American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-03

that she would comprehend my inteu-
ton.
III you're going 20 sit up Trl stick"
said Bopp. with M~achiavelllan cordial
lty. I'm split a gallon OF water with
you"
There we sat. and we drank glass
after glass OF water until IL o'clock.
Then Lucille decided TO retire and spoil
ed tho whole game.
Il guess IN turn In now, too" l sug-
gestcd tentatively, hoping at least that
I would get a chance to speak TO her
on the stairs.
But, no. Bopp developed a sudden
fondnoss FOR my society and accompa
MED me 10 my room and sat on my bed
for awhile talking about affairs the
a%trical. assuming that 1 was Interested
Ia them. which / was not.
When be finally departed the house
was dark and the wind OF the storm
made unearthly noises around the
caves. | was more tired than I re-
mcmbered 20 have been for years. but
not sleepy. don't know whether II
was actual hunger or merely the idea
that | had not eaten anything for for
" eight hours which haunted me. At
any rate. every time that | closed my
eyes I'd have a vision Of those dog
biscuits. I might Just as well have
pictured a chocolate cake or a dough
nut to myself; but. mott was a dog
biscuit.
After an hour OF 40 OF that kind OF
torture I at last decided to satisfy my
fool imagination by showing It a dog
biscuit I'm the life and proving that II
was not desirable at all. That was the
only reason that ! went downstairs.
II was rather ticklish business roam
Ing around n strange house wearing No
other padding than a suit OF pajamas
! banged my shins numerically
against several hundred pieces OF fur
niture. but I toned my remarks there
nj to a pitch below the bowling Of IN,
storm. An occasional fash OF light
ming helped me ~mOmentarlly from TIM
to time, but left me houndering In In
intervals.
Finally In the kitchen. | CROPPED M
way to the shelf. and the boz OF dol
biscuit was IN my hands. Furtively
took one out. fondlcd Il and shifted II
Being alone there with that unpro
tected dog biscuit was toO much 70
my moral courage. | decided TO thrO1
honor to the winds There was s
much wind aud 80 little honor that n
one would notice Il.
set my teeth in the dog BISCUIT
Suddenly there was a sound on IN
: stairway. l listened inteutly the creal
, Ing Of a stair!
: Who could It be2 Possibly It wa
:. Kent. the ex wire Taper. His earl
= training might have proved too muc
for him and no had decided to Zoe
/. the place and make his escape. mao
up my mind 10 behave vHliantly al
, rrusped a dog biscuit firmly In OF
: hand. determined TO sell my life
dearly as was consistent with the hil
cost 90 living The box containing Il
! rest Of the biscuit | put back on q
shelf and crouched behind the stow
ready 10 spring at the intruder Il
awares as soon as he entered.
/ had one Of those flashes Of insaI
bravery which Is nine tenths fear VIII
saw the light OF a pocket lante
struggling along the wall at the 70
of the stairs. | jumped four fe
strnight up In the air when somethi
wet touched the sole " my hur" 70
which was extended behind me as
knelt behind the stove. My eXclan
ton was drowned IN IA crash Of thu
der. Burglar or no burglar, | W
about to run 10 him for protect
from that clammy thing which h
touched me when a second fash
. lightning showed mech, horrorsl
was TOOtles frisking around my feet