Gunnison news-champion., 1916-08-25

II spoke Of the tyrant President Cruz
and the burdens that his greed and in
solent cruelty laid upon the people.
And at that Kearny's tears flowed.
And then dried them with . picture
Of the fat rewards that would be ours
when the oppressor should be over
thrown and the wise and generous Val
devia In his seat Then kearny leap
ed to his feet and wrung my hand with
the strengt. OF . roustabout. He was
mine. he said. till the last minion Of
the hated despot was hurled from the
highest peaks OF the Cordilleras into
the sea.
Il paid the score and We went out.
Near the door Kearny's elbow over
turned an upright glao showcase.
smashing It into little bits. paid the
storekeeper the price he asked
"'Come to my hotel for the night
said to Kearny. We sail tomorrow at
noon
He agreed. but on the sidewalk he
fell to cursing again In the dull. monot-
onous. glib way that he had done when
pulled him out Of the coal cellar.
Captain said he. before we 60
any further it's no more than fair to
tell you that I'm known from Bafiin's
bay to TERN del Fuego Is bad Luck"
Kearny. And I'm It Everything get
Into goes up In the air except balloon
Every bet I ever made I lost except
when coppered It. Every boat ever
sailed on sank except the submarines
Everything I was ever interested In
went to pieces except a patent bomb
shell that I invented Everything I
ever took hold Of and tried to run
fan into the ground except when
tried to pso~. And that's why they
call me Bad Luck" Kearny. ! thought
I'd tell you
"'Bad luck said I. or what goes by
the name. may now and then tang:e the
affairs Of any man. But II It persist
beyond the estimate Of what We may
call the averages there must be .
cause for It.
"There is.' said Kearny emphatical-
". and when We walk another square
I viii show It to you
Surprised. l kept by his side until
We came to Canal street and out into
the middle Of its great width.
'Kearny seized me BY an arm and
pointed . tragic fore6nger at q rather
brilliant star that shone steadily about
thirty degrees above the horizon.
That's Saturn said he. the star
that presidcs over bad luck and evil
and disappointment and nothing doing
and trouble. was born under that
star. Every move I make up bobs
Saturn and blocks II. He's the hoodoo
planet Of the heavens. They say he's
1900 miles in diameter and no solder
Of body than split pea soup. and he's
got as many disreputable and inalig-
nant rings a. big city. Now. what
kind Of star b that to be born un-
derr
II asked Kearny where he hnd OBJ
tained all this astonishing knowledge.
From Azrath, the great astrologer.
Of Cleveland. o. said he. That man
looked at glass ball and told me my
name before I'd taken q chair. He
prophesied the date Of my birth and
death before I'd said q word. And
then be cast my horoscope. and the
sidereal system socked mo in the solar
plexuA 1t was bad luck for Francis
Kearny from A to lizard and for his
friends that were implicated with him.
For that l gave up SO. This Axrath
was sorry. but be respected his profess
sion too much to read the heavens
wrong for any man. It was night
time. and he took mo out ON a balcony
and gave me free view Of the sky.
And he showed me which Saturn was
and how to find 1t In different balco-
nies and lougitudea.
But Saturn wasn't all. He was
only the man higher mp. He furnishes
70 much bad luck that they allow him
q gang Of deputy sparklers to help
band It out They're circulating and
revolving and hanging around the main
supply al the time. each one throwing
the hoodoo on his particular district.
'You $50 that ugly little rcd star
about eight inches above and to the
right Of Saturn Kearny asked me.
Well. that's her. That's Phoebe. She's
got me In charge. by the day Of your
birth" says Axrath to me. your life l.
subjected to the influence Of Saturn.
BY the hour and minute Of It you must
dwell under the sway and direct au-
thority Of Phoebe. the ninth satellite. ''
30 said this Axrath.' Kearny shook
his 6st viciously skyward. .Curse her.
shs's done her work we'll said be.
Ever since I was astroiogised bad luck
has followed me IKE my shadow, q
tod y0u. And for many years be-
fcrs. Now. capfain. I've told you my
handicap ~ Z man should. II you're
afraid this evil star Of mins might Grip
pie your scheme leave M ont Of IT,
r rsassured Kearny - wsll a.
could. ! told him that for the time
~ would banish both astrology and
astrououy nom eur heads. TIE mani
0bst vnIoe and enthusiasm Of the man
drew ne Let NJ re what little
eouEaes ard 1nlBepee win 10 against
had luck. sn3d We Vim sail tomor!
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