Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-10

ut was Mrs. Green. / recognize
her voice"
"Just a minute" There was a pause
then: "Hellol That party called u
from Huntingdon's. What could Mr.
Greer be doing there on a stormy da
like this?"
could not explain to a cosby tele
phone operator what had really hap
pened to Mrs. Green. | did not know
much about 1t myself, and the few
facts of her disappearance that wa,
eognizant OF would hardly sound vel
II repeated
Mrs. Green" hazarded, went out
walking, and suppose she stopped In
at Mr.. Huntingdon's.
"Do you know" asked central, "that
Huntingdon's is on small island three
miles south of where you are and three
miles from the mainland? The walk
ing is not very good"
felt as If l had stepped off into
space from high platform. "Proba-
bly-that is, the chances are"-I ffoun-
dered-'the chances are that she de-
cided to row, and the wind may have
carried her out of her way"
/ finally persuaded central to call I'D
Huntingdon's. 1 think it was curiosi-
ty that made her relent. 1 could be
sure that she would be listening to
whatever might be said by Mrs. Green
and myself.
"Hellor'
"Hello. Mrs. Greenl This Is Mr..
Blainey."
Hello, Mr.. Blaineyr There was a
ring OF ladylike indignation in her
voice. Can you explain to me. Mr..
Blainey. how 1 happened to find my
self In rowboat out in the middle of
the lake, wearing my red silk dress
and nightcap tied under one carr"
wait minute, Mrs. Green, central
is listening"
II don't care. She always does. She
probably wants to know just as much
as 1 do. What happened? Was there
an earthquake? / remember the island
was sort of wobbly and hard to
walk on"
NO, there wasn't any earthquake"
answered. "We were fasting, you re-
Yes. / remember that. but I'm not |
my more. The first thing / did when
landed was to break into this house
md cook myself a can of baked beans.
It's funny If there wasn't any earth
quake. l remember the floor of the
louise all running in funny little
waves"
I'm afraid our time must be nearly
~" l suggested in the hope of turn
ng the conversation. Central will
ut us off,"
mo, L won't" interposed a third
dice, the sweetly professional one of
he operator. Talk all you want to.
here amt anybody waiting for the
me-"
Il suppose l must have got into the
oat when the earthquake commenced"
ersisted Mrs. Green, but how did I ,
ct on the decollete red dress? And ,
here did 1 get the nightcap? 1 have ,
OF worn that dress for ten years." =
told her that we would have to -,
ait until she got home to explain a |,
lmber of things. Lucille will be
Try glad TO know that you are safe"
added casually as if she had Just
me over to a neighbours, hoping to
,ceiye central. "She was afraid you 7
light get wet" Y
''Did Lucille know 1 was going?" in 4
Tired the startled Mrs. Green. who
'parently did not catch on to my
ting.
mo, not until after you had started"
said, skirting the edge of the truth q
atty. "She viii be very glad 10 hear "
at you are all right III tell her as
on as she wakes ~. She is resting y
W." u
Sleeping? Ncw2 What for?"
Why" 1 explained, "she was up all IL
sht"
'What7 And all alone on that island in
ia you two young fellows aud no
speronr fe
oh, no." I FASTENED to reassure her NJ
central. mot alone with u.s. There ca
, a lot OF people here-six or seven,
hould say" W
Holding a convention of earthquake
ferers. suppose" Mrs. Green sur I'll
sed causically. What sort OF PEG oil
are they?'
oh, very nice people" l answered ph
'mptly. "one OF them is a lady"
How do you know she is lady
ulred Mrs. Green-'just because she M:
opened to be wearing skirts when av
arrived?" =
Oh. nor | said hastily. How could "a,
ell this elderly. dignified lady that gu
feminine guest had not worn skirts pa
her arrival. tet
tlumph :" Mrs. Green was not par of
larry impressed. 1.-THE sooner get nle
k the letter. You'll have to send So
lie one over after me because there Wi
emit any oars in the boat came but
l wouldn't so out in a rowboat hat
In anyway. Send big boat or / Wi
1T leave here" nie
I'll send for you Just as soon as