The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-26

May 21-This diary had to be pried open
with an ice pick. l had not made an entry in it
for so long that the leaves were grown to-
gether. Up fairly early this morning and
shaved myself carefully. taking infinite pains
not to cut off single hair of my mustache.
AS l gazed at it in the mirror l convinced my
self it really added to my personal beauty. but
when l came downstairs The Lady Who Hates
to Darn my Socks looked at me more than re-
pToachfully and asked: Seriously, now, when
are you going to cut that homely thing OFF,"
seriously, now" l replied, I'm going to let
it grow The air Immediately grew chillier
The Young Ruffian and his Sister went to
Sunday school and later the balance Of the
family went to Central church. After services
l shook hands with number of friends, and
perhaps some enemies do not know The
Murphys served notice they would call in the
afternoon
Home lunch walk to the Office
found letter from Peggy =. home =. read
worlds greatest, including Fanny the Butchers
DOCK review enter the Murphys
We slowed ourselves in the big car and set
sail for Davenport. Anchored in Feiervarv
Park and wandered around to let the children
see the animals The larger crowd was parked
about the monkey cages and rs per cent were
adults. Probably Darwin was wrong and BRYAN
is right but certainly there is an affinity be-
tween man and monkey. Lawrence and the
Young Rufian disregarded the sign. Don't
Feed the Animals" and pulled grass which they
fed to a pair of deer through the wire fence
An ostrich sitting a sand pile attracted
more or less attention. Obviously she lives in
hope of achieving motherhood l hone the
keeper hasn't fooled her by putting turtle eggs
under her.
We returned home about 80 and had din
ner. For some reason could not fathom the
females OF the specie were in a hurry after
that and Murphy and myself were conscripted
to dry the dishes. Neither of us would recon-
mend the other as a dish wiper however The
Job lacks appeal.
Drove to Murphy's to put away his chickens
Cnen purnt great deal more gasoline riding
around. In time everybody adjourned to
retrospective bed Sound of snoring
May 22-Tonight T. L. W. H D. m. s and
went to the Fort Armstrong to see Won
Stroheim in Foolish Wives. The picture
should make Won Stroheim the best hated man
on the screen. An excellent actor and an
artist Home at II.
May 23-Up and removed the ends of nv
mustache. 1 had discovered that one of nv
extended grins spread the thing nearly across
my face. Just recalled that Mrs. Murphy told
1. L. w H. t. D. N. s. that she thought / looked
well with mustache-a statement which took
courage. Usual day at the Office
May 24-Up Shaved again. Each morning
when come downstairs T. l.. W. looks hone
fully in my direction, then looks awav-and
the temperature falls. All, WELL il has taken
three weeks to achieve this hirsute adornment
and snail not give up without struggle
This afternoon Jay Sig. phoned me from
Davenport and later came over to see mo
At we put our feet beneath a table in the
Blaekhawk dining room-with Sig. PLAYING
most A delightful meal with delightful com
panlon Probably the walters wondered how
much longer we intended staying long after
we had finished coffee and two or three Gig
arets- We talked of many things inefudiny
ships and shoes and sealing wax and cabbaees
and kings, finally leaving and going to Sig's
room where Eventually we revealed the his
tory of our lives to each other
He told me many things about Carl Sand
burg. who he thinks Is the greatest American
poet ought to read Peter While, by Carl
Van Vechten, he said. Van Vechteu's aged IA
thers who lives in Cedar Rapids recently gave
Sig. a copy of the book. Later Sig told him
he liked it very much except for one thing
most of the scenes were laid in Paris. he said
and it seemed that Carts characters were TAX
ting drink about every five minutes which
was rather tough on the denizens of the arid
middle west. Home at IL As. My throat
was sore from smoking and talking
YESTERDAY Babe Ruth threw dirt in an
umpires face because he didn't like decision
It VIII land should) come back to him as