Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-18

'tu sat iut Il Time on tn
sefahda Of The hotel and then Comm
said she felt like retiring. and pna
sald he would take her Ia The SuIts
Commonplace enough in an ,on
science surely, with no hint of Wha
was TO come.
Laredo lifted lis cue.
The four sought refuge In nocta
as lhonsh tied Ia an elastic string
tie smiled slightly and took The Gy,
with equal ease from an exceeding
( ~ poor position
on live up to yonr motto" | oh
served. Il had decided that you were
ffom Mexico, but sou remind IN.
more OF the CaStilan type"
He nodded 4 believe we have
kept II pretty pure The blood A
/ shsht Aztec admixture. | am told 1.
but long ago, scnor-long ago"
one learns TO judge OF type in
my line, = threw out.
All He squinted at his next
shot. And that. Senor?"
detection" | said.
He missed his ball shrugged. and
pal down his cue with an apologize
smile. as II seemed. 1--WE all study
mankind. senior" he returned "yo,,
IN Tie llVlns example, the Senior Win.
gafde IN those who have died and left
but their bones and their records.
Some one has said truly that the chief
study Of mankind is man. Myself
AN more in the English senors limo.
4 nave Travelled and studied some.
what myself, bur mainly am | inter
esfed IN the ancient races of our own
Mexico. There was Il wonderful civ.
lllzation, senior wonderful indeed.
Save that my ancestors conquered
That people, who can tell TO what they
might not have arisen"
shook my head. u don't know
much about it. | told him. 'lou ought
10 meet my friend Dual. He's IN on
AL that sort OF thing"
'pual?" he repeated "Ah. Won
mean the large man | have seen win
You. about the hotel? lie il of n SRI
KING appearance So what yon cali
composed. One feels him man Of
power al a glance"
lie is" / said, and made nv
shol He's helped me with more than
one 81 my eases. IN fact he's cleared
Them M when all The rest of III fail. /
ed 3"
rs he also detective, them" !
questioned Laredo.
mot in the ordinary sense" | re-
turned ] Went on and gave him 4
more or less rapid account OF Semps
methods, to the accompaniment of .he
clicking Of The balls. as ne swiftly ac,
omplshed my defeat. "Bnt pclhans.
Ike many others, YOU do not believe
n sa'h things ! made an ending.
Laredo lrowned as the last bah
Popped slowly into The pocket. I'm
iilaid, senior, that the admiXture of
hdlan blood in my veins has carried
proportion of superstition with IT,"
e SAID. "Or should we cali il suppr.
tition? All races of man 50 far as
We can learn have had their belief in
UGH things, have they not?
Where all have believed, is Il not
ciaaps true that there il some
round for that belief? Myself. | think
hat IN every age Of man there are
ONE VINO are able TO sense things
lore aculely than others. No. | con.
IS YOU interest me YER much in this I
lend or yours.
rake astrologv, for instance. {
hen we are learning each day of so ,
any wonderful things in science -. !
le wireless, the Xray, and such /!
lin8s-why should we refuse 10 be. I
eve in the Influence of equally in. 9
sible but none the less poten eff.
cts of the magnetic emanations from a
e stars? Myself | do not know. I 4
I'VE always depen on my own inlell. t
nee, as YOU say; but because know
II Is no reason to laugh"
! was rather surprised at his no. :
onse, More, his dark face had
ken on a sort of interpretive ex.
ession. ina moment he shrugged
d flashed his teeth as though -.
rowing the subject aside Shall
have another game?" he suggest.
glanced at my watch It was a 80
arier past eleven. However stlll M
[ wakeful, and nodded as reached M
The triangle 10 frame up the balls SIT
tcil laredo was now scooping ont an
tho pockets. thu
set them up. hung the frame back Hi
leath the table. and my opponent OF
s just drawing back his hand To loi
Ike the break when young Dayton pni
reared In the door of the room. his
need quickly in our direction. and tio
n hastily approached. me
was evident that he sought n .
"a with Laredo. and The Mexican sho
4 back his shot until the English 49,
\ had reached The table. a..
!" spoke AZ once. "Ah. 7 say. In.
D. YOU haven't seen WingHfde any y
'res about, have your" Apl
Itn'. no, Senior Dayton. Eef yen
! was IN this room when Att
an Mees Wmparde came In, an
made up the game" He rested Gle,
cue ON the floor and regarded II