The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

the mouleS. We crave them. Now,
Lieutenant, I'll draw you a map. |
promised you two things"
He spread a napkin on the table
and began to draw.
Il can do this fairly well from
memory" he said. You won't mind
If it's not to a scale. This is Peru
like to draw maps. Wen say
this is Huacho to the north. This
is Salinas bay, and here's Salinas
promontory. Then we come down
by Ancon bay to Callao, and then
here's Lima. Now, you're saying
what's all this about, and the an
swer is that | like to draw maps
and like to have Maisie lean over
like she's doing. Stick around,
Maisie. We're just starting for the
mountains and the jungles. Here's
the Mantaro river, there's the Apuri
mac and here's La Sol mountains.
The mapmakers run their town
out about TO the Apurimac, and
then they dismiss the rest of the
country by marking it Indians. And
never let anyone tell you they are
not right. But you've got to know
what Indians mean in Peru. It's
not Sioux in the Dakotas or Apaches
in Arizona. It's poison, fever, jun
gle, mountain, pestilence and all the
plaques a white man breads and
will wade into for money. got
TO put Peru away. Here's the
moules. Now, Stanton, if you
haven't the good sense or taste to
like these little friends of man ri
throw Peru into the bus boys arms
and that will be the end of that"
Take a piece of the French
bread, Mr.. Stanton" said Maisie
land dip it in the sauce"
Take hunk" said Ashley.
Man, you're about to eat some
thing"
Stanton did. and they watched
his expression.
Fall 20, Maisie," said Ashley.
THE meals a success, even with.
out the steak and onions"
Stanton conceded that. An hour
later when the table was cleared
except for the coffee Ashley spread
out his napkin map again.
up here is Cerro de Pasco, and
on here Is Puerto, Bermudez, then
the Ucayali river, and here is
Masisea, and then to the southeast
is the Tamaya river. If could draw
I'd put little bunch Of men in this
region here between the Ucayali
and the Tamaya. but I'm not artist
enough for that, and even If | could
make figures | couldn't make Jun.
giles. So you'll have to draw your
own.
"One of them-In make some dots
lis Turner. He's the big dot
Then this one Is Dunn Clayton
He's sitting over here smoking a
pipe. This one Is Buck Trembly.
and here's Preston Brown. You'd
recognize this one, because he's
more fidgety than the others. so he's
Ron Roberts. And this ones me.
You'd recognize me In a second.
wouldn't you, Maisie? Even the
lieutenant would after while. You
can see something bold and dash.
ing about that dot. There's a man
What a man! That's me. And
this one, I'll make him bigger, al
most as big as Turner, but not quite.
you'd guess maybe"
THAT it was me-"
They looked up from the table
and saw Blair Heaning over Ashley's
shoulders.
whats the idea?" Blair asked
unpleasantly.
Stanton thought there was dis
tinct suggestion of murder in the
way he lOomed over Ashley who
was half-turned in his chair to look
up at him.
You know Maisie, Acton. of
course" said Ashley.
"Yes, | know Maisie, and | know
the copper here. What | don't know
is your idea"
"Sit down and join US, Acton. Pm
telling Maisie and the lieutenant
about the time we were down in
Peru with Turner. You remember
that time. Come on and sit down"
You're a d-n fool. Ashley" said
Blair. 81 didn't know you were so
big one. Sitting here making
maps for copper and for Maisie.
WHATS the idea. Ashley? Just what
is the ideaY
Pm telling you we were talking
about Peru. Come and sit down.
The lieutenant wanted to know why
Turner LEI. US so much money. I'm
telling him. All right with you, isn't
it?"
Blair scowled for another second
and then began to smile.
Sure. it's all right with me-" he
said, but | can't sit down. I've got
another table. saw you here and
came over to say hullo. I'll be get
ting back. Adios. Maisie, adios,
Lieutenant"