Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-09-03
The City
of Purple
Dreams
By
EDWIN
BAIRD
Copyrights By y. O. Browne = Co
CHAPTER Vlii.-contlnued.

1T doesn't pay" he muttcred pres
emily. aud opened his eyes In surprise
Mt his own voice. He ndded with firm
ness: "No-nothing to II. II doesn't
pay"
After a while he turned over and
went to sleep.
He was wide awake at nine and was
dressing two minutes after. He rang
for his man.
Get me a morning newspaper" he
said, when Hnkl appeared. land have
breakfast sent up"
For two weeks Fitzhugh Ind not
seen n newspaper. and when Hnkl re-
turned with one he snatched II from
him and turned TO the financial page
with n nervous excitement he rarely
permitted himself to display. A
glance at the market quotations suf-
feed 10 show him that December
wheat had taken n gigantic tumble.
just Ms he had predicted fifteen days
ago II would.
Folding the pnper and tossing II on
the dining table. he sat down and com
puted his winnings. Deductlng every
possible outlay and expense, there was
now due 10 him something like one
hundred thousand dollars. BY the time
he had finished his computation an up
petlzlng breakfast wns spread before
him and. thrustIng pencil and envelope
in his pocket. he fell to with n relish.
He propped the paper against the
shining coffee pot and MS he ate rnn
an eye over the headlines. Presently
he paused midway In the net OF but
terIng n hot roll and leaned suddenly
forward to rend something that par
tlculnrly interested him.
II was about Qulgg and Peevy.
Qulgg had lnaugurnted his "grand lit
tie mnIl-order scheme" and II hnd gone
swimmlngly. But lts fl~ourlshlng
growth WINS not unobserved by Uncle
Sans post office boys and II had been
nlpped before II bloomed. in conse-
quence. the ambitious exponent OF dis.
i%lluslOnment and his unnssumlng col
League were now undergoing imprison-
ment.
"I'oor Qulggi" In spite OF his sym.
patty. Fitzhugh smiled. "He was a
pretty good sort, after nll."
Directly after his breakfast he went
20 his study and called Hunt on tn.
telephone.
Good morning, Mr.. Fitzhugh." came
promptly over the wire. "Eh7
Yep; ! have n check for you. Ninety,
eight thousand dollars-Oh. when did
you get back from the East. and how
is your %brotherf"
Fitzhugh f.cked the ash from nj,
cigarette and rolled II between his
long foreinger and thumb, studylhI
Its glowing end. After a pause h,
said ~ returned last night. 81,
brother Is much lmproved-almost r.
covered. In fact. When may ] see you
Hunt2"
"Meet mt nj Burton's. at ten"
A few incOnsequentiallties. und Hun
"hung up" rather abruptly.
Although he was not quite positive
Fitzhugh thought he detected In hi
voice a note Of unnaturnlness, even q
unfriendliness. He seemed too polite
too precise. At Burton's these suppo
sltiOns were mnde certainties Hun
acted In n very unwonted manner
After delivering the nlnety-elght thou
sand dollars he fell strangely silent
speaking only when asked n direc
question. ard. when he thought he wa
unnotlced. watching his cooperate
with sidelong glances OF suspicion
And Ftzhugh noted he was no longe
Dan" to him. but mir. Fltzhugh."
A. last he could restrain himself m
longer.
mir Fitghugh," he began. apparent
ly absorbed In the study Of his finger
nails 81. era funny thing hnppene,
while you were away. A few day
after you left ! wanted to send you
wire. and MS | didn't know your Ne,
York address. | looked you up In tn
New York directory. | also looked 20
up In the New York Blue Book and 4
the New York Social Register and /
the New York Business Directory"
"wellT' said Fitzhugh quietly.
"Well, the fact is, ! couldn't find yoI
I tried all the Fltzhughs. from Anro
TO zizah, but to no purpose. None q
them knew you; none Of them I'm
ever heard OF you. It's a little sing,
lar, isn't III"
Fitzhugh looked down II him frol
his superior height. He was smllln
engaglngly. Ills eyes were as lngent
Gus ns % rhild's. II haven't any peopl