The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-28

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their sea legs. sat on the captains
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 Plainfeld, N. j., Mr.. Lang.
tom" asked Mr. Crewe politely.
1T certainly does" answered. But
moy ask you how on earth you know
that I arr resident OF Plainfield, N.
j.! To the best Of my belief have
told nobody: In fact, as a lawyer.
am naturally secretive about such
matters"
II only know" replied Crewe, "be-
CAUSE fon two occasions ! have seen
you hurryhg to the boat from the
New Jersey terminal at nine O'Clock
10 the morning. You carried a news.
paper and a suitcase, and your shoes
were red with Plainfeld clay. Is not
that reason enough?"
Quite" I replied. But how In the
name Of conscience do you remember
me"
why. l 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 12.
1910. you took small party to rocf
garden on Forty.second street? Or
that. 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 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.
II have only seen this young fellow
twice." he said. Seven years ago he
stro,led up Broadway from the Bat.
tery in suit OF English clothes. carry.
ing 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.
tion"
leaped from my seat. For the
love of heaven. explain your secret to
me- exclaimed. You may be the
man | am most In need Of"
Crewe smiled In a self.depreclatory
manner. st is very simple" he ex.
planned you are, no doubt, aware
OF the discovery OF psychologists that
every mental image remains perma.
neutly impressed upon the brain?"
Yes"
Unfortunately. when the average
man sees thing he stralghtway for.
gets H. Similarly with what he hears.
When you and hear a passing sound
the scrape OF wave against the
ship. the fall OF twig in the park
the impression Is SO faint that II Is at
once lost and never recurs to us
throughout life But when receive
an image through the eyes | never
forget 1t. have always had this fac
ulty. In my earlier days It caused me
much inconvenience. Now. having &C.
auircd a modest competence and re.
tired from business. ! derive consider.
able amusement from this power
travel. study, try to turn my ad.
vantage to the good OF humanity. Al.
ready may say that know practical.
iy every inhabltant of New York city
by sight and can recall every occa.
sion on which ! have ever seen him.
could tell you strange stories In this
regard know half London and two.
thirds OF Paris. Not day passes
but meet dozen old acquaintances,
all of whom are blandly unconscious
of having ever encountered me be.
fore"
"But why should you not help me-"
! exclaimed. "You are just the man
need to help me In unrayellng
painful mystery"
Il shall be delighted to be Of serv.
ice to you." said Crewe. Let us be
perfectly frank-that Is all ask"
Il will be entirely frank" an.
swered. 81 am travelling to England
to investigate an affair which threat.
ems the life Of man whom | believe
to be innocent. Here is the story:
Upon small estate in Surrey
there lived two brothers. retired An.
glo.lndlan officials. Both were widow.
ers. Sir George Bamwell. the eldest,
a baronet, had daughter. His broth.
er. William Bamwell. to whom the
baronctcy would In due course do.
scend. had son. a ne'er.do.well. who,
after rather profigate career, went
or TO America, where he became sue.
cessively a sheep-herder. prospector,
and cowboy The boy was cast of by
his father. q martinez OF the old Eng.
lIsh school. and It was understood
that the bulk Of his money would 90
to Sellm. an Indian servant, whom
William Bamwell had brought home