New-York tribune., 1909-09-12


a trolley line from there up to Lima That's al I
had, the idea Such being the case the CaIaoars
Wouldn give me carte blanche and tfty-ore Der
cent or the stock 10 90 ahead and build the protected
by me projected trolley line from CaIIao to Lima
and so | came away from there back 10 san Fran
cisco. The trolley line between CaUao and Lima IS
now IN profitable operation and has been for long
time; but / didn't build It If had I shouldn't IL
corked off here, telling lot of dormant crawhsa
about how l happened 10 be IN possrsson-occ4-
Slonal posSesSlOn-Ot piece of carved Chinese 1ade
hen got back 10 san Francisco | was strong
enough 10 put up, If only for Ir-Ie fee-iug period
at the Palace Hotel and that where I went On
my nTSt night IN | was uCOChInG through the u01s
OF racing men III the Palace lobby. listening 10 odds
and ends OF their patter as 70 the probable wnre
OF a big stake race AZ the Bav District track The
following day. | wasn't much interested TIE
ponies never had me worth mentioning. ia play
ryIoO, chuckaluck, mustang. monte traCeWhee-
Keno, two-shp bank. or Just poker for money. mar
bleS, chalk, or TIN tags but never took The hurdles
for game like the pony thing where aces N The
whole for the fellow dealing The game are c1@-
mOner than IlnnSon weeds IN a subu-barl-eS tr1ca
patch But l did cock my ear over name thai nj
It night often as prOWled around The Palace loo1y
he name was NaZatlan a town / A1ew I1ey
We're all saying Mazatlan this and Nazatlan tr4,
All OF them, It appeared had II dope- 20 The ma
buckle strap that the horse named Na1atlan Vo---
WIN the morrow blg race.
What S this plug NazatIan. ! s-o-ped and n.
CURED OF the Palaces house detective. WHOM
knew / hear EN- urreelIng that one name as
he could beat a stormy petrol from here 70 samoa
Name OF a crack eastern horse -Gat they ~
inquire TO win the big race tomorrow sand the house
gunShOe man. Overwhelming favc-tte already
/ ne owner Just got IN this Afternoon He's aToull
here somewhere now, and he nudge On about rs
business.
lust then l felt slight tap on NY left elbow
- turning around there was LICtie Pete S,aAIs
me TO his SlOw-nOlaSSeS- -SloW-grIu auew HIM oy
SlShtt but he dldn know me HIS ewes were Al's
ana nun OF what YOU call amahle eNll. his tace was
hned and scanned with OVERRIDING IT, though he was
sun under forty, so far Is anybody ever knows d
ChlnN age He was dressed to the uines and ano.S
theln IN American raInent There was q SoHaN0
III MS lavender putty Ascot TIE as bg boy ,@e
agate and bluer than strained vIolets HIS Ensl
Vas as good as yours II that S any boost 10. -
elbow
"' You know me. he asked, staudsas there sway
ing easily from heels 10 toes and wavirE his ValA
stick back and forth The sillibub-slow grin s.-
Ihckered over his Seamy face and drbblei out OF a
oeady. ohServant eyes.
That, | told hi1n depends upon whether ias
Is trap deadtall, a Joke Il eyerythlng 5 o.
rlSht and the coast clear, why YOU re Little fs'T
aren't youa
reckoned perhaps they'd pointed me our e
YOU he SAID simply. Il wasn't vanity IL was GIt
that ChIuauan saws exactly what he rleans-W@l.- @
ne wants to Us attervard figured. Little re-.
that evening
Perhaps YOU would care 70 dime with me, sa.3
Little Pete tentatively watching me keeuly OUT O.
the tail of his slanted eve
Everything else being equal where do l'~
dine | asked him
AT my house said Little PETE manifest!
taking my question for assent. III have my g.
rage called
He darted over 70 the carriage desk and 'He-
darted back 10 me | didn't understand his sai.'
but l always make point of going ,hroueh VIE
game before picking flaws IN II So We SpuE ~
talk until boy came ur and told hiIu his cafi1ssS
was waiting outside got INTO the carriage WIZ
Little Pete
II was q abyvInthine drive a good deal OF y u +
the end through dark and narrow streets -. -
Pete talked horse guarjeJly bur horse al the w