Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-29

Cd HlEckio cheersuily. 80 called he
cause q little robin redbreast makes
his home IA the old church tower"
NO wOncrr Polly went straight or
through. decided vaIiinSfOrd. Ia deep
aEETavution- Hes probably stin
huufing the burg
BIsckic sf-addied hfs machine. you
e6 wrong 90 Desert your sfeeG ~ this
stage OF the game hs ch!eed- Its al
downhiu O. yonfer rural hamlet and
pleasing coastinE'
ue gave himself a start. and. his bi-
cycle gathering momentum. be threw
hts legs over the handle bar and went
sailing down the hiu with q howl OF
JOY. Ike boy just let out from school
I WauiuEford watched him cnviously
I and looked back with sad speculation
az his own wheel. Finally. shaking
I his head. be LEFT tie contraption 70 its
I fate and started stolidiy after Blnckie
on foot. through with weight reducinss
I and bicycle forever.
II was n long and q slow and a pain
ful walk. and. as the fafes would have
/ 70. b. stumbled on a frozen clod and
7 feii. Just IN front % the yellow farm
house. and bruised his kneecap md
lay there. scattering profanity into the
Z surrounding atmosphere until a man
with car muns and straw hat and
gum overshoes on his wrinkied knee
I length boots came ciompinE out OF the
/ yellow house. on the porch OF which
gathered the mother and the three
girls. whose ages could have been told
| ~ the pounds. 30 regularly were they
graduated In roundness.
/ helped Waiiingford 20 his feet. but the
/ big fellow could not stnnd.
Il knew your Internal bicycle trip
. would be the death % me-" be charE-
I'd a. be leaned heavily on Blackie.
..weishcrr' retorted Elackie II you'd
! stuck 20 your bicycle yon wouldn't have
Z been hurt What's the natter
~Kneecap." replied WalHngford. wine
snE with pain. Il think I've punctur-
"a o. It's swelling % beat the band
They have a telephone AZ the store
suggested Blackis. IL you can only
get that Tar you can rest until we Do
cate che machine or until 10 comes
back"
II cau't make it, replied walunE-
ford. testing his foot on the ground
.ud paiinE from the pain. Big drops
q Precipitation were pouring down his
face. and he was quite obviously So
aEouy-
= mizht oGcr 20 help set him into
my house said the farmer.
ESQ sou night accepted B!acEie
with a.arrlty. II you'll just grab Ar
WauIssf6rd on his light side over
th-r- I.II struggle along with his heavy
eide
Between the tvro they managed %
set the huEr WnIiinEfurd into che
house. while the row % cnuco clad vo- .
men disappeared IKE q perspective of
taw'iu- rius. the little one first The
pain iurrrasirE with every strr. the
men took WHuinEforI directly into the
fruut bedroom and put him % bed
and the farmer. scizins the golden OF
poTtuuity. tcicphoncd 90 rinkeyvuic
f5r Old Doc Tut.
Biaekic made an entirely useless exc
animation ~ bis foolish iittie roeGet
flask and. urEcd on ~ the mGern-
Waiiinsford. issued an earnest rrguisi. /
t'on for some first mid 90 the sober
n got some but dasscnt sell Co." re- /
turned the farmer You can get 60 /
down at sam Biudseou's emporium"
Hiackie. who was a man 81 action. 1
started f1r the door. The farmer FOL /
lowed him out into the Grape paper sit ]
ting room.
"aeckoh you might a. ven register .
before you so" be suggested. produc-
Ing a thin ruled blank book labeled .
Composition"
Is this a hotei9" inquired Blaclzie,
much pleased
We'll. sort o. so" replied the propri-
etor. u take care OF most OF the
strangers that come this way. They
call this tie Purity House because m
JeH Purtv. I got n biz house and
wife and three growed up girls that
ain't doing much except the miikiu
and washie' and hakin' and scrubbin
AMI such chores ir the or season this
way. and amt ono TO refuse ready
CASH
Such g. the custom OF our country"
agreed Biackle writing solemnly at the
top Of the nrst blank page In the com
position book:
THE TnAvELERa
T-hers can. 20 a.. spienaiciy appointed
Purity House On the tafid autumn day ~
Nov. 20 iIii. two distinguished gentlemen.
ens TAT ard ~ favored and the othrT
slender anG handsome: the name % the
former being ,. Rufus WaliinEford %
s-arryvTis and % the iatfr=. Horace g.
uaN mayer % the same thriving and
exclusive suburb. PsFlor n Dinner. The
sad
Jer Purity looked over the compost
ton. chewing a gull toothpick renec-
lively. Rates. 81 4 Gay each" be stat
81 and closed the book
Hiackis walked into TIE emporium.
and through the whisk broom depart
meat. tho dry sOOts section. the hard
wurr counter snd the grocery aisle.
straight around a giss. paneiet screen.
where be found behind Al Ehnormnliy
short bar rcd faced man with a lux
urinnt yellow ruseaehe and his hair
Parted and pasted as n u bad been
done with a trowel pouring whisky
IRON = huge detnjohn into string o.
various labeled b0ttic-L