Cheyenne record., 1921-05-05

do leave Sobrante. l shall ride tC
the steamship landing In hack or q
l hearse."
But you could go In a hack this
morning and avoid that uncertainty
1.-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 yon
leave the United States with the firm
Intention of remaining In Sobrante In
definitely. change yoIr 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
er ALI"
My dear young lady, II I changed
my clothes as often as l change my
mind. the what-you-may-call-'emic chaps
that manufacture a certain brand OF
clothes couldn't keep me dressed"
But why7"
| THAT" he answered gravely, sis a
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 owIishly and tell her it 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. 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 duds 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 nal-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 1t 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, JeromeG"
"You will never know. told you
it's a secret"
"Bet you find out"
"How much? That $4,000 you ex.
pect to make from the fiour-gold In
your black sand claim? And. by the
way, SO, please. won 1t for guess
ing you were Interested In mining
proposition"
She returned 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 II l lose, l guarantee to pay. Are
we betting even money? I think that
is scarcely fair. Under the circum-
stances I should he entitled to odds"
Nothing doing! No odds on bet
| Of this nature to a seeress who has al
ready Jared me from soul to vermi-
form appendix by making good! You
know too blamed much already. and
how you discovered It IS problem
that may drive me crazy yet"
After breakfast they repaired to the
yernndn to await the result Of Web
ster's experiment with Don Juan Cafe
terO. Sure enough. the wreck had again
Ia, fnI an tho pfvsl nf
the veranda waiting for them: as they
approached. he held up II grimy. quiv-
erfng hand. In the palm OF which lny
ii five.dOllar gold piece.
"What?" Mr.. Webster said, amazed.
"Still unchanged!"
Il tilried to cllunge It ut half dozen
cuntinas.." Don Juan wheeZed. hut
divil u bit Nv systim did amy NV thin
have. Wan offered this In spiggOty
money nm the other offered thnt. an
sure II I'd taken the best that WIS
offered me In exchange. ye might have
fought I'd TUX more nor wan drink"
Bravo! Three long. loud. ruucOus
cheers for Don Juan cafetero!" Do
lOres cried. WAS II terrible tnsk tc
come back without a drilk. Don Juan?"
He shivered. "A shky-biue kangaroo
wit u pink tail an green elrs chased
me Into this patio. ma'am."
you're very brave. Cnfferty. How
does 1t feel to win back your self
respect?" Webster asked him.
"BeggIn' the young leddy's pardon
1T feels like hell, s0r.'
"Caliph. don't be cruel" Dolores
| pleaded. call walter and give Don
Juan what you promised him."
So Webster went into the hotel bar
and returned presently with bottle
Of brandy and glass, which he filed
and held out toward Don Juan. zone
| 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
quiet your nerves. but nevertheless 1t
Is a nall In your coffin"
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