| Show FLOYD GIBBONS adventurers club sie she had a hunch by FLOYD GIBBONS famous headline hunter done ia 0 YOU believe in hunches I 1 dont know whether I 1 do or not 1 one thin thing T I 1 do know is that there is certainly no earthly reason why a hunch should be an indication of future events but ill be doggoned if they dont do that very thing right 0 along historians tell us ila that napoleon worked on hunches if he be had a hunch honch that things going just right before a battle he would retreat and attack another day and every schoolboy knows with what uncanny success lie he was superstitious too which Is unusual in a man so intelligent but it worked out nil all right for him heres an example once at the height of his power a big celebration was being given in the emperors honor A special wooden pavilion had been built in the palace gardens to hold the big crowd nap started with a group of retainers to walk over to the gaily decorated hall where the guests were already awaiting his grand entry the emperor was in a jovial mood and he be hurried along with swift firm steps suddenly he stopped 0 and a worried frown came over the imperial forehead the procession halted with him to lo a man they looked to see what had bad mused caused the great conquerors anxiety and then smiled as they saw a tiny black cat pass directly in front of him emperor orders return to palace cut but napoleon smile ile he snapped out an order find turning right about face retraced his steps to the palace we shall start all over again the emperor said and the rest obeyed the man who held the world in the palm of his hand some of the courtiers sneered secretly behind his back others smiled broadly at the man of destiny influenced by a black cat crossing his cathl all said sai thit th it the delay would hurt hurl his well timed dramatic entrance ent rance napoleon said nothing As the return trip brought the procession to the spot where the cat had bad passed some twenty minutes before the courtiers were still smiling behind the emperors back at this strange whim put cut their smiles before they had gone many steps changed cliant ed suddenly to gasps of horror crowded hall turned into shambles the brightly lighted pavilion blew up before their very byest eyes 1 A terrific explosion shattered the night and turned the crowded liall ball into a shambles wounded and blinded unfortunates screaming with pain fought their way to the gardens leaving hundreds of dead behind them I 1 napoleon soon had the story A bomb timed for his entrance had bad exploded directly beneath the throne 1 ten minutes earlier and the bomb would have found its mark A cat or was it a hunch had changed the history of the world all AH that boys and girls brings us to mrs jack cantwell of brooklyn Cro oklyn N r Y sirs cantwell had a hunch and like napoleon she played it to win tries to deliver surprise gift in may of 1019 1919 mrs cantwell says she and her husband moved into her sisters home at east sixty sixth street to take care of the house while her sister was on a trip trill to europe her sister had many articles ot of value in her home that she wish to leave unguarded one evening the doorbell rang and mrs cantwell Cantwe tl went to the door to be greeted by a delivery man A truck stood in n front of the house and the man announced that they had a piano to deliver deliver he explained that the piano was a surprise gift for her sister well that sounded reasonable but mrs cantwell had a hunch she refused to accept the piano the man Ills insisted isted that it be delivered saying there was no mistake and it had been paid tor for lie ile had bad the right name and address J of mrs cantwell refused to accept the piano and it fair he said to cause the workmen to make a return trip the piano in a big wooden crate covered with burlap stood on the sidewalk ready to be moved in hunch saves family from burglars mr cantwell came to the door ile he see why the piano be moved in and said so but mrs cantwell was working on that hunch of hers and said she allow it la in the house without a written order from her sister that ended the whole thing so far as the Can were concerned back they went to their waiting dinner wondering if they made a mistake in refusing the piano mrs cantwell admits that she have a leg to stand on when it came to explaining why she did not want the instrument in the house she had no suspicions of the men and she had no dislike for piano music alt all she had was a hunch but as it turned out that was plenty nothing further happened that night to destroy the harmony of the cant wells domiciled in sisters house the couple slept the sleep of the just but the next morning at breakfast the piano incident smacked them in the face again like a squirting grapefruit the smack came out of this headliner mi in rhe he front page of their morning newspaper BURGLARS ENTER HOUSE IN PIANO BOXI BOX clever ruse used by thugs mr cantwell read the article out loud the thieves the paper said had gained entrance to a house by the ruse of delivering a piano in the plane piano case was concealed one of their number the box was left that evening at the home of the victims and the man had the entire night lo in which to rifle the place well what have you got to say about hunches now 0 service lc |
