Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05


Don't try to explain" said Lucille
coldly. u suppose you don't even
know who Vida Dunmore Isl"
debated q moment as to whether
should lie or not, but what was the
user did know q vida Dunmore,
an actress. In fact, l had seen and
criticised her work only the week be-
fore.
ayes" l said slowly. II know her.
or l know a girl by that name. but we
are not friends. This telegram Is a
mistake"
| saw that she did not believe me,
! but | had no chance to explain, be-
kcause In an instant we had all jumped
TO our feet and were straintng our
| overweight nerves to catch sound
which punctuated the roar OF the
storm.
Somewhere near revolver shot had
been Gred.
I We all fastened out Of doors.
do you suppose some one is shoot
ing at motherf" Lucille worried.
/ tried to reassure her, but my eff
forts were politely repulsed Appar
. emily the matter of the telegram hat
! erected q wall Of tee between us.
ut sounded as If it came from tn
: beach" Kent pointed in the direction
+ of the dock.
I mo; / am sure 1t was inland" al
}, gued Bopp.
At heart was inclined TO agree wit
q nv rival. but rather than appear to d
$ so started for the water front.
4 Around q bank of bushes 1 came
"a full sight of the lake, There was
comparatively quiet cove where Il
n dock was. but Just beyond a headlan
which sheltered the cove the wave
% were piling over themselves in boilin
N torrents where sharp tootheh ret
N was hidden a couple of feet below Il
y. surface.
70 The explanation Of the revolv,
shots was obvious. 4 small stear
"A boat was jammed hard and fast on II
A. rocks and was pounding herself wi
ye A violence which prophesied a sho
life for her hull, Just as ] appeared
man forward of the piiothouse fired
IN revolver in the air. as soon as he sa
me he began TO wave his arms vi
nt lently and pointed to three other
- ures crouched on the deck.
lie By this time the rest Of our par
)rt had caught up WITH me.
ed. "He seems to be signaling" Be
me interpreted sagely. wonder what
wants.
old What would you want if you w
in a boat aground in the lake w
MS every chance Of going to pieces in
Ign minutesp / yelled SO as 10 be he;
above the sea, Il suppose you wo
10 be wishing for some poached plov'
eggs on a strip Of toast
"They can't expect US to come
see there and get them" he decided.
boat could live in that sea. 1t NO
res be suicide to attempt to@each then
ave must do something" Lucille
,un- cided. with ready sympathy. ="
very ICuu u Int NsAI' s~AiA' -
emit bringing our supplies for ten years.
us that the supply boatF Bopp
'ect- manded.
2 why. yes; certainly.
eve must DO something at on
Bonn began to run around in busy
ap- cles in the sand. 1--WE must ate
10 reach the poor devils. Kent, vi
the IS that boat Of yoursf'
car "I drew It up on the shore here, T
alongside the dock. why, where Is
he "Gone. ehT" Bopp shook his
knowingly. probably the heavy
with washed it off,"
force Eyes. but no sea ever united the
the I had in her painter around this
! the here" Kent would have seen a
air terry in Utopia. His mind ms
It by mon being pitted against the unkn
"wen. what are we going to
our Bopp said helplessly. Those poor
onn ns out there are counting on us. i
mons of being on a vessel loaded with b
butter. eggs. vegetables and meat
or at having it break up under your
voice, What shall we do7"
place I'm afraid we won't have time
= Ike ANYTHING / decided. Her oa'