The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-20

walk out n couple OF miles from the
village: wher. there was an old grnlan
hut on the bank OF a little river.
While he was sitting on tho grass.
talking beautiful OF the wisdom OF
tho world that he had learned in
looks. ! took hold OF him easy and
tied his hands and feet together with
lanther thongs that had In my
pocket
Lie stiil.' says I. and mediate
on the exigencies and irregularities
OF life tiil l get back
Il went 10 shack In Aguas FIRES
cas-, where mighty wiae giri named
Timotea Carrie lived with her moth.
err. The sin was just about as nice
as you ever saw. In tho states she
would have been called a brunei. but
she was better than n brunct--I
ahould say she was what you might
term an ecru shade. knew her
pretty we'll told her about my
friend Wainwright She gave mo a
double handful of hark,-cslliaya, I
think u was and some more herbs
that l was 10 mix with H. and told
mn what 60 do. was 10 make tea
OF IL and give Tito him. and keep him
from rum for a certain time. And
for two weeks I did H. You know. I
liked Wainwright. Both OF US was
broke. but Timotea sent us goat.
meat and piantains and tortiilas ev-
cry day. and at last I got tho curse
OF drink lifted from clifford VAIN
wright Hc lost his taste for IL And
In the cool OF the evening him and
mo would sit on the roof OF limo.
teas mothers hut eating harmless
truck like coffee and rice and Aicwcd
crabs. and playing the accordion
About that time President Gomez
found out that the advice OF C. VAIN.
wright was tho stuff he had been
looking for. Tn. country was pull.
inE out Of debt. and the treasury had
enough boodi. In II for him 10 afnuso
himself occasionally with the night
latch. To. people were beginning TO
take their two-hour sieata again cv-
cry day-which was the surcst sign
OF prosperity.
80 down from the regular capital
he sends for clifford Wainwright
and makes him his private secretary
ut 10000 Peru dollars year. Yes.
sif--ao much. Wainwright was on
The water waEon-thanks 20 me and
Timo;ea-~and he was soon In clover
with tho government gang. Don't
forget what done it--Haiisaya bark
with them other herbs mixcd-make
q tea Of II. and give cupful every
two hours Try II yourself IL takes
away the dohirc-
AS ! said. n man can do . lot
moro for another party than he can
for himself. Wainwright. with his
brains. got q whole country out OF
trouble. and on its feet. but what
could he do for himself And with
out any special brains but with
some nerve and common sense. I put
him on his feet. because I never had
the weakness that he did-nothins
but cigar for mine. thanks. And
Trottsr paused. looked sf his
taf,ercd clothes and Mt his deeply
sunburnt. hard. thoughtful face.
Didn't Cartwright ever offer TO
DO anything for your asked
Wainwright" corrected rrotter
Yes. he offered mo some pretty
good jobs. but I'd have had 20 leave
ATuan rrcscas: 50 I didn't take any
Of 'cm up. say. didn't tel you
much about that giri-Trnotea We
rather hit u off together. She was
as good ms you find 'em anywhere
Spanish. mostly. with just n twist Of
lemon peel on top. What II they did
iiv. In a grass hut and went bare
armed
-shc went away. don't know where
to. But"
You'd better come back TO the
statcz.- insisted. Il can promise
you positively that my brother win
give you a position IN cotton. sugar.
or shectings IL am not certain
which"
Il think she went back with her
mother said Trotter. ITO the village
in tho mountains that they come
from Tell me. what would this Job
you speak OF pay7'
why said I. hesitatirg over
commerce. II should say fifty or
hundred dollars a month---maybe two
hundred"
Amt II funny" said Trottcr. dig.
ging his toes in the sand. what a
chump n man In when II comes to
padding his own cancer don't
know. or course. I'm not making n
living here I'm on the bum but