American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-03
CHAPTER ".
The Raid on the Kitchen.

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hsadaehe I had possessed the day be
fore
cheer up. Bopp" / admonished.
more 10 make conversation b any
thing else Il am just as hungry as
you are
sSo one has ever been as hungry as
4 am no declared.
Probably l aa more hungry than
you are" / insisted Il have moro
room 10 b. hungry In"
Tootles came r0mplng In.
Poor pup commisernted Bopp \
suppose she 10 starved too
"Not thai isn't the reason she's bark
ng. She has been fed"
"F~di WhatT
-Dog biscuit"
~Where are thcyf
-In the kitchen.' I replied unthink-
ngiy From the WAY she l. behaving
there must b. some one outside"
II una almost dark. / went 10 the
door and peered out There vas a man
coming ny the path.
"Who Il nT' Bopp demanded
Il can't make q
Maybe It's a man on the supply
boat"
~lmpossibie." / explained The sup
ply boat isn't due until tomorrow, aud
even n she were here they couldn't
land from her On this storm
The telephone repair man appeared,
= guess I got 10 stay here all night.
~ n~nnounced "rhe storm s. getting
o. bad / don't dare uy 90 row back TO
town. don't care much Tor water M
lees It's mixed with something else
Iueile came downstairs. / explain.
ed the situation 30 her "Of course
you eau stay ON night. but It viii be
Impossible % give you anything 70
sat. she snid
why uotf hc asked u don't ~.
pet 20 20 20 the trough with the fam
hy fn feed with the help IA the
Kitchen without "a murmur As FAR as
that eoes. though I'm a union man
and ns goed as any body
certainly" agreed Lucille. You are
welcome % anything We have. but We
have nothing We are al fasting We
decided not 90 cat anything for .
week"
bugs" he decided briefly; then.
turning TO Bopp and myself. dents.
put me right DO I or DO I not coal at
this stationr'
"rhe lady has told you correctly" !
assured hlm There Il no food In the
house"
and you're doing Il. toof' He
laughed sarcastically when I come
herc the old lady was pulling a Brodie
on the floor. aud now the lat guy ain't
eating anything A bunch Of dips all
right"
you had better go upstairs and
change your clothes said Lucille
"Mhat wtl / change en- iuto-a
nickel plated wash boiler or a pair OF
diamond ~earrlugsf'
Il moan put on some dry things
frank. you and be- are about the sam'
sire You9l lend him a suit Of yours
won't youf
Sure he would lie had 20.
when they were at Toe top or th'
stairs naup yelled down Monty, Mrs
Green wants yol Co como up'
started. but Lucille stopped me-
-Ass her what she wants"
iu O. minufr nopp had the answer.
She says She isn't going to sleel
untI sht sets her beautiful frlens
Monty N De DOESN'T come up shell
come down
fucle blnshing went up 10 explaii
&C. Der mother that her request wa
impossible From behind the close'
door ~ Mrs Guoena room there lssue'
sounds ~ an argument supplements
b. weeping
Eventually Lucille came % the top o
the stairs snd called. Monty"
How different that neme sounds
when she used u' founded up IN
stairs when J say bounded / mea0
r. "a MAS tho frst time that I hsu
done ANYTHING nke that in years
Lucille stood 'eaniug over The bani.
ter. perpleHed aud troubled. her fac
cushsd aud BIER hair bocomingly al
arranged. 40 n she had been engage
IN q physieal contest q some sort
stopped on the stairs below her.
Tie blessed famossl leaned out
Prom ths Eeid har q heaven"
Ig0oted
~Don't 10 silly" she said IA a toI
q votes that told me she liked H.
have b. ask Jon q dreadfully emba
raising question
"AM right" 4 Commanded shoot
~WOuld you mind very much kissil
LADY who T. not as young as she W
oncef'
"Wouid ! mindf" said. taking b
hands i've been Thinking u nothl
else for two years"
y meant" d'seneocing her ban