The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-12

How was she dressed?' Captain
Perkins inquired.
81 don't know. I'm not sure wheth
or she was dressed ut all or not-that
Is, she probably had on a liimono ol
something, but | don't think she had
on regular skirts ana things"
I'VE might take II stroll along tho
beach," suggested Jim, whom | sus,
pccted 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 bawildered thought. | fore.
bore TO break in on so pOrtentous a
brain struggle.
At last she spoke. where do you
suppose the zebra did bite Captain
Perkins brother"
IF You 80 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 viii
be more fun
Evidently she thought that hunting
old ladies in the underbrush was one
Of our innocent island pastimes.
| sighed. We sailed forth. II 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
lunch?"
l explained painstakingly the remote
possibility either of finding Mrs. Green
or Of having any lunch. Contrary to
my expectations, she took the lnforma-
tion about the lack of food Just as
cheerfully as she had everything else
l don't believe it would be possible to
dampen the spirits of that grl-not
that she was unresponsivc TO another's
distress. for have rarely met one so
sympathetic, but she was persistently
optimistic.
Il 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 a kid.
except few weeks in the middle of
summer and then generally was re,
hearsinG."
She laughed gayly.
Vida chartered away with all the
needless gayety of a child who knows
that some one is going to provide the
next meal. She told me ut length
about her tiance. That took a lot of
the romance out Of our walk. Not
that l was falling in love with Vida
not a bit of it--but it was too bad as
long as | had lost favor with Lucille
on her account to have her tell me
about her love affair with some one
else. l have since reasoned that she
regarded me as being old enough to
be her father or her Uncle Jack and
treated me accordingly.
81 wouldn't mind being all alone
with you on this island" she confded
IL yOu NcIc Cllly JdCh'
"Jack? Who is Jack?"
Il mean Ned" she explained. Il
was going to marry Jack but Ned
wouldn't have it. 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, l 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 ut clever
as you have to be to sell them"
HE wrote a play once about two
people on a desert island. There was
a bully part for the girl in it. They
found bananas and cocoanuts to eat |
and some kind Of birds eggs"
In plays and stories dealing with |
oastaways on an island" | explained.
the scene is always conveniently To-
Gated On a tropical island where all .
sorts of food products grow wild May
ask if in Mr.. Blaney's play there was
my treasure buried ON the island?"
YES" she assented.
"And were they attacked by sayages
Irmed with poisoned darts"
"Oh, you've read his play!
mo, but / know just what ought to
'e in every castaway story. This is
and that we are on, you see, is quite
lilferent. Nothing more nourishing
han spruce gum ever grows here, and
here isn't native with a poisoned
Tart within a thousand miles unless
ou count Lucille"
"What do you mean by that?"
l did not answer. An idea had
erminated from something she had s
aid. There was a natural food re- '
ource on the island | might be able /;
} develop it quietly by myself and |
len if it was successful confer it as a
oon on the entire community. {
When we were about two-thlrds of 4
le way around the island stinging {
after of raindrops drove us to shelter t
here was a small lattice summer l
Ouse overlooking the lake near by, il
1d we hastened toward it. In our
lth was a shallow strip of water left ?
Y the waves Of the night before and o
lgmented by the rain. Vida looked L
dismay at the muddy water. e
Il never can cross itr' she walled. 6
These are Miss Green's shoes, and 1
ust not ruin them" G
We've got to get under cover" I n
'gued. Il
You could carry me across" she j
ggested practically-"that is, If you el
N lift me-" II