Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
The Luck of a Venus-D "a
By Mary L. BoNes


Copyright, by Jos
think | was never more surprised
In my life than when, about a month
ago. Frank Esterhazy came rushing
into my Office in his old, joyous, on
hand way. and after a crushing hand.
shake, began TO tumble my papers
about. and play with my keys just as
naturally as Il he hadn't been in South
Africa for the last three years. out OF
~everybody's reach. and almost out Of
%everybody's mind.
II fairly made me feel like a boy
again to see Frank sitting there telling
his adventures. He had led a rowing
life back and forth between Chilli and
Peru, Il seemed. selling every golden
opportunity for trade; now with
United States goods, and now with ma.
tive diamonds; and he had something
to do with that great railroad that
leaped a mountain gorge, planned by
one OF his own country's engineers.
Frank had made a fair fortune by ii
all, in ingots and ducats, and all man
ner Of foreign reckoning, and here he
was, a fine bronzed fellow Of 20, in
the very glory Of ne, alI the uge
done with the world before aim Where
10 choose
Meanwhile ! had had my own little
history, and Frank wanted to hear all
that-the ill.paid ~clerkship, the love
IN a cottage thu startlhe out at last Ia
a small cautious business OF m! own
the hopes the iears' ana the oear
nome relgneu over D! my own uerlle'
and Tiny Tot our precious ~youngster'
invited FRANK TO stay and go up 10
dinner with me, 10 see my househoId
sods Tor himself
but' no! he was In a great hurry TO
leaVe the clty-meant 70 go on by the
next tram up 10 a little village some
TWO hundred miles distant "here
some OF MS ioIks used 10 I'VE mat
seemed as much ike nome as an!
pace ne SAID ana ne was restless-
must 20 at once he was IN glorious
splrlls' took the most cheertul view
OF NE, toIo me not 10 De dlsconr'
aeeu' lnere was a good Tune coming
yet' ana So IN all me bravery OF
soou fortune on ne went, heard
no more OF MIN tll last THURSDAY.
on Ihursua!' ne came INTO my
once again. n all MS GOOD spirits
seemed 10 De dashed out OF him. He
sat down IN a languid way. Kept star
ing out OF the window as II he wasn't
interested In anything-said he found
MS aunts sui living up in the village,
out II was a COMPOUNDED dull little
place. IN fact' everything seemed
lonesome and strange to him, and he
meant 70 go PACK 10 chill hrst
chance' or TO Peru.
suggested 10 MIN not 10 be dis
courased; there was q good time com
ing yet But he deigned no answer,
ana sat there smoking one cigar after
anotheF i'ohins as aimIess ana
gloomy as a perfectly well man can
ever POSSIBLY iook' went on posting
my 1oohs' anu "ohuerlhs what couia
nave 10 cut the poor ieiioW
up 30 "heh business was over, l
MN 10 so nome 10 Inner with
me LOT tnousht mayoe a sight OF
it'e. ne neIu pack some out TOOK
MN aI"hE WIN INC nha'ly'
ue'.e was al 'ne "'uuo" "atchins'
WIN h'' p"I u" h'F arms ana came
~ Hlee' US "~e''on'hs Es'efhazy as
Cna!H tn rianh 10 700
80 TaIs ue inU.ose or
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iii IT, aS,nr - 4 IN
- nu' "ueH tne
Hnin.1. ,II, "a u.u' lneh ,ne
a@sH oo Io"n ID MS
"e~tH' unat' eonioineu WIN
nHMIS' u Ieaus hInu'
80 ! Won He'ties sym
patns' anu SUE eAeIleu hersen 10
"e e'eN'Ns pass pieasahti! 10
On D'ch' exclaimed Gerue' with
Que u heF co"N'hs sihl!es' speaking
oi pictures JUST REMINDS me Of some
lhlhe' lou haven't much 10 90 TO-
moE'o"- YOU Aho" you maven |; n
why won you axe me around TO the
Inherent picture sai'eries!
l ueinurIeu niue thinking Oh some
Isl "esencies'
I'm sure d I'd! out VIII 90 you
So, @iu ouiue' setting III earnest
Seems tN'nes improves peo'
PIE, anu ! an sure We oush' 10 want
'~p'',e
she saiu thlS win a phliosophic air
thal oNsFcame me Il consented
IN my hedrI WHITNEY, enough to go
a~tt,huhlhs ~ next Gay always pro
Nlalhg that the u shone. asked
FRANK Es'elna|E Il ne wouldn't Join