The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-13
The Diary of a Pale Blue Ass.

| July 9-Up early. Hot. Regretted leaving
the morning tub but needs must when the
devil drives. If l don't work l can't eat. All
day | murmured curses on the man who wrote
In the Good Old Summer Time. And used
to like that song! The least of the author 5
crimes was to rime time" with mine.
Still l shouldn't criticise false rimes any more.
glance at some recently written land print
| ed stanzas of my own reveals the atrocious
riming of rejoice" with Joyce. write
| in haste to repent at leisure. Home early
to clean the rubbish out of long neglected
basement. Had merry bonfire in the alley.
Then took a cooling plunge in my private
! swimming pool, ate a good dinner and pre-
pared to settle down and keep cool. The I'M
wonted application to industry, however, made
me restless, l decided to NOW the lawn. Net
result, much perspiration and discomfort. q.
To bed late.
July 10-Up at 7:30. Another visit to the
swimming pool, breakfast and to the Office at
8 to attend to the business (if it may be called
business) of colyuming. Home again at / 80.
Had lunch, rummaged through the Sunday pa
pers, became sleepy, so went to bed. Awoke
at 80, hotter than ever. Later when l re-
turned TO bed found the afternoon nap had
made me annoyingly wakeful. Sleep finally
and mercifuly came
July 11-Up early and put in a routine day.
The heat is beginning to get what 1 had
thought to be firmly tethered goat. There is
only thing that keeps me working.
1880 a month! Tomorrow morning The
Lady Who Hates to Darn my Socks must go to
the hospital 10 dispense with her tonS1lS. Silly
things, tonsils. Why, when surgeons are for
ever cutting them out, did they ever grow in
the human body? They are an even greater
luxury than appendix. To bed fairly
early, but the heat kept awake for hours.
July 12-Up at s. Had to rise early in or
der to transport The Lady Who Hates to Darn
my Socks to the hospital She won't darn any
more for a few days, at least, but I doubt if
she is grateful for that. The surgery was sue
cessful. Took the Young Rufian to see his
mother this afternoon. The place made no
great hit with him. He wanted to go home
almost Immediately. The Lady has a very sore
ssts that I, with my pocket knife would not
have been successful a surgeon. Well,
am not stubborn; l willing to admit that
perhaps she is right Tonight the Young Ruff
fan and l have the house to ourselves Can't
say that like it. At IL o'clock am still sit
ting before my typewriter grinding out filler"
for tomorrows Tor today's) colyum. He lucky
kid) has been sound asleep for three hours
With my alarm clock" absent there is only
usual hour in the morning. Just at this mo-
ment do not care. OF course (as have some
reason to remember) there is such a differ
ence in the morning" If had not watched
the FIRE so long tonight doubtless l. too would
be in bed 1t was a wonderful spectacle but
thank heaven I wasn't any closer to it.
Well, my eyes are dropping, my shoulders
STOPPING and the bed is c-a-a-a-l-l-ing me-
ALL the powers save Japan have accented
Harding's invitation to disarmament confer
erce But there need be no uneasiness about
Japan
THE Japs, you know are "a wonderful little
eon1e R E MIG