The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-08
The Daily Short Story
stood a little way off to admire the

stood little way off to admire the
arrangement.
IT'S pretty" she decided,
She thought that more and more
as the days went by. There was
something about the vase that de-
tracted from the symphony of the
room. She decided it would look
better away from the bay window,
Then she thought the flowers were
not just right. for. it. But after
moving it to another part of the
room and putting the flowers some
where else she decided it was really
the oak furniture that was to
blame. 1t was quite disturbing,
because she had always prided her
self upon her artistic tendencies
she pOndered quite a little upon
the matter. And then a delightful
solution occurred to her.
Her cousin. Celia, who lived in
Willfsdale, about fifty miles away.
was going to have a wedding anni-
versary the following week. Celia's
taste in the line OF furniture ran
to variety. She had mahogany and
upholstered in her parlor, walnut
IN the dining room, and maple in
ner bedroom. Surely. among all
these, a place might be found for
the little green vase, particularly
as Celia was SO fond of flowers. II
was fortunate that Celia and Helen
did not know each other, 50 there
was no danger of anything embar-
RAISING happening. And il Helen
should come to visit Edith and no.
tice the absence Of the vase she
could have some perfectly plaus-
lbie explanation ready. So the
vase was sent with a pretty greet
ing card to Celia.
Celia was, childishly pleased with
her gift She Immediately selected
2 beautiful bouquet Of roses from
her garden and tried the effect in
the new vase. She placed 1t in the
parlor. Then she thought it MIGHT
snow up to better ADVANTAGE in the
dining room. 4 little while later
she Carried 1t to her bedroom. The
queer thing about it was that she
could not seem to make no her
mind Just where she did like IL
The next week Celia receiver
word that the church which she at
tended was going to have q fair.
ana she was requested to contrib
ute some little article. She looked
at the vase-and she looked at the
vase. She felt a little combuncti0n
about it, but the chances were that
Edith would never know. So the
vase was sent to the fair.
1t was the most successful fsir
that the church had ever Held
There we're more pretty and useful
things displayed than ever before
and there certainly were a great
many more visitors. and most az
them were very liberal. A greet
many bought merely to help along
a good cause. and some OF these
Immediately returned their pur-
chases to be fescld, but others AZ
preciated the fact that this was an
excellent opportunity to y-erne
themselves for emergencies, birth
days and otherwise. Fer instance
there was pretty young lady IN
9 blue suit and a coquettish brown
nat, who halted. enraptured, be-
fore the green vase.
It's lust the thing! I'm so glad
! 4aw it, she Exclaimed 10 her
companion. F9r the longest time
have been boxing for 6osnethins
% Aend Cousin John for / weddine
present He's been married tvo
months now. and ! Shofild fea!ir
1aye attended to II before. but I
couldn't ind anything that inst
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