The daily Alaskan., 1917-08-01

T knowsAths captain brushed him verbally onE si6s-"but you must have d5ns something. Anyhow we plumb lose our steam completely Drowned the Ares tee Afore we could do any tAtns WS EtrsddIed the rocks out here and Son know the rest Now if you want a rattlinS good cup of coffee and some bacon and eggs just turn Jim loose in the kitchen"
 1 looked at Bopp. and Bopp looked at Kent, W6o aS1nRed. rEt''1' TIL . "Chsra atn't any coffee" he announc- eds EaRd thsze sin't any bacon and eGEA" el. ... |.
 "Wsll, Snythtng VII do, even tea"
 "TAazS sin's AnythipG"'
 "Whatf Ths b9sSenser was on his feet in an 4nStanE Nothing to eat"
 ''No& q thing"
 Good heavCnsW he rRved. "We'll all starve. I am positively faint with hun EaE now. What shall I dof' "Why don't yop try faintingr sug- gegted BoDD amiably. ..-
 eBesides have an important engage ment in Fair YieN, continued the pas senEer. "A friend of mine wired me that hs was going to be married there this morning and I must prevent him." Prevent himr' said inQuirIngly.
 "Ysai marriage ss sn institution may Dc Gll right for the average intellect but Q man like Ned BlaDey must not he bic genius down to the height attain able by a woman"
 "Ned Blsney," I repeated. -That telegram must have been for him." s1s EhapS 6 telsphoreT SnQuiEea Gns paSssngeS. ., Rs s8cpFtea hin to Eip9 body.
 Over the Hira bs aRked for tho best hOtel in Tstr Wow. Thsst vas . einch for the operator.
 Hello.
 '7s kE. N. Blanay registered there1
 ''ThanA yGu. Wm yO6 sec if he is tn his roomi
 "Just gone oot? When he comes in will you please tell him to cel uVS-. He turned to us. What h Ghe mum heE of this telephone%
 rTel 6iR te eall up 9rssn's Inland" Inland, ! answered.
 sHello. Tell ME' Blaney to call up Greens tsland end ask tOS Ar. Upton 6 Clair. Goodby."
 Alter hs had hung up the receiver thers was Sfience for few moments; then Bopp in a toa6'Of repressed emo don inquired, eMay ask if you arc NR. L4pton s. CIairT2
 "Yss.s
 :sTbs famous novelist and magazine EEitsFl"
 "I'd hardly saY.that, although I sup pose my work Is mora or less widely knoWH.S
 sAnd yuu," continued Bopp, check Eng oR qn his nnSersi "teel faint from hunger and thtnk thet you will stsrve to desth tf you don't get foodT
 ''Is thsEy anYthlng strapSe tn thatT'
 Bopp said nothing, but picked up q rnaGA ASSne which Lucile had left opened fssS dOEnwsrd on the table and hand a t to Mr. Clair. Re looked at ft for a moment and then smiled.
 r remsmbar Rhen wrote this. It Eag OTeE 2 year Rso It's S bully tAsoEy. isnt itE'
 "Dtsa,t Xoq ever try Hr'
 "Why, DO. I've never had time. I've aIFGys wanted to meet Rome one who 6sd made the experiment to see if was HRht."
 "You have met them." thundered in the tones of q judge "Rnd you need not ask about the result of the experiment, ssscayse yop srs going to try 1t your self"
 A buBt of applause greeted mo from BopR.
 Eating three meals 6 day is a hab It'" 1 quoted I've hnYe made ty- ERnts of our stomachs. They demand to b fed every go often, and if Fe an. syer that demand Fe are slaves"
 LApton 8. Clair groaned I explained how we had sent our EupDlies and cook away so that we should not bo tempted.
 "And When do you expect to receive Pocs supplies2' be inquired.
 "Yop Were on the boat which was bziBging tho groceries" informed hn. F
 srhsa they arc out therO in the hGsF' '
 nodded. 8S rushed out
 EThans aEp you gOingr' Kent yelled.
 20 save Epps Of those groceries" esiG tAp distinguished author.
 Sn4S RRs such q Fopdertnl idea that YS sll followed him, Kent moro thoughtful thaa the rest, pausing to Get a cIothealine tran tbe shed.