The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
eALL WAIT IS PAR 0F DIRTY SHOES,

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! In Dunkirque, little northern French sea-
! port Mr.. Gadge encounted Drink. Lured by
| the Chief Engineer, he INDUCED in a pint of
| cognac. and the Jovian draught didn't set
tumbIer of that pepmint sody' tCreme de
menthel as a sedative-had not his own
mother given him "pep'mint n sody' for the
indigestions of boyhood? But somehow this
glass made him hot-thirsty-it was awful
strong-kinda burnt a feIler-gIass o. that
dark lookin beer orta be nice-an' that
wh-whipped eg stuff looked coolin' 1t was
rather a recipe.
Six bells: the ebhed tide had sIackened the
bow lines. and the ships head swung slowly
back and forth with an air of ponderous medi-
tation. Although II o'clock coffee Guns sill
gTaced the table in the brilliantly lighted ward
room. For the Captain was giving a formal
dinner to the Port Officials; formal indeed
with etiquette rank and form consuming tn
keep the feast deadly dull. Bolt upright We
sat conscious, rigid, ceremonious each feeling
oully responsible for the awful po1iteness of
state. IWO OF the guests we're frigfd English.
men-the third Frenchman who understood
put little of what was said, and, having been
made party to the heresy of steak without
bIona peer, didn't care Which was unfor>
tunate, because the dinner was not without
purpose-the captain needed coal-we nusi
san tomorrow at three without fail
tnere we're rumors. His earnest plea re-
celVed the respect his rank demanded hut no
frtendlineSs, no announcement Tho coal +bou
said, might be aboard by ten tomorrow might
Jolly lucky to get it at all concluded Johnpy
Bull' "Au royaume des aveugIes les horguass
sont rois," echoed the Frenchman nhiIo.euI
lcalIy' so many have none whatever, nest "a
pas? Il 0SI 90
Mr. Gadge got aboard with difficulty. He
had insisted on bringing back a sendarne ae
a soov'nir fer m datter'-there had baa. s- 90
piications-but the Mate in him knew tb.t ~!
leet were treading the deck of his own shin |
S dealn' ana ne staggered cheerully enough
down the companionway. ALL | WANT Is
PAIR OF DIRTY SHOES" he carolad ire.
~ as ne opened the wardroom door A bIua
t WINE oIaze Iept across the room as the Csn-
Co eye caught and isilenced him. the eop-
oled' and Mr.. Gadge skunk to his room, -e sung
some twenty minutes later tho Cant,;
.aiieu ashore, and he had no more than cIasraS
tle sahg"ay, when our conviyial rsta - |
peared again at the door in famirn 60 az
PaJahdS HIS hat, rakishly askew a droo;nn
clgaret and muddy sea boots. served ~ opine
u na IT whispered hoarsely "SHHNHul1,
Is HE gone? Some one smoke " : ~:
Septaln is ashore" Mr.. Gadge attaina,5 81 tne
a al er 10y opposite our distinguished guests and
laNty and good fellowship of The NE one gen
over ms rugged features as he fixed fbo t pr1Ae
noig6t, WIN an engaging eye. BY Godfrev,
1ootin, Uue you lnglish is helish f-funnv
shay Shay el'sh!"-Iovering H. brightly,
lie sh tell stories," MS voice
we fe,i salied the next day at three. every bur,
p'"teS' GRIGGS.
hi. 49, IldI Irlsgs were a cont ihuto- 70
III, giI 10Y We had rather Gf Mr. Isrdre 20
his yarns arm Us han ene tb oeution for momen0 read
"niG "a there is nothing of which We a. man
II you can disentangle what we mean .onuef
GREAT BRITAIN to Accept Hughes Do.
-baitour to Annunce 1t Tomnrrous ies ran
burg Republican Register Wv tales
Win tne English accent, obviously
SoONoE41 In the Arbuckie case. nnestior;,
prospective juror referred to Fattw ~ !s
,etortas s ,h movie comedian The inror
lass" even IN Chaplin's .
WHICH was the most u,Lin5 ii
Ill" unkInoest cut Of
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