Show te ADVENTURE I 1 OF A HOODOO I 1 0 0 maw i by howard fielding 2 9 0 lv C ir 0 white hair MR had the effect 0 a wig that has not been put on straight the parting was twisted around over his left ear there was a tangled liaa across bis forehead and la the region of the right the hair cann dow n smoothly as it usually ds on abi back of a man s bead lie was tall thin an I 1 angular his taw was long and narrow but he ha I 1 a anny of shutting it up allie an accordion nhen he compressed his his let ho n kindly man and mst people in tho finlo city of all him justice in athla particular lie was pros id nt of the eastcott est cott manufacturing company malch made all sorts of things out of aluminium to him in his office entered frank sillier jagt off the train from ica york he was twenty eight i ears old of good height and flura and handsome in a 1 at melancholy light blon fashion lie hal bein a boy in mill I 1 ridge and his father had been a long almo friend of ol 01 1 barn the instant that miller appeared appe ired mr V eastcott began to got out of his chair anally like a figure made of of wood jointed with pees lie mada quite a business of taking the young man 8 overcoat over coit and banging it up on one of a alno of pegs remark ing M he all no that the strap which was upon the garment tor that purpose looked M 1 it might break at any moment it will bold bald miller with a quick downward glance the floors clean eacott et cott atad turned and waa about to bit dow a lie stopped suddenly as it the pegs hi bis wooden joints had atuck and thug he n malnor for some seconds suspended over the chair in a seemingly impossible attitude then lie gently subsided laughing silently that s your father all over again sal 1 be the strap la w alting until it finds a dirty place to drop the coat then it will break ft ell he was right he was right ilia luck was just aa bad as he said it n ns I 1 knew him fifty years it passed on to me rejoined miller I 1 wish I 1 might have inherited bis virtues also there was a long silence during which the lean old man stared steadily though dreamily at his visitor ft til bell said be at last lets get dow n to business I 1 on have looked into this patent lou ve seen the thing work eh you ve investigated the men les sir replied miller firmly and I 1 m prepared to bay that it s a goob thins I 1 think ao myself bald eastcott est cott with his elbows on the arms of his big chair and the tips of bla pressed na FOB BOMB ENDED SUB together 1 think BO myself by the w ay they ve promised you a stock in terest I 1 suppose miller blushed but ho answered with out hesitation that such waa the case contingent upon my putting up the money of ci irae bald catcott eat cott do you belledo said ear neatly that ithac my fathers eoa would be led by buch a consideration or by any consideration whatever to rec ammend an investment to you it absolutely bound 7 to bar I 1 don t responded eat ott bringing hla BO firmly that his countenance was shortened by at leoba 40 per cent if I 1 bad you neica mould have heard about this thing the thing referred to was a patented process for abo extraction of alumba luin from clay it had been brought to ir tt eastcott a attention by 1 la cashier john tower whose brother in isea control of it I 1 arlt hart tho worth at all tho croci gs wa deal of money and it wa worth a good mr westcott cott had begun nn ration which ana necessarily hasty be causie tower the brother referred to bad only an 01 uon which mut bo made on the latent good 1 y the rayment of the purchase price in full tx fore a date idala id atu letl 1 I kiew blat y lou fart I 1 try fonn ted with a ch connau in aal antner iny noli 1 t v arh in tl dougl ly 1 aird tl at on nr lindt honest and dhe ur catl r I 1 en tl la t li g cain i an 1 n I 1 to I 1 e ll 11 ink t I 1 i ulian de lied in a laurry a if att rin in I 1 wroth lo 10 ou to juuli anlo it rt nl fir my I 1 m nt on HI n cor in 11 n i t 1 ny all I 1 I 1 m ny 11 1 in a an w 11 fk I 1 I 1 n fl I 1 dri K rt for all atu I 1 i t HI 11 r li mil 1 I 1 K t live af fur a f tl 1 okel into tills ou us well as I 1 ild I 1 e got n careful writ ten report on it if alila boea through calil eastcott in I 1 i to lt a rood thing you emht to it fixed for life me that you get tic stock bit has ixer prom lied 1 ou and it douht to be a nice big block it a no small thing to pet WO capital luto n bushue M bt tw enty da a notice I 1 in gin I 1 ou look at it that way its time the luck tun tl in mi favor I 1 0 o had a hard struggle so far tl e goad n apples turn to dust as soon as I 1 touch them M sl ook his aca I 1 very slowly the longar I 1 look at you he bald alie cuore clearly I 1 per belve your to your father hut tints here nor there lie added I 1 m gl 11 you ve got a report in writing leave it alth me like a fellow and come in again ahli afternoon ou re staying at the hotel ch all veil you ought to haa gone right to my house I 1 in nt a boarding house replied miller recommended it to me he mot me at the station 0 o you ve seen tow er said the old man I 1 ft aan t aw are that you knew I 1 dl in t he introduced himself aliat liat dl 1 you say to him about your investigation ing replied miller shortly my business was n ath you that a t right bald ft eastcott that a like your father lie had a acry clear head in such mat era hut it never did him any good he died a exir man tl ese references to his fa ther made miller somewhat uneasy he did not like to see mr eastcott est cott a B ind turning misfortunes fall urea an 1 the great mystery 0 bad luck it he takes me for n hoodoo said the young man to I 1 itself he won t go into this thing and its my only chance never get another he reproached himself for his foolish remark about his coat which bad start ed ehla train of thought in mr oest cott 8 brain ben be reached bis boarding house be found several people seated on the doorsteps probably waiting tor tha dinner bell among them was a dark eyed pretty young woman an alert and vital creature of a most ing presence tower had introduced him to her that morning for she had chanced to be standing by the gate when they came up her name was batelle right and she was a widow having a great need of cheer miller entered at once into a con ver with lire aright the ex pertinent bag a notable lie presently forgot that bla only chance in life bung upon the decision 0 cranky old sam eastcott est cott fand bared only that it la the first duty of man to please a pretty woman abla particular woman was witty and well bred she deemed to have an original view of everything she waked the young man a mind to the most agree ablo exercise and when the dinner bell rang there was no gloom anywhere in his vicinity about 3 0 clock be went down to the office of the manufacturing company I 1 ve chewed your report said sir westcott Rest cott and I 1 want a day or two or digestion amusa yourself mean while loure living at my expense you know that a understood and stand a liberal bill miller smiled and went away in the outer office he stopped for a minute to with john tower against whom be bad taken an unreasonable poeju dice IV ell what luck said tower I 1 don know responded stiller 1 I hope you gave the thine a good send off I 1 told abo truth as nearly aa I 1 could learn it said miller walking anway A chance meeting with mrs 0 right upon the baret t put him in a good bu mor and after a long walk with her he felt that life still held a few joys worth tho trouble of striving for he was still more convinced of this truth na evening in the charming young woman s company and when he was alone in his room smoking by tho open window be asked himself a very important Is it my fate to fall a love with stella wrighta tho next day be had many troubles mr cscott ct cott waa still digesting the rep rt john tower was importunate he strove to urge miller to more atren aou action theres a big atako in athla matter or you bo insisted this thing la going to bo a gold mine A re let ting the chance of your lifee by I 1 a la fallt with he old man athla morn UK aller interrupted him with a groan don t lave another said 1 e let him alono lou dont beem to under stand abe man that you are dealing with aili mind vai greatly perturbed as be left the and he sought relief in the society of stella her beauty and vivacity were utterly charming lie elwe a deep vow that be would prove himself n roan of power by corn the deal with lUst cott and in i ur guance of tl la resolution I 1 a wrote n ui plo aig ice evening tt bleb contaldi ni d boine forgot ten facts in favor of tl e erne in con hemf hen he took it to tl e of flee next day 1 e nut tower to wl om by way of ie mention od the by do yo I 1 v aste time etli re I 1 orts f row cr U 1 y don t you go and talk it into miller a 01 anlon n BB somewhat beliak en annl to lo 10 airl about it i e was led to lay tie nutter before baelli vi right w 1 0 ditroi kf urged action A nill HI 1 exciting occur red lethen tl cm ni 1 it lift n vry confuse 1 on miller s mil I 1 but atter ft ions i 0 n edit atlon inac at 1 il tint te love 0 lili llop ill on oil Mt cotta tl at stella boutil narry alln if it tic liy tims to action 1 w put down to tl lelce boit and 1 n I 1 ft long pil talk alth vl i jn ni ly al I 1 only I 1 ill in t know you n pre no amr rate it look inlo tie n lit I 1 ant anny natii I 1 I 1 la 1 0 1 e nice I 1 cart 1 ft return o lito in 11 i aid in bof tower the awl stant cot liler n rou 1 round eyed auth dri w him into u towers gom be there 8 I 1 ean an awful row of gome klinl I 1 clont know what it Is ml a over ball miller to helmst lt I 1 return to new lork a beaten man lie bad not the courage to face est cott then instent ie went in search of stella right lie 1 nd a wild idea of offer lne his I 1 and to her in the midst of abla great wreck 0 hla hopes it alie should i eak ono kli d w ord to him then he would feel that ie could face the boril lie met stella in the hall 0 the boarding house she ha 1 a little black bag in baal talt or in ehe said pointing to the parlor I 1 II 11 be back in a jiffy impulsively he her hand to hla lips then be went into the parlor and waited but stellas jiffy was a long time the su per bell rang and belll she I 1 ad not conw 1 I wonder what has happened to MM be arkid of the land lady who came balling through the parlor in her supper time gown mrs VA right a gone said that lady gone echoed miller her trunk was taken this after noon was the reply she had a tele FOB ME gram from alic tasi ache has aft tow na it can t bp pos bible exclaimed miller 1 I earns it Is though bald the land lady os she bustled away toward the dining room mr eastcott est cott wants to see you said a voice miller turned and saw a boy em aloyed la the office 0 the ing company dazed he followed this boy to vi catcott B houge my houi g briend eald the old gen I 1 owe you a deep debt of grat etude I 1 don t un ferstand ler stand gasped miller 1 I was going into this thing said westcott I 1 d made up my mind to it then you came out hero and I 1 bald to m self if this M M n good tl ing n I rank sillier be in it his fa thara son ever strike anything that bad money in nd I 1 took a new streak of caution all on our account I 1 communicated with a man in bew lork and today I 1 got my answer the bhole thing la a fake I 1 d have been skinned alive I 1 d lia e dropped at least it atas n neat game but I 1 don t blame you indeed I 1 praise yon m were perfectly honeski you merely laid abo facts before me as you under stood them fcc I 1 to going to reward you I 1 m going to put you in towers place tower has gone then gone echoed westcott cott well I 1 should say he has lie a run away with that woman efella right that he s been so infatuated with she s n game too I 1 guess stella gone cried miller gone with clial eastcott est cott looked at him long and cromly lour luck aln t so bad after all be eald ou want to thank the lord that a what you want to do abla man tower has gone and lift a job that you can have for life and pay you w ell he a gone and taken that woman so lucli the better aa I 1 clearly perceive it there d been any way in which he I 1 take the job with him and leave ha woman behind you d have been in bar I 1 luck on both sides cs sir in that anso you d have shown a touch ot the real old miller hoipo As it la I 1 brgan to have hopes of you |