Gunnison news-champion., 1916-08-25

DO you be-
II neve that the
possible ele-
Dent Of good luck or bad luck-if there
= such a thing as luck-has Influenced
your career or persisted for or against
you to such an extent that you were
forced to attribute results to the op-
efation Of the Aforesaid good luck or
bad luck?"
This question (of almost the dull In
science Of legal phraseology, was put
while We sat In Rousselin's little red
tiled cafe near Congo square. In New
Orleans.
Brown faced, white halted, finger
Hinged captains Of adventure came Of.
ten to Rousselln's for the cognac.
They came from sea and land and
were chary of relating the things they
had seen-not because they were more
wonderful than the fantasies Of the
Ananiases Of print, but because they
were 50 different And was q per-
petual wedding guest, always striving
to cast my buttonhole over the finger
This Captain Malone was a Hiberno-
Iberian creole who had gone to and
fro in the earth and walked up and
down in II. He looked like any other
well dressed man Of thirty-five whom
you might meet except that he was
hopelessly weather tanned and wore
on his chain an ancient ivory and gold
Peruvian charm against evil. which
has nothing at all to do with bis
story.
my answer to your question" said
the captain. smiling. Twill be to tell
you the story Of Bad Luck Kearny.
That is, II you don't mind hearing It."
My reply was to pound on the table
for Rousseiin.
''Strolling along Tchoupitoulas street
one night" began Captain Malone. II
noticed, without especially taxing my
interest, q small man walking rapidly
toward me. He stepped upon q wood
en- cellar door. crashed through It and
disappeared. rescued him from Q
heap Of soft coal below. He busted
himself briskly. swearing fluently In =
mechanical tone, as an underpaid &C
tor recites the gypsy's curse. Grati-
tude and the dust In his throat SEEM
ed to cali for fluids to clear them away.
His desire for liquidation was ex-
pressed so heartily that I went with
him to a cafe down the street. where
we had some vile vermouth and BIT
tiers.
Looking across that little table I
had my first clear sight of Francis
Kearny. He was about i've feet sew
en-, but as tough US cypress knee.
His hair was darkest red. his mouth
such mere slit that you wondered
how the nood of his words came rush.
ing from 1t. His eyes were the bright
est and lightest blue and the hopeful
est that ever saw. He gave the dou-
NE impression that he was at bay and
that you had better not crowd him fur
ther.
":Just in from . gold hunting expe-
dition on the coast Of Costa Rica.' he
explained. Second mate Of . banans
steamer told me the natives were pan
ming out enough from the beach sands
to buy all the rum, red calico aud par-
lor melodeOns In the world. The day
! got there syndicate named Incor-
Dorated Jones gets government con-
eession to all minerals from q given
point. For next choice l take coast
fever and count green and blue lixards
for six weeks In a grass hut. had
to be notified when was well. for the
reptiles were actually there.
Then ! shipped back as third cook
on Norwegian tramp that blew mp
her boiler two miles below quarantine.
/ was due to bust through that cellar
door here tonight 50 hurried the rest
Of the way up the river. roustabouting
ON lower coast packet that made q
landing for every fisherman that want
ed plug Of tobacco. And now I'm
here for what comes next And It'll
be along. it'll be along said this queer
Mr.. Kearny: It'll be along ON the
beams Of my bright but not very par
ticular star
From the arst the personality Of
Kearny charmed me. ! saw In him
the bold heart, the restless nature and
the valiant front against the buftsts
Of tate that make his countrymen such
valuable comrades in risk and adven-
ture. And just then I was wanting
sucn men. Moored at Z fruit conpa-
ny's pier l had . 500 ton steamer
ready to san the next day with . cargo
sf sugar. lumber and corrugated iruu
for port in-well. let % call the coun-
NJ Esperando- M has not been lsug
ago. and the name Of PatrScio Nalons
= still spoken there when III unset
tied politics srs discussed. Beneath
he sugar and Iron were packed Z
thousand repeating ri1esL In Aguas
yfias. the capital. Don Rafael valds-
~, minister Of war. HBpefandots
greatest hearted and most able ~
fxiot. awaitsd ny coming. Nc Asubt
you have heaf1, with Z sn1ls. q ~
hnignancant Wazs and upE111nsD -