The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-09-11
Owens Proiese
By WILL T AMEs


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Mas Gwen Ciphers. daughter of sn
Indianapolis paint and wall paper M r
chant and enc Of the Kind OF women
who name their FIRST borns Archibald
II fne and GwendoIine II supernne,
NET up with Ras Goorn. son Of
Oaiifs rag picker, In Washington
square.
Gwen was the ninety-sia thousand
and first girls college graduate to
come from Indiana 10 New York 10
soften the heart Of the world with her
pen. Ras was the second young man
10 come from Caiffs, Syria, with the
definite purpose OF acquiring, within
six months, capital enough 10 buy a
licorice plantation.
The first Csiffs youth 10 achieve this
ambition had been Tufa Goora. lsass
cousin. He had returned, after brief
absence, with q small hatful OF the
golden coin OF the inrdels, and had
purchased the most excellent pinuta-
ton OF Hal Akab; also the second
hand fivver OF the departing French
consul.
Eela Karhsgian, sloeeyed daughter
Of the Armenian doctor. seemed dis'
posed to condescend TO Tufa under
these circumstances Ras, too, had
yesrned hopelessly for Eela. He de-
termlned to put over a performance TO
equal or excel his cousins. He knew
Of better plantation and newer
Ford. The plantation he wanted WAS
SO near TO town they could run In 10
the picture theater; If
And Ras would have made his nd
venturlng voyage TO the other side OF
the world even had he known positive
ly what had merely occurred to him as
probability--tbat Tufa's money had
been the fruit OF series Of predatory
enterprises which made il by the rarest
Of good luck that he ever returned 10
CaifYa. He had got out q New York
Just two jumps ahead Of the police.
Ras himself was entirely without
prejudice as to the manner in which
he might possess himself Of some of
the pef OF those vilainously rich I'M
believers In America. His one idea
was TO get II and get back.
George Washington Ciphers wouldn't
have trusted Goora, pere, for ten.
cent paint brush II the latter. per ma
glcian's carpet, had suddenly walked
In upon him.
Moreover, he would have kept the
/ keenest of eyes on old Ras senior, TO
see that he didn't steal the knob eli
the front door MS he went ont But
Gwen Ciphers didn't inherit either her
fathers suspicious temperament nor
his quick insight into human nature.
Gwen, though she didn't suspect II,
took somewhat after her mushy
mother.
So when Ras, hat in hand an-
| preached her as she sat on bench In
the historic square planning wonderful
| things for the worldto be put in her
book--Gwen did not shoe him away,
but looked at the paper he held out
| Ras had great, soulful eyes, like
deer. and said, so pathetically, "Plis,
mees ~
The writing read: Am strange
mans in CRATE country. Pies show
work. Am awful CRATE strong"
What on earth-where did you get
this?' Gwen exclaimed. Ras shook
his head. mo spik American"
"Well, you poor soul, you've got
nice time ahead Of you. sure. But
who wrote this?" Ras shook his head
! again
Gwen, by speaking very loud indeed,
In single words, and making series 81
experiments In the sign language, finni.
" got out of Ras the two words, cook,
ship"
| "Well, you come with me-" Gwen
suddenly exclaimed; and grabbing
Ras's coat sleeve with thumb and fore
| finger she steered him over TO he
West Eleventh street pension. where
she lived with Madame Blanc d Swiss
con juress, who knew how 10 change
! FIVE cents worth Of cat meat into
most deleciable ragout. She dragged
him 10 the basement door, demanded
| 10. see Madame Ut once, and 10 That
| lady said: Here's that house man
You wanted. You've simply got 10 take
him"
| Madame wss business woman. Ras
was without English. He would be
worth no more than his board. Ras,
his deerlike eyes fur ~ gratitude.
yearned 10 be shown work.
Nobody else ever learned the Ian
ruage 80 fast as Ras Goora. THESE
people. | have often heard explained
| Gwen have positive genius for
tongues" Nevertheless she took a
mighty pride In Rass accomplishment,
for he was her pupil. A dozen times
q day he was al her door receiving
tips tips on English thai Is. 10 three
months he was talking Ike phono-
graph record.
Naturally, Ras explained everything
"a his benefactress. He was nj aitru-
/ fist who lived for Others. That's WHY