Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-02
The Daily Story
When Elizabeth scored-By Agnes G. Brogan.
Copyrightee. A-rOrrsted Literary rareau-


bis ability to soothe the RULED feel.
inss OF her mother again IN bis Of
+ fee he stopped TO pick Up Il bunch OF
faded violets which had fallen from
the girls belt and TO place them care
fully in his desk Then he leaned
back In his chair. falling into a pleas.
/ ant reverie. Each fragrant breath
from the violets seemed TO bring baet
in an indetnable way the piquop,
I charm OF the girls preseucc-that ono
! laughing CLEAN from her blnebell eres
And so for days tile winsome face
! haunted his memory.
/ Richard West formed "a habit OF car
( ing eagerly down at the passarsbv or
/ of falling into brown studies tefore
: his desk Then. one day. the efrrs
we'll remembered name caught his eve
( seeming to stand our IN glowing let.
! tiers upon the social column OF his own
paper. When he had read the pas.
sage Il second time be summoned tbe
social editor.
Let the know" he requested. III
fhis announcement has been duly au.
thorizcd" The social editor peered
through her glasses.
THE engagement Of Miss Elizabeth
. Thornton TO Mr.. Robert Wells" she
quoted "Oh. yes. that is correct,
The notice was copied by request from
q Baechwood paper Miss Thornton
has been a guest ar the Balmoral. re-
turning this week os the notice says.
10 be married in the city. Z will send
you the original copy"
Swiftly the editors pracuced eve
scanned the bold signature, "Authoriz-
ed for publication Boy Robert Wells"
Cudecidedly bis hand went ont toward
the telephone. Then. as IL iu answer
10 his thought, the office door was
opened to admit small figure.
MAY I come iuf" asked a nideut
voice Richard Vests heretofore well
behaved heart beat q rapid tattoo os
the vision ia blue advanced TO bis side
Il did not think YOU would DO &c
again" she reproached him. IN 81.
lent eNouerati0n ne handed 20 her the
original signed slip OF the disturbing
announcement, watching in vast relief
as rebeIlious color flooded Che girls
indignant face.
1T IS just as J thought" she cried.
thing for revenge.
and the fact stated is nor trueT'
Miss Thornton s-orued The e8ger
question. % was having such q
lovely time" she said-"dauclug. drir-
ing. tenuisl Now he baz spoiled it
all. IF I had Ieurosv I could not be
more avoided. Returning 20 be mar
ried in the city" she Knocked. "Iu
never be married as long as I've
This time you are not to blame, and
came down to scoid YOU
zone might be driven 20 second Of
fense," he told her "f0r tle pleasure
of seeing you once more
"Iou may see me again sooner than
you expect" she laughed. and her
prophecy came true.
it was a flushed and beautiful Young
woman Of flushing eye who burst ir
upon him one glori0usIy memorable
morning
Il hope I'm in time" she began
breathlessly and waving alofr paper
Grandmother read it last night lu the
Farm Gazette"
with that glowing face =a near his
own, il was rather difficult ar drst 20
grasp the significance of This latest
message. bur presently Richard West
realized rbat "Nllss Elizabeth Thorn
ton was again reported engaged, Mr
John Giegs this time figuring as the
fortunate bridegroom elect
isn't II contemplate E.-s Thorn.
ton glanced distractirE'v tl.9urh
floating strand OF hair "Ysl see. tbcv
have agreed together TO cet-oveu. Oh,
] rob