The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-16
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company
CHAPTER xix-Continued.

else's wedding breakfast. Just attend
to your own"
"She's engp ed to Bopp." protested
feebly.
ITO make you angry" she whispered.
II can't talk to you any more because
Ned is getting red behind his ears.
That means that he is fearfully jeal-
Gus. l must run along and be scolded.
Think 1t over"
She skipped blithely to the side Of
her soon to be lord and master (may-
be), smiling into his face with look
so childlike and ingratiating that
Othello would have eaten the bolster
himself had he been In Blaney's shoes.
Mrs. Green halted the procession.
81 can't go without Lucille"
'Mr. Blainey will explain 1t to Lu-
cile," Vida assured her, taking my &C.
quiescence for granted. you see,
need you terribly because I have NO
other woman friend with me. My own
mother"-her lips Qulvered.
I'm sorry" said Mrs. Green. HAS
she been dead long?"
ole ISL [ ucuh, but size , Ill u SlOCk
company in st Louis"
you really ought to go to the main
land" l said thinking to help matters
out 'in order to bring back some
clothes for Lucille"
whats that?" Mrs. Green turned.
Hasn't she any clothes on?'
Certainly" Vida hoped Into the
breach surefootedly, "she has plenty
OF clothes ON, but they would not be
suitable for her to wear to 60 over to
the mainland and register at hotel"
Vida spoke the truth almost as con-
vincingly as she lied.
please come" she urged.
I'm CO." decided the older woman
Fortunately she forgot that her own
costume was triHe bizarre for a
morning wedding, even in Fair View.
l conducted the company to the dock
and saw that they were made as COM
Portable as possible In the Merry
Widow.
bill" l commanded, get that row.
boat that Mr. Blaney rowed over in
and tie 1t on behind the Merry Wild
ow."
l departed for the summer house.
vaguely wondering II l could silence
the reporter without using chloroform
When / entered the summer house he
eyed me with cold cleaning sort OF
hate, that made me think OF Italian
daggers or Malay krisses.
IF let you CO." 1 began the parley.
show much will you take to shut up
and not ask any questions?"
Nothing doing" he declared without
hesitation. I'm going TO get you and
I'm going to get you good"
That's all right" concillated. you
can get me just as soon as you like, but
all ask is that you do nothing to In
jure some perfectly harmless people,
He looked at me keenly.
You're not the caretaker here, as
thought, are your
"Why, no." I replied modestly, mot
In n professional way anyhow"
"Who are you?" His newspaper In
stinct made him put the usual ques-
tons In spite Of his dislike.
I'm Just a guest" / said.
81 know. but where shall I find you
If you dare meet me when we get or
this island and my hands aren't tied?
What's your name?"
"You can find me any time you like
In the editorial rooms in the New York
Planet, and my name is Blainey."
mot Montmorency Blainey, the dra-
matte criticf"
That's the one" l was gratfed
that my fame had spread so far.
They say" quoted the reporter,
in New York"
That is an enviable distinction"
murmured. lin a place where they are
so numerous and bad"
'What l mean is that you are the
most severe. If a play gets praise from
you it's sure of success"
"Wen, hardly that" l explained. 81
have picked a good many winners
that's all"
The young man looked up at me.
1--WE written play" he announced.
"Only oneT' / asked with simulated
interest. Almost every person In the
United States has written one play.
To attain distinction you must meas
ure your dramatic achievements by the
bushel."
"But mine is different"
Eyes? Wherein lies the difference?
mine Is going to be produced"
THAT may or may not be an adyan
tage."
with your help 1t is going to be an
advantage"
How is that?" ] inquired politely.
with sinking premonition of what my
part was going to be.
when the play is produced yo1 are
going to hail it as the great American
play OF the century. No matter If the
other critics condemn it. they will quail
ify their criticism when they note your
enthusiasm They will go again and
discover subtle merits that escaped