Gunnison news-champion., 1917-08-10
CHAPTER X.
The Clam Hunter.

CHAPTER X.
The Clam Hunter.
HERE was no answer. and
stepped to the door Of her room.
q hich stood open She was ly-
ing on her bed. dressed. with
r head on her arm. s'eeliug lie dead
Dep of utter exhaustion. Sh seemed
Dry small and chiiiish. and her lin
rs curled adsrnbly. Ike II l,ahy's.
lint have the heart TO waken her. so
tiptoed out. The news Md lie
st as welcome w.sn she wa.c.c,
4 her own accord. and sleep would do
r much good.
fWhcR came downstairs l saw Bopp
through the yard. looking under
9ery bush and into every gully. l
lent out TO tell him that Mrs. Green
Vas located.
He stopped when he saw me.
III see Clair has cut you out with
bur Ssetress friend" he said. Il saw
em arm I'm arm on the beach a min
be ago. There's no use talking. Mon
/. you can't seem to hold a girls at
ntion long enough to slip = ring on
pr. Why don't you try advertising in
be Of those matrimonial papers?"
j made no answer, but turned around
bruptly and went back to the house.
was angry enough myself to let him
hnt until the crack Of doom before I
|ould tell him that Mrs. Green was
bund.
When I entered the house the tele-
hone was ringing again. took Oh
be receiver.
"Hello. said.
"Hell0r' said q masculine voice. ~
m q newspaper man. representing the
(animan syndicate. understand that
>u had an earthquake over there
bis morning and that Mrs. Green. the
vife Of the president Of the First Ma
ional .bank, made her escape In an
.3eropl&he dressed in q spangled red
ball gown. want to know II
have these facts absOlutely correct BE-
fore r.
4 l carefully lowered the receiver un-
III y hung suspended from the wires
and tiptoed away from the telephone.
letting him talk to the empty air.
The story was out.
When ! went out. after leaving the
reporter holding the wire. 20 to speak.
I took Tootles for . walk, and then
turned my attention to the undevelOp-
ed food supply which ! had discovered
earlier when walking with Vida.
There were hundreds Of fresh water
CLAIMS ON the beach. and 1t was possi-
BILE to dig them In the cove when the
water was not particularly rough. I
spent the afternoon wading. compen-
sated for the cold discomfort Of the
performance BY the thought that BY
providing food would win back .
large share Of the favor had lost
with Lucille. Net that she would 3D.
init that she needed food. Not she.
vida and Upton 3. Clair str0lled BY
while was wading. 1t seemed to me
that she was making rapid progress to-
ward winning her bet
.Are you still looking for Mrs.
Green7" Clair called out A. nshed
under water curiously.
NC replied shortly. II am teach
ing = pet nsh to swim"
"YOu look a. though you were TAX
ing one Of those barefoot cures"
II didn't know you could cure bare
feet supplied Vida. by the way.
Mr.. 5iainey. does your ring come Oh
easily?"
ut would from your hand Do you
wishseo wear itY'
'Oh. no. not yet-not until I am en-
titled to. You can begin to work Il
Oh though"
J ibid any one call me mp ON the tele-
phoneF' asked Mr.. Clair.
''Yes." said.
why didn't you call mer' he de-
manded Grossly. II haven't been far
away"
The self assurance Of this man en-
ragged me. Here be was. an uninvited
suest, complaining that be was not
PACED ~ be would have been In no
tel. wondered where he got his IDEAS
Of the social relations OF modern peo-
pie. Who could have spoiled him so1
2epetimes the adulation Of women
IN put IN ego on the bias that way.
but Chair WAS . profesDed woman
hatef. only hope that some day he
Win write play which It will be my
pleesure to review.
Z explained in words Of one syllable
that had not called him because
I'D not know where ~ was. bad .
sore throat. was under physieiAn's o.
1ers mot to call any one. my mother
lad traiaed M not to yeal q atzaa.