The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
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! splendid teeth. Indeed he seemed
in fine trim
Before them opened a little alcove
reception rooms Garrick paced IN
into 1t, followed by Georges, and in
troduced Dick.
you must know Monster, Dick,
who made the old Chateau Rouge up
by Tarrytown so wonderful in the
| old days."
Georges motioned them to little
table, clapped his hands sharply and
a waiter appeared on rubber heels,
took an order and they settled them
selves. Now for the mystery of the
dancing men," whispered Garrick
] to Dick just as Georges turned.
! There was just a shade of contempt
! in Garrick's tone of raillery. AT a
glance he had taken an estimate OF
the character of the place
| For ten or fifteen minutes Gar
rick reminisced of the old days be-
fore and during the war. Gradu-
| ally Dick pieced together the drama
of the present.
1t seemed that a group OF rapid
| young people, many of them MS
own acquaintances, had started
what they called the Fifty Club.
There had been a split of some kind,
reducing the stalwarts down to
! twenty. The twenty had tried to
| go it alone. But it had been too
much for their allowances. 1t had
been bit too exclusive.
Now it was really a private club
run by NJ. Georges who had catered
| to the elite of a generation at the
| Chateau Rouge. Most of the TWEEN
! ty had stuck, and enough of the
/ selected elect admitted by card kept
the Inner Circle going.
The long, wide, high-ceillinged
parlor of the old house had been re-
modelled into a dining room with a
beautiful dance floor. Outside the
could hear the plaintive rhythmic
notes of the clubs own Hawaiian
orchestra of three performers.
AS nearly as Garrick could make
it out, NJ. Georges was making an
excellent thing out of the revolt
against reform.
| In a lull of the conversation and
above the soft Hawaiian strains
! foated new voices from table out
side.
We'll. Glenn, here we are, alone
for once
Dick peered cautiously out
, through slightly-parted portieres
and nodded to Guy. 1t was Vira.
/ 1T does seem good, doesn't it?
she was saying. NO Rae. no Ruth,
no rumpus. Let's have no worry.
/
lately"
"Vira, you're great tonight! That
! violet tweed is slick. If l stole a
! kiss would you register an
ger? That's the word they use, ism [
/ it? Register?" Glenn chuckled con
tently as they toyed with thin
stemmed glasses. It's mighty fine
| Of you, Vira, to notice that l haven
/ been looking quite right. l didn't
! think you cared any more for me
: than for the rest of them. To tell
! the truth | am worried . but
can't tell anyone"
| Il don't believe it's over exams.
! You don't seem to be carrying your
Horace or calculus around in your
pocket. You're not. in love, are you
! GLENN" Vira gave him look that
would have thrilled the audience OF
any movie palace from coast 10
coast.
Glenn reached over, took Ter
hand, passed his foot under the
table and laid it gently over her
dainty ankle Honest to God, Vira.
ii love you," Then he added fer
vently, Il want to get you in my
racer, soon, and we'll motor out &c
some nice quiet spot, like Canoe
! Place used to be . and I'm go
ing to tell you all about it. Will
you let me tell you how much
l love your"
Dear Boy, I'm just dying to &C