American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-27
where. the te!ephoner demanded

"where's the teIephoneT" demanded
Bopp.
whats the matter?' asked Lucille.
Il am going to telephone to town to
have a boat come over to take me to
breakfast"
SIN the meantime" I requested
~wonld YOU mind moving over here q
moment and dripping on these flowers
which need waterY'
Lucille took him to the telephone.
followed at a lelsurely pace, and by
the time I got to tie house | found
Bopp whirling the telephone lever ex-
asperatedly. II was one Of those coun-
fry telephones where you have to grind
4 little business on the side OF the box
until central hears you swearing at
the transmitter. The operator seemed
more obliviOus than usual, and Bopp
remarked Hello in every possible
tone Of voice from wheedling TO a
threat.
81 wonder" Lucilo murmured vague
ly. ~ maybe 1t wasn't the telephone
cable which you dug up with the pro
peller Of the launch"
whats that?" Bopp demanded.
II said, 1t must have been the tele-
phone cable you got mixed up in when
you ran the launch aground That's
why It won't work"
He hurled the receiver into the hook.
Don't be Cross" she said soothing
ly. Think pleasant things. You've
got to stay. Make the best OF It."
Think pleasant things! 1 dol
think OF ham and egg Can you sug
gest something ~pleasanterf How TAI
il It TO the mainlandr'
1.-TWO miles"
"And | can only swim a mile and
half"
why don't you start anyway
said.
"Hushr' warned Lucille; then, turn
ing to Bopp. who was headed for Tn
, door, where are you goingr
"Out In the woods to eat the leave
OF the trees" He slammed the dooi
After he had gone a blessed cain
/, reigned for a few minutes. All a
once Lucille started.
!. Suppose he should eat some poiso
! ivyr' she exclaimed. Hes a city bre
man. and | don't suppose he know
what It looks like. Don't you thin
: you had better go n show him wher
IL Isl"
u, Sure; III be glad to go. I'll nc
: only show him where It is-Iu feed
n TO him"
"No; I'll 60" she said. "You tw
4 might quarrel"
Right there | made my mistake.
n let her go after him. So she spent Il
day with him instead Of with me.
While roaming about the emp
rooms | heard a whine and, lookir
for Its source, found ToOtles In Il
kitchen trying to reach the shelf whe
:, the dog biscuit were kept. In the 9
!" element Lucille had forgotten to fe'
: her. With melancholy pleasure In spa
:. ing some living creature the pangs
felt myself | got down the box Of bi
- cult and gave the dog one.
n There were twelve of the little cak
left IN the box. The dog seemed We
=, fond OF them. One would not be mis-
"A ed. I hope | never have to so throuI
= such temptation again. | weighed
20 biscuit in my hand. l smiled its n
y france, and then-I put It aside.
would stick to my promise. But I
: memory OF that biscuit haunted me
rest Of the morning. Every time
thought OF 1t | had to cut a new b.
y, in my belt. l went back to the sh
M a hundred times and looked longinl
" at the box, but always tore mys
" away with a sigh.
Some time during the late aftsyno
Mrs. Green dressed and came dow
~ stairs. She said she was feeling b
/, ter, but she was pale and seemed
~ trife unsteady on her pins.
=" Clouds began to obscure the
about shutdown. and Mrs. Green II
ted a good deal because Lucille v
b., away from home. In order to ease
10 mind | volunteered to find the cou
and take them raincoats and umbl
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