Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-10

ruiis1 her electric coupe up TO the
. dsor % ~ 0~u hsiss sEd seat Into
ths Fsrior
/ Jaas closed E-r sy~s- saiGeuiy she
srrras 90 h~F f~st-nad. ruurlas o. fh~
, door PLACED fhr Tilted back % a chair
| h~ureth t1r knob. thru atr stood for
e. as1az~af in earnest thought She
aafss,s slowly 60 she wardrobe end
aa~a~f Gf Half n eor-n pretty cus-
rassas hung tl~sr shs Fns about
hastily % brfrE Iowa the issst con
spi.t5us % fk~s-. and she chose instead
. enc q tie taost elaborate. an Aft"rnoon
s.gsn rfchly trimElrd Eifh fur. With
fsssrish sped -hs doased this eI-
suisits xsFrucnf. corrratuiat4nE herself
fhaf q hffrI her beautifully.
10 ths parior Orin Cunningham "A;
with two young women. The young
nan va piayiaE the piano. ami
laird young woman "a the middle OF
fhs noor Ens laughing and executing
fancy dancr step. over b. the
widow stood Glbsd Biye with. Mrz-
EussrI In his hand he held a tiny
cola watch. and Ia the open ia there
smiled a portrait % lovely June War
ne.
nu.-~i nppr.ciafivsiy. DO you sup
pose shs viii live hereF'
Gilbert bye smiled. and. shutting
ne watch wfth a decisive click. he pat
Il In 81. pocket aud walked into The
hall A. be started up the stairs he
stopped. surprised BY the beautiful
aeurc which emerged from room
aad came down toward aim with
quscniy grace n wns Junc. an en-
trraeing vision q ioveiioes- In her Dor
rov-d nuery. sud Ia her eyes was a
new Hight
VIII you give re ciEsrptte.
ri~nse7- she eayiy requested him. and
De- iroted a her On ns'onishment
"Why-why. yr~-- De Etumrnsrcd-
lie produced hts case. and she took
rfearstfe. SIN studying her curiousiy.
be- ~ hts pocket lighter for Der. and
slight frovu twitchcd upon his brow
re- pnckerinE her beautiful RID lips.
She blew n long thin stream q blue
smoke into his fnet
Gone on she called. snd. taking
fls arm. che tripod suiiiingiy into the
rrrrlur. with -id~iunE Einucr. how
ever. as she left tho hail. az the stall
,sart attendant who guarded tho 'FRONT.'
door
Whose frras nrn rcaringT' abe
cr-rrfulir demanded
Its mine said one ~ tho gfris
Jumping ~ IRON the side o. Cunning
hru1 end walking AL nruunf her. But
hgusy. I'm bound 20 say that u looks
t--sf.-r on you than o. does on me-
AM fhrr- was e. trace 81 envy in the
r0r1UiiutrTf
by George. you're r. dream sid 7
orfa Cunningham. whp had been too
m1rh eat1uiahrsi 90 rfsn until now.
ard with q sifri1ns glance az Gilbert .
UlF@ b. walked rrruas o. her and
from hls Pocket be drew "a long white /
tfrthFr cssr closed with a =otdsn
clasp He opened 90. drew something I
from % aEd. bis eyes spsrEiine. held /
lr q strirs % ul'E white p~aFis-
Nov atouf IT,
she flashed her large. irsfruua eyes .
az him. anf h~r ROSY urs parted o. .
srsfie. then se~ looked ~ gilbert Rive. F.
tie hr1ifsf~d 81 momcuf and nodded I
Tl~n she bent her had. sud Cunning /
bssn thrcu che gtrinz % pearls around .
hrr beautiful white neck
she uut her nrn thruuFh ais and
11~rriiy dancr,i hcruas the room % q
rr irF1F. whore with sparkling eyes she
admired fh~ pretty taubi-.
n fhtnE TIL have q cocktail. please
she said. turning suddcuiy 20 Ms
fszssri. why has no one oT-r-d me
0reF
HESS your heart. honey" laughed
Mrs Hussci. n didn't suppose you
knew bow 20 drink = eoci-tun'
June was q bubble r aprite. dane
Ing ercrves-cnc'. a ny little tsnfsiiza-
ton. until Mrs. Russell returned with
cocktails for al % them June drank
hers with enchanting abandon
Suddenly che whiricl 90 the door.
aud Cunningham was after her In 4
fash
No. no. she laughinE;y cried. I'm
eolnE o. surprise you- You must stay
10 here ard wait
Not me-" laughed Cunningham
Then won't surprise you And
she nounccd into chair with pretty
Dout-
Here. Cunningham called the
young taan who had followed June.
I'VE want that surprise
~Slt down. Cunningham said Bye.
and he indicated where Cunningham
Is - NNA MAAaAW ~ AAttl NAAA AaN laAr D
licrs- for June 20 pass
She stopped IN the curtains.
Nov. mind. none % you l. to come.
And have another cocktail ready for
me- she whispered something In
Biye's ear - she buried into the hall
lie put hts head out. however. ana
.oossd o.; the rvcried attendant That
staiwart p~rson stood srIiry ~ the deer I
and cast bis ElOor.y eyes on June. lie
.sHs the type OF man who would as lief {
murder . bcEutifui woman "a an ugly |
,ns.
Halfway up the ssairs June turned
sad found the eyes Of The stalw~rt
stiari nxsd stsadsastiy upon her. She
smiled swectiy at htra and b-ckoned
he he>itzfcd q moment then came 1
stalking slowly 90 her. 40 long as she I
~as within rrach % him he need not