Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-04

stepped TO the door Of her room,
IL which stood open. She was ly-
Ing on. her bed, dressed, with
her head OH her arm, sleeping the dead
sleep OF utter exhaustion. She seemed
very small and childish and her fin
gers curled adorably, like habys.
didn't have the heart to wakcn her, so
tiptoed out. Tho news would be
just as welcome when she wakened
Of her own accord and sleep would do
her much good.
When came downstairs saw Bopp
60 through the yard, looking under
every bush and into every gully.
went out to tell him that Mrs. Green
was located.
He stopped VIII IN he saw me.
II SEQ Clair has cut you out with
your actress friend" he said. 81 saw
them arm In arm on the beach a min.
ute ago. There's no use talking, Mon.
ty, you can't seem to hold a girls ut.
..tentton long enough to slip a ring on
her! Why don't you try advertising I'll
one Of those matrimonial papers7"
made no answer but turned around
abruptly and went back to the house.
was angry enough myself to let him
hunt until the crack Of doom before |
would tell him that Mrs. Green was
found.
When I entered the house the tcle-
phone was ringing again. I took of
the receiver.
"Hellow said.
'Hello!' said masculine voice. ~
am newspaper man, representing the
Haniman syndicate. l understand that
you had an earthquake over there
this morning and that Mrs. Green, the
wife of the president of tho First Ma
tional bank, made her escape In an
acroplano dressed in spangled red
ball gown. / want to know IL I
have these facts absolutely correct be-
fore u
I carefully lowered the receiver un-
til 1t hung suspended from the wires
and tiptocd away from the telephone,
letting him talk to the empty air.
The story was out.
When l went out. after leaving the
reporter holding the wire, so to speak,
1 took Tootles for walk, and then
turned my attention to the undevelop-
ed food supply which l had discovered
earlier when walking with Vida.
There were hundreds of fresh water
CLAIMS on tho beach. and 1t was posi-
Bile to dig them in the cove when the
water was not particularly rough. I
spent the, afternoon wading, compen-
stated for the cold discomfort of the
performance, by the thought that by
providing food I would win back a
large share of the favor I had lost
with Lucille. Not that she would ad.
nit that she needed food. Not she.
Vida and Upton S. Clair strolled by
while I was wading. 1t seemed to me
that she was making rapid progress to.
ward winning her bet. ..
care you still looking for Mrs.
Green" Clair called out as I flshed
under water curlously.
mo-" I replied shortly, II am teach.
ing pet fish to SWIM"
"You look as though you were talk.
ing one Of those barefoot cures"
II didn't know you could cure bare
feet" supplied Vida. "By the way,
Mr.. Blainey, does your ring come off
easily?
"It would from your hand. Do you
wish to wear it?''
ooh, no, not yet-not until l am en-.
titled to. You can begin to work 1t
off though" . .
"Did any one call me up on the tele.
phOne?" asked Mr.. Clair
"Ycs," said. .'..ts @.
"Why didn't you call me?" he de.
manded GROSSLY. II haven't been far
away"
The self assurance Of this man en-.
ragged me. Here he was. an unlimited
guest, complaining that he was not
PACED as he would nave been In no.
tel. l wondered where he got his Ideas
OF the social rea lions of modern peo.
pie. Who eohld'Ls.ve Spoiled him sol
Sometimes the adn.ation Of women