The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20

June ftp early after restless night
Miserably conscious that we intended going
camping and that the camp was IN no con
dftiou to receive u.s. To the office reluctantly
Day a continual round of prohtIess telephone
conversations with various persons concern
ing getting aforesaid camp in shape INTENDED
going out tonight but found it was impossible
Friends from Chicago who will occupy our
| town house" arrived at 1890. Business OF
sleeping masse. -
Iune 15-IJp earlier Left for the Office with
blood in my eye and determination to do
bodily injury to % a real estate agent and
| 90 a camp landlord Later told real estate
agent 1 suspected l was losing my patience and
NV temper Still later told landlord other
things Listened to promises of satisfactory
action Tonight we took a few things and a
fearful chance and Dodged out TO the camp.
Worked perspired and cursed till dark taxing
down strap iron from flaps and raising them,
opIv to discover that steel-jawel mosquitoes
had bitten holes in screens as large as my
fist Damned the landlord, the camp and my
asininty in renting it, then lit couple OF can
dies (the meter, OF course, not being I'M ana
went to work stuffng rags and paper In the
mutilated screening
Later waded around IN the dirt and set up
bed and a sanitary couch wherein The Lady
Who Hates to Darn my Socks, Daughter, the
Young Ruffan and myself lay down in an at
tempt to knit up the W. k. "ravelfd sleave OF
care. Well. we slept, thank heaven For
time, at least
| June 16-4 a. m. Opening notes of feath-
cred chorus woke everybody but the Young
Rufian. At 405 a. l turned over in bed.
At 4: 10 a. m. turned over again. At IL a. m.
l got I'D. got my trusty alligator wrench and
went to work taking down more strap iron.
Later the balance of the family arose and sur
veyed the debris. 7. L. VIII t. D. M s looked
at me and looked at her and we both looked
at the wreckage around US. We didn't say any
thing. Words were inadequate. The stove
! wouldn't work, couldn't have coffee.
But 1 had to work, whether the stove would or
not; so at 1920, after drinking glass Of water,
wandered disconsolately down the hill and
caught car for town.
Thank kind fate for contributors at time
like thisi LIE Molueur came to bat with a full
colyum yesterday and today Scamozzi, lie Diable
and lie Moq (again) filled most of the colyun.
On the car to camp again at 81 30. Found things
looking a bit more presentable but still bad.
Had full assurance, however, of big cleanup to-
morrow. The electric light meter, having been
promised sure" for today. of course had not
been installed We spent another brief eve
ming by candle light. The Young Ruffian thinks
it's a great life. Why shouldn't he? Dirt is
something of which he is most fond. To bed
on the front porch" tonight Not bad
June 17-Bird chorus reused me again at
o'clock Stayed abed however, until g..
Dressed without attempting the Formally of
needed bath. Yesterday mornings expert
ence (Which forgot to chroncle) has cured
me. l think l shall string along with Doc
Brady for the balance of the summer. Yes>
terday I climbed into a washbowl in the kitch-
en- sink, balanced more or less gracefully, and
proceeded to give myself squeeze shower"
!
it at the back of my neck. The bowl seemed
not to be on solid base. however, and it
well, little later Carried out the pieces.
Missed the Tower car and walked toward
Center Station this morning. Paused a block
east, hoping some kindhearted motorist would
come along and pick me up. A young lady
who came out to a big fence post in the corner
of her yard smiled pleasantly at me and voluu-
teered the information that L would have to
walk another block to catch the car. In spite
OF my narrowing experiences during the past
hnT rod to h.a Frfn<
thanked her kindly and wandered down the
street once more.
On the car l forgot some of my troubles i'll
watching others ana wondering what partic-
uIar troubles they had to kick ABOUT A young
lady directly IN front of NE, wearing d PINK
dress and pinker cheeks, engrossed in
Fitzgerald The Beautiful and Damned" Oh
ylously she wasn't in trouble but possibly
looking Ior IL besiOe her naxen-halred girl
read "nodakeFy. Across the aisle a CHUNKY
girl sat reading. She looked with her pleas
ant smlIe) as though she might be the heroine
OF the book she heId. 1t was "Pollyanna" a
rev seats ahead on the opposite size from me
d blonde napper was utlIIZlng what otherwise
might have been wasted time by daIntily mani
curing ner nails. A serious-Iaced chap near
me was reading what appeared to be sunday
school quarterly couldn't see the title pagel
with one paragraph heavily underlined. 1t is
Wen 10 occupy Cnes mind in harmless (and
sometimes heIpfulD observation, nest-ce pas?
felt better wnen 1 reached town.
Nothing unusual at the office, except that 1,
s
not unusual FINISHED the colyum at 5 80 aud
caught the car with Art. He and five other
monkeys" 1.-THE designation is his OWN also
have camp near US.
The camp tonight looked like palace COM
pared to It's appearance this morning
Woman had been there and removed all the
art In sight I. l.. w. II. I. D. M S. met me
WIN smile "Ah," sezZi to myself, ".Richard
Is hlnselr again" Tonight We had electric
lights. l don't think much of civilization so
called but l find L have a weakness for some
OF Its creature comforts, and electric light is
one OF them Sat up till 10 o'clock reading
after the family had gone to bed
June 1S-Wonder of wonders! 1 refused IN
wake up with the birds this morning but silent
until 1920. A moment later L heard vandaIs
breaking INTO the back porch and mindful of
sunday S food supply, rushed out in bathrohe
ana Shippers to give battle. But it was only
an INDUSTRIOUS pair of workmen tearing off the
dllapldated screening for the purpose of re
placing 1t with more which wasn't quite so
well ventilated. We worked hard until noon
Eyes, worked a little bit with them. althon oh
had sworn not to do sol. Shortly after noon
the Wildersons came marching in with a we'll
filled basket. THAT, l should pause IN nota
is the way for camp visitors to arrive-witb :.
well-flled basket. It's so-oh-helpfuI vou
know) We had a wonderful meal soon aftor
Later the kneisleys came out bringing VIZ
ginia with them. Virginia's nice Girl Sneat
ing with due caution / think NAV say that
like her. She tells me she knows Friend Rio
Richard she calls him; probably becansa
Richard is his name. =.
The Kne.sleyS left earlier claiuino ,bo,,