Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-28
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now any one could get lost on little
island like this"
CHATS where the mystery comes in.
There are only about half dozen
places she could be, and we've looked
III all of them"
IL 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 | suggested hastily.
Just now we all ought to scatter and
help look for Mrs. Green"
GLOW was she drcsscd:' Captain
Perkins inquired.
II don't know. I'm not sure whcth-
or she was dressed at all or not-that
Is, she probably had on Il kimono or
something. but l don't think she had
on regular skirts and things"
I'VE might take n stroll along the
beach," suggested Jim, whom | sus.
pcctcd 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 Dunmorc seemed lost In
deep and hcwildcrcd thought. / fore,
bore to break in on so portentous a
brain struggle.
At last she spoke. "Whcrc do you
suppose the zebra did bite Captain
Perkins Drothcrt'
IF YOU 80 with him perhaps lie will
tell YOU" l said, with an idea Of doing
my searching alone with weather
eye constantly peeled for Lucille and
Bopp.
"No,' she dcmurrcd, II would much
rather go hunting with you. 1t will
be moro fun"
Evidently she thought that hunting
old ladies In the undcrbrush was one
of our innocent island pastimcs.
sighed. We sailed forth. If T. had
wanted TO run across Lucille when l
was alone was just as anxious to
avoid her while 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.
tion about the lack of food Just as
chccrfully rs she had everything else.
l don't believe 1t would be possible to
dampen the spirits OF that girl--not
that she was unrcSponSive 10 unothcrS
dis,rcss for J have rarely MT oue 60
sympathetic, but she WAS persistcnuy
optimistic.
IL don't mind going without lunch n
Bit" she smiled. Il very seldom cat
anything until after the show Mt night
anyway. Only there won't be any
show tonight to cat after. will therct
That will seem funny. I've always
been in shows ever since | was Il kid,
except few weeks in the middle of
summer and then generally l was re.
hcarSing"
She laughed gayly.
Vida chartered away with all the
needless gaycty of n child who knows
that some one IS going to provide the
next meal. She told me ut length
about her lancc. That took lot of
the romance out of our walk. Not
that ! was falling IN love with Vida
not bit of it-but it was too bad as
long rs | had lost favor with Lucille
on her account to have her tell me
about her love affair with some one
else. ! have since reasoned that she
regarded me rs being old enough to
be her father or her Uncle Jack and
treated me accordingly.
81 wouldn't mind being all alone
with YOU on this island" she confidcd
eff YOU were only Jack"
"Jack? Who is Jack?"
~ mean Ned" she explained. 81
was going to marry Jack, but Ned
wouldn't have it. We wouldn't care
much about food cvcn," she went on
"Ncd would find something for me-
He's drcndfully ingenious. That comes