Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-28
SATURDAY ........JULY Is. 1917.
F I'VE F RID AVS
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now any one could get lost on a li{tIe
island like this
"That's where the, mystery comes In.
There are only about half a dozen
places she could be, and we've looked
In oil Of them"
II had Il brother who walked in his
Sleep" said Captain Perkins, follow
ing up train of thought suggested by
Mrs. Green's disappearance. "Do you
want to hear the story about the funny
place where the zebra bit him"
"a little LATER" l suggested hastily:
"Just now we all ought to scatter and
help look for Mrs. Green"
"How was she drcssed?" Captain
Perkins inquired.
II don't know. I'm not sure wheth.
CT she was dressed at all or not-that
Is, she probably had on kimono or
something, but 1 don't think she had
Oh regular skirts and things"
1--WE might take. stroll along the
beach," suggested jim, whom l sus.
pected Of wanting to display his strip.
ell clothing in public. POSSIBLY we
might find something we could eat"
After the captain and Jim had start.
cd out Miss Dunmore seemed lost In
deep and Dewildcrcd thought. l fore.
bore to break in on so portentous q
brain struggle.
At last she spoke. "Whcre do you
suppose the zebra did bite Captain
Perkins brother"
ar you go with him perhaps he will
tell YOU" l said, with an idea of doing
oil
eye constantly peeled for LUCILLE and
Bopp.
No. she dcmurrcd, II would much
rather go hunting with you. It will
be more fun"
Evidently she thought that hunting
old ladies In the undcrbrush was ono
Of our innocent island pastimes.
sighed. We sailed forth. If T. had
wanted to run across Lucille when l
was alone l was just as anxious to
avoid her while I was in the company
OF Miss Dunmorc.
"Do we have to find her before
lunch?"
explained painstakingly the remote
possibility either Of finding Mrs. Green
or of having any lunch. Contrary to
my expectations, she took the informa.
tton about the lack Of food just as
chcerfully rs she had everything else.
don't believe 1t would be possible to
dampen tho spirits OF that girl--not
that she was unrcsponsivc to another's
distress for, .bsyc rarely nat c,ns 90
sympathetic, but she was persistently
optimistic.
II don't mind going without lunch a
bit" she smiled. II very seldom eat
anything until after the show Mt night
anyway. Only there won't be any
show tonight to cat after. will therci
That will seem funny. I've always
been in shows ever since I was kid,
except few weeks in the middle Of
summer, and then generally 1 was re.
hcnrsing'
She laughed gayly.
Vida Chartered away with all the
needless gayety of child who knows
that some one is going to provide the
next meal. She told me ut length
about her fiance. That took lot of
the romance out of our walk. Not
TINT l was falling III love with Vida.
not bit of it-but 1t was too bad rs
long rs I had lost favor with Lucille
on her account to have her tell me
about her love affair with some one
else. l have since reasoned that she
regarded me as being old enough to
be her father or her Uncle Jack and
treated me accordingly.
~ wouldn't mind being all alone
with YOU Oh this island" she conflded
'if YOU were only Jack"
"Jack? Who Is Jack?"
81 mean Ned" she explained. II
was going to marry Jack, but Ned
wouldn't have it. We wouldn't care
much about food even," she went on.
"Ned would find something for me.
Hos drnoafully innnniouS r,,ot oo,oas