The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-09

Il believe can make copy out of this experience. I'll be a second Robinson Crusoe"
 "'Pears to me-" debated the captain, that you got an awful lot of society for a Robinson Crusoe. Seems like recollect this fellow Crusoe had only one nigger to wait on him."
 His man Friday" interpolated Bopp.
 That's tbG 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" l came to the rescue. Every first class Uncle Toms Cabin show now. adays has two Topsys and two little Evas at least. We'll have one Robin son Crusoe and five Fridays"
 That's good idea," assented Clair, enthusiastically following up the scheme with details. "Ill get Q bell, and whenever want anything I'll ring for you"
 Fine" agreed Bopp, who began to see possibilities in the scheme. wen get you a lot of musical bells, so that the ringing won't annoy us any if you keep it up for some time."
 Maybe I could rig up an electric chime," Kent suggested, with an eye 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 tp- stance, do would cau for the gink xvh vhnk be the captain here"
 Let me be Friday the thirteenth" Bopp continued, "and Jim, the galley mechanic, can be Black Friday. Kent, you're Good Friday-you get a hot cross bun. What shall baptize you, Monty? l can't think of any more Fridays"
 Let me be Ash Wednesday. I don't care much for fish anyway"
 By this time we had reached the house.
 Lucille greeted us downstairs in the living room.
 Miss Dunmore Is waiting for you"
 looked around to see whom she was addressing.
 k mean you, Mr. bIalney.
 "Who is Miss Dunmoref"
 '.The lady whose life you saved Do you mean to say that you didn't rec ognize her with those-things onf'
 'T 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 Claix had spo- ken of.
 How about this, thenT inquired Lucille sweetly. handing me damp newspaper clipping. "She had that in her hand all the time"
 I looked at 1t in amazement. It was my own criticism of a production of "As You Like It, which had been staged the week before. One para graph was marked with a biue pencil and read as follows:
  bled to see Miss Langland as Roa9ftnd was obviously disappointed when the manage ment announced that Miss Lang1Ana weS indisposed and that her understudy would play the part Before the nrst act was over. however, the discriminating ones in front knew that they had been present d the birth of a new star. The manage mont need nevsr again offsr excuses fos presenting Miss vida Dunmsrs as Rosa- Itnd rhA hnA knA Rosaiind could b. as physically perfect as Miss Dunmore made us co her. Shake speare could never have written the part had he seen Ntss Dunmore'e hGare. He would have known that Rosahnd h taghts could not for an instant deceive Orlando as to her se1.
 It is impossible to cay moro than that more perfectly filled. Miss Dunmore oomse from . famous theatrical family. and nsf- ther her Cousin Ethel nor her Uncls Jask need fear that the family laursh wtll faae in Miss Dunmors's possession. Her voice has the soft note of the thrush which seems too sweet to Do heard by an en- tire audience.
 I had written Tn . burst Of enthusf- 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 90 up and sec herT' urged Lucille. 'She Is conscious now. and she seemed SO pleased when I told her you were hers. I dian't tell her that you were the ono who rescued her. I thought she would prefer to hear that from your own lips"
 If had known ss much then e do now about girl psychology could have read 3ealousy into every word Lu- cile spoke. and 1t would have comfort ed me . lot AS it wss. let her drive me upstairs and into the room cccu- pied by Miss Dunmore.
 entered alone Dressed in enc o6 Lucile's negiigees she was propped up in bed. My dramatic criticism was right She was pretty. There wAs . veil of charm about her such e ons