The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-06-07


"'Pears to me-" debated the captain,
that you got an awful lot Of society
for . Robinson Crusoe. Seems like l
recollect this fellow CrusOe had only
one niger to wait on him."
His man Friday" interpolated 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
Evas at least. Well have one Robin
son Crusoe and FIVE Fridays"
That's a good idea," assented
Clair, enthusiastically following up the
| scheme with details. TN get bell.
and whenever l want anything I'll ring
| for YOU
Fine" agreed sBopp, who began to
see possibilities in the scheme. "We'n
get you a lot Of musical bells, SO that
the ringing won't annoy US any II you
keep it up for some time"
maybe l could rig up an electric
|
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, land Jim, the galley
mechanic, can be Black Friday. Kent.
you're Good Friday-you get hot
cross bun. What shall baptize you,
MontyY l 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 us downstairs in the
living room.
Miss Dunnore is waiting for YOU
looked around to see whom she
was addressing.
II 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. "No mat
ter what you say we'll 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 damp
newspaper clipping. "She had that in
. her hand all the time"
, looked at it in amazement. 1t was
] my own criticism of a production OF
"As You Like IT, which had beef
] staged the week before. One para
t graph was marked with blue penci
and read as follows:
The fashionable audience which assem-
bled to see Miss Langland as Rosalnd wal
obviously disappointed when the manage
ment announced that Miss Langland wa!
indisposed and that her understudy would
over, however. the discriminating ones II
front knew that they had been present a
the birth of a new star. The manage
ment need never again offer excuses fol
presenting Miss Vida Dunmore Rosa.
lind The public had never dreamed that
Rosalind could be as physically perfect al
Miss Dunmore made US see her. Shake
speare could never have written the part
had he seen Miss Dunmore's figure. Ht
! would have known that Rosalind in tights
could not for instant deceive Orlando
to her sex.
1t is impossible to say more than that
| the part and the boots have never beer
more perfectly filled Miss Dunmore comes
from famous theatrical family, and nei-
Their her Cousin Ethel nor her Uncle Jack
need fear that the family laurels will fade
. in Miss Dunmore's possession. Her voice
has the soft note of the thrush which
seems too sweet to be heard by an en-
tire audience.
l had written IN burst of enthusi
asm over a perfect bit of artistry
Taken away from the context of the
. review, however, the paragraph did
sound trifie eulogistic.
= Hadn't you better go up and see
herr" urged Lucille. "She is conscious
now, and she seemed so pleased when
|
her that you were the one who rescued
her. | thought she would prefer tC
hear that from your own lips"
If l had known as much then as
do now about girl psychology | could
have read jealousy into every word Lu
ellie spoke. and it would have comfort
ed me lot. AS it was, / let her drive
me upstairs and into the room occu
pied by Miss Dunmore.
, l entered alone. Dressed in one OF
Lucile's negligees she was propped VI
in bed. My dramatic criticism was
right She was pretty. There was q
veil Of charm about her such as one
expects to find around convent bred
;, girl who knows nothing of the world.
did you wish to see me?" | asked.
you are Mr. Green?" she hesitated
mo? l have seen no one except the
lady, and l didn't understand whether
she said Miss or Mrs"
Her voice lost none of its quality
through not being heard over the foot.
4 lights. 1t vibrated like the CO.. string