Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
FIVE
FRIDAYS
By
FRANK z. ADAMS
"
Copyright by Frank A. Msnssy
Company
Copyright by Frank A. Msnssy
Company


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The teley.one ben rang.
"Hsllo. This u Blansy. % Clair
theser
mo he's not here now"
Then let NJ spssk % NM Dun
mcre."
"ehs isnt hses ether" I explained.
~Oh, they're out walking Together
again, l suppesa," said my Aamssaks
Sarcastically.
mo: not walkins.' I sa'd; "swim'
ming"
"whati AZ TIN time Of nishti" he
yelled. mot both Of thsmf Vids
can't SWIM"
Maybe hs Is teaching her how"
suggested. I didn't know Of any rea'
SON why I should ease his mind any
way. A little jsalousy would b good
for him.
"Ohw He took the blow IKE . man
Then I heard him say family. Good
by and hung up the receiver.
Lucille confronted me when turned
around. do you know where Tootlea
is?"
mo, don't know where she -" !
replied, with strict adherence to The
truth. Isn't she herer' I added guile
lessly.
mo. and I'm dreadfuIly worried
There are % many strange people In
the house that some one may have lei
her out, not knowing how careful we
are With her. She might get lost and
starved or get her feet wet and have
pneumonia, or q hawk might carry hel
o6."
At this moment the unspeakable
Bopp entered. He made q great show
yof WEAKNESS, dragging his fest - Il
they were too heavy to lift
SHAVE you seen herr Demanded Lu
cile.
mo-" BopD sald wearily. "rvt
tramped all over the island again and
again. There's no ravine. no gully, nc
bush that haven't investigated. sht
must have left the island"
"She cant swim!' moaned Lucille
"Her little legs are too short, and hei
fur would get in her eyes"
"Whatr' he yelled Fur get In bel
ey q"
..Tootles Il lost" I threw In By VA
Of explanation.
.sTootlesr said Bopp, bewildered
"I've been looking for MA Green"
'+Oh, she's been found" Lucils q
planned.
'WhenE
I'4Oh. hours and hours ago. She tele
phoned Mr.. Blainey. She got in Mr.
Kent's rowboat and was blown to {
nearby island"
"You knew where Mrs.. Green was II
the middle Of the Afternoon" ragged
Bopp, turning ON me. land you didn',
tell me, but let mo tramp my feet OF
looking for her3 Here I am, dying o.
weakness and lack Of sleep. when
word might have saved me-"
Kent strolled In.
\ "Say, Mr.. Bopp," he said curiously
"win you tell me one thing?"
"Why, certainly"
"How did you ever come to ind tha-
shelf on the clin where you were sleep
ing Ill the afternoon? passed you 1
dozen times, and I'd never have seer
you at all II I hadn't heard you snore.
vida came In carrying . pair o.
shoes, . coat 4 pair Of trousers and
that
Hes gone" she said briefly. "A
soon 40 be saw me coming he divet
into the lake and swan OF rapidly
He looked back from time to time"
"He was afraid you would swim
after him." I explained. "Are you in
the market for old clothes" I indi
Gated her burden.
"Nc; these are his. He left them or
the bank, and I thought I might al
well bring them In. suppose he will
be killed"
"Who?" asked Lucille and Bopp.
"Mr. Clair" Vida answered. HI
Is trying to reach the mainland by
swimming"
"oh, the brave fellowr' Lucille ex
claimed. HE Is risking his life to gel
supplies to US. To think thatI didn't
like him very well at frstr'
explained gently that II Mr.. Clsil
ever reached the shore. which was very
doubtful he would probably never
think Of us again.
IT wish knew where Tootles is,"
worried Lucille.
.She must b in the house." Vida
said.
:T've looked sverywhere," Lucille de.
clared despondently.
s .But she Is such little doggie,"
vida insisted. rs there an unfinished
part Of the house IN the attic whore
she might get In under the floor OF
between ths inner and outer walls7"
Ell Why. -, there's an attic" admit.
tea Lucile, encouraged.
We IN mounted the stairs.
EN- whistle" Lucils said, "and then
ven be just - quiet 90 possible. II
shes here she'll answer me-"
o. - .,!Ars1er ynn1 Can she whistle, toor'
asked Jim, the frying pan engineer.
mo. Of coures not. When I whistle,
IL shes alive she'll whine ana bark.
"Shut up, Jim. Let her whistle. "
!. commanded Captain PerkinA II new
70 knew but one gin who could whis
tie good, and after dentist pulled one