The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-18


ment: then he voiced his thoughts thus:
Il believe I can make copy oct Of this
experience. III 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 l
recollect this fellow Crusoe had only
one niger to wait on him."
His man Friday" interpolated Bopp.
That's the one. II you don't coun
the women and the dog there's six hu-
man souls on this island"
THAT won't make any difference"
i came to the rescue. EVERY first
class Uncle Toms Cabin show now.
adays has two Topsys and two little
Evas at least. Wen have n Robin
son Crusoe and five Fridays"
THAT'S a good idea" sssented
Clair, enthusiastically following up the
scheme with details. "I1l get a bell.
and whenever i want anything III ring
for you
Fine" agreed Bopp, who began to
see possibilities In the scheme. Wen
get you q 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
chime" Kent suggested, with an eye
to mechanical details OF which he
alone was master. Wed each have
to have a number and cnly answer
1 xfw uyn Yanfn ON tho nhfrnA LNnw tH
stance, do would cali for the gink
who was Friday Nc. !. That would
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? / can't think Of any more
Fridays"
"Let me be Ash Wednesday. / don't
oere much for fish anyway"
BY this time we had reached the
house.
Lucille greeted Ms downstairs In the
living room.
Miss Dunmore Is waiting for you
1 looked around to see whom she
was addressing.
II mean you, Mr.. Blainey."
"Who Is Miss Dunmoref"
4The lady whose life you saved. Do
you lei to say that you didn't rec
ognize her with those-things ont"
II don't know what you mean"
That's right" said Bopp. mo mat
ter what you say Wen 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 l 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 a damp
newspaper clipping. "She had that in
her hand all the time"
looked at 1t in amazement. It was
nag ewa criticism OF 2 production Of
"As You Like It." which had been
staged the week before. One para
graph was marked with a blue pencil
and read as follows:
The fashionable audience which assem-
bled to see Miss Langland as Rosalind was
obviously disappointed when the manage
ment announced that Miss Langland was
i~ndisposed and that her understudy would
play the part Before the hrst act was
over, however, the discriminating ones In
front knew that they had been present at
the birth OF a new star. The nag
ment need never again offer excuses for
presenting Miss Vida Dunmore as Rosa
lind. The public never dreamed that
Rosalind could be as physically perfect as
Miss Dunmore made us see her. shake
speare could never have written the part
had he seen Miss Dunmore's figure. He
would have known that Rosalind In tights
could not for an instant deceive Orlando
as TO her sex.
1t Is Impossible to say more h that
the part and the boots have never been
more perfectly filled. Miss Duhmore comes
from q famous theatrical family. and net-
Their her Couein Ethel nor her Uncle Jack
need fear that the family laurels will fade
I'm 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.
i had written IN a burst OF enthusi-
asm over a perfect bit Of artistry.
Taken away from tile context Of the
review, however, the paragraph did
sound z trihe e~nlegistic.
Hadn't you better go up and see
her?s urged Lucille. "She Is conscious
now, and she seemed so pleased when
| told her you were here. j didn't tell
her that you wereNthe one who rescued
her. l thought she would prefer to
hear that from your own HIPS"
II I had known as much then as
do now about girl psychology I could
have read jealousy into every word Lu-
Gle spoke, and 1t would have comfort.
ed ma a LOT. As 1t was, / let her drive
me upstairs and into the room occu'
pied by Miss Dunmore.
/ entered alone. Dressed IN one OF
Lucile,s negllgees she was propped ur
"a S7Is SJ 5TaTTsFff 4 cTitiSiSiEi wSs
right. She was pretty. There was q
veil OF charm about her such as one
expects to find around a convent bred
girl who knows nothing OF the world.
did you wish to see mefs ! asked.
"You are Mr.. GreenT' she hesitated
"No2 ! have seen no one except the