Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-10
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Short Story

so many or the HnnE tribe. but be-
cause be could sit hour in and hour
out. day in and 3ay cut. week ia and
week out. without getting single
strickland without losing his pa
thence.
His thoughts were drifting IKE laa
white clouds in the blue Sky reflected
in the water ANY fellow IS a foo.
who goes 10 a summer resort Hts
nice 70 be freel II fellow was
married he'd have to 90 where tne
family wanted look at poor Willis
dragged AVIAN like lamb TO sha
slaughter He didn't want 10 so ~
the mountains amy more rhan j want
to go to the bad place That's what
he gets fer getting married. Sud-
denly he felt pull on bis line He
reeled 5u slowly very slowly "It's
a big bass IN bet he ezuited
But to his surprise he hauled In NOT
a bass but a poeketbook IT, @as q
long, fat purse Of patent leather with
dat plates Of silver at each ead and
silver clasp He turned over
thoughtfulIy Wet and sgEgv ais
was it had not lost its identity and
It was coming to him slowly tHa He
had seen that same purse before
cor course. he argued cher name
and address are inside and IFS rtd.m-
lOus for me to waste time guessing
But there's something about that purse
that brings back have g. IT
the case of the Crockett heirs and tHa
whole family connection was fu court.
She wore dark blue and had sort
copper-colored hair and deep blue ewes
and she dropped this pocketbook three
times and every time young SkiIuE-
picked tt up for her she bIushef "A
red as her hair Pretty eirlE Sine
was afraid OF me. remember.
Wouldn't look al me az all Thought
ri bite her head off I guess Come
TO think of ii I lost some sleep oven
those ewes for several DAYS If were
ike Willis and hadn't the sense 10
keep my head ] might be married tl
them By this time
"TII just omen it % make sure f be-
longs to her But the first thing be-
pulled cur was newspaper clipping
wet and djscoiored. but nevertheless
perfectly deeipherabla. I'm the center
was his own photograph. on the mar
gin was written in ink. THE peach
lest thing YOU ever saw. Only about
thirty Dream Of him every nigh.
Sorry when the case fs over
Shades OF Lzaae Walton. The fish
were forgotten
lie gathered up ms tackle ana poles
picked up ms oars aud r9#a7 gown
river to the landing and thence went
foot across fields fo Hie farmhouse
MT Elder. J found = 3oa6etooea l'
day with "a Miss Eileen PoTter.s card
iA is You con hapbea -o Know A
do you r.
NO. don't believe T do. E5hot
around 5Ats 47izit42E 429A 4E Pr.
name MUST b6-oi, hao" 7A@
ilkeiE one OF those CITY eiFis VINO |.s
yea me hEaHlefs- faes nave
LheI nome mere on 0L.e llits o"- l1es -s
away now
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