Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19

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had almost fsNrSatfea the missing Mrs
Green ! was about to start oCt searc b
iaS again when geulem1ered IN,
promise - Miss puRuaogS>
~ARd where is Mr.. Claigt" l asked.
Il seen him our In the yard loosins
| for walRutS under them hard maple
/ trees" volunteered jim. Il didn't tel
! him they weren', nut bearing tree on
1 this island What's the uset Ii aims
auttins tine yet nohcw.
! Miss nUnnlore came downstairs In
+ dress OF Lucile's. or. rather blouse
/ and skirt of the sailor suit order She
seemed very little ruilled by her ad
/ venture on the high seas.
Where is Miss Green?'' she asked
looking around. Il want to thank her
for her kindness"
"She is out searching for her moth
er." That sounded like a foolish state
ment so l qualified it. Her mother
disappeared last night during the
storm"
OH Miss Dunmore did not seem
particularly impressed. Il don't see
a
island like this"
That's where the mystery comes in.
There are only about half dozen
places she could be. and we've looked
in all of them
II had a 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 himT
"a little later" | suggested hastily.
Just now we all ought to scatter and
help look for Mrs. Green"
How was she dressed?" Captain
Perkins inquired.
II don't know. I'm not sure wheth.
er she was dressed Mt all or not--that
is. she probably had on a kimono or
something. but l don't think she had
on regular skirts and things"
'We might take stroll along the
beach," suggested Jim, whom l 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 so portentous II
brain struggle.
At last she spoke. where do you
suppose the zebra did bite Captain
Perkins brotherY'
IF you go with him perhaps he will
tell you | said, with an idea of doing
my searching alone with weather
eye constantly peeled for Lucille and
Bopp.
NO" she demurred, II would much
rather go hunting with you. 1t will
be more fun"
Evidently she thought that hunting
old ladies In the underbrush was one
Of our innocent island pastimes.
sighed. We sailed forth. If had
wanted to run across Lucille when |
was alone | was just as anxious to
avoid her while was In the company
Of Miss Dunmore.
"Do we have to find her before
unch?"
explained painstakingly the remote
possibility either OF finding Mrs. Green
Or Of having any lunch. Contrary to
my expectations, she took the informa-
ton about the lack Of food just as
cheerfully as she had everything else.
I don't believe 1t would be possible to
dampen the spirits OF that girl-not
that she was unresponsive to another
iStr fnr I I'm W 20 GU
sympathetic. but she was persistently
optimistic.
II don't mind going without lunch a
bit" she smiled. IL very seldom eat
anything until after the show at night
anyway. Only there won't be any
show tonight to eat after. will there
That will seem funny. I've always
been In shows ever since ! was Il kid
except few weeks in the middle OF
summer and then generally was re
hearsing"
She laughed gayly.
Vida chartered away with all tn.
needless gayety Of child who knows
that some one Is going to provide the
next meal She told me ut length
about her fance. That took lot OF
the romance out Of our walk. Not
that | was falling In love with Vida
not bit Of it~-but II was too bad as
long as l had lost favor with Lucille
on her account to have her tell me
about her love affair with some one
else. | have since reasoned that she
| regarded me as being old enough to
| be her father or her Uncle Jack and
treated me accordingly.
| Il wouldn't mind being all alone
with you on this island" she confided
If you were only lack
Jack? Who Is Jack?"
II mean Ned" she explained. Il
| was going to marry Jack. but Ned
wouldn't have 1t. We wouldn't care
much about food even." she went on.
Ned would find something for me.
He's dreadfully ingenious. That comes
! from writing plays, | guess, One has
| to be clever to think out plots FOR
plays. don't you Think"
Not most OF them" l lapsed into
my critical manner. Not as clever