American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07

httiItu 10 TIE touf OF htf fooDs
which stood open. she was ~
Ing On her bed, dressed. with
he's bead on her arm. sleeping the dead
sleep 81 utter exhaustion. She seemed
very small ms childish. and her I'm
fcrs curled adorubiy. Ike q baby'e. l
didn't have the heart 10 waken her. 30
j tiptocd out The news would be
just ~ welcome when she Weakened
~ her own accord. and sleep would do
her much good.
When I came downstairs ! saw BOpp
80 through the yard. looking under
every bush and into every gully. !
went out 10 tell him That Mrs. Green
was located.
lie stopped when he saw me. =
II see Clair has cut you out with
your actress friend he aai1. II saw
them arm In arm on the beach a min
ute aRo. There's no use talking. Mon
". you can't seem 10 hold a girls Mt
tsntion long enough 10 slip a ring on
her Why don't you try advertising la
one 81 those matrimonial papcfsf"
! made no answer. but turned around
abruptly and went back 10 the house.
was angry enough myself to let him
hunt until the crack of doom before 1
would tell him that Mrs. Green was
found.
when I entered the house the tele-
phone was ringing again. took on
the receiver
"Iiellol' 1 said.
"lIellof' said a masculine voice. II
am a newspaper man. representing tho
Hartman syndicate | understand that
you had an earthquake over there
this morning and that Mrs. Green, tho
wife OF the president Of the First Ma
tionnl bank. made her escape IN an
aeroplano dressed Ia a spanglcd rod
ball gown want 90 know n 1
have these facts absolutely correct be
fore r.
/ carefully lowered the receiver un-
al u hung suspended from the wires
and tlptoed away from the telephone,
letting him talk 90 the empty air.
The story was out.
when / went out. after leaving the
reporter holding the wire. 10 20 speak.
I took ToOtles FOR n walk. and | then
turned my attention 10 the ~undevelop-
ed food supply which l had discovered
earlier when walking with vida.
There were hundreds OF fresh water
clans on the beach. and Il was posi-
bic 10 dig them IN the rove when the
water was not particularly rough. I
spent the afternoon wuding, cOmpen-
stated for the cold discomfort OF the
performance boy the thought that by
providing food | would win back a
large share Of the favor | had lost
with Lucille. Not that she would ad-
init that she needed food Not she.
Vida aud Upton s. Clair strolled by
while I was wading IL seemed 20 me
that she was making rapid progress to-
ward winning her bet.
Are you stlll looking for Mrs.
Greenf' clair called out as | dshed
under water curlbusly.
no. / replied shortly, Il am leach
ing a pet hsh 90 swim"
You look as though you were tax.
ing enc % those barefoot cures
II didn't know you could cure bare
feet" supplied vida. by the way.
Mr. bialney. does your ring come od
easiiyf'
"lt would from your hand DO you
wish 20 wear itG'
"oh. no. not yet-not until / am en-
titled to. You can begin q work It
on though
DID any one call me up on the teie-
phonef' asked Mr. Clair.
Yes I said.
"Why didn't you call meY' be de-
manded GROSSLY a haven't been far
away
The self assurance ~ this man en-
RACED nae. Here be was. an unlimited
guest complaining that be was not