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


my life.
Mrs. Green, Lucile's mother, was pa.
tiently cheerful and drank three glasses
OF water like sponge. didn't care
much for mine. l had previously had no
Idea that water was so fat and taste
less. 1t Is also I'm extraordinarily elus-
I've and clammy thing to put into an
empty stomach which is eagerly ex.
pecting bacon and eggs. mullins and
coffee.
II feel better already" Lucille said
| gayly as we left tho table "My mind
Is clear--I have wasted none Of my
vital energy In merely dlgestlng food"
knew that she was quoting Upton
s. Clair, whom was beginning to re-
gard with disfayor, to say tho least,
but RETAINED from voicing my opin-
ion Of man who will help women to
get even moro fool ideas than they can
think up by themselves.
took cigar from my pocket, cut
the tip off carefully with silver cut
ter Lucille had given mo the previous
Christmas and was about to light 1t
when she stopped me.
NO, no, no; you mustn't. Did I for
get to tell you that while we are fast
Ing ne have to give up oil stlmulants
and narcotics. such as alcohol and to.
bacco7"
What--cut out smoking for week p
Certainly" she replied firmly. an
the first place, IL you don't you will be
deathly Ill; In the second place, the
whole object Of the fast Is to rid the
body Of oil toxic poisons such rs nico.
tine, alcohol and so forth. BY tho time
you have done without tobacco for a
week l should not DO surprised IL you
[ never smoked again."
Nor me either" reflected gloomly
A out loud. "I'll BIO dead"
"Of course If you don't care to make
the experiment" Lucille said icily, "I'n
put OF the fasting for another week
until Frank Bopp Is here. I'm sure he
Will DO willing to try it."
This YVES waving red flag ut me.
Frank Bopp was my rival. After her
reference to him would have gone
without breathing for a week If she
had suggested it. Bopp is thin, con-
Versational insect who can perch on
the arm Of girl's chair and chirp by
tho hour. Sometimes regret that for
architectural and educational reasons
can't do that, and then remember
what other men would think of me If
could, and / am solaced / refrain
from saying what think OF tho name
"Bopp." ~
Thus through my love and jealousy l
was led into deeper water or, shall /
say, moro water because somebody
handed me glass Of tho stuff every
few minutes. l drank 1t In the vain
hope that could drown the inner
man, who seemed to be yelling for
help all the time and kicking me Just
below the belt buckle when he didn't
, get 1t,
That morning we went for q walk.
walking Is the best exercise In tn.
world,T Lucille stated. at Is excellent
Cor reducing surplus flesh around the
abdominal region"
Invariably she had little singer for
me concealed IN any remark she might
make l have since learned that this
Is sign that woman takes a proprie.
tary interest In Il man.
Befc, a. went she fed Tootles, her
| long haired pup. Tootles Is one Of those
! dogs so constructed by nature that
. when you want to look thom In the face
you don't know where to look. I Otter
! wonder IL Tootlcs herself isn't in doubt
as to which end to wag.
J Isn't Tootles going to fast, too?" !
; protested. Cant she stand it as well
; as cam"
! Possibly she could do It," Lucille
said as she gave her dog biscuit
| but she hasn't intelligence enough tc
! understand why she should 60 without
, food"
I'm not far above Tootles in intelli
! gence, then," remarked, but under my
breath this time, so she could not hear
! After watching Tootlcs eat we went
: walking. Whenever I go walking In
, tho city I hire q taXicab. If want &c
see nature In all her grandeur do I &C
t tra1nping through the woods? I dc
j not. buy seat at moving picture
; show where they are running a west.
; ern outlaw film. Mature for a nickel
Is my motto. Fatigue is eliminated
and the sum total of knowledge is adj
vanced several thousand feet.
After we had covered several miles
.AS ~ SSSAhSN " NV i SuSSCSLGu LIlt1l
we had better not go much farther
away from home.
"Why not?" Lucille Qucried.
, I'VE might not get back in tine 70,
lunch"
II brought our lunch" she said and
produced flask Of water.
grcaned. had nearly forgotten
that there was to BIO no lunch. It'f
curious how much you depend on meals
! to break up the day. All the morning
long you keep thinking, IT must gel
so much done before lunch" and Their
in tho afternoon you spur yourself or
to an extra effort with the thought
OF better dinner than usual when yor
get through. Take these meal land
marks out of your day and what IL
left? Nothing but dreary, dead leve
| desert OF time, q day whose limits seem