The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-06-21
CHAPTER XVI.
An Inscription and a Mystery.

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Billings rubbed his chin perplexed-
ly. BY jigger, now, wonder what
those hen tracks mean" he uttered
musingly. Then he looked up at lie
with sudden animation in his face.
Look here, Dicky," he exclaimed.
do you happen to know Dozen
berry,"
l tried to remember. | shut enc
eye and studied the marks closely
through my glass, but had to shake
my head at last
why, man, he's a member of all
the great societies of the world Got
string of letters after his name like
a universal keyboard, and is the main
squeeze. the great scream, among all
the scientific push over here and in
Europe. Lots OF dough, but of HIS
trolley with learning"
And In this buildlng?" / said won
deringly. What's he like?"
"Awfully large head" said Billings.
elevating his hands some two feet
apart, 'pear-shaped affair-big end
up-bumps on 1t like halves OF grape
fruit porcupine eyebrows, and"
oh. | know" | said. nodding eager
ly; and little, shriveled-well, kind
of mashed sort OF face, eyes beadllke
and jolly small. I've got him now.
I've gone down with him In the ele-
vator."
Billings nodded. You've got him
painted" he said drtly That's the
professor only, his eyes are anything
but Jolly I've ridden In the elevator
with him myself. Always manages to
look like he was travelling with a bad
SMELL"
'Deytlish sensitive, I dare say"
Billings looked at me suspiciously,
but had got hold OF the thing | was
trying to recollect and | went on
quickly:
by Jove. you know, l believe Jen-
kins knows his man-fellow who but
lers, and, | believe, cooks, for him
He and jenkins belong to the same
how do they call it?-same club OF
gentlemen's gentlemen"
Billings brought his fist down.
Let's have Jenkins In" he suggested.
And we did.
Il say, Jenkins" l began. this Pro-
fessor Doodlebug above US
''Doozenberry! Billings sharply
corrected.
We'll. some jolly rum thing about
him, don't you know, Jenkins-some-
thing you said his man told you're
member, eh?"
Why, sir, he told me that every
night he had TO turn down the perfes-
ser's bed and go all over II with
two-gallon watering can
Watering cam" gasped Billings,
I'm telling you what he says, sir.
about a half-hour the perfesser turns
the covers down; and II It's what he
calls "ine'-that is. damp all over-he
climbs In and sleeps like top"
"Cold-water bug. you know" l ex-
planned. but Billings shrugged his
shoulders.
That's all right. Bug or not. he's
the goods, all the same. Greatest
ever" He spoke with quiet convic-
ton
He deliberated moment and
turned to me.
Tell you what. Dicky: I'm going up
and ask him down He's the one to
give us the right dope on these crazy
letters-Eh, what you say, Jenkins."
Beg pardon, sir; I was saying that
the perfesser don't visit nobody and
p he never sees nobody but the big lit'ry
and scientific sharps."
"Oh, he don't, eh?" Billings snorted
contemporary We'll, jenkins, L
haven't been prize fisherman. IN my.
time for nothing; guess ! kasw shaAs
to select my ny | know what Will
fetch him: ''Ms~-.L.aghsaaleisnzG0wpli
ments, and will he be pleased TO mon
or him by passing upon an Oriental
curio of rare scientific interestT-
that sort OF merry rot! Why. you
couldn't hold him back with block
and tackle. Oh, you needn't worry;
I'll do the proper curves all right
He turned toward the door. AND
jenkins, you come along and work me
into the lodge"
(TO BE CONTINUEI