Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-14

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AD back of from the bar when the
propeller wheel struck some
thing, and proceedings ended.
That was the absolute finish Of the
performance for that day. Ho could
not turn the engine over again, even
by hand, and an investigation dlsclos.
ed that the shaft was hopoessly tan
gled In some heavy wire which the
propeller had picked up out Of tho
sand. Bopp discovered this by stick
Ing his heat under water over the side
of the boat.
"You might as well como ashore"
said Lucille. "We'l! have to get me-
chanic."
So Bopp came ashore by wading in
rather chilly water up to his waist.
Considerable Of tho bloom was rubbed
from his usual natty appearance when
ne clambered on the dock, besmudged
and dripping.
WELCOME to the Fasters' clubr',
greeted him. II would baptlze thee as
a brother In tho Aqua Pura fraternity,
. but see there Is no need. Vol go
up to the house and give you nice
drink OF water to warm you up after
your Chill"
where's the telephoneT demanded
Bopp
4 whats the matter?" asked Lucille.
G II am going to telephone to town to
have n boat come over to take me to
breakfast"
SIN the meantime" requested.
Nvy0l1l6
moment and dripping on these flowers,
which need water?"
Lucile took him to tho telephone. I
followed ut n leisurely pace, and by;
the time I got to the house L found
.Bcpp Silstssslg the : 4. ca!ione lertr., ex-.
asperatedly. It was ono Of those coun-
& try telephones where you have to grind
q little business on tho side Of the box
until central hears you swearing at
the transmitter. The operator seemed
more oblivious than usual, and Bopp
remarked "Hello!' In every possible
tone Of voice from wheedling to
threat
II wonder" Lucille murmured vague
ly, IF maybe 1t wasn't tho telephone
cable which you dug up with tho pro-
peller Of the launch"
whats thnt?" Bopp demanded.
81 said, 1t must have been the tele-
phone cable you got mixed up In when
you ran the launch aground Thut's
why 1t won't work."
He hurled the receiver into tho hook.
Don't be cross" she said soothing
ly. "Think pleasant things. You've
got to stay. Make the best Of It's
think pleasant things! do!
think Of ham and eggs. Can you sug-
gest something pleasantcr? How far
Is 1t to the mainlandT"
"Two miles"
"And I can only swim mile and q
half"
"Why don't you start anyway" I
said.
"Hush' warned Lucille; then, turn
ing to Bopp, who was headed for the
door, "Whcre are you going?'
"Out In the woods to eat the leaves
of the trees" He slammed the doo-
After he had gone blessed calm
reigned for few minutes. All at
once Lucille started.
Suppose he should eat some poison
Ivy" she exclaimed. Hes n city bred
mar, and ! don't suppose he knows
what 1t looks like. Don't you think
you had better go and show him where
It ISL"
"Sure; I'll be glad to go. I'll not
only show him where 1t is-i'll feed 1t
to him."
"No; I'll co." she said. "You two
might quarrel"
Right there made my mistake. I
let her go after him. So she spent the
day with him instead Of with me.
While roaming about tile empty
rooms heard n whine and, looking
for its source, found Tootles In tho
kitchen trying to reach the shelf where
the dog biscuit were kept. In the ex-
element Lucille had forgotten to feed
her. With melancholy pleasure In spar
ing some living creature the pangs l
felt myself I got down the box Of bis
cult and gave the dog one.
There were twelve Of the little cakes
left In the box. The dog seemed very
fond of them. One would not be miss
ed. | hope l never have to 60 through
such temptation again. weighed a
biscuit in my hand, I shifted Its fra
GRANGE, and then-I put 1t aside. I
would stick to my promise. But the
memory Of that biscuit haunted me tho
rest Of the morning. Every time I
thought Of 1t had to cut new hole
in my belt. / went back to the shelf
a hundred times and looked longlngly
at the box, but always tore myself
away with sigh.
Some time during the late afternoon
Mrs Green dressed and came down
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