The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-30
The Daily Short Story

nice carpenter with a smile some
thing like yours. Honest, you
know"
"Thankst" said Sam. You
haven't got any nice carpenter,
have you, Winnibel?"
The blue ayes flashed steel. DO
you think I'd let you be friends
with ME like this if I was engaged
to-anybody?' said Winnibel War
ner.
I'm sure you would said Sam
promptly.
They went to the incest movie
place, and then they went to the
sunniest corner of the park and
sat on a green bench under a
pointed fir. i want you to tell NE
about yourself" said Winnibel.
Sam told her straight. And Winni-
bel told him she was like that, too
lonesome and busy so she'd for
get it. Thanksgiving times be-
longing time she said. But there
was something she was keeping
back. Sam knew that. He wouldn't
have cared a white bean. if only it
didn't trouble her. keeping it back.
But it did. After Sam had told her
his train went the same time hers
did, Winnibel slid away along the
bench.
Ny sister LubelIe looks almost
like me-" she said suddenly. Sam
knew it was coming. the thing that
was troubling her. Were twins"
said Winnibel. but We weren't any
thing alike except in looks, till
nE- She's gnSnu 70 -Fu Tho % r
penter, and she's trying to be more
-quiet-like memo, Sam, you've
got to listen.
sisters had lots CT beaux; till
now. l never had one. Honest,
Sam. Boys think 1 am a-kid.
Welt The only man that bothers
Lubelie now, sending her candy
and things. you know, is Mr.. Tur-
ner Trent Trent. He wears a mon
ocle and q cane. He wrote to her
last week. She wrote me about it.
He said he didn't care if she was
engaged to country pumpkin, he
was going to take her to holiday
prom, and he was coming west Oh
the noon train, the one I came on,
you know, and he'd be on the look
out for Lubelle at her home station.
And couldn't she be home for shop
ping or something, SO they could
ride back together TO her school?
Well, of cours Lubelle didn't like.
it, because she adores her carpen-
ter, the Way-the Way-nO. Sam,
don't you say a word. I want to
get this over. Mr.. Turner Trent
Trent was on the train and there
was just one vacant seat in his car.
l know, because I sat in it"
Trent was that chap who was
bothering you" put in Sam. Say!
I'll"
Winnibel nodded. He gave me
his card. just so I'd e his jeweled
case, AMI | knew he was in my
hands. I'd been wanting to help
Lubelle get rid of him. He thought
L was Lubelle- He'd just seen her
once, at the junior hop. He said
ned never know I was the same
girl, I'd changed so.
4 tried to act like LubelIe. and
said l was nice to take the shop
ping trip home, where we used to
you knoW-and he said we'd
nave lunch together, and-then
we got to the station, I fired
the way I'd planned, and said,
The man I am going to marry is |
meeting me here, Mr.. Turner Trent
Trent, so the less you say. the bet
Then 1 got off the train. and |
all at once there was you-and / |
right at you, didn't II"
Did your said Sam gallant1v.
Sam pondered. Then: so I was |
proxy husband, was II" he
asked very quietly. And YOU did
It all for you sister. SO she and
her man wouldn't be ANNOYED ar
holiday prom tonight or for
ever after. That's all, Winnibel? ~
WinnibeI nodded.
why did you keep up playing
he part?" asked Sam. Afraid
Trent would turn up before your
Ieft?" |
Winnibel moved along the bench
he yeriest little way. 1T hasn't
been playing a part. has it, Sam?t
L couldn't have been anybody else
)ut you there at the station for
got LubelIe and l forgot Turner
Trent Trent, and I wasn't afraid. II
.eeded you, and ! looked and there