The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-16

disappeared last night during the | storm"
 "Ohp' Miss Dunmore did not seem particularly impressed T don't see how any one could get lost on a little island like this."
 That's where the mystery comes in. There are only about half dozen places she could be, and we've looked in all of them"
 T had a brother who walked in his sleep" said Captain Perkins, follow ing up train of thought suggested by Mrs. Greens disappearance. Do you want to hear the story about the funny place where the zebra bit himY
 "A little later" suggested hastily. Just now we all ought to scatter and help look for Mrs. Green" How was she dressed?' Captain Perkins inquired.
 "I don't know. I'm not sure wheth- CT she was dressed at all or not-that is. she probably had on a kimono or something, but l don't think she had on regular skirts and things
 We might take Il stroll along the beach," suggested Jim, whom l sus- pected of wanting to display his strip ed clothing in public. Possibly VIC might find something We could eat" After the captain and Jim had start ed out Miss Dunmore seemed lost tn l deep and bewildered thought. 1 fore bore to break In oa so portentOus a brain struggle.
 At last she spoke. Where do you suppose the zebra did bite Captain Perkins brother?"
 If you go with him perhaps he will tell you.'' I said, with an idea of doing my searching alone with a weather eye constantly peeled for Lucille and Bopp.
 No" she demurred, T would much rather go hunting with you. It will be more fun"
 Evidently she thought that hunting old ladies in the under1rush was one of our innocent island pastimes. sighed. We sailed forth. If had wanted to run across Lucille when l was alone l was Just as anxious to avoid her while l was in the company of Miss Dunmore.
 Do We have to find her before lunch?"
 l explained painstakingly the remote 1 possibility either of finding Mrs. Green or of having any lunch. Contrary to my expectations. she took the informa- ton about the lack of food just as cheerfully as she had everything else l don't believe it would be possible to i dampen the spirits of that girl-not that she was unresponsiye to anothers distress, for l have rarely met one so ] sympathetic, but she was consistently i optimistic
 "I don't mind going without lunch Il bit,' she smiled. T very seldom eat anything until after the show at night anyway. only there won't be any show tonight to eat after. will tlore? That will seem funny. I've always been in shows ever since I was a kid i except few weeks in the middle of summer. and then generally I was re- hearsing'
 i She laughed gayly,
 Vida chattared away with all the needless Eayety of a child who knows that some one iS going 10 provide tAe next ueaE She told me al length uhoGt her t4uoe TEat took I.t If the romance out ot onr walk Not ,6at 1 was falliuE In love 4ith NIda 1 uuf hit of it-but t was tee had us l long as l had lost favor with Lucille on her account to have her tell me about her love affair With some one else, have since reasoned that she ] regarded me as being old enough to l be her father or her Uncle Jack and treated me accordingly.
 T wouldn't mind being all alone with you on this island she conhded If you were only Jack"
 Jack? Who is Jack?9
 T 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 dreadfuuy ingenious. That comes from writing plays, l guess. One has to he clever to think out plots for piays, don't you thiukf'
 Not most of them I lapsed Into my critical manner. Not at clever as you have to he 10 sell them.
 "He wrote a play once about two people on desert island There was bully part for the girl in 1t. They found bananas and cocoanuts 10 eat and some kind of birds eggs
 In plays and stories dealing with i eaStgWayS on au island | explained the scene Is always conveniently To- cated on a tropical island where all sorts If food products grow wild. May l ask if in Mir Bianeys play there was any treasure buried on the islandE
 ''Yes, she assented.
 And were they attacked by sayages armed with poisoned dartsT'
 "Oh, you've read his playf' | "NO hut I know lust what ought tO