Of the two. Good heavens. its .
been rubbed I'm enough now,"
IF anything OF the kind happens /
again vaguely threatened his com I
pauiou. and the door closed with an /
slam.
suddenly the editors annoyed express I
sion changed 10 one OF iFrepressible /
The smile still fingered /
as he returned to his work. But as the
hour OF drew near and his clerk an
nouncad d visitor he glanced appTe-
gensively toward the door and arose
stlfly il was only a girl who con
frontcd him, however. not the dreaded
Mrs. Thornton, whose important name
figured so largely in social circles
Just slip or a girl with appealing blue
eyes and n sensitive mouth.
Are you the editor?" she asked
1aively and. unlimited. settled herself /
In the editors chair 81 came about
that engagement notice Had to get
lere before mother. who viii probably
make "a fuss. 4 am Elizabeth Thorn
on"
Bowing, the editor waited 1T was
who wrote the announcements" she
.alu!y stated
YOU" he swung about 30 uuhe
ier The girl nodded
1T was one OF my Jokes" she said
'uefully. They always turn out the
wrong way" She leaned forward con
idenriaIly. DO You know what it
means 10 fave reckless impulses. Mr.
Nest--d0iug OF saying "a thing you are
,ound 10 be desperately sorry for next
ayF Well. that's me. Let me explain
bout that foolish announcement"
Hiss Thorutou's suddenly embarrassed
.oze sought the toe Of her foot.
You see. ! have known those two
.oys. Boobie and Jack, for some time.
nj we've gone around lot together.
lore or less One afternoon Gncx-
ectedly and right out Of a clear sky
iobbie asked me wheu-we were-go-
lg TO be-ma-ried. Why. ia never
ven rhought of such a thing when
tried 20 tell him SO he insisted quite
uniformly thar the marriage question
ad always been understood between
- said when ne talked about IL 1 had
ever cOntradicted him" Miss Thorn
On raised agErieved eyes TO the edi-
Dr. Vow, wasn't that uureasoua bic"
he demanded, Ito be expected 10 mar I
= man just because one had not
one round denying being engaged 20
imE And that very eveuiug''-sha Z
"a i4aNstA AtaA pa t-->t = e. fdHk kFieZZ !
ONES walking over 10 ask me when =
N going 10 marry him: declared Z
new all along that the house he was
uidinS was for me. {
81 mad encouraged Jack in the \
uiding." Miss Thornton admitted. b
because he's naturally Idle. and ] like
see him busy But it seems Jack Q
al told me the roof would never go d
. his house until he had the promise
a wife TO occupy IT. and. of course, q
ny one would have advised him TO s.
II on the roof. So she sighed. iii 4,
lded by both boys accusing me or Z.
isely leading them on While being
gagged 70 the other and when / EN-. II
laticaIly denied this 10 each they II
tiled back comfortably. believing nue.
be stilptheir own batrothed' Miss I
izabeth Thornton Iaughed
oil !