American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-31

well. anything will do. even tea"
There amt anything"
"What7' The passenger was IN his
feet IN an instant. Nothing TO eatf"
Not a thing"
Good heavens be raved. Wen all
starye. I am positively faint with hun
ger now. What shall | dor"
why don't you try falntingY" sug
gested Bopp amiably.
BESIDES l have an important engage
ment In Fair View" continued the pas
srngcr. "a friend OF mine wired me
that he was going 10 be married there
this morning and / must prevent him"
Prevent hlmr I said inquiringly.
Yes. marriage as m institution may
BE- all right for the average intellect.
bat a man like Ned Blaney must not tie
his genius down 10 the height attain
able By n woman"
Ned Blaney," / repeated. THAT
telegram must have beer for him"
Us there a %telephoneT" inquired the
passenger.
We escorted him 10 II IA a body.
over the wire he asked FOR the best
! uNNNN III 4 uAA y INV mt ~ ~ ~
FOR the operator.
Hello.
Is Mr.. n. Blancy registered there7
Thank you. VIII you see n he Is In
his ro0m1
Just gone out9 When he comes In
will you please tell him TO call up
lie turned 10 us. What IA the mum
her Of thia telephoue ?"
Tell him 10 call up Green's island,
I answered.
Hello. Tell Mr.. Blaney 70 call up
Green's island and ask for Mr.. Upton
=. clair. Goodby."
After no had hung up the receiver
there was silence for a few moments;
then Bopp IN a tom Of repres5ed emo
ton inquired, May | ask n you are
Mr.. Upton s. ClairY"
Yes"
"rho famous novelist and magazine
writer
"Id hardly say that. although I sup
pose my work Is more or less widely
known"
And you" continued Bopp, check
ing on on HIS fingers. feel faint from
hunger aud think that o viii starve
10 death n you don't get fpodY"
is there anything strange IA thatT'
Bopp said nothing. but picked up "a
magazine which Lucille had left opened
face downward on the table and hand
"a Il 20 Mr.. Clair. lie looked at IL for
a momen aud then smiled.
II remember when l wrote this. It
was over a year ago. It's a bully
theory. isn't ~"
Didn't you ever try TIP
why, no. I've never had time. I've
always wanted 10 meet some one who
had made the experiment 20 see n l
was right"
"You have met them" / Numbered In
the tones OF a judge. and you need not
ask about tho result OF the experiment.
because you are going To try It your
self"
A burst OF applause greeted me from
Ropp.
Eating three meals a day Is n hah-
Il. " / quoted I'VE have made ~.
rants OF our stomachs. They demand
10 be- FED every so often. and n we an.
swcC that demand We are slaves
Upton =. clair groaned.
I explained how we had sent our
supplies and cool away So that We
should not be tempted
"And when do you expect TO receive
more suppilcsY p he inquired.
you were on the boat which vas
bringing tho groceries. l informed
him.
Then they are out there in tn,
iakef'
/ nodded lie rushed out.
where are you goingT' Kent yelled
'~ro save some Of those groceries,
said the distinguished author.
This was such q wonderful idea tina
We an followed him. Kent. mor'
thoughtful thar the rest. p%ausing L
get n clothCsllne from the shed.
Il was still too rough TO 40 out &
whore the Mary Bell had gone dowI
even II we had possessed a boat. bu
boxes and crates OF groceries, fruit
aud vegetables were still streamin.
past the ieoward point OF the cove.
We spent two hours trying TO lass
these packages. Only one throw net
ted US anything. aud when we ha'
Z opened the case We towcd In We foun'
three dozen boxes OF wet matches.
How soon can | get away Clai
u asked Captain Perkins as we struggled
up the path
/, THAT sca "a therN" musod the cap
a tain. don't look like it had any inten
Z tlon ~ quitting for "a couple % day.
anyhow. SO Jest set
stay hercg'
You guessed a."
a. clair walked ON iu silence FOR "A me
mcut. then be voiced his thoughts thus
b, ~ believe I can make copy out OF thi
experience nm be "a second hobinso.
e Crusor
Z Fears 20 me. debated the captain
% that YOU got AN awful lot OF socict
1 Tor a Robinson Crusoc Seems like
b., reenlieet this friioW Crusoo had ont