Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-11-21

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spoke
"Toodleyoui" he cried brightly.
Sheer establishment held Davenport
dumb.
"You certainly did call the turn y!
continued Simmins. And | congratu'
late you, sirl I'd like to have you
with me at Gcodwood! Wouldn't we
make cleaning, If you could pickthe
ponies as well My word, He
waved his hand airIly. And to rock
his nibs does my heart good I'll buy
me q little souvenir with the tenner
you let me In for. suppose that
goes. sir?'
Certainly" laughed Davenport.
"How could forget 1t? You and
Miss Burton were my only hackers
Well all buy a souvenir. You'd bet.
ter make yours a Liberty bond.
though, Simmins,. If you take my adj
Vice"
Liberty bond, sir. with q tennerl"
puzzled Simmins.
'9Tenner," repeated Davenport, also
pretending to be puzzled. "Ohl" he
simulated enlightenment. II see
Did you imagine for a moment I'd
bother with a sum like ten dollars"
"What else. sir?" asked Simmins
uneasily.
"Ten hundred, of course replied
Davenport.
"Good Lord II 1t had not rained
I'd have been out a thousand dol
lars |"
"Most certainly" Davenport assured
him seriously. "As 1t is you shall
have my check for thousand the mo
ment Mr.. Gardiner pays his debt"
And now you know why Simmins
passed the coffee In that care-free
swashbuckling spirit that permitted
him to tell Burton that that would
warm her up
"Looks as II 1t might rain forever
remarked Grimstead after pause.
Davenport glanced at his wrist
watch and made rapid calculation.
ut will stop at ten minutes to ten,
he stated.
Grimstead. too, made calculation.
II remember now you did say Il
would last just eight hours and twenty
minutes" he said, "and that would
bring II to the hour you name. III
acknowledge that you called the turn
on this storm, and you cut pretty
fine to the time 1t would begin, too.
You had mighty good luck there; bur
you can't lean on your luck too heav.
lily, my boy. You're cutting It too fine.
Be reasonable"
Nevertheless. II youll allow me five
minutes either way" smiled the young
man, I'll lay anybody another bet.
He glanced at Gardiner, who did moi
look up.
The millionaire laughed.
"Well, you are a good sport; I'll say
that for you. I'm no heavy gambler,
like yuu young fellows with lots Of
money I'll bet you box Of cigars.
just to make II interesting"
"AIl right"
"By the way" added Grimstead,
didn't you say something about
tree-?"
ITS down, square across the road."
interrupted Simmins eagerly.
1.-THE deuce you sayl" Grimstean
sat up. How many others are DOWN
he inquired after an instant.
"None sir not one 7 cried Sinmins
triumphnnily. as though the glory
were his OWN personally. Il took es-
peciaI pains TO look
This Is the most extraordinary ok.
nbiion of either fantastic bull luck or
prophecy or mixture OF both | have
ever witnessed!s said Grimstead IFS
Its almost uncanny Looks, 10 me
as II there's n lot of luck"
''Nnl al all. The storm was the
exaci product OF whole series OF
Causes and effects working out and
as the causes and effects are all SUB
ject TO physical law. whicrA is un
changeable, any prediction as To the
time or the direction or the strength
or duh alton Of storm can be entirely
exact, provided II Is based Oh those
causes and effects"
"And the tree?' put In Burton 10
terestedly
"Same thing: cause and effect. A
thousand Of them have been working
for very long time. Sumo Of them
are even SO small as beetle sever
Ing single root tendrl Yet the sum
of all of them points inexorably to u
definite moment OF elimination. The
tree fails. You see that. don't your
"Of course see that T. replied Grim
stead impatiently. "Rut to make an
accurate prediction every one OF these
numDerless causes and effects must
De known, without exception. and their
precise strength and bearing accurate
~ estimated That is impossiblel"
How else could II be done2" de
manded Davenport.
II don't know-luck Sheer, bald
luckF + growled Grmstead.
AT any rate II saved us weftIng-
ana perhaps death II we had stayed
under that tree" Burton pointed out
By Jove, you're right T. agreed
Grimstead heartily. "And incidental
lV won your fpn tbopsana doIIare