Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-26

found In an upper vest pOcket--I don't
know how they got there-exactly two
pennies"
"You haven't dined. then?" asked
Forster.
81 have not. But I would like to-
| Now, I'll make you proposition.
| You look like u man who would take
mn one. Your. clothes look neat and
respectable Excuse personalities.
think mine will pass the scrutiny OF
head waiter also. Suppose we 90 over
to TINT hotel and dine together. We
will choose from the menu like mil
lionaires or. IL you prefer. like gentle
men in moderate circumstances dining
| extravaganty FOR once. When we
have finished We will match with my
two pennies to see which of us will
stand the brunt Of the. houses dis
pleasure and vengeance. Ny name IL
Ives"
you're ont" said Forster Joy fully.
The two were soon seated at a cor
ner table In the hotel dining room.
Ives chucked one of his pennies across
the table to Forster.
match for which Of us gives the
order" he said.
Forster lost.
Ives laughed and began to name
LIQUIDS and viands to the waiter with
the absorbed but calm deliberation OF
one who was to the menu born. Fors.
ter, listening. gave his admiring ap'
proval Of the order
81 am n man." said Ives during the
oysters, "who has made lifetime
search after the to be continued In
our next. am not like the ordinary
adventurer who strikes for coveted
prize. " yet am ! like gambler
who knows he is either to win or
lose certain set stake. What want
Is to encounter an adventure to which
l can predict no conclusion. 1t Is the
breath of existence to me to dare Fate
in its blindest manifestations"
81 understand" said Forster delight
edly. "I've often wanted the way
feel put into words. You've done It.
I want to take chances on what's
coming Suppose we have bottle OF
Noselle with the next course" -
agreed" said Ives. I'm glad you
catch my idea. 1t will Increase the
animosity of the house toward the
loser. II 1t does not weary you we
will pursue the theme.
II returned to New York today
continued Ives. "from a three years
ramble around the globe. Things are
not much better abroad than they are
at home The whole world seems to
be oyerrun by conclusions. The only
thing that interests me greatly Is
premise. I've tried shooting big GAM
in Africa. know what an express
rifle will do at so many yards and
when an elephant or rhinoceros rails
to the bullet enjoy 1t about us much
as | did when | was kept In after
school to do sum In long division
81 Know know" said Forster,
"There might be something In aero
planes." vent on Ives refectively
"I've tried ballooning. hut 1t seems TO
be merely II cut and dried ahalr OF
wind and ballast
"Womeny' suggested Forster, with
smile
"Three months ago" said Ives Il
was pottcrny around in one of the ba'
zoors In Ccnstantinople. | noticed
| lady. yelled. OF course but with pair
of especially fine eyes visible. WHO was
examining some amber and pearl orna'
mentS at one OF the booths. with hef
was an attendant. Il big Nubian. as
black as coal After awhile THIS at
tendant drew nearer to me by degrees
and slipped scrap Of paper into NY
hand looked ut 1t when got
| chance On II was scrawled hastily In
penciI. The arched gate cf the Mig =
ingale garden at 0 tonight Does that
appear to you to be an interesting pre-
mise. Mr.. ForsterT'
Go on" said Forster eagerly.
IL made inquiries and learned that
the Nightingale garden was the prop
erty of IN old Turk, grand vizier or
something Of the sort. or course |
prospected for the arched gate and was
there at o. The same Nubian attend
ant opened the gate promptly OH time,
and went inside and sat on bench
by perfuned fountain with the veil
ed lady. We had quite an extended
chat She was Myrtle Thompson. a
lady journalist, who was writing up
! the Turkish harems for Chicago
newspaper She said she noticed :
New York cut Of my clothes In the ba'
zaar and wondered II couldn't work
something into the metropolitan pa.
pers about It"
IL see," said Forster II see."
'T've canoed through Canada" said
Ives, down many rapids and over
many falls. But didn't seem to get
what | wanted out Of 1t because |
knew there were only two possible
outcomes--I would either go to the
bottom or arrive at the sea level"
! 81 know" repeated Forster. "Ive
| felt 1t all But I've had few chances
to take my chance at chances. Is there
any life so devoid of impossibilities as
life in this city? There seems to be
myriad of opportunities for testing the
Understandable. but not one in thou
sand fails to land you where you ex.
pected It to stop. ! wish the subways
and street cars disappointed one as sell
DOM
"The sun has risen." said Ives. ION
the Arabian nights. There are no
more caliphs. The fsherman's vase
is turned to vacuum bottle. warrant
ed to keep any genie boiling or frozen
for forty eight hours. Life moves by