Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-28


want rafting good cup of coffee ant
some bacon and eggs just turn jim
loose In the Kitchen"
looked at Bopp, and Bopp looked al
Kent, who grinncd.
"Thero amt any coffee" no announc
cd, "nnd there amt any bacon ant
eggs"
"Wcll, anything will do, even tea"
"Thcrc amt anything"
"What?' The passenger was on his
feet IN IN instant. Nothing to cat?'
mot thing"
Good heavens" he raved. "We'l oil
starvc. am positively faint with hun
ger now. What shall dot"
"Why don't YOU try faipting?" sug
gested Bopp nmiably.
Besides l have an important engage
ment In Fair View" continued the pas
scnger. "a friend Of mine wired me
that he was going to be married there
this morning and I must prevent him. y
prevent hlm?" l said inquiringly.
Yes; marriage rs an institution may
be all right for tho average intellect,
but man like Ned Blaney must not tic
his genius down to the height attain.
able by Il woman"
Ned Blancy." l repeated. "That
telegram must have been for HIM."
as there telcphouc?" inquired tho
passenger.
We escorted him to It In n body,
over the wire he asked for the best
hotel in Fair View. That was cinch
for the operator.
"IIcllo.
as Mr.. N. Blancy registered thcre7
"Thank you. VIII you SEQ If he Is In
his room?
Just gone out? When he comes In
Will you please tell him to call up
lle turned to us. what Is the num-
Der of this tclcphonc!"
"Tcll him to call up Green's island"
| answered.
"llellq. Tell Mr.. Blaney to call I'm
Green's island and fisk for Mr.. Upton
S. Clair Goodby."
After he hnu hung up the receiver
there was silence for Il few moments;
then Bopp In tone of rcprcSscd emo
ton inquired. MAY l ask If you are
Mr.. Iinton S. Clair?"
yes"
"Thc famous novelist and magazine
writcr?'
I'D hardly say that, although SUD-
pose my work is more or less widely
known"
And you" continued Bopp, check
ing Off OH his fingers, feel faint from
hunger and think that you Will starvr
is there anything strange In thatT'
Bonp said nothing. but picked ND q
magazine which I.ucile hud left opened
lace downward Oh the table and hand
ed 1t to Mr.. Clair. He looked ut 1t for
momcnt and then smiled.
Il remember whom l wrote this. II
WAS oror ycar nSo. It's a bully
theory, isn't IT,
Didn't you ever try itr'
why, no. Two never hnd time. ryo
always wanted To meet some one who
had mado tho experiment to sec IL /
was right"
You have mot thcm," thundcrM In
the.tones OF n Judge, and you need not
ask about the result or tho experiment,
because YOU arc going TO try it your
SELF"
A burst OF applause greeted mo from
Boip.
Eating three meals n day rs q hab-
It," l quoted. 1--WE have made ty-
rants of our stomnchs. Thoy demand
to he fcd every SO often, and If we an
s"er That demand wo are slaves"
Upton S. Clair grounejl
| explained how we had sent our
supplies and cook away so that wo
should not be tempted.
and when do you expect to receive
more supplics?" he inquired.
You were on the boat which was
bringing tho groceries," I informed
him.
'Then they are out there In the
Mkef"
l nodded. He rushed out
"Whcrc arc you going?" Kent yelled.
10 save some OF those groceries, -
said the distinguished author.
This was such Il wonderful idea that
we all followed him. Kent, more
thoughtful than the rest, pausing to
get clothcSlinc from the shed.
1t was still too rough to go out TO
where the Mary Fell had gone down
even If we had possessed Il boat, but
boxes and crates of groceries, fruits
and vegetables were still streaming
past the lecwnrd point OF the cove.
We spent two hours trying to lasso
these packages. Only one throw net
ted us anything, and when we had
opened the case we towcd In we found
three dozen boxes OF wet matches.
"1Iow soon can l get away" Clair
asked Captain Perkins as we struggled
up the path.
THAT sea out there" unused tho cap
tain, don't look like it had any inten-
ton Of quitting for n couple Of days
anyhow, so jest set"
"Stay herc?"
"YOu guessed It,"
Clair walked on In silence for a mo-
ment; then he voiced his thoughts thus
Il believe l can make copy out of this
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