Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-04-12

down toto feed Tootles"
I would have believed ner II had
not seen the biscuit in her mOuth
But what man would not forgive G
small fb on the part Of the woman
he loyesg
Listen TO me, Lucille, dear" said
authoritatiVely, taking her hand. 1--WE
are not going to fast any more II
your father were here he would call a
halt Here your mother is sick. you
are hysterical, and hardly any Of us is
on speaking terms with the Others
Besides, we have got to stop. Our
water supply is gone"
Lucille looked up. Then It won't
really be our fault, viii itfs she asked
hopefully. "If we haven't pure water
we can't go on fasting. Upton S.
Clair says So"
@And that's the best thing be ever
said, too" agreed heartily.
So it was decided that the next day
we'd have a new stock Of groceries
come on the supply boat and telephone
| the cook 10 come back. / think the
prospect cheered US wonderfully. I
know l felt better Immediately, and l
persuaded Lucille to 90 back to bed
and get some rest before daylight
She went In to see how her mother
was before retiring. There was a cry
from Mrs. Green's room, and l rush
ed In.
MRS. GREEN HAD DISAPPEARED!
You have guessed correctly that this
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ters the story. You doubtless wonder,
as we did, IL Kent, the wire Taper,
had made away with Mrs. Green or II
Bopp, baked Of ais dog biscuit. had
become a villain OF the deepest dye
We did not come 10 any such concIu-
sions at first, OF course That was
after we had looked all over the house,
up in the attic and down in the cellar.
Then went 10 Kent's room. He was
snoring peacefully. 1 mistrusted that
he might be shamming and poured a
pitcher Of water on him 20 see how he
would react to the shock. I SHOULD
say that his reactions were perfectly
normal, albeit somewhat picturesque
II abusive.
-NrAL nc Ad-C4 Dup LUZ LIS TWILL
He was inclined TO be suspicious at
first until we told him about Mrs
Green's disappearance; then he was
all sympathy and Joined our lightly
clad searching party IN the hallway.
Naturally, Lucille feared the worst,
while the rest Of Us with masculine
optimism discounted any danger which
ror.H Tho oil
But she wasn't herself" walled Lu-
Gle. "She's been acting funny all the
evening"
Never mind about her" comforted
Kent "a man with jag can fall of
the roof and never hurt himself bit.
A biz Of a bun makes anybody lucky"
Suppose she is out In all this rainf"
"A little water. more or less, won't
make any difference to her after the
last two days" I Observed gloomily.
Lets not stand here any longer"
said Bopp in businesslike fashion. 1T
won't do much good TO Try to guess
where she is. Let's begin a systematic
hunt"
Lets get on some regular clothes
first" suggested
"AIl right" in chorus.
Lucille dressed faster than she ever
had before or has since, and we men. /
with the usual celebrity OF the bifurcst- 1
ed sex, were ready as soon as she was /
As soon as we had assembled in the 4
living room once more Bopp, By rea-
son Of his superior nerve, elected him 4
self commander OF the expedition.
Monty" he directed, you take Jesse /
James with you and explore the north /
half OF the island. Lucille and 1 viii /
search the southern portion. AS soon
as either party discovers Mrs. Green
come back to the house and fire OF
this revolver" He laid large cahber
six shooter on the table
l might have disputed his arrange
ment and calm appropriation OF Lu-
Giles society, but l judged that il
would be a poor time TO argue about
anything so purely social Besides. 1
figured out that the man who was
with Lucille was going to have no cinch
her that her mother had not
met with some terrible taking OF. So
they went one way, and we departed
the other, everybody sloshing internal
" and externally on account Of the
large amount OF distilled water and
rain.
How are we going to hunt this skirt
anyway" demanded Kent after we
had trudged northward for a few mo-
nenrs
"Just hunt" 1 replied vaguely. too
busy with my thoughts 10 consider the
question seriously.
This amt regular" objected Kent,
ilacking up his pace. I'VE ought TO
rail the old dame by her footprints
Did you notice any footprints around
he house?'
mo. didn't think TO look
'Wel. let's 90 hack and have a
eek"
AS that conceded with the methods
4 reasoning adopted by the detectives
q the best sellers. 1 agreed. and we
etraced our footsteps to the house.