Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17

IS SUCH LulUS as IucK-naS lnnuenccu
your career or persisted for or against
you to such an extent that you were
forced to attribute results to the OPP
GRAFTON Of the aforesaid good luck or
bad luck?'
This question (of almost the dull in
science Of legal phraseologyl was put
while we sat in RousSe!in'S little red
tiled cafe near Congo square. i'll New
Orleans.
Brown faced. white hated, finger
ringed captains Of adventure came Of
ten to ROuSSelin's for the cOgnac.
They came from sea and land and
were cha"y 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 so different And i was Il per-
petuaI wedding guest. always striving
to cast my buttonhole over the finger
of one Of these mariners Of fortune.
This Captain Malone was HibernO-
Iberian creole who had gone to and
fro in the earth and walked up and
down in it. 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 al ancient ivory and gold
Peruvian charm against evil, which
has nothing at all to do with his
story.
MY answer to your question:" said
the captain. smiling will be to tell
you the story of Bad Luck Kearny.
That is, if sou don't mind hearing it.
My reply was to pound on the table
for Rousselin.
"Strolling along TchoupitOuas street
one night" began Captain Malone. II
noticed, without especially taxing my
interest, small man walking rapidly
toward me. He stepped upon wood
Ell cellar door, crashed through it and
disaDpeared. | rescued him from
heap of soft coal below. He busted
himself brislly. swearing tluently i'll
mechanical tone, as an underpaid &C
tor reciteS the gypSy'S curse. Graft
tude and the dust in his throat seem
ed to call for fluids to clear them away
Ills ueSlle loi hquiN"'ion 100
pressed so heartily that went with
Hllli 10 ''ie Wv II 'ii0 81 w.
we had some vile vermouth and bit
ters
LOOKING dclosS lii"t ill'le t'ole !
had my nrSt cie;lr SlGnl Oh rlalclS
hearny. lie WAS ABOUT hNe leel sew
en-, but as tough as cypress knee
HIS nalr WAS d}fkeSt req. MS nlou'h
Such mere SIT thal you "ohueleu
now the noou OF MS WORDS came rush
ing from ii. MS eye" were oiie oll9
est ana il&hteS' hiue ana we hopel'H-
est that ever saw. II" gave tne uou-
pie impression th"t ne WIS al Day ana
that you hau oe''er llo' crowd MN w
Iher.
just III from Il Goiu hunting eNpe-
dlllon on 'he coast OF COSTA l'lca' he
eApi"iheN' Nccoliu hll'F Vi "''l'i'
steamer loiu iIe ne h"il'e were pun
nlhS OUT enough lfoiM tnP h2a'h SaAoS
TO pu! III! 'he rum req cameo ana par
lor h'eiodeohS III inc WoflI. Ahe Gay
l got tpefe S!huI>"'e hailled lhcor-
porafed Jones %etS Il government con
cesSion TO all minerals from gwen
point. FOR next cholre take coast
fever ANA count green ana hlue lizards
for six weeks III grass nut. mad
to be notified Whcn WAS we'll FOR the
reptiles were actually there.
ihcn Shlip~d oack as thlfu COOK
on Norwegian tramp that pew up
her boiler two miles below quarantine.
l was due to bust through that cellar
door here tonight, 50 hurried the rest
of the way up the river. roustabouting
on a lower coast packet that made Il
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