New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

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r was while little tour Of recuperation at the
island Of Tenerfe that first met Richard Black
American with penChant for investigating the doc
time Of chances who had wandered into that far away
part Of the globe IN fit OF curiosity and had remained
TO gratify the passion of himself and select Cotere OF
assorted European visitors for the gaming table.
Tenerlfe is celebrated health resort, not only for
the weather. class OF Europeans, but also tor the few
white persons who engaged n missionary and COM
TnerCal work among The natives OF Vest Africa The
climate Of the West Coast possesses most voracious
appetite for Caucasian health and poor laborer
II that field has suCCumbed 20 the dread aaTIal eveTs
and lam down and died else been forced to flee to
other parts IN search OF renewed vitality 1t was case
OF hustle Tor Your lie or else be used as tert1zeT tor
palm tree and OF who could, hustled. Expert
t-ce had demonstrated TO me that senliannual So
-o-1 Of few weeks IN the delightfully."- salubrious eli
ra-e0 the Canares would soon renovate ones dIapi-
dated health and 1nSl enough ZngIberOuS vT1ty
a a,.gueE and malaria soaked body 20 enable one to do
9 vast rint OF work which otherwise would have
So i happened that I was zingiberating in Tenere
when I met Black. Notwithstanding his unObtruSive
attire and cultivated gentenaulv manners. m SOM
raeut rewSpaperans instinct instantly spotted him
for what he Hardly had we been IN touch two
minutes before that which InStinCtvey leads
70 'lze an American prompted hn to address me
'Ne-lcan. amt you, asked he IN the vernacuar.
Yep" / answered.
That part2"
Western"
Me too: my homes IN Chicago I came over to
Europe for little flyer and heard about this place and
came down TO look It over. It's nice place, and
found these Europeans who down here tor their
health 70 be pretty Lively people So now am staying
awhile 10 entertain them and making my expenses
and little pocket money the side. They think m
curiosity and think their coin feels pretty good IN my
pocket
Just quiet game OF bridge or poker occasionally
They are not well acquainted with national game
and don't understand their English and French games
very well as vet. But I'm learning and We got no
kick coming. What's your graft?
i n doing little missionary work
"A missionary! You: Well gee whillakers- Aw-w
Cuic your 1OshIng
That's the gospel truth, my friend N what they
call . missionary doctor
oh. I see now, The other fellows convert the
heather and you pass en- over 70 the golden shore be
fore they get chance TO baCksllde-
Somebody told you. and / politely Convusec my
sell with laughter Tor the steen-undredth time at the
-.5eveE casta-ean u-ip, which had become much
l- drug 10 that much worn and abused good old
r----- From Creenland's Icy Mountains
IEha-ea bouts around here do you do your work.
Down Al Cape Mount; about three days east OF
here by The steamers.
Anywhere near place called BencOoc
- last about twenty miles from Il \ Oh nave 70 60
through Cape Mount 10 gec 10 Il. Bendoo IS an inland
Town on Lake Pesou."
That's good I NAV drop down and see YOU some
E.- when the season closes here. Friend OF rnl1le N
Boston has been doing some trading down there with
-.e-~ named Clicking Cole. think they called him
and he wants me TO settle
-- The business and pay Cole
what's coming 70 him. The E
Captain Is sick and can't
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come over himself Was going
s.. send agent over; but
when he heard was gong 70 fl
-e-e-Te he sent q bunch
c- letters OF introduction 70
his friends there. or here. and ~
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