American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-12

NOl the way L ulu II. lnO ACoA IL
spector is ny friend; I had his per
mission to impersonate him"
Pretty goodi" commented Resale.
AN you found nothing about-what
I'm a~fter?"
mo. That was the suspicious
thing-I mean, the absence OF any
sign of Identification looked curious
to me. But l found one thing which
didn't amount to much, except that 1t
was an opening. He has a camera
| don't know why l examined that,
unless 1t was a bunch. II was foreign
made-American boxes are manufac-
tured by a trust, and they all look
alike. Down by the range-scale l
found a nickel plate such as agents
always put on cameras. 1t read: j.
Lichenstein, Cameras and Camera
Supplies, Port of Spain. Trinidad"
Where's that?"
Trinidad is an island off the coast
/ of South America-near Venezuela
Port of Spain is the main town. It's
a British possession, but there are
many French and Spanish residents.
l had taken the ~precaution, when l
started out, to have the police photog-
rapher get a snapshot of this Es-
: trilla. l took the picture to-well,
: never mind who he is. 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
u req family were cacao growers in Trim
p idad. The head of the family was
s named Miguel Perez suppose.
e though, you aren't interested in the
s family"
That's Just what l want to know
Miguel Perez was this mans ia
ther-if the st~ool-pigeon is right in
p his Identification. The stool-pigeon
was down there about three or four
years ago. At that time, Miguel Perez
had Just died, and his Juan had in.
herited the business. 1t seemed thai
d he wasn't getting On we'll with it. A
least, that was the gossip. That's al
ie oh, yes, the stool-pigeon remembered
E. one other thing about Miguel Perez
1t He'd had an early omance with al
t. English girl-navy people. Migue
Perez married her, and she didn't livI
n very long. After that, he married
> dRdlu"d OpdnAoA 6lA LOn OaAoSoo
re and Juan Perez was the son of tina
to marriage. That was about all h
of could remember"
Still, the camera marked Port o
49, Spain seems to fix it, somehow"
1T seems to. But, of course, -yo'
can't be certain. He nay be a rela
tive and have a family resemblance.
Your friend didn't know whethe
TO old Miguel Perez had any children b
his first marriage-to the Englis
e. girl?"
Sc He didn't say, at least"
he Resale CONCEALED to a pose with tn
advent Of an idea.
Tell me-" she asked, when a fl
~ Their and a mother are of different M
a tionalities-talk different languages
10 what language does the baby lear
lal frst-the fathers or the mother's?"
.er "Oh, the mother's-always."
le- so If there was a child from hi
= first marriage-to the English girl
. he'd talk better English than Jua
Perez?"
II He'd pronounce it better, anyway.
And a mother always talks TO he
"a baby in her own language"
"Oh, of course"
. AN II a foreigner-you. for Il
stance-gits real excited an tall
Il quick. what language does he use?"
"Oh, his own first tongue!"
Rosalie unused aloud; and in thi
( musing she cleared up for US one
u her mysteries of method.
"a 1T does look to me" she said. q;
ia If I'd wasted a lot of time brushin' l
b my Spanish with the Martinez Phon
t5 graph Method. Still. it's bound to he
here and there. Listen" she a
II dressed Grimaldi, Il did a turn once
y never mind what-on the Mexic;
border-El Paso. San Antonio, a
"a places like that. Circumstance W.
~ such that l had to learn as muI
Spanish as l could-my busine
called for it. I've beer studyin'
again lately. You understand Spa
ish. don't you?"
Md LAS well as | do English"
yes Then" said Rosalie In SPANS
the how does this sound? Is 1t good &C
an versational Spanish? Tell me VIII
aph you think"
a Well" said Grimaldi. 1T run
an right, but any n would M y
me- weren't Spanish born. Still, it's pr
YER ty good, and | suppose you could fC
ago a Spaniard for a few words. WI
l at are you trying to do-with Spanish
in "Oh. nothing" replied Rosalie ca
lnts lessly. We'll, l must go on. Ke
Ialf- him Swallowed. an when you git al
'sor thing new. you know where to find Z
ads. Good-by."
ock.
AT home in her own room aga
Rosalie pondered long. a nervous
ger picking at a musing lip-pondel
until she stood frozen with a new i'd
ark. Those rings Of Miss Estrilla's-s
With had long wanted a look at them.
.ect- p~ecially that big diamond with a CT