Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-15
Copyright, Frank A. nunsey Coz

AhH NatCt nONiQ mol Liz lut It3L "
my life.
Mrs. Green, Lucile's mother, was pa
tiently cheerful and drank three glasse.
OF water like a sponge. l didn't care
much for mine. I had previously had No
idea that water was so fiat 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.
Il 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 | was beginning to re-
gard with disfayor, to say the least,
but / refrained from voicing my opin-
ion OF man who win help women to
get even more fool ideas than they can
think up by themselves.
took cigar from my pocket, cut
the tip off carefully with a silver cut
ter Lucille had given me the previous
Christmas and was about to light It
when she stopped me.
''No, no, no; you mustn't. Did 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-
bacco"
"What-cut out smoking for a week?"
Certainly" she replied firmly. I'm
the FIRST place, If you don't you win 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
week | should not be surprised If you
never smoked again."
''Nor me either" reflected gloomly
out loud. "Ill be dead"
"Of course If you don't care to make
the experiment." Lucille said icily, "IIl
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 l would have gone
without breathing for a week if she |
had suggested it. Bopp is thin, con-
insect who can perch on |
he arm of a girls chair and chirp by |
he hour. Sometimes l regret that for
and educational reasons
what other men would think of me If
could. and | am solaced. / refrain
rom saying what l think OF the name
'Bopp."
Thus through my love and jealousy I
vas led into deeper wafer or, shall L
ay. more water because somebody
ended me glass OF the stuff every
ew minutes. l drank 1t in the vain
ope that could drown the inner
lan, who seemed TO be yelling for
clip all the time and kicking me just
Glow the belt buckle when he didn't
OF it.
That morning we went for walk.
walking is the best exercise in the
rorld." Lucille stated. ut is excellent
,r reducing surplus flesh around the
bdominal region"
Invariably she had little stinger for
e concealed In any remark she might
lake. | have since learned that this
a sign that woman takes proprie-
ny interest in man.
Before we went she fed Tootles. her !
ing haired pup. Tootles is one of those
,gs so constructed by nature that {
hen you want to look them in the face
III don't know where to look. | often
onder If Tootles herself isn't in doubt I
to which end to wag.
Isn't Tootles going to fast. too?' !
Cant she stand it as well
l cang''
Possibly she could do it," Lucille
Id as she gave her a dog biscuit.
mt she hasn't intelligence enough tol c
derstand why she should go without c
od.r q
I'm not far above Tootles in intelli- I
nee. them remarked. but under my +
cath this time, so she could not hear. a
After watching Tootses eat we went n
liking. Whenever 1 go walking in !,
E city hire a taxicab. II l want to =.
? nature in all her grandeur do | go =,
imping through the woods? / do
{. l buy seat at moving picture
ow where they are running a west
n outlaw dim. Mature for nickel"
my motto. Fatigue is eliminated, ~
d the sum total of knowledge is adj al
need several thousand feet. n
After we had covered several miles, "
it seemed TO me, 1 suggested that Oh
had better not go much farther is
'ay from home.
Why notg' Lucille queried.
We might not get back in time for
ich" 10
/ brought our lunch" she said and "a
1duced flask of water. nr
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