Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-04
Her name,is Miss Vida Dunmore. !"
"Vida Dunmore there?"

rhank heavcn!" no calculated fer
vently. give been waiting for hours
for her to get here. How does she
come to be tbcre2" VI
l explained to tho young man, who
proved to be Ned Blaney, us had al.
ready suspected. all about tho wreck Of
the Mary Bell ana the casting ashore
Of her passengers.
"Thanks very much" said Blaney,
with considerable relief IN his voice.
"I'll come right over after her. Don't
tell her that l called up and will
surprise her. Goodby."
He hung up before could tell him
that he probably couldn't get any kind
OF boat to come over to the island
but judged that he would find TINT
out soon enough for himself.
where's Miss Green?" asked Bopp.
II advised her to lie down for lit
tie while and rest. This search Is
wearing her out. She is leaving every.
thing In my charge"
Il presume that congratulations are
In ORDER" said, extending my hand
with as good show of cordiality as
could muster. II do congratulate YOU,
Mr.. Bopp."
Were not regularly engaged" Bopp
said sourly. "She has promised to DO
mine IL can find her mother. That
makes me just about rs near engaged
to her rs If we had never met"
So Lucile's promise had n string tied
to 1t. My heart lcaped cxultantly.
There was IL chance yet
.ptS hnvn n flripl, IN ha 81,
of your engagement anyway" | said.
starting toward the kitchen.
Water" qucricu Bopp. hoping
against hope.
"Why, yes"
mo, thanks. My tummic Is looking
for Mount Ararat now" He sank dis
consolatcly int ii seat. In a moment
he rose YEARLY. I've got to start out
again. | promised Lucille would
search while she rested"
Hardly had lie left tho house when
the telephone rang again. answer
ed it.
Hello"
Hello. Is that you, Mr.. Blaincy:
VIII you call Lucille to the telephone:
! want to-"
LHc Nol'c ccuSCu abruptly.
Hello" | called. "hello. hclor'
There was no answer.
The voice | had just been iStcnin"
t" was that of Mrs. Green.
After awhile got ccntrars attention
and demanded TO he told why | hud
been cut off.
"That party called up from O private
telephone" said central swcctiy. "She
had no right to use 1t. It Is Il summer
telephone only, and the Instrument Is
to be taken out next week"
but It was Mrs. Green who was
talking" ~
at couldn't be-" central was posi-
tive. "You arc speaking from Mrs.
Green's residence yourself"
at was Mrs. Green. recognized
her voice."
"Just Il minute" There was n pause,
then: Hello! That party called up
from Huntingdon's. What could Mrs.
Green DO doing there on stormy day
like this2" /,
h I could not explain to a cosby tele.
phone operator what had really hap.
pened to Mrs. Green. j did not know
much about 1t myself, and the few
facts Of her disappearance that I was
cognizant OF would hardly sound well
IL repeated.
"AIrs Green" hazarded, went out
walking, and l suppose she stopped In
at Mr.. Huntingdon's."
"Do you KNOW" asked central "that
Huntingdon's Is on small island three
miles south OF where you arc and thrce
miles from the mainland? The walk
ing is not very good"
felt as IL I had stepped off into
space from Il high platform. "Proba-
bly-that Is, tho chances are"-L floun-
dered--"the chances arc that she de-
clded to row, and the wind may have
carried her out of her way"
l finally persuaded central to call uD
Huntingdon's. | think it was curiosi-
ty that made her relcnt 1 could be
sure that she would be listening to
whatever might be said by Mrs. Green
and myself ..-.
"uello! .....' -.
Hello, Mrs. Green! This Is Mr.
'ioAhCS.
Hello. Mr.. Blainey" There was a
ring Of ladylkc Indignation in her
voice. Can you explain to me, Mr..
Blaincy, how L happened to find my
self In rowboat out In the middle Of
the lake, wearing my red silk dress
ana nightcnp tied under one carr"
wait minute, Mrs. Green, central
Is listening" FL.
i don't care. She always does. She
probably wants to know just as much
as I do. What happened? Was there
an earthquake? I remember the island
was sort Of wobbly and hard to
walk on .
mo, there wasn't any earthquake"
answered. 1--WE were fasting, you re.
member?"
Yes, I remember that, but I'm not
any more. The first thing I did when