Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-04

yelled. Not both Of them? Vida !
can't SWIM"
Maybe he Is teaching her how" !
suggested. | didn't know of any rem. |
son why l should ease his mind any.
way. a little jealousy would be good !,
for him.
OH: He took tho blow like man.
Ihen L heard him say family, Good. !
BY" and hung up the receiver.
Lucile confronted me when ! turned !
around. ado you know where Tootles
Isl"
"No, I don't know where she is" I
replied, with strict adherence to the !
truth. isn't she herc" added guile. |
lessly.
"No, and I'm drcadfully worried, |
There arc so many strange people I'm !
the house that some one may have let |
her out, not knowing how careful we
arc with her. She might get lost and !
starved or get her feet wet and have
pneumonia, or Il hawk might carry her I
Off"
AT this moment the mspeakablo !
Bopp entered. lie made great show |
or WEAKNESS, dragging his feet as II
they were too heavy to lift.
"IIave you seen herr" demanded Iu |
ellie.
NO. Bopp said wcarily. owe
trampcd oil over the island again and
again. There's no ravinc, no gully, nc
bush that haven't investigated. She !
must have left tho island"
'Shc can't SWIM. moancd Lucille !
'Iler little legs are too short, and he1 ,
fur would get In her eyes"
"What.' he yelled. EUR get in hel !
eycs?"
"Tootles is lost" threw in by wa,
Of explanation.
"TootlcsT said Bopp, bewlldcrcd |
give been looking for Mrs. Green"
ooh, she's been found" Lucille ex
planned.
"Whcn?'
"Oh, hours and hours ago. She tcle |
phoncd Mr.. Blaincy. She got in Mr.
KcnLs rowboat and was blown to q
nearby island"
You knew where Mrs. Green was IL |
the middle of the afternoon" ragged
Bopp, turning on me, land you didn't
tell me, but let me tramp my feet OF
looking for her? Here l am, dying OF ,
WEAKNESS and lack of sleep, when
word might have saved me-"
Kent strollcd in.
Say, Mr.. Bopp," lie said curiously, |
"will YOU toll me one thing?"
"Why, certainly"
"llow did YOU ever come to find that !
shelf on the cliif where you were sleep !
Ing nll the afternoon? passed you
dozen times. and I'd never have seen
you at all II | hadn't heard YOU snorc." ,
vida came In carrying pair OF
shoes. coat, n pair OF trousers and ,
hat.
"He's gone" she said briefly. GAS
soon as he saw me coming he diyed
into the lake and swan Off rapidly. |
Flo looked back from time to time"
"1Ic was afraid you would swim
after him." | explained. Are you in .
the market for old clothcs?" I in5lI |
Gated her burden.
mo; these nrc his. He left them on |
the bank, nnd'I Thought I might as |
We'll bring them in. I suppose he win
be killed"
"Who| asked Lucille and Bopp.
"Nr. Clair" Vida answered. "IIo
Is trying to reach the mainland by
swimming"
"Oh, the brave fellow" Lucille ex.
claimed. "lIe Is risking his life to get
supplies to lis. TO think that didn't
llko him very we'll ut tlrstw
l explained gently that If Mr.. Clair
over reached :!c shore, which was very
doubtful, he would probably never
think Of us again.
II wish | knew where Tootles u.s."
worried I.uci.c.
"Shc must be In the house," Vida
said.
give looit j everywhere" Lucille de-
clarcd despondcntly.
but she is such little doggie,"
Vida Insisted. rs there an unfinished
part OF the house in the attic where
she might get In under the floor or
between the inner ana outer wallsY"
'Why. yes, there's an attic" admit
ted Lucille, encouraged.
We all mounted the stairs.
"Il wills. O." I,,lcile said, land then
we'll be jus. as quiet as possible. If
she's here S'."'ii answer me-"
"Answcr , -: Can she whistle, too?"
hSkcu jim, Il Trying pan engineer.
mo, OF co.."%e not. When / whistle.
If she's alive $Acn whine and bark"
Shut up, lin. Let her whistle"
commanded captain Perkins. 81 ney.
er knew but one girl who could whis- !
tic good, and after dentist pulled one
Of her front teeth she couldn't any
more" /
"Sh!' Vida said, laying hand on tho
seadog's arm. ,
After pause Jim asked, "Why don't
she whistler"
"Shc's tryin to-" explained the cap
tain, who correctly interpreted the IA
cial gymnastics which Lucille was per
forming.
Maybe she mint got enough steam |
In her Dilcr." Jim was earnestly en-