La Junta tribune., 1907-01-19
SOME RELICS fnon
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ANY oue Of the reading p blIc u Ins-
don evuid have told you that thr Hoe
Charis< BsAShza Was q naaa x<venfy
years old: eAzf he had wealth. nat be-
was democratic and rude aruuzsA - Zoo
Of o,nniLu>~~. that be had fads: fhsr
the greatest Of his fads uas ptrkkng up
relics ard presenting thru to musuusss
Of natural history throughooe ~ k1ng
dom Th~s~ was spi1om q week Nat
his name vas not in the lsapsss. aa1 60
ter any museum yoa 0ioAa aa1 you
would l-r sure te rua srsoss caass lahsl-
- vifh bic name and 1lisa Win his
gifts.
Al his e~n expeaae tAe Hsa- nag
ham had ssss sxpsdisioas - - esss
qusss>rs ef ~ Giehs, saA - ealy
psasss - ~ ~ DsseAaas1 ssae u
- hsUsSe DynotAs - EUpe - -
esuss u ~ Ai0ealtiss - ssaasDssss-
tssa- II - rAsef e ~ Afsaeoo Nghs
- vsFrsubs fos sals - Usn- D1ae
han bought thea: n . am b - est
saA - IIosAos founA Dseyl1a1 bsas II
could Be tssss1 fsto essA 10 tvsosy-
foas Aouss.
Hundreds Of psesoas hsA tshse -
Hsn. ChsvIss BinsAao fse - eosy
marx and sought 70 work hao- Nan
WOMAN o. child coaA 0a1 oecano - Bis
Asuss a. any hoss oe ~ Aay. ~ %
for takiAe ~ ~ man II wteA iDlta-
tssaa. tAst vas 1i0ssrst Ne - 0aAs
Q Ssv nistakes sasty il ~ sasose. %
nisht have bsrs s1psrss1. bst efess -
had passed Afty his lsesa1sas GDetasA
- quasesoa wieA an 0uDDu0o b Ia
sups. Thess v1s . voA6 - - the
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eAat - sos nsgnA u - ~ 0aay
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o. cay thsss eans - IAn1no o.
Anssseaa vAs ~ hsso s3Ooison0 -
M ~ ysass. He - beoslD Aso
A0ssscao an1 usseAGA esoUu1D onBool
- svsa ~ 80 fsso - asssso1sy q
- hAsAivs hsasssf. - - Os0sssd
oasy wsa1ssfui shan0s 1sssa0 - elay
= the haabs - - 1Asossse 0ouaR-
Ne 0ust have tssvu - - -
CAassss DiaGAan. bot - ~ ~ ell
upna the aan - eDss cesssspoa1sors.
He drcspsd IL st . esub - twe. MD
sssy little, eAarmsd svssybsAy vieA Ais
modesty aad refuss1 an tnoDgv1ews
with rspostsn. IL vss - uaell the
Hon. Charles haA ssat 90 n9assoeer
and thsp written lsetse ever ~ 0Ws
agnstup that Ixpsoess oaa1e Os0dg-
iasly cuas-nted 10 . isst10e. ~ oat
msssins ~ nameA . rev % ~ esave-
nirs. hot oaly . fsv. Nsthsag vhsssser
was for saie. rhs whole hae was - so
to the New Y0t Aussu0 - IooeR.i
History
~ sstieuAs - 0sVessss 0osAA0nD
cAusitAh. and yet afese . nv 1ays -
ssftsnesi saousA - iavits - Hea-
Charles to . pssvass inspsrtssa Of ~
TREASURES. This invstAtiso wsud ~
have been extended b any etAsf maa
In tn. world He appoints1 the hssr
when fse would call with . earFias-. an1
he wan there to The minute. II vas he
general idea that his stock 81 Ands was
In a warehouse. and be was supposed
to lie stopping at = hotel. bot no 0ns
was certain Of these thinSa-
The Hon Charles didn't carr whese
he was taken. 80 long ~ the relies of
the Nile wes~ nj the other end Of the
journey. He paid no attention TO the
streets they passed through and very
little to the house NJ which they finally
arrived He was ushered to the top
story. talking as he went. landed in a
room nboui twelve feet square lighted
by n skylight. and when he looked about
for the stock in trade he failed 10 ind
it, The only furniture In the room
was two old chairs. Explorer Blake
took one and lighted cigar. and the
Hon Charles took the other and won
dered what was coming next He soon
a>cerfained.
MY dear sir. l shall be very sorry to
put you to any trouble" began the ex-
piorer. "but the fact is am hard up
and must raise $1,000. That is 5000
in your money. l dcu't want TO turn
burglar or murderer. I want to he
gentle and nice about IL"
How long have you been planning
this thingY' asked the Hon. Charles as
be looked around the empty room and
.-tumbied- to the fact that he had been
taken in
IAN OF six months. and IL has cost
me considerable hard cash"
And your figure Is f5.o0o is itf-
Not penny less When you have
given me check for the amount and
the same has been cashed. you will he
restored to liberty. I shall not demand
as one Of the provisions that you prom
Ise not to go TO the police about IL In
the first place. ] have made my ar
ranremcnts to dodge them. and In the
next you won't care to give yourself
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