Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

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why don't you try fainting?" sug-
gested Bopp amiably
Besides / have an important engage
II ent in Fair View continued the pas
seLger. "A friend of mine wired me
that he was going to be married there
Ills morning and / must prevent him"
Prevent himT' said inquiringly.
Yes; marriage az an institution may
be all right for the average Intellect
but a man like Ned Blaney must not tie
his genius down to the height attain
able by a woman
Ned Blaney.7 | repeated. That
telegram must have been for him"
''Is there teiephone?" inquired the
passenger.
We escorted him to It in c body.
Over the wire he asked for the best
hotel in Fair View. That was a cinch
4 for the operator.
/ Hello
rs Mr. ". Blaney registered there?
Thank you. WIN you see If he Is in
! his room?
Just gone ont? When be comes in
will you please tell him TO call up
He turned TO us. What is the num-
Der OF this telephone?'
Tell him to call up Green's island"
! answered.
Hello. Tell Mr. Bianey to call IN
Green's island and ask for Mr. Upton
S Clair. Goodby"
After he had hung up the receiver
there was silence for a few moments;
then Bopp in tone Of depressed emo
ton inquired, May ! ask If You are
Mr.. Upton S. Clair?"
yes"
THE famous novelist aud magazine
writer?"
I'D hardly say that. although I sup
pose my work is more or less widely
known"
4 And you. continued Bopp, check
ing off on his fingers, feel faint from
hunger and think that you will starye
to death if you don't get food3'
is there anything strange In tbatF'
Bopp said nothing. but picked up a
magazine which Lucille had left opened
face downward on the table and hand
ed it to Mr.. Clair. He looked at it for
a moment and then smiled.
Il remember when [ wrote this II
was over year ago It's a bully
theory isn't it,
Didn't you ever try it2'
"Why. ne. I've never had time. I've
always wanted to meet some one who
had made the experiment 10 see il
was right"
you have met them" Numbered in
the tones of a judge. and you need NO;
ask about the result of the experiment
because you are going 10 try ito your
. self
A burst Of applause greeted me from
. Bolp.
Eating three meals q day is a hab
. it," I quoted we have made ty
, rants Of our stomachs. They demanC
to be fed every so often, and if we an
swer that demand We are slaves.
p Upton S. Clair groaned
/ explained how we had sent on
? supplies and cook away SO that W
should not be tempted.
} And when do you expect to receiv
/ more supplies:' he CURED
You acre on the boat which wa
: bringing the groceries, I informe
/ him.
"Then they are ont there In tn
z lake,"
: I nodded. lie rushed out,
Where are you goingE' Kent yellet
!, ITO save some of those groceries,
said the distinguished author.
a This was such a wonderful ideg thu
, we al followed him. Kent, NOR
!, thoughtful than the rest, pausing
7 get a clothesline from the shed.
! 1t was still too rough 10 go cut
where the Mary Bell had gone dow
. even IL we had possessed boat. BIT
!, boxes and crates of groceries, fruit
, and vegetables were still streamin
past the leeward point of the cove.
+, We spent two hours trying TO lass
. these packages. Only one throw ne
. ted us anything. and when we ha
y opened the case we towed in we foun
: three dozen boxes of wet matches.
- How soon can get awayT' Clai
!, asked Captain Perkins as we straggle
a up the path.
:. THAT sea out there unused the cal
> tain. don't look like it had any inter
" ton of quitting for couple of day
I anyhow, so jest set.
Il stay here"
70 You guessed it.
Clair walked on In silence for hi
ment; then he voiced his thoughts thu
IL believe / can make copy out Of tn
u experience. III be second Roelnso
= Crusoe."
70 Pears to me- debated the capital
u that you got an awful lot Of sociei
for a Robinson Crusoe. Seems Ike
&c recolleet this fellow Crusoe had on
u one Niger to wait on him"
~ His man Friday" interpolated Bop
III That's the one II you don't eoul
the women and the dog there's SIX h
NJ man souls on this island.
THAT won't make any difference
G came to the rescue. Every hr
ID class Uncle Toms Cabin show no.
adavs has two Topsys and two MI
Evas at least. Wen nave one ROD
son crusoe and FIVE Fridays.
Is That's good idea. assent
Clqir, enthusiastically following M q
NHfffF ~.