The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-19
Tie Diary Of 4 Pale Blue Ass.


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July 15-Up, but not 20 early. Missed the
car usually catch. ONCE 1t 5, however.
Worked faithfully enough until O'Clock when
The Gentleman Who Cares for Country Cfrcu-
lation catspulted into our corner and. placing
2 miniature roulette wheel on the corner OF
the desk of The Gentleman on Our Eastern
boundary, invited us to place our bets. Three
Of us -disastrously. T. G. w. c. ( C. G..
increased his bankroll by at least IS cents.
Later he came back when was alone and busy
grinding out the colyum. His return was
tactical error as / took at least 40 cents away
from him.
In the midst of our gaming The Lady Who
Hates to Darn my Socks arrived and gently
chided me because l was not ready to leave
with her. The game broke up and / hastily
completed the colyum- bit later We were
headed for Moline to call ON the Tullsens but
before we boarded car an insistent honking
attracted our attention. Result: We Travelled
Molinewards in Neoma's sedan, being vastly
entertained by her v. X. airy persinage and
badly needed fares.
Found Mrs. Tullsen on the porch about to
sally forth and Go battle with the grocers,
butchers. ETC., so she and T. L. W. H. t. d. m. S.
left Whitley and me with Young Whitley for a
time. Young Whitley is considerable baby
the sort that women who have the right idea
! call 1.-THE dearest thing in the world.
About $50 (aithough we had not intended
to stay we sat down to hastily prepared
feast of sandwiches, coffee. melons and ice
cream. That's one of the best things I do
60 some place about meal time without in
tending to stay. >. I. Reached camp about
$3.50 after having made long trek to our gro
Gerry store and then T. L. w. H. t. d. m. S. dis
covered that she had left sack of absolutely
priceless Blue Ribbon cheese at the store, so
| Daughter and caught the next car back after
it Home again about $3.50. Bed some time
| later.
July 1e-Gosh! today was my birthday. Odd
how those things creep up on one unexpect-
eddy. T. L. w., etc, lbless her hearty had
given me copy Of B. 1. rs The So-Cailed
Human Race" last night, which was the reason
went to bed some time later. The pages
had to be cut and for some reason it took me
until 1880 to get 'em all cut. This morning
| the Young Ruftian was peeved because my
birthday present had been given me in ad-
vance. 1t was his idea to wait until the birth
day actually arrived. My sister (probably
knowing that am usually short) sent me
perfectly lovely pair Of silk socks with clocks
| n everything on EN-.
| About noon the Wildersons blew in again
and little later we had rather light lunch
Probably l am the most guileless person or
earth for made no inquiries about the food
that l knew had been prepared for the day
Again, it may be that am that rarest Of al
human animals, well-trained husband. We'll
About o'clock Eli and were ON the from,
porch and he was RECALLING me with tales oil
the days OF real sport" when he was a lad or
a Kansas farm. In the midst Of his most in
teresting story-about = COW, / believe VA
seized from behind and chorus Of male voice,
shouted congratulations at me- Naturally,
arose and acknowledge receipt but, being dense
didn't know 1t was party until we were
called to the table. When turned over m,
plate latter being told to do SOL found some
thing which I have needed-well, perhaps mo-
needed-but anyway, something had wanted
for months: beautiful little cigaret holder in ;
case n everything, gift from the gang at tn,
camp across the way. My only regret was that
had to eat before could use the gift. Il mus
be a great deal Of fun to get up q birthda,
party on an unsuspecting dub like me-
Later when the boys had gone Eli finished
the tale Of the COW and about $3.50 the Wilder
sons LEFT, too. Bed about 10 o'clock.
And then-as L. Moqueur said the othe,
4 day-and THEN the Marquis struck HIM Onl,
1t wasn't the Marquis. but the craxiest wind
storm that ever kept sleepy man awake On,
OF sitting up in bed listening to the howlins
gale and wondering ii should get up AMI
put down the haps-a performance that va,
/ repeated dozens OF times for an hour or two
Then got up, donned my bathrobe and ven
inside and read and smoked for an hour Even
suaiy went to sleep. so probably the vino
ceased playing hide and seek with the tre.
tops. Sometimes wonder II camp life 4 in
the thing for me. 1t IL supposed to be resfsni
but II there was anything restful ahout fh;
nights, experiences then I'm an almond eve