The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-15
CHAPTER xi.


I've III tue fiduhhd case. inlnks
said Grimaldi. that the real name Ia
Perez"
How did you get that?"
1T took little time First frisked
his room. went In as a gas inspec-
tor"
Which was takin risks" admon-
ished Rosalie.
mot the way did Il. The real u
spector is my friend; ! had his pc
mission TO impersonate him"
Pretty good!" commented Resale
An you found nothing about-what
I'm afterf"
mo. That was the suspicious
thing-I mean. the absence OF any
sign OF Identification looked curious
TO me. But | found one thing which
didn't amount to much. except that II
was an opening He has a camera.
| don't know why | examined that,
unless IL was bunch. IL was foreign
made-American boxes are manufac-
tured by a trust, and they all look
alike. Down by the range-scale
found a nickel plate such as agents
always put on cameras IL read: j.
Lichenstein, Cameras and Camera
Supplies. Port OF Spain. Trinidad"
Where's that?"
Trinidad 10 an island on the coast
OF South America-near Venezuela
Port OF Spain is the main town. It's
British possession. but there are
many French and Spanish residents.
| had taken the precautIon. when
started out. TO have the police photog-
rapher get snapshot of this Es-
trilla. / took the picture to-well.
never mind who he 10. He's lived all
over South America. He's almost sure
that Estrilla is a Spaniard from Port
OF Spain named Juan Perez. The Pc
req family were cacao growers in Trim.
idad. The head OF the family was
named Miguel Perez suppose,
though. you aren't interested in the
family"
That's Just what want to know"
Miguel Perez was this mans IA.
J ther-if the stool-pigeon is right in
his Identification. The stool-pigeon
was down there about three or four
years ago. At that time, Miguel Perez
had just died, and this Juan had in
| herited the business IL seemed that
he wasn't getting on well with II. At
least, that was the gossip. That's all
oh. yes, the stool.pigeon remembered
one other thing about Miguel Perez.
He'd had an early romance with an
English girl-navy people. Miguel
Perez married her. and she didn't live
very long. After that, he married
again-a Spanish girl from Caracas
and Juan Perez was the son of that
marriage. That was about all he
could remember"
still. the camera marked Port OF
Spain seems TO Ak It. somehow"
1T seems to. But, OF course. you
can't be certain. He may be a rela-
tive and have a family resemblance.
Your friend didn't know whether
old Miguel Perez had any children by
his first marriage--to the English
! girl?"
He didn't say. at least"
Rosalie CONCEALED to pose with the
advent OF an idea
Tell me-" she asked. when a IA
Their and a mother are OF different ma.
tionalties--talk different languages
what language does the baby learn
frst-the fathers or the mother's?"
"Oh. the mother's-always"
so II there was child from his
first marriage-to the English girl
he'd talk better English than Juan
| Perez7
He'd pronounce Il better, anyway"
And a mother always talks to her
baby In her own language"
"Oh. OF course"
An IL forelgner-you. for in.
stance-gits real excited an talks
quick, what language does he use?"
"Oh, his own first tongue!"
Rosalie unused aloud; and In that
musing she cleared up for US one OF
her mysteries OF method
1T does look to me-" she said. "as
II I'd wasted lot OF time brushin' up
my Spanish with the Martinez Phono-
graph Method. Still. it's bound TO help
here and there. Listen" she ad-
dressed Grimaldi. Il did a turn once
never mind whst--on the Mexican
border-El Paso, San Antonio, an
places like that Circumstance was
such that ! had TO learn as much
Spanish as could-my business
called for Il. I've been studyin' II
again lately. You understand Span
lsh. don't your"
AS well as ! do English"
Then" said Rosalie In Spanish.
how does this sound? Is II good con-
versational SPANISH Tell me what
you think"
Well" said Grimaldi, 1T runs all
right. but any one would know you
weren't Spanish born. Still. It's pref
~ good, and I suppose you could fool
Spaniard for few words. What
are you trying to do--with SPANISH"
"Oh. nothing" replied Resale care
lessly We'll, must go on Keep
him Swallowed. an when you sit any
Al a. IN. a.