The state herald., 1916-03-17

| ished Rosalie.
Not the way l did 1t. The real in
spector is my friend; had his per
mission to impersonate him."
Pretty good!" commented Rosalie.
I'm after?"
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 1t
was an opening. He has camera.
don't know why l examined that,
unless 1t was hunch. 1t was foreign
made-American boxes are manufac-
tured by trust, and they all look
alike. Down by the range-scale
found a nickel plate such as agents
always put on cameras. 1t read: y.
Lichenstein. Cameras and Camera
Supplies. Port of Spain. Trinidad
where's that"
Trinidad is an island of 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.
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 q Spaniard from Port
Of Spain named Juan Perez. The Pc
reg family were cacao growers in Trim
idad. The head Of the family was
named Miguel Perez-I suppose.
though. you aren't interested In the
family"
That's Just what want to know"
Miguel Perez was this mans IA
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 fust died. and this Juan had In
herited the business. II seemed that
he wasn't getting on well with It. At
least, that was the gossip. That's ali
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 oi
Spain seems to AZ 1t. somehow"
1t seems to. But. of course. you
tive and have family resemblance.
"Your friend didn't know whether
old Miguel Perez had nny children by
his first marriage-to the English
girl7"
-He didn't say, at least"
Rosaiie CONCEALED TO pose with ths
atvent OF an idea.
Tell me-" she asked. when a In
ther and a mother are OF different na
tionalities-talk different languages
what language does the baby learr
hrst-the fathers or the mothersf'
| ons tn' moNuti y hNdsts
so II there was child from hi,
first marriage-to the English girl
he'd talk better English than Juai
Perez?"
He'd pronounce II better. anyway.
"Ans n mother always talks to hel
baby In her own language"
"oh. OF course"
AN II foreigner-you. for In
stance-gitn real excited an talk
quick. what language does he use7"
"oh. his own nrst tongue!"
Rosalie mused aloud: and In tina
musing she cleared up for us one o
her mysteries OF method.
1T does look TO NO." she said, "a
II I'D wasted lot OF timo brushln' III
my Spanish with tho Martinez Phone
graph Method. Sun. It's bound TO he'll
hero and there. Listen" she nd
dressed orimnldi. Il did turn once
never mind what-on tho MeIicai
bordcr-El Paso. San Antonio. ar
places like that Circumstance wa
such that ! had TO learn az muel
Spanish as could-my busincs
called for IL rvo been ntudyin' |
again lately. You understand Spar
iah. don't your
As well as ! do English"
Then" said Rosnlie In span,sf
how does this soundf Ia II good cor
v-rsational Spanish Tell me whn
you think"
We'll" said Grimaidi. 1T runs Al
right. but any one would know yo
weren't Spanish born. SIN. It's pre-
~ good. and ! suppose you could foe
spaniard for a few words. whH
are you trying TO do-with Spanish
"oh. nothing" replied Rosaiie car,
lessly. We'll, ! must 70 on. Kes
him Swallowed, an when you sit an,
thing new. you know where To me n,
Good'by."
Al home In her own room sEaiI
flossii. pondered long. q nervous NJ
ger picking at a musinE iip-pondere
until she stood frozen with new idei
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