White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
(Continued from Last Week)

CONTINUED from Last Week.
We got back home two games to the
merry. Mac is so happy he lets the
boys go to a picture show.
The second day we are home-early
in August-Bimbo is attracted by a
little dame all lit up in lavender
and chern' play he made. She keeps
1t up and so does Bimbo. 1t amt
long til he has slipped her note.
That night two of the boys see the
dame bein' lowed up Euclid Avenue
by Bimbo Jonesfi like rowboat fas
tened to a barge, Potts explained.
"Maybe he'll play even harder now,
argues Mac. He did, too, for about
week. Every day that doll comes
out to cheer The first sign of trou
BILE comes when Bimbo strikes out In
the ninth against second stringer
The next day he misjudged a cay fly
Next innin' he tried to pilfer a bag
"Loss of Sleep" chimes In a hall
dozen wise guys. Bimbo becomes 0
center of interest.
"Lovesick or some natural trouble
he's SICK" cut in O'Neil, who boards
with Bimbo. "He amt been eatin
right for three or four days" Bimbe
comes to the dugout.
Don't you wanta get into the
series?" May says.
Il can't get away with 1t all the
time" Bimbo comes back, peeved.
HE looks SICK" Mac whispers t.
me. "That boob amt eatin' or sleep
in. To heck with that dame"
Sunday O'Neil springs a bomb
He's quit the boardin' house" hi
tells US.
"Eeatin' lady-fingers with that blue
eyed ball club wrecker, l suppose
Mas walls.
The team begins to slump ant
keeps it up. Mac gets desperate. HI
sends me out to trail Bimbo and SET
what he is dom. finds out quick
Mac was right to degree. Bimbt
was eatin' with the dame, but he ain
eatin' lady -nngers-he amt eatin
much of anything.
| l laid awake all night tryin' to fig
ger it out. Love-I thought of 1t gin
gerly-made me eat more. / puts tn
riddle up to Mac.
Don't you see?" says Mac, wise
He's soft for the danes, and Whel
one finally overlooks his hippo make
up he just goes batty. He's forgot b.
has a appetite"
"What'll we do?" l wants to know
"Follow them some more. Find GU
what you can"
II thought you knew what the trou
BILE Is"
"Follow EN-, l said!" Kisses Mac.
obeyed. 1 sneaked into one Of then
places for females where they spel
lit. 'shoppe,' and gets the next boot
to them. Don't bother me anymore,
1 tells the waiter when he has pussy
footed in with dark spot on a plat
that reminded me of chicken, II ar
writin' play and l wanta be alone.
Soon as the curtains is dropped,
am, too. To my knees, listenin'. Their
amt no excitement for time but
quiet splash, like healthy man lap
ping thin soup. Finally 1t ceases.
Its no use, Connie" l hear hin
plead, II gotta eat. I'm starved.
wanta big steak"
Listen, Bim"-I almost give my
self away-"you dno't want to spoi
the good start you've made. Limi
your calories, exercise lot and
don't take long to reduce. Your ea
cess weight will leave faster after ar
other week. The Corrected Eeatin
Course says So"
/ tried hard not to collapse.
But my playin' is affected the bi
| boob mutters.
"That'-her ready answer chill
me-"is to be expected. You ar
weakened temporarily. The cours
says it cannot be avoided. But tina
will soon pass away; you will return
to more wonderful form than ever
! Can't you see, BIN, dear"-I wante
/ to rip open my collar-"the logic d
their claim? You will be light o.
your feet-you will be recognized a
the greatest player of them all. Thinl
of it,"
"Tm hungry sobs Bimbo.
I'LL never marry fat man." Con
ME announces, and thought hear
a foot scarpe on the floor. Then I
smack.
"Tll stick 1t out" murmurs the re
ducin' Romeo.
It's II o'clock when gets Mac GU
of bed. "You was all wrong" taunts