The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-05

senger. "A friend OF mine wired mC
that he was going to be married there
this morning and must prevent hlm,'
prevent hlm?" said inqulrlngly.
Eyes; marriage as an institution may
be all right for the average intellect
but man like Ned Blaney must not tie
his genius down to the height attain,
able by woman"
"Ned Blaney," l repeated. "ThaI
telegram must have been for him."
"Is there telephone?" inquired the
passenger.
We escorted him to il in body
over the wire he asked for the best
hotel in Fair View. That was a cinch
for the operator.
Hello.
rs Mr.. N. Blaney registered there?
"Thank you. WIN you see II he is in
his room?
Just gone out? When he comes in
will you please tell him to call up
He turned to us. what Is the num-
ber of this telephone?"
Tell him to call up Green's island"
| answered.
Hello. Tell Mr. Blaney to call up
Green's island and ask for Mr.. Upton
S. Clair Goodby."
After he had hung up the receiver
there was silence for a few moments;
then Bopp in a tone of repressed emo
tion inquired, MAY l ask if you are
Mr.. Upton S. Clair!"
Yes"
"The famous novelist and magazine
writerT
I'D hardly say that, although I sup.
pose my work is more or less widely
known"
And you continued Bopp, check
ing off on his fingers, feel faint from
hunger and think that you will starye
to death If you don't get food?"
rs there anything strange in thatY
Bopp said nothing, but picked up
magazine which Lucille had left opened
face downward on the table and hand
ed it to Mr.. Clair. He looked at it for
a moment and then smiled.
81 remember when l wrote this. 1t
was over year ago. It's a bully
theory, isn't it?'
Didn't you ever try it?'
"Why, no. I've never had time. I've
always wanted to meet some one who
had made the experiment to see if
was right"
you have met them,' / thundered in
the tones of judge, "and you need not
ask about the result of the experiment,
because you are going to try it your
self"
A burst of applause greeted me from
Bopp.
Eating three meals a day is n hab-
it. | quoted. I'VE have made ty-
rants of our stomachs. They demand |
to be fed every so often, and if we an
swer that demand we are slaves"
Upton S. Clair groaned.
| explained how we had sent our
supplies and cook away so that We
should not be tempted.
And when do you expect to receive /
more supplies?" he inquired
you we're on the boat which was
bringing the groceries, l informed .
him.
Then they are out there in the
lake?"
! nodded. He rushed out.
Where are you going?" Kent yelled.
ITO save some Of those groceries,,
said the distinguished author.
This was such a wonderful idea that
we all followed him, Kent, more
than the rest, pausing to
get a clothesline from the shed.
1t was still too rough to go out to
where the Mary Bell had gone down
even if we had possessed a boat, but
boxes and crates of groceries, fruits
and vegetables were still streaming
past the leeward point of the cove.
We spent tive hours trying to lassO
.hese packages. Only C2e throw net
ted us anything, and when we had
opened the case we towed in we found
three dozen boxes of wet matches.
How soon can get awayP Clair
lsked Captain Perkins as we struggled
Up the path.
THAT sea out there" unused the cap
ain, don't look like it had any inten-
ion of quitting for a couple of days
anyhow, so jest set"
"Stay here"
"You guessed it."
Clair walked on in silence for a mo-
nent; then he voiced his thoughts thus:
L believe l can make copy out of this
experience. I'll be second Robinson
Jrusoe."
"'Pears to me-" debated the captain,
that you got an awful lot Of society