The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-07

ing wafer Wouiu IaSt me tne rest o.
my life.
Mrs. Green, Lucile's mother, was pa.
tiently cheerful and drank three glasses
of water like a sponge. ! didn't care
much for mine. had previously had nc
idea that water was s 70 fat and taste
less. 1t is also an extraordinarily elus.
i've and clammy thing to put into an
empty stomach which Is eagerly ex
pecting bacon and eggs, mullins and
coffee.
II feel better already" Lucille said
gayly as we left the table. my mind
is clear-I have wasted none Of my
vital energy In merely digesting food
/ knew that she was quoting Upton
s. Clair, whom l was beginning to re
gard with disfavor, to say the least
but l refrained from voicing my cpin,
ion Of a man who win help women to
get even more fool ideas than they can
think up by themselves.
l took O cigar from my pocket, Gu,
the tip or carefully with a silver cut
ter Lucille had given me the previous
SAklctAid0 Ahu was aDUuL " llSuL III
when she stopped me.
"No, no, no; you mustn't. Did I for.
get TO tell you that while we are fast
ing we have to give up all stimulants
and narcotics, such as alcohol and to-
baccoT'
"What-cut out smoking for a week?'
Certainly" she replied firmly. "In
the first place, II you don't you will be
deathly I'll; in the second place, the
whole object OF the fast Is to rid the
body Of all toxic poisons, such as nico.
tine, alcohol and SO forth. BY the time
you have done without tobacco for q
week / should not be surprised If you
never smoked again."
Nor me either" I reflected gioomly
out loud. "In be dead"
"Of course IL you don't care to make
the experiment" Lucille said icily, "I,ll
put Off the fasting for another week
until Frank Bopp is here. I'm sure he
will be willing to try It."
This was waving a red flag at me.
Frank Bopp was my rival. After her
reference to him / would have gone
without breathing for q week II she
had suggested it. Bopp is a thin, con
versational insect who can perch on
the arm Of a girls chair and chirp by
the hour. Sometimes l regret that for
architectural and educational reasons
1 can't do that, -dhd then / remember
what other men would think Of me IL
I could. and I am solaced- / refrain
from saying what l think Of the name
"Bopp."
Thus through my love and jealousy /
was led into deeper water or, shall /
say, . more water because somebody
handed me a glass OF the STUFF every
few minutes. 1 drank It In the vain
hope that / could drown the inner
man, who seemed to be yelling for
help all the time and kicking me just
below the belt buckle when he didn't
get 1t.
That morning we went for a walk.
"Walking Is the best exercise In the
world" Lucille stated. st is excellent
for reducing surplus flesh around the
abdominal region"
Invariably she had a little stinger for
mo concealed In any remark she might
make. / have since learned that this
IL a sign that q woman take: G pToprie-
ltary interest in a man.
Before we went she fed Tootles, her
long haired pup. Tootles is n Of those
dogs so constructed by nature that
when you want to look them In the face
you don't know where to look. Ioften
wonder II Tootles herself isn't In doubt
as to which end to wag.
isn't Tootles going to fast, too?"
protested. "Can't she stand 1t as well
es / CAM"
Possibly she could do it, Lucille
said as she gave her q dog biscuit,
"but she hasn't intelligence enough t.
understand why she SHOULD go without
I food.
I'm not far above Tootles in intelli-
gence, them" ! remarked, but under my
breath this time, SO she could not hear,
After watching Tootles eat we went
walking. Whenever I 60 walking in
the city I hire a taxicab. II i want to
see nature in all her grandeur do / &c
tramping through the woodsf 1 do
not I buy q seat at a moving picture
show where they are running a west
ern outlaw film. Mature for a nickeI'
is my motto. Fatigue Is eliminated
and the sam total Of knowledge is ad-
vanced several thousand feet.
After we had covered several miles,
as it seemed to me. / suggested that
VIC had better not 60 much farther
away from home.
Awhy notrs Lucille Queried.
1--WE might not get back In time foz
lunch"
Il broaght our lunch" she said and
produced q flask Of water.
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)
~johnny on the Spot" Farmer.
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