Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-31

90 leave SODrante, l shall ride to
the steamship landing in hack or
hearse."
But you could 60 in a hack this
morning and avoid that uncertainty"
"The millionaire drudge l told you
Of could have gone to live In pretty
villa on the Riviera, but she chose a
miners boarding house."
"Then why" she persisted, "did you
leave the United States with the firm
intention of remaining In Sobrante in
definitely, change your mind before
you were here eight hours, and cable
this Neddy Jerome person you would
return In 60 or 80 days-and the fol-
lowing morning decide to remain, aft
err all I"
my dear young lady, If changed
my clothes as often as l change my
mind, the what-you-may-call-em chaps
that manufacture certain brand Of
clothes couldn't keep me dressed"
"But whyT
THAT" he answered gravely, us
secret"
women delight to pry into mems
secrets"
II know 1t. Had friend once
married. Every night after dinner he
used to sit and stare into the fire and
his wife used to ask him what he was
thinking about. He would look up at
her owlishly and tell her 1t was some
thing he couldn't explain to her, be-
cause she'd never understand it-and
that was all he would tell her, al
though right frequently. l dare say,
lie felt like telling her some things
she could understand? She brooded
over his secret until she couldn't stand
1t any more, and one day she packed
her buds and flew home to mother
He let her stay there three months
and finally one day he sent her blue
print of what he'd been thinking
about"
"What was it?"
IAN internal-cOmbustion engine. You
see, until she left him, he'd never
been able to get set to figure out
something in connection with the inlet
valves"
stop right there, Caliph. I'm re-
buked. I'll let you get set to
think"
81 didn't mean that You let me |
get set yesterday-and figured it all
out then-and last highland min
ute ago. don't care to do any more |
thinking today. Please talk to me-
"And you refuse to tell me why you
cabled your friend, Jerome?"
you will never know. told you
it's secret"
''Bet you find out"
"How much? That $4,000 you ex.
pect to make from the flour-gold In
your black-sand claim? And, by the
way, $40, please. l won it for guess
ing you were interested In mining
proposition
She retained to him the bill she had
won from him the day before. "Ten
thousand dollars suits me. OF course,
l haven't got the money just now, and
this Is what Billy calls finger bet,
but If lose, guarantee to pay. Are
we betting even money? l think that
Is scarcely fair. Under the circum-
stances l should be entitled to odds"
Nothing doing No odds on bet
Uf this nature to a seeress who has al
ready Jared me from soul to verml-
form appendix by making good You
know too blamed much already, and
how you discovered 1t is problem
that may drive me crazy yet
After breakfast they repaired to the
veranda to await the result Of Web
sters experiment with Don Juan Cafe
tero. Sure enough, the wreck had again
returned, he was seated on the edge Of
the veranda waiting for them as they
he held up grimy, quiv-
ering hand, In the palm Of which lay
"a five.dollar gold piece.
"What" Mr.. Webster said, amazed
"Still unchanged"
II thried to change 1t at half dozen
cantinas," Don Juan wheezed, "but
divil bit av systim did any av thin
have. Wan offered this In spiggoty
money an the other offered that an
sure IL I'd taken the best that was
offered me In exchange, We might have
fought I'd TUX more nor wan drink"
"Bravol Three long, loud, raucous
cheers for Don Juan Cafeterow Do
lores cried. "Was it a terrible task to
come back without drink, Don Juan?"
He shivered. "A shky-blue kangaroo
wit a pink tail an green ears chased
me into this patio. ma'am."
you're very brave, Cafferty. How
does 1t feel to win back your self
Webster asked him.
"Beggin' the young leddy's pardon
lit feels like hell, sor."
"Caliph, don't be cruel" Dolores
pleaded. "Call waiter and give Don
Juan what you promised him."
So Webster went into the hotel bar
and rerurned presently with bottle
Of brandy and glass, which he filled {
and held out toward Don Juan. "0ne
Of the paradoxes Of existence, Don {
Juan," he observed, "lies in the fact [
that so many Of the things in life that
are good for us are bad for us. This
Jolt will disperse the menagerie and
luiet your nerves, but nevertheless 1t {
IS a nail In your coffin" q
Webster, accompanied by his pro- !
.ege, strolled uptown on shopping |
tour. Here he QUILTED Don Juan b
neatly but not gaudily and added to :
his own personal effects two high 1
power sporting rifles, three large-cal-
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