Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-19
cM0RDs Nd
DlScORDs
ON THE PARTY LINE.
TWO GIRLS ARE TALKING.

ucdi luOIc tuoH w, Out ycu ~ 80
ways such fraidy calf. Come on and
tell me what you know"
Honest to goodness, dearie, there
is nothing that l have picked up that
you haven't already heard about"
III bet you have got whole head
full. but you don't want to let go.
You're always so funny that way
Now you know that there isn't a
thing that l would keep from you.
You, being my nearest and dearest
friend, couldn't keep any secrets
from you. You know a girl has got
to have somebody to tell things to,
and l have always regarded you as
my most intimate and closest &C.
quaintance."
We'll, don't know heap myself,
but you may have what got"
What is it?'
Il wonder if anybody is listening
in on us?'
What do you care if they are?"
Not much, only l hate to let good
stuff get around among people who
don't know how to handle it."
1T must be immense"
mo, Just bit of neighborhood stuff
that might as well be left unspilled,
but since you are so tight have de-
cided to let you in"
"Well?"
"The Joneses have been quarreling
again. Jones kicked the dog into the
back yard before breakfast yesterday"
What do you suppose it's all
about?"
Pretty difficult to tell"
you see, he drinks, and wnen he
has been on one of his benders he
accumulates crouch, and nothing
looks right to him around the home
for several days.
But why does he pick on the dog?"
"The only reason l can give is be-
cause it is a pet that was given his
wife by man with whom she kept
company before she met Jones'
But why pick on the dog for that
reason?"
Il guess every time he sees the dog
he thinks Of the fellow who used to
60 with his wife,
Then why jump on him.
ooh, l guess he's sore because the
first admirer didn't marry her."
You don't mean it,"
Il am not meaning anything. Tn
trying to tell you about Jones'"
And he is always so pleasant, ap-
parently."
Yes, knows how to act the part"
'One minute he can bite hole in
the wall paper and the next minute
he can tip his hat and smile his sweet
est on meeting some young woman ac-
quaintance on her way to work."
Il haven't any use for such two
faced devils"
Neither have l. If l were she !
wouldn't live with him another day."
Perhaps she ought not to- But
what's poor girl going to do%
Il always thought that her father
left her an estate
He did, but she hasn't been able to
locate it,
Why not?"
1T is still under water"
rs that all she got:"
oh, he may have left her a fur
cap and a few trinkets. but nothing
much in the way OF cash."
And she has Deen. telling all around
for the last year that her father was
on, OF the largest acreage owners il
the county,
He would be if the water ever got
down low enough. But his land has
not been visible to the naked eye in
over ten years"
Il suppose that also helps to make
Jones sore-when he thinks of the
water rendering the land useless"
We'll, they went together long
enough to know how to get along :.
don't you Think"
That doesn't make any difference
have known couples to have a bat
tie the second day after the wedding
One or the other is just onery, tina s
ALL" -
vi course it may be not all Jones'
fault. l have heard that she has a
temper"
wouldn't be surprised But l think
she is Just lovely to meet"
That doesn't prove anything. You
said her husband was sweet to people
outside his home also. Perhaps She
practices his methods"
NO ! don't believe that"
You're going to stick up for her.
see."
"Surest thing you know, because |
nave occasion tC appreciate her as a
good and kind woman She does re-
markably well in bearing up when
you know that she is trying to make
pleasant home for human brute"
You're the first one l have heard
condemn him so roundly."
Yes, and l would just as leave tel,
him the same thing right up to his
lace. | have no use for such brutal
husbands"
Does he ever strike herr"
NO, he better not try. Shed knock
MS bean off. That girl weighs about
hfty pounds more than he, and she is
as shifty as Pal Moore on her feet. so
have been told. She is a member of
family where the father taught all
the children athletics"
Il can't imagine that he would car.
whether she had trained athleticallv
II he got in a mood where he wished
to attack her. So, to my mind that
proves that he is not as brutal "a
some husbands that / have heard
about"
There is no reason WHY Won and
l should get into an argument over
other peoples troubles, is there
dearie"
Should saw not"