The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-19

right thing if they'll try III" again. But
how did you get wise. dot% Bgee. its
the SWEETEST employment agency / was
ever in, with its fHShIi&tt owls and 50
forth"
With IN indulgeut smile the gracious
host begged to be excused for two min
Utee He went out to the sidewalk and
gave an order TO the chauffeur, who
still waited with the car. Returning to
the mysterious apartment he sat ny
his guest and began to entertain him so
we'll by his witty and genial converse
that the poor bed liner almost forgot
the cold streets from which he had
been so recently and so singularIy res
cucd A servant brought some tender
cold fowl and tea biscuits and glass
Of miraculous wine, and Thomas felt
the glamour Of Arabia cuvelOp him.
Thus half an hour sped quickly. ana
then the honk of the returned motor
car at the door suddenly drew tho
grand duke to his feet with another
soft petition for brief absence,
Two women, we'll muffied against the
cold were admitted at the. front door
and suavely conducted by the master OF
the house down the hall through an
other door to the left and into a small
er room, which was screened and seq
regated from the larger front room by
heavy double porticrcs.
The taller woman threw back her
black veil and iOOSened her cloak. She
was fifty. with q wrinklod and sad face.
The other, young and plump. took
chair a little distance away and to the
rear, as servant or an attendant
might have done.
you sent for me, Professor Cheru-
buscO," said the elder woman wearily.
81 hope you have something more def
mite than usual to say. I've about lost
the little faith l had in your art
would not have responded to your call
this evening if my sister had not in
sisted upon it,
Madam" said the professor. with
bis princeliest smile. 'the true art can
not fail. To find the true psychic and
potential branch sometimes requires
time. We have not succeeded, | admit,
with the cards, the crystal. the stars,
the magic formulate of ZaraZin nor the
oracle of Pc But we have at last dis
covered the true psychic route. The
| ChaIdean chiroscOpe has been success
| full in our search"
"Why, there was no sense in those
| words that it wrote with my hands on
| it, she said. ''What do you meanY'
"The words were these" said Pro
| fessor Cherubusco, rising to his full
magnificent height: BY the fifth
wheel of the chariot he shall come
And now the lady was disturbed both
| in her disbelief and in her poise.
"Oh, professor!" she cried anXiOusly.
'tWhen? Where? Has he been found ?
Do not keep me in suspense"
81 beg you will excuse me for n very
few minutes - said Professor Cherubus
%, land | think can demonstrate to
you the efficacy of the true art,
Thomas was contSntedly n1unching
the last crumbs of the bread and fowl
when the epchanter appeared suddenly
at bis side,
Are you willing to return to your
old home if you are assured Of a vel
come and restoration to favorT' he
asked with his courteous, royal smile
do ] look bughouse?' answered
Thomas. Enough of the footback life
for me. But will they have me again !
The old lady is as fixed in her ways as
nut on new axle"
And now a change came DER the
suave countenance of the calipb of
Ragdad He looked keenly and sus-
piciously at the ex-coachInan.
MAY j ask what your name isl" he
said shortly.
you've been looking for me-" said
Thomas, land don't know my name?
You're funny kind of sleuth. You
must be one of the central Office gum
shoers I'm Thomas McQuade. of
course, and I've been chauffeur of tho
/ Van Smuythe elephant team for 7
year, They fired me a month ago for
well, you saw what | did to your old
owl. ] went broke on booze, and when |
saw the tire drop off your whiz wagon
/ was standing in that squad of hoboes
at the Worth monument waiting for a
free bed Now, what's the prize for
the best answer to all this?"
To his intense surprise, Thomas felt
! himself lifted by the collar and dragged
without a word of explanation to the
front door. This was opened, and he
was kicked, forcibly down the steps
with one heavy, notwithstanding humil-
iating impact of the stupendous Ara
/ bans shoe
AS soon as the ex-coachman had re-
| covered his feet and his wits he has
tened as fast as he could westward to.
ward Fifth avenue.
/ Cray guy was his estimate of the
/ mysterious automobilist. "Just want
i ed to have some fun kiddin', guess
He might have dug up dollar any
how. Now I've got to hurry up and
get back to that gang of bum bed hunt
ers before they all get preached TO