Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-27

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gishf when Il was dried.
ne captain aid my tailored skira
wes too heavy to swim In and told -
TO take II o6. I did-and put ~ co..
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soon Kent came up with . bundle
OF clothes for Miss Dunmore from
Ahs Green, and, promiSing to walt
Tor her downstalrs. l excused myself
and went In search Of LncIle.
] found Captain Perkins and Jim.
nondescript picture In the evening
clothes and blazer suit, wandering III
ae ease about the living room. ! asked
for Miss Green.
"She went out with that other younp
man." said the captain. ''She said she
vas going to look for her mother"
bad almost forgotten the missing Mrs.
Green was about to start out search
Ing again when I remembered my
promise to Miss Dunmore.
And where b Mr.. Clair?' I asked.
Il seen him out In the yard looking
Tor walnuts under them hard maple
trees" volunteered Jim. II didn't tell
MIN they weren't . nut bearing tree on
this island What's the user II amt
nutting time yet pohow."
Miss Dunmore came dowustairs' I'm
. dress Of Lucile's. or. rather blouse
and skirt Of the sailor suit order. She
seemed very little ruined BY her ad.
venture on the high seas.
Where b Miss Green?" she asked.
looking around. II want to thank her
for her kindness"
"She ID out searching for her moth
er." That sounded like foolish state
ment. 30 l qualified It. "Her mother
disappeared last night during the
storm"
CHI" Miss Dunmore did not seem
particularly impressed. II don't see
how any one could get lost on little
island like this"
That's where the mystery comes In.
There are Only rbcut half q dozen
places she could be. and we've looked
In all Of them"
Il had brother who walked In his
Sleep" said Captain Perkins. follow
Ing up train of thought suggested by
Mrs. Green's disappearance. do you
want to hear the story about the funny
place where the zebra bit him?''
"A little later," I suggested hastily.
Just now we all ought to scatter and
help look for Mrs. Green"
How was she dressedy" Captain
Perkins inquired.
II don't know. I'm not sure wheth.
er she was dressed at all or not-that
is, she probably had on kimono or
something, but don't think she had
on regular skirts and things"
I'VE might take q stroll along the
beach," suggested Jim. whom sus-
pected Of wanting to display his strip
ed clothing In public. Possibly we
might find something We could eat"
After the captain and Jim had start.
ed out Miss Dunmore seemed lost In
deep and bewildered thought. fore.
bore to break In on 20 portentous Q
brain struggle.
At last she spoke. iwhere do you
suppose the zebra did bite Captain
Perkins brother?''
III you go with him perhaps he will
tell you." said, with an idea of doing
my searching alone with q weather
eye constantly peeled for Lucille and
B0pp.
NO. she demurred. 81 would much
rather go hunting with you. 1t win
be more fun."
Evidently she thought that hunting
old ladies' In the underbrush was one
of our innocent island pastimes.
l sighed. We sailed forth. II had
wanted to run across Lucille when I
was alone I was Just as anxious to
avoid her while was In the company
Ut Miss Dunmore.
do we have to find her before
lunch?"
explained paiAstakingly the remote
possibility either Of finding Mrs. Green
or Of having any lunch Contrary to
my expectations. she took the infOrma-
tion about the lack Of food just as
cheerfully us she had everything else.
don't believe It would he possible to
dampen the spirits OF that girl--not
that she was unresponsive to anothcrs
distress. for have rarely met one ~
sympathetic. but she was persistently
optimistic.
Il don't mind going without lunch u
BIT" she smiled. II very seldom eal
anything until after the show at ni..hi
anyway. Only there won't be any
snow tonight to eat after, will there?
That will seem funny. I've always
been In shows ever since was kid
except few weeks In the middle Of
summer. and then generally ] was re
hearsing.'
She laughed gayly.
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