Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-28

right; upon his left was a pleasant,
florid, gray-haired man, rather slow OF
speech, who was introduced to ME as
Mr.. Peter Crewe.
"Do you find that this Atlantic
breeze agrees with you better than
the air of Plaintield, n. j.. Mr.. Lang
toni" asked Mr.. Crewe politely.
1T certainly does" | answered. But
mpy | ask you how en- earth you know
that am resident Of Plainfield, N.
j.? To the best OF my belief | have
told nobody; in fact, as lawyer.
am naturally secretive about such
matters"
az only know" replied Crewe, be
cause on two occasions l have seen
YOU hurrying to the boat from the
New Jersey terminal at nine O'Clock
In the morning. You carried a news
paper and suitcase, and your shoes
were red with Plain6eld clay. Is not
that reason enough?"
quite" replied. "But how In the
name of conscience do you remember
me?"
"Why, I saw you" returned Crewe.
Everybody within twelve mile
radius of New York has seen every
body else-or at least, ninety per cent
of all other citizens, at some time.
Need | remind you that on August IL,
1850, you took small party TO ROOF
garden on Forty-second street? Or
thai. the previous February, you rem
dered first aid to child who had
been knocked down by street car on
Sixth avenue?"
Later in the day, discovering Mr.
Crewe alone in the smoking room'
showed him the photograph of a young
man In cowboy attire and asked him
II he could give me his history. He
took the photograph and studied 1t In
tently; then closed his eyes In mental
concentration.
81 have only seen this young fellow
twice" he said. Seven years ago he
stro!led up Broadway from the Bat
terry In a suit of English clothes. carry
ing a Gladstone bag. Three years
afterward, while visiting New York
from the west, he was arrested at the
corner of Twenty-third street and
Fifth avenue on charge of intoxica'
ton"
leaped from my seat. For the
love OF heaven, explain your secret t.
me" I exclaimed. "You may be the
man am most in need Of"
crewe smiled in a selfdepreciatory
manner. 1T is very simple" he ca
planned. "You are, no doubt, aware
OF the discovery of psychologists thai
every mental image remains perma
nently impressed upon the brain"
Yes"
unfortunately, when the average
man sees thing he straightway Tor
gets 1t. Similarly with what he hears
When you and i hear passing soun'
1.-The scrape of wave against tn
ship, the fall OF twig In the park
the impression is so faint that 1t is a
once lost and never recurs to u
throughout life. But when / recaiv
an image through the eyes | neve
forget it. | have always had this fa'
ulty. In my earlier days 1t caused m
much inconvenience. Now, having az
ouired a modest competence and re
tired from business, derive consider
able amusement from this power.
travel, | study, / try to turn my az
vantage to the good Of humanity. A
ready may say that know practica
" every inhabltant Of New York cit
by sight and can recall every occ'
sion on which l have ever seen hin
could tell you strange stories In thl
regard. | know half London and tw
thirds of Paris. Not a day passe
but | meet a dozen old acquaintance
all of whom are blandly unconsciot
of having ever encountered me b
TORE"
"But why should you not help me
I exclaimed. "You are just the ma
need to help me In unrayeling
painful mystery"
'T shall be delighted to be OF ser
ice to you," said Crewe. Let US
perfectly frank-that is all ask"
81 will be entirely frank" l q
swered. 81 am travelling to Englal
to investigate an affair which thre'
ems the life of man whom | belle
to be innocent. Here is the story:
Upon a small estate In SURF
there lived two brothers. retired A
glo-Indian officials Both were wido
ers. Sir George Bamwell. the eide
a baronet, had daughter. His bro
er. William Bamwell, to whom
baronetcy would in due course
,cend, had son, a neer-do-well. wi
after a rather profligate career. we
of to America, where he became s
cessively sheep-herder, prospect
and cowboy. The boy was cast OH
his father, martinez of the old e
lish school, and it was underst'
that the bulk of his money would
to Selim, an Indian servant, VIII
William Bamwell had brought no
with him, and who had served
brothers faithfully for twenty year
"The boy. take 1t, is the origi
Of the photograph you showed 10
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