The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-17
CHAPTER lIl-Continued.

1.-THE dame will be all right In a min
ute. l always carry this just on pur-
pose for ladies when they pull fade
away" He sampled the "lady reviver'
himself reflectively and returned the
flask to his pocket. I'm the telephone
repair man. What We been doing to
the wires over here? They been try
ing to get you from the main Office all
day"
told him where the trouble lay, and
he departed in the rain to patch 1t up
Shortly afterward Mrs. Green open
ed one eye She looked at me for a
moment and then. smiled.
"Hor your head steady minute"
she requested gravely. wanna see
who y'are."
I'm Mr.. Blainey," I explained.
Everything is all right"
Course it's a. right But l don't
think I'll get up till the boat stops
rockin'.'
you're not in boat, Mrs. Green.
This is your own home"
ITS a boat, l tell you. guess
L
home amt got so many pictures of
purple sunsets"
But there aren't any pictures Of
purple sunsets here" protested.
you're mistaken, my fren'. there's
two Of 'em over there" She pointed
Imply in the arc Of circle which took
in the entire opposite side of the room.
| IL II Ill. L.
while step on it."
She gravely made an effort to rise,
but, failing in that, fell back Imply
into my arms.
Its no use. Ship rocks so I can't
stan up. Have to roll over there"
I tried to prevent her, but it was
useless. She insisted on rolling on the
floor She was engaged in that pleas
ant pastime when her daughter and
Mr. Bopp entered, dripping from the
rainstorm.
tried to pick Mrs. Green up.
With a cry Of alarm Lucille rushed to
her mothers side, then started back
shifting the air.
"Mr. Blainey," she cried in horror
stricken tones, you've been drink
ingw
Don scol' my III fr'en'," Mrs
Green protested, patting my arm.
Hes mos beautiful fr'en' got"
A light of understanding began to
dawn in LuciIe's eye.
"She tainted" l explained. "and a
man who was here to repair the tele-
phone gave it to her to revive her. 1t
was too much on an empty stomach"
"Is the telephone fixed?' demanded
Bopp. springing up. "Mayhe l can get
launch to come for me yet"
The look which Lucille gave him
warmed my heart and made up to me
for the hours / had spent alone that
day. He sank back into his chair.
"Will you call up DR.. Stone, Mont
morency," she requested sweetly, "and
ask him to come over to see mother?"
Surely" l replied. soon had the
doctor on the wire. I told him that
We wanted him to come over.
II don't believe that it is possible
came the answer over the wire.
mot possibleY l echoed. "Why
not?"
Haven't you seen the sea that is
running? 1t wouldn't be safe for any
kind of boat to land at Green's island
the way it is blowing now. You know
the shore is very rocky there, and if
you miss the entrance to the cove
you'd be dashed to pieces sure"
l told that to Lucille.
"Ask him what we should do for
mother ourselves" she instructed. "Ten
him she has some fever and seems
very weak"
l told the doctor what she had said
and asked what we could do for the
old lady until the sea quoted down
enough so that he could come over. He
told me, and | hung up the receiver.
"Well," Lucille Intercepted, what
did he say?'
HE said"-I repeated it carefully
she said: Tell her to give her digestive
apparatus q rest. Don't eat anything
for twenty-four hours. and drink plenty
of water"
Bopp laughed derisively.
The elder lady showed signs sr in.
terest. "Thass what l want-water,
she declared, plenty o. water. Blainey.
beautiful fren'. gimme some water.
Have some yourself"
gave her a glass of water, which
sne drank with enyiable relish.
"Bes water l ever tasted" said Mrs.
Green, attempting TO put some in her
rye under the mistaken impression that
it was her mouth. "Blainey, be like
me- Never drink anything stronger
than this water an you'n always be
6lithe an gay. JUS like me-"