The Coolidge examiner., 1934-02-09

pose OF The steamship hallucinailon
with a Ike effort.
The next we heard of Alvin he
was aying about In India ln an air
plane. and from all we could gather
from vague references In letter re
ceived from a mutual friend. Alvin
had expressed fear al regular In
teryals. much 20 the disgust OF the
pilot. that the plane would crash on
the desert, smash kerplunk into
mountain peak or descend helpless
y into the depths of some inland
lake az any moment while the youth
was a passenger.
Yet. 90 spite of everything. we
chung 10 the remote hope that Al
sin might eventually be cured.
In fact, lt wasn't until we received
a letter from the boy himself. In
which be utilized three pages fret
ting over the possibilities that sub
marine on which be had been Ia
yitcd as a passenger during an eX-
hibltlon voyage on the day follow
INK. would fan 20 come 90 the sur
face. that We admitted failure o.
our plan.
Strange as it may sceu. Alvin
didn't come home following the
completion of his round the world
cruise.
Apparently be had discovered
things of more interest In some for
eign country.
II was only natural, therefore,
that during the years that followed
be came less and less 20 occupy our
minds.
one or another OF us heard from
acquninfances who had met him IN
some foreign port.
And. plecinE together fragmentary
bits OF information. we concluded
that be had established himself in
England and planned no more 10
frequent his native land.
Our hopes that be might have
overcome his pet aversion were
shattered whenever news Of Alvin
we're available.
Folks laughed when his name was
mentioned. and usually remarked
somewhat in this fashion:
"Oh. he's the young man who's
positive that the train on which
he's riding will run OF bridge"
or ''You mean the chap who dis
likes automobiles because II he rides
In one there's sure 70 DC a smash
up"
And 80 II went.
Alvin had become a chronic IA
tallst.
And. as Is usually the fate OF all
faialIstic people. nothing ever hap
pened TO him
He rode ln airplalnes. on boats.
trains. submarines be travelled IN
hostile countries. hunted wlld game
In Australia and visited the iungles
Of Africa and survived them all
without a scratch.
The years rolled by and letters
from Alvin ceased altogether.
seldom now did We chance upon
people who had met hlm while tray
cling abroad.
only az rare intervals was his
name mentioned az the club.
lie no longer held a place Ia our
exlstenccs
He became n dim and distant
memory, forgotten. though stlll
somewhat OF a legend
Recently / read Of Alyin's death.
The news was somewhat OF a shock.
Il was actually several seconds
after his name had stared back al
me on an inner page Of the London
Times that the familiar chord was
stirred 20 lie. and / remembered
recalled the whole story, and saw,
In my minds eye. picture OF Alvin
with that worried expression on his
face and the fearful look In his
eyes.
read again the item. and. IN
spite OF the tragedy OF IL, smile
came TO my lips, and then / laughed
American Millionaire" the article
read. Killed In Accident. Alvin
Winthrop. late OF Boston, Mass.
L. s. A. a resident OF Shropshire
during recent years. globe traveller,
adventurer. and blg-game hunter.
was yesterday run down and IN
stantly killed In plccadllly by a
cyclist- Mr.. winthrop was appar-
emily trying 10 avoid being hit by
a truck, ignoring the bicycle com
ing from the opposite direction.
The victim struck his head against
the curb in his fall, to which fact
Is attributed his death"
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