Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-04

Bye had furnished this address Il
Junes employment agency.
A blase looking page girl inspecte,
June fmpudenuy Dr. the dim light 81
the nail. then with n significant grii
left June standing there and swaSger
ed through a door at the end or III,
hzil. June was startled as that dooi
opened and a blaze OF light came out
with the chatter OF many shrill voices
In there. amid wreaths OF curling blu.
smoke. moved handsomely gowned wo
men. and many OF them nonchalantly
pulled at cigarettes At that instant
the smiling Gilbert Biye's key grated
In the lock
A large yellow haired woman came
hurrying from the salon with Junes
employment agency card In her hand
Right this way. honey she rasped
in n voice TO which the honey was for
eigu. and she led the way TO a small
side room at the left of the salon. As
June reluctantly entered the strangely
furnished little room at the left Guber;
Blye came In at the front door.
With smile upon his lips and CLINT
ing I'm his dark eyes he hurried straight
back toward the little room in which
stood June. now alone and frightened
At that instant a huge. clumsy maid
came tumbiing MP from the basement.
followed 10y a pun OF yellow smoke
With her eyes distended and her moutL
open. ready for the yell OF ''Firer' she
rushed 10 the door OF the salon. but
before she could reach "a Gilbert Blye
had her roughly by the arm and push
ed her through the door which led t.
the basement He stood staring nj the
smoke which came curling ominOnsly
through that opening. glanced again
toward June's room and dashed down
the stairs
That was a strangely furnished little
room I'm which june found herself
There were two desks and a filine
cabinet and some office chairs. bni
there We're n luxurious couch and
dainty hanginEs. soft rug and pink
paneled walls and ceiling. IL was all
so homogeneous. And the work-it was
queer too. The yellow barred woma n
came in from the parlor presently and
explained the posting into small blank
books OF many memorandum slips.
Each slip contained the name of a We
n>n and n sum OF money. There were
no slips for men. but there were index
cards about men. June puzzled as 10
what sort OF business this might be.
The page girl swished In with one OF
the memorandum slips The yellow
bead. whose face was puffy and more
highly colored than was wholesome. I
shook her hend and went out /
with the girl She entered the salon !
and stood surveying the scene with /
roid abstraction. Around n long table I
sat the women whom June had seen. /
They all had cards in front OF them 4
md stacks OF playing chips. and a raw
DOned woman sitting on n higher chair
han the rest WINS dealing. The yellow
haired woman fixed her attention on
.he gambler next 20 the dealer. She
was fluffy blond with a feverish gilt
or In her eyes. and she was bent so in
emily upon the fall OF the cards that
he did not notice the door open and
lose
Poor June, She glanced about her
With growing repugnance- She was
lbiectly miserable. and suddenly she
vas sobbing.
Ned Why had she run away from
limI
In the gambling room the fluffy blond
Who had played so feverishly staked
nd lost the last chip In front OF her.
he turned impatiently 10 look for the
age girl. She met instead the cold.
ard eye OF the yellow haired woman.
rho quietly motioned her. The player
oSe reluctantly. and fright came into
er face as she followed into the hall
nd TO the little Office where June had
cen installed
You've reached the limit. Mrs Per
y" announced the yellow haired wo-
ian. turning on the unlucky one sharp
as she closed the door. Here is the
q. u. Belle brought TO me- / have
OF o. KID II"
Its only for $50" faltered MIS-.
erry.
II wouldn't o. * IL for 30 cents
tapped the other. Now. i want ac
on. You'll telephone your husband
ON this room"
mo. no. The woman wrung her
inds III talk TO him tonightr' &
II know that game" she scorned. T
nd from June's desk she took an IN a
x card. ;,