Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-09
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FRIDAYS
By
FRANK Il. Al4AS
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Copyri1ht. ~ rrank n Nauussy
Company
SYNOPSIS.
,o0yri1hi. ~ rrank n Naul
Company


Lucils Green. charming. but with fads.
y visited at the Greens summer island
home by Monty Blainey. She proposes q
weeks fast. All food II banished
Frank Bopp, rival sutton appears un-
expectedly. To get food for himself he
attempts the mainland by motorboat
The boat breaks down ana Bopp 10 ma
roonsd. During fsrcs storm Mrs. Green
falnts and 10 revived by . stimulant.
which intoxicates her.
Blainey discovers Lucille ana Bopp nib
bling dog biscuits He proposes to end
the fast. but there u no food. Mrs. Green
suddenly disappsarA and all hunt for her.
Blainey receives q telegram addressed
n. Blaney from Vida Dunmore. an actress.
speaking Of marriage. He 10 nonplused.
but Lucils's jealousy 10 aroused.
A supply boat 10 wrecked on rocks near
~. The crew lands safe and Blainey res.
cues Vida She II dressed an Rosaiind.
The boats captain explains that Vida
had donned the costume for safety. All
are forced BY the high sea to remain on
the island.
Vida discovers In Blainey q dramatic
critic who had praised her work besides
being her rescuer. She explains to hin,
that she 10 engaged to . Ned Blansy.
CHAPTER X.
The Clam Hunter.
"HERE was no answer, and I
stepped to the door Of her room,
which stood open. She was ly-
ing on her bed, dressed, with
her head on her arm, sleeping the dead
sleep Of utter exhaustion. She seemed
very small and childish, and her f1n-
gers curled adorably, like baby's.
didn't have the heart to waken her, so
! tiptoed out. The news would be
Just as welcome when she wakered
Of her own accord. and sleep would do
her much good.
When came downstairs l saw Bopp
60 through the yard, looking under
every bush and into every gully. l
went out to tell him that Mrs. Green
was located.
He stopped when he saw me.
II see Clair has cut you out with
your actress friend" he said. II saw
them arm In arm on the beach a min
ute ago. There's no use talking, Mon
C, you can't seem to hold girls at
tention long enough to slip ring on
her. Why don't you try advertising In
one of those matrimonial papers?'
! made no answer, but turned around
abruptly and went back to the house.
was angry enough myself to let him
hunt until the crack o. doom before
would tell him that Mrs. Green was
found.
n he AIn Nx,IxN
phone was ringing again. took OF
the receiver.
"Hello!' l said.
"Helloy' said masculine voice. II
am newspaper man, representing the
Hartman syndicate. understand that
you had an earthquake over there
this morning and that Mrs. Green, the
wife OF the president Of the First Ma
tional bank. made her escape in an
aeroplane dressed in spangled red
ball gown. l want to know II
have these facts absolutely correct be-
fore r.
l carefully lowered the receiver I'M
til It hung suspended from the wires
and tiptoed away from the telephone.
letting him talk to the empty air.
The story was out.
When l went out, after leaving the
reporter holding the wire, so to speak.
/ took Tootles for a walk. and l then
turned my attention to the undevelop-
ed food supply which had discovered
earlier when walking with Vida.
There were hundreds Of fresh water
clans on the beach. and 1t was posi-
water was not particularly rough. l
spent the afternoon wadlng. compen-
stated for the cold discomfort Of the
performance by the thought that by
providing food l would win back a
large share Of the favor | had lost
with Lucille. Not that she would ad-
init that she needed food. Not she.
Vida and Upton s. Clair strolled 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.
Green?' Clair called out as ished
under water curiously.
NO." replied shortly. II am teach
Ing pet fish to SWIM"
"You look as though you were TAX
ing one Of those barefoot cures"
II didn't know you could cure bare
feet" supplied Vida. by the way.
MIR. Blainey. does your ring come OF
easilyf''
1T would from your hand. DO you
wish to wear IT."
"Oh. no. not yet-not until I am en-
titled. to. You can begin to work 1t
OF though"
did any one call me up on the tele-
ph0ner' asked Mr.. Clair.
"Yes," ] said.
"Why didn't you call mey' he de-
manded Grossly II haven't been Tar
away"
The self assurance Of this man en-
ragged me. Here he was, an unlimited
guest complaining that he was not