Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-04-26

Il believe can make copy out Of this
experience. III be a second Robinson
Crusoe."
Pears to me-" debated the captain
that you got an awful lot OF society
for Robinson Crusoe. Seems like
recollect this fellow Crusoe had only
one niger to wait on him.
His man Friday" irfterpoleted Bopp
That's the one. If you don't count
the women and the dog there's six hu-
man souls on this island"
'@That won't make any difference
came to the rescue. Every first
class Uncle Toms Cabin show now,
adays has two Topsys and two little
Eyas at least. Wen have one Robin
son Crusoe and five Fridays"
That's a good idea" assented
Clair, enthusiastically following up the
scheme with details. I'm get a bell.
and whenever want anything I'll ring
for you"
Fine" agreed Bopp, who began to
see possibilities in the scheme. Wen
get you a lot of musical bells, so that
the ringing won't annoy us any If you
keep it up for some time"
maybe I could rig up an electric
chime" Kent suggested, with an eye
to mechanical details of which he
alone was master. WED each have
to have a number and only answer
our own note ON the chime. For in
stance, do would call for the gink
who was Friday No. L. That would
be the captain here"
LET me be Friday the thirteenth"
Bopp continued, 'and Jim, the galley
mechanic, can be Black Friday. Kent
you're Good Friday-you get a hot
cross bun. What shall baptize you.
Monty? 1 can't think Of any more
Fridays"
LET me be Ash Wednesday. don't
care much for fish anyway"
By this time we had reached the
house.
Lucille greeted rs downstairs in the
living room.
Miss DunmOre is waiting for you
l looked around to see whom she
was addressing.
Il mean you, Mr.. Blainey."
who is Miss Dunmore?"
"The lady whose life you saved. Do
you mean to say that you didn't rec
ognize her with thOse-things on?"
Il don't know what you mean"
"That's right" said Bopp. mo mat
ter what you say Wen all of US agree
that it's true. We men must stick to-
gether. Monty never saw the lady be-
fore"
This was especially despicable on
the part of Bopp, as he knew as well
as did that the telegram had been for
the other Blaney whom Clair had spo-
ken Of.
How about this. them" inquired
Lucille sweetly, handing me a damp
newspaper clipping. "She had that in
her hand all the time"
l looked at it in amazement. 1t was
my own criticism of a production of
"As You Like It, which had been
staged the week before. One para
graph was marked with a blue pencil
and read as follows:
L
bled TO see Miss Langland as Rosalind was
obviously disappointed when the manage
ment announced that Miss Langland was
and that her understudy would !
play the part. Before the first act was
over, however. the discriminating ones in
front knew that they had been present at |
the birth of a new star. The manage !
ment need never again offer excuses for 1
presenting Miss Vida Dunmore as Rosa
ind he r1I1hlfC had dreamed that /
Rosalind could be as physically perfect as
Miss Dunmore made US see her. Shake
speare could never have written the part
had he seen Miss DunmOres figure. He
would have known that RosaIind in tights
could not for an instant deceive Orlando
as to her sex
It is impossible to say more than that
the part and the boots have never been
more perfectly filled. Miss Dunmore comes
from a famous theatrical family, and nei-
Their her Cousin Ethel nor her Uncle Jack
need fear that the family laurels will fade
N Miss Dunmore's possession. Her voice
has the soft note of the thrush which
seems too sweet to be heard by an en-
ire audience.
l had written N a burst of enthusi-
lsm over a perfect bit of artistry.
Taken away from the context of the
.eview. however, the paragraph did
sound a trihe eulogistic.
Hadn't you better go up and see
ler?" urged Lucille. "She is conscious
low, and she seemed so pleased when
told her you were here. l didn't tell
Ter that you were the one who rescued
Ter. l thought she would prefer to
Iear that from your own lips"
If / had known as much then as /
10 now about girl psychology l could
ave read jealousy into every word LII
lie spoke, and it would have comfort
d me lot. AS it was, let her drive
ne upstairs and into the room occu-
led by Miss Dunmore.
l entered alone. Dressed in one Of
.ucile's negligees she was propped up
4 bed. Ny dramatic criticism was
ight She was pretty. There was a
ell of charm about her such as one
xpects to find around a convent bred
irl who knows nothing Of the world.
did you wish to see me?" / asked
"You are Mr.. Green?' she hesitated.