Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-21

tuciS OU tue POTcn surrounded or legs,
rung and other parts of chair ter
rife struggle went on in my being be-
tween my heart and my stomach, and
the weaker party won. Possibly my
mind was stunned by my fall, although
L, have no recollection Of hitting my
head. I felt that Lucille was putting
me 70 the test. From the look In her
eye | knew that she was asking me 10
choose between love and beefsteak.
So rising phoenix like / answered
bravely, yes; / think fasting would
be delightful"
I So that was how we began.
AS you can easily see, the cause Of
the trouble was that Lucille IS one Of
! those persons who take the magazine
health and hygienie writer's In good
+ faith. 1t Is impossible to convince her
that those fellows have to make iiv-
ing by their pens the same as other
human authors and that every bizarre
idea they can pounce on means just
so much mora copy at regular rate
per word. No. Lucille must needs try
by experiment every new theory. using
herself or any convenient relative or
| friend as a laboratory.
The absurdity of Lucile's attempt to
improve upon her health and looks Is
apparent TO any one who has ever been
blessed with sighr Of her. You can't
make slim young body like hers by
simply rolling on the door for an hour
every day, nor are soft brown eyes
with long. curly lashes the result Of
chewing any particular number OF
times upon piece OF stea'-. Nature
must have been experimenting q good
many centuries before she got just
that particular texture for hair and
that peculiar shade Of cream velvet for
compilations.
At this particular time for nearly
twenty-five years she and nature had
been uninterrupted by matrimony in
their Job Of decorating, so that It is not
10 be wondered OF that they had turned
out well nigh perfect product. There
is nothing Unfinished about her.
One Of her early s9asms was Fletch.
orism; then she struck the nuts aud
berries idea. l was guest ot her home
the summer she tried both Of these
things out. if you are goii G 10 fetch.
erie, q piece Of old boot tastes just as
good as a steak, aud it is more eeonom
ic8l The adherents Of the nuts and
berries diet claim that it is a good food
schedule because grizzly bears live or
, it. 40 far as ] am concerned, being
p like q grizzly bear is a doubtful adgau
/ tage and, besides, I don't believe It Il
possible for a bear to sheu enough pea
nuts to live on.
Z Lucille called q meeting TO discuss
ways aud means.
< First Of all, she said, "Y7hen the
supply boat comes today wen make
] them take back every edible thing the!
have brought together with what W
/ have on hand, so that we won't b.
| tempted. Isn't it lucky our cottage Il
on an island all By itself so that I
won't be possible for one OF US to chea
by going to a hotel somewhere.
Don't you think it would be a great
er victory for us If we conquered tn
demon food with some supplies within
easy reach?" ] suggested, with pain
full recollection Of the supply boa
which came only twice week, but car
/ ried delicacies of which Lucullus neYe
dreamed.
mo, it's best to take no chances"
There's the motor boat anyway. W
could run over to the mainland"
mo. we couldn't" Lucille smiled
Father is the only one who can ru
1t, and he won't be here until Sunday.
, Thus another ray Of sunlight flicker
ed out. A man OF my build does nc
crank up marine engine located nea
the floor Of a boat. l might say b
! could not, but 1t is truer to say tbs
he does not. II he Is the least bit wis
, he does not even try it.
= 'TT give the maid a week off," q
\ ellie continued gayiy. las we're not Ct
| ing 10 eat anything we shall not real
I need her, and she has been wanting
go home for some time. I'll let h,
. go back with the supply boat. We
, begin our fasting tomorrow by goir
| without breakfast"
| She consulted the magazine agai
I'VE have TO drink plenty of good, pul
water and think high thoughts all ii
time. and wen hardly notice the a
sence of food at all. Then next Mo
day wen break our fast by drinkiI
-, the juice OF an orange and eating
handful of popcorn, Just one handf
so IS not to shock our digestive a
9 paratus by introducing anything sol
n into II.
But why harrow the reader with I
rules and regulations which Luc
framed for us. Suffice 1t TO say tn
er they went into effect the next morniI
ad according to schedule.
an We met at breakfast. I am never
ed my best before / drink my first cup
ad coffee In the morning and the thong
or of the inhuman way l was about
ed treat nv ''tummie" depressed me mo
than usual. The table was ghast
in white. unbroken by the usual cheerf
It array of steaming hot dishes at ca
10 place was large glass OF water and
napkin. What the napkin was for
d. | failed to discover. / imagine 1t W
be what the enthropologists would call
-: survival of culture"
1t 1--WE have fifty-eight Eve gallon b
10 I - tar
ng formed US. Il wonder IL that VIII