Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20

congress is in session, the house adjourned"
Can you imagine how the news must have
| startled the president?
And him in Paris, too
JUST A SMILE AND A BALL OF CARPET
RAGS.
Sir: woman of middle age was half plain
lively and half-defantly trying TO explain to
three of the neighbor ladies an incident that
| had created considerable comment:
Il amt heard the last of that fire yet and
l am gettin' pretty sick of it. You'd think to
hear EN- talk that everybody in this town
would ruther burned up than to get out the
way did. Stickin' up their noses at me about
little thing like that, when it might a hap
pened to any of 'em.
"Of course, 1 have nightgowns and l wear
them every night just like the rest of you. And
just before, I'd made a lot of nice new ones
with tucks and lace insertion and everything.
That amt anything; everybody has new ones
with lace and tucks, but l want you to know
that had EN-, too And I'd put 'em in my top
bureau drawer. right where knew where they
were any time. But that night l was wearing
one of my old ones. That amt anything; any
one d want to wear out her old ones first.
And when I woke in the middle Of the
night, and the room was full of smoke, and I
could hear the fremen yellin outside, and the
water comm on the roof, the first thing 1
thought of was: It's fire, and me in this old
nightgown.' And l knew l could put my hand
right on one of the new ones all folded nice
in that top bureau drawer just a few steps
away. So just slips off the old one and lays
it the foot of the bed. and steps over to
the bureau and-the bureau amt there! Then
thinks 1 real fast like: That old one is lot
bettef'n nuthin'!' So I starts for the foot of
the bed and-the bed amt therel
And all the time the smoke gettin'
thickern thicker, and the folks outside were
yellin' louder'n louder, and l could hear the
roar of the fire and the sizzling OF the water
on the roof, and it all sounded so dangerous
Thinks I: I've just got to get out of here some
how, nightgown or no nightgown.' Just then
runs into the wall, and drops down on my
hands and knees and crawIs along the wall til
come to the outside door; and just as l reach
the door my hand strikes against that ball of
carpet rags that I'd sewed and rolled there
in the corner the day before. And thinks | to
myself: Lord knows. a ball of carpet rags
amt much, but it's better'n nuthin' So just
grabs that ball of carpet rags in one hand,
opens that door with the other and runs And
far l see, it might've happened to
any one" H. G. G.
1T SEEMS entirely probable that if Presi-
dent Ebert and the rest of the Germans con-
tinue denouncing the peace terms. declaring
Germany will never sign the treaty, that they
would at least convince themselves of it if they
weren't pressed for time.
If Ever in Need of an Abb, YOu Might Try
This.
(Shelby, Mo, News)
One of our prominent citizens who is noted
for the grace and responsiveness of his episto-
larry style is in q bad way. A man came to
him and asked him to write a warm and af-
fectioRate letter to certain widow, which he
did in his very best style. Being business
man and used to signing many letters, he alb
sent-mindedly signed the love letter and the
nliterate swain mailed it. The letter writer is
said to be having considerable difficulty in
making the whole thing clear to the widow and
also to his wife.
You read, we presume, that c. Hines drew
a six months jail term.
You also noticed, doubt, that Mrs. Caul-
pepper was placed in the county cooler at the
same time.
Possibly one of the 81 varieties.
Add Modern COnVenienees.
Youngstown Telegram.
FOR RENT-Furnished room suitable for
gentleman or lady, with all modern convent
ences.
According to NJ. C. F., who investigated the
matter, the Chicago Tribune, though now being
sued fer million dollars uses a dozen or
so Ards in IT'S city circulation department
Like the juror. the Trib. doesn't appear to
be prejudiced
o. D. K