Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-14
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get to Fair View, end, old as I be, 1.
let her hornswoggle Inc. My bller were
not in first class shape. In fact, may
SAY that some of her nues WAS con-
structed on the general principle Of a
douchnut, which is more hole than any
thing else. Jim, here, my engineer.
amt a regular engineer, being as how
he learned by correspondence, but l
hired him because he's one Of the best
cooks in the state. He must have done
something wrong
The other man tried to interrupt.
x know"-the captain brushed him
verbally one side-"but you must have
cone something. Anyhow We plumb
lost our steam completely. Drowned
The fires too. Afore we could do any
thing we straddled the rocks out here
and you know the rest. Now II you
want a rafting good cup Of coffee and
some bacon and eggs just turn jim
loose in tue kitchen"
Hooked at Bopp, and Bopp looked at
Kent, who srinncd.
There amt any coffee" he announc-
cd, land there amt any bacon and
eggs
"N'ell, anything viii do, even tea"
'oTherc amt anything"
"Vhat? The passenger was Oh his
feet in in. instant. "Notliin. to eat?''
"Not Thing"
Good heav ens!" he raved. wen oil
s.arye. am positively faint with hun.
ycv now. What SHALL I dog
"Uhy don't you try faintingl" sug-
gested Bopp amiaDiy.
Besides lave All important engage
ment in Fair View" continued the pas.
senser. "a friend of mine wired me
that he was going to be married there
this morning and must prevent him. :
Prevent him" said inQuiringly.
Eyes marriage as nm institution may
be al right for the average intellect,
but man like Ned Blaney must not tie
his genius down TO the height attain
able by woman"
"Ned Eiancy," l repeated. THAT
telegram must have been for him."
us there q telephone?'' inquired the
passenger.
We escorted him to2it in body.
Over the wire he asked for the best
hotel in Fair View. That was a cjnch
for the operator.
Hello.
"Is Mr.. N. Blaney registered there?
Thank you. win you see If he Is in
his room:
Just gone out? When he comes in
will you please tell him to call up
he turned to 10. what is the mum.
Der of this telephone?"
'Tell him to call up Green's island"
I answered.
"Hello. Tell Mr.. Blaney to call up
Green's island and ask for-Nr. Upton
8. Clair. Goodby."
After he had hung up the receiver
there was silence for q few moments;
then Bopp in tone ofSrepressed emo
t!cn inquired, MAY ! ask II you are
Mr.: Upton s. Clair"
eyes"
"The famous novelist and masasins
Writer?' s - ~:
''1'd hardly say that. although sup-
pose my work u more or less widely
known"
'''And you," continued Bopp, check.
ing OF ON bis fingers. "feel faint from
hunger and think that you WILL stars .
70 death IL you don't get food?"
''IG there anything strange IN that"
Bopp said nothing. but picked up Z
magazine which Lucille had left opened
face downward on the table and hand
ed it to Mr.. Clair. He looked 1t It for
Z q moment and then smiled.
IL remember when wrote this. II
was over q year ago. It's . bully
theory, isn't M7''
Didn't you ever try IT." ss
''Why. no. I've never bad time. I've
always wanted to meet some one whd
had made; the experiment to zee II
was right"
.'You have met them" l thundered n
the tones Of 4 Judge. "and you need not
ask about the result Of the experiment.
because you are going to Try Il your
self"
A burst Of applause greeted me from
Bopp. -. 81
Eating three meals Z day II Z hab'
IT," quoted. We have made II.
rants Of our stomachS: They demand
I to Be fed every % oftsn. and X ~ q.
swer that demand " are slaves
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