The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14

HIS guess was too near the mark Tor
comfort l took out my knife and cut
his bonds.
"Thunks, old man." said the reporter
slowly stretching his aching muscles.
"They are waiting 10 take you back
to Fair View" Informed him.
'TheyY he inquired. "WhO are
they2"
"All the principal characters In that
story you were going 10 write. by the
way, your name IL Jones-Clarenc
JOnes-you're an old school friend OF
mine"
"Any partlcularsY he asked, as we
walked down TO the dock.
1T isn't necessary. They won't have
Il chance to pump you because you are
going TO be t0wed behind the rest In Il
rOwbOnt."
"Why Is that2"
you promised not 10 ask any more
questions, l reminded him.
At the dock l introduced him per-
functorily to his fellow voyngers and
he took his seat docIlely In the row.
boat
Bill Johnson cranked up his engine,
and the Merry Widow started bllthely
away, When she was few feet from
the dock the engine stopped.
whats the matter-broke DOWN."
shouted.
NO" answered Bill, II yust stop her
because you forgot to tai me what for
Mrs. Green be on Huntingdon's island.
You say you tai me, and you forget"
YES" chlmed in Mrs. Green, land
/ want to know how / came to be
floating out on the lake during the
storm with my red dress on"
/ reflected a moment.
"The young man in the rowboat
knows all about it," shouted "You
can ask him as soon as you get to the
mainland" didn't add that he would
not answer.
"Mr. Blainey," yelled the reporter as
the engine Started up again.
"Yes," replied.
'The name of that play is The Hon
or Of Thieves"
"All right" l waved my hand in
farewell
The Merry Widow towed my troubles
around n point Of land at the entrance
of the cove and out of sight
smiled to myself as l turned away,
and / whistled an aria that was partly
Puccinl's and partly my own in places
where couldn't remember the orig
inal.
The provisions 1 had brought from
island were still where |
had hidden them. took them with
me- IL was going to get thoroughly
lost at least l should be well proyi-
stoned.
On my way TO the trackless depths
Of this half mile wide wilderness 1
stopped at the summer house and I'M
earthed some tea things which knew
were stored there in locker. There
was u lunch cloth, silver china, a
small caddy of tea and tiny water
heater, all of which | added to my
pack. Then plunged through the un-
1erbruSh into the warm, soft bypaths
If the woods.
After / had lost myself in the forest
IS far as l could without coming out
again on the other side put down my
burden and prepared to abandon my
'elf to despair as comfortably as pos
jible. L was rather relieved to find
hat 1 had given up hope Of finding
ny way very close to the spring which {
believe | have mentioned as existing
IN the island. At any rate / should {
lot die of thirst. {
A fairly fiat tree stump looked ex-
like table when a cloth {
vas spread on 1t and places for two. c
There was n cheerful look, too, about '
he teakettle when the alcohol lamp y
nder it had been lit long enough to {
1ake it send out tiny curly spirals of
team. And over all flicker of sun
ght romped about the table as If the |
airy Tinker Bell were touching the I,
ishes to make it magic feast. n
l did not eat, though. Instead leis-
rely brewed a pot Of tea. had never
ared a great deal about tea before. II
ut the aroma Of that particular brew 6
yill haunt me when other perfumes :,
ave lost their SAVIOR. n
1 drew up two pieces of fallen tree Il
Junk to serve as chairs and seated my Y
elf on one side of the table. My trap
as ready. Il
Presently there was the sound of
reaking twigs in the underbrush near q
2. l pretended not to notice. Then n
ootles came forth, frisking and wag- Il
ing her tail. l petted her.
Some one coughed in back of me.
rned. Parting the bushes on either
de like the folds of heavy green vel &c
It drop curtain stood the shy spirit of fl
e wood. a.
81 had to make you turn around" .
e said apologetically, "and get it over
-th."
Never was a fairer Rosalind. She .,
Id up her head with fine courage in 4,
ite of the crimson bushes which -
ased each other over her face and d
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