Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-30
The Daily
Short Story
A MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
By Pauline D. Edwards

Il tell you, FRANK, you must carr
out my plans-enter my Office ana
learn the business
Frank Golding, a tail. handsom.
young fellow of %. looked at his fatha,
in very wrathful manner. He h.a
been TO college. where. like the MOD.
ern boy he was, he went in for asb,s..
les, sent his dad big bills TO pay ana
then must needs finish with a run q.
| the continent.
There he fell in love with youur
girl aud came home crazy to be mar.
ried soon.
Now. old George Moore had no n.
tience witt. his sons matrimoa,,,
schemes and therefore frownsd ths
| whole thing down. George Moore knau
his son inherited his own stubborn dis.
position, out concluded to risk oppos.
ton.
We'll, anyhow, dad, can't you let N.
invite her to a small dinner psrtv
heres Then you can meet her.
know that she, and her aunt will BE-
passing through hero on a motor TIN
next week. Mother Is agreeable to The
plan"
'UhI OF course your mother Will
agTee to anything you want" growled
/ the old man. "All right; you have nv
| consent, and now get along, Tor this is
d busy day for me-"
The invitation was sent to Brook
line, where the young girl, Miss Ruth
Gordon, said she would spend the win
ter with her aunt
The evening of the dinner arrived.
and Frank was very happy and proud
when he led Miss Gordon up to intro
duce her to his father.
He noticed on his fathers face sud
, den puzzled expression. Then pleas
ed smile was quickly repressed.
He saw Miss Gordon also seemed
disturbed. and her color rose pereept-
/ IDLY How do you do, Miss Gordon,
We are very glad to see you here, and
II you will excuse an old mans famil-
iarity will take kiss"
Some other people came up, and the
: girl quickly passed on.
/ During the dinner Frank saw his
? father glancing at the girl and half
, smile pass over his face. 1t puzzled
. Frank and made him angry for fear
: his father was finding something Pc
= culiar about the girl he had chosen.
;, Later on that evening Frank had a
4 little talk with his father, but the lat
ter would not say much about the
young girl, merely remarking that I.
!, she only had as much money as MARI
Poole he would be perfectly willing tC
have Frank marry her.
! Mr.. Poole, former resident OF ths
n place and close friend of Mr. Moore's
S had died several years before and lef
: large fortune 10 his only child. Mar,
0 Poole. Frank had never seen the girl
/, and just at that moment felt that h
q was sure he never wanted to.
: A month later Frank visited hi
/, father in his Office and told him he va
going on an auto trip TO Boston. Tn
{ father. instead of growing at his SON
q not settling down to work, cheerful
y handed over generous supply Q
!. funds. and Frank thought he detecte
II a pleased expression on his father
5 face.
Frank sped away in his car ami va
e outside the suburbs of Brookline whe
e ahead of him on the road he saw quit
= a crow dof people collected. Comm
u up to them rapidly in his car, he jump
= ed out to see il he could be of any as
u sistaRce. Some one said young gil
: had been injured. He pushed his va
= into the crowd, and as he caught sigh
y Of the face he sprang forward with a
. exclamation of horror
!, do you know this young lady?
. said the policeman.
y Yes" said Frank. "She is Mis-
~ Ruth Gordon, and lives at - stree
= Is she badly hurt"
1--WE don't know: she has been az
conscious for some time. Here come
IS the ambulance" said the policeman.
rs 81 will go ahead and notify her aun
le with whom she lives" said Frank o
: reaching the house he said. you
niece has had an accident, and the
Ct are bringing her here"
s. It was not long before the anbt
ie lance came up and the young girl va
$ carried to her room.
a. A little later came a famous surt
Is con, who said he could not tell for SET
u eral hours whether or not an opera
~ ton would he necessary.
a. The next morning Franks hopt
: sank TO zero when the famous surgeo
9, q said, Il will have to operate"
L Frank paced the lower rooms OF II
a. house for what seemed to him hour
- finally throwing himself to rest on
!. couch and must have fallen into
L slight doze. He was aroused By
touch, and he looked up to seq h
: father.
: How is RUTH" he asked quickly
), his father
: MARY is doing nicely, and doubt
you need be anxious about her D
5 I her name is Poole, not Gordon.
] Her father Just before his deaf
on account OF her youth, and ar
fortune, advised her to go abroad I
a few years with some friends and U
4 der an assumed name. She X my 0
friend Pooie's daughter Mary.
q 81 withdraw all my objections. =
J may marry as soon as You wish; IN
4 we will settle down to business.
4 Once Frank succeeded in gaining
! entrance to the sickToom, 1t did L
take the lovers long to make their
rangements. and soon they were on
Europe again, but this time as N
and wife.
II N ia Ik hocs