Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
door and peered out. There ~. n.r

'.Who is it?" Bopp demanded.
II can't make out
Maybe It's a man on the supn1v
boat
Impossible" I explained. THE sun.
ply boat isn't due until tomorrow. and
even II she were here they couldn't
land from her In this Storm
The telephone repair man appeared
II guess got to stay here all night !,
he announced. The storm Is getting
so bad | don't dare try to row back to
town. / don't care much for water un-
less it's mixed with something else.
Lucille came downstairs. / exp,ain-
ed the situation to her. "of course
you can stay all night, but it win be
impossible to give you anything to
eat" she said.
why notg' he asked. II don't ex-
pect TO 60 to the trough with the fam
ily. I'll feed with the help In the
kitchen without a murmur. AS far as
that goes, though. I'm a union man
and as good as anybody"
Certainly" agreed Lucille. ~You are
welcome to anything we have. but we
have nothing. We are all fasting. We
decided not to est anything for
week.
Bugs" he decided briefly: then.
turning to Bopp and myself: Gents.
put me right. Do or do not coal at
| this gtation?"
"The lady hrs told you correctly I
assured him. "There Is no food In the
| house,
And you're doing It. too?- He
laughed sarcasticalIy. when come
here the 90 lady was pulling Brodie
| on the floor, and now the fat guy ain't
eating anything. A bunch of dips all
right"
"You had better go upstairs and
| change your Clothes" said Lucille.
'What will I change 'em into--a
nickel plated wash boiler or a pair OF
diamond earringsf"
IT mean put on some dry things.
Frank, you and he are about the same
size. You'll lend him a suit of yours,
| won't youf"
Sure he would. He had to.
| When they were at the top of the
stairs Bopp yelled down. Monty, Mrs
Green wants you to come up.r
| / started. but Lucille stopped me.
"Ask her what she wants."
| In minute 3opp had the answer.
"she says she isn't going to sleeJ
until she sees her beautiful frient
Monty. Re he doesn't come up shell
come down"
Lucille, blushing went Up 10 explain
to her mother that her request wa
impossible. From behind the closes
door Of Mrs. Green's room there issuet
sounds OF an argument supplemented
by weeping.
Eventually Lucille came TO the top o
the stairs and called, Monty"
How different that name sounde'
when she used it! | bounded up tn
stairs. When say bounded / meal
1t. It was the first time that ha'
done anything Hike that In years.
Lucille stood leaning over the banis
ter, perplexed and troubled, her fac
flushed and her hair becomingly dis
| arranged, as II she had been engage
In a physical contest of some sort.
stopped on the stairs below her.
sarhe blessed damosel leaned out
From the gold bar Of heaven"
quoted.
Don't be silly" she said In ton
of voice that told me she liked 1t.
have to ask you a dreadfully embal
RAISING question
"An right" / commanded. Shoot
/ "Would you mind very much kisstn
: lady who is not as young as she wa
| onceT"
would nind?" I said, taking hi
hands. 1--WE been thinking of nothin
else for two years"
D 81 meant" disengaging her hand
gently, would you mind kissing mott
? er good night? She is acting very p
euliarly this evening. as you know
and she says she won't go to slee
:. until you kiss her,
! was touched at the old lady's fon
5 ness for me We went In. She VI,
: lying tucked up In bed, with nigh
cap tied firmly under her chin.
Lucille made me come to bed" Nh
Green volunteered, her bright ey'
swapping with wakefulness. Its q
6 nonsense. Don wanna be In bed.
: wanna get up and go somewhere wi
y you and eat"
= There, there" said Lucille, "the do
tor says not to eat anything"
a yes" snapped her mother, land /
bet he had just had his dinner wh'
! he said it. I know place to eat or
In town. beautiful Rlainey-lots of fl
"a steaks, chops and roas' beef. Cue
n I'll get up
She started to throw back the &C
1t ers, but Lucille foreibly restrained h,
"You said you would so to sleep
a I brought Mr.. Blainey In to see yos
a. she said.
% The old lady eyed me with evide
at suspicion. rs he going to kiss /
t. good night?" she demanded.
b. I assured her that was there for
other purpose.
"a right she sighed; then I'll
to sleep"
And she did, or at least we did
o. hear another sound from her tt