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"I am Charles Julius Francis," he replied quietly, "Duc de Nevers, and Commander of the Legion of Honor." A Finder of Missing Heirs The professional prosecutor is continually surprised at the insignificant amount of crime existing in comparison with the extraordinary scope of criminal opportunity.
In this respect it resembles the ring of Gyges, as in its divining and rock-splitting qualities it resembles that other ring which the African magrician gave to Aladdin, to enable him to descend into the cavern where stood the wonderful lamp. According to one North German tradition, the luck-flower also will make its finder invisible at pleasure.
Anne Bradstreet had no share in them, her gentle simplicity making her always choose the least obtrusive form of speech and action, as well as dress, but she must have smiled over the fierceness with which weaker sisters were attacked, and perhaps have sought to change the attitude of this chronic fault- finder; "a sincere, witty and valiant grumbler," but always a grumbler, to whom the fashions of the time seemed an outrage on common sense.
Say, they can do anything with glass these days." "They sure can." A man in civilian clothes a detective from headquarters went up to the desk. "What you guys got there?" "A ruby this boob picks up off'n the sidewalk," said the sergeant, winking at the finder, who grinned. "Let's have a squint at it." The stone was handed to him.
"By all the rules of treasure-hunting, the finder keeps the treasure." Mrs. Handsomebody was silenced. She did not wish to quarrel with the Peggs. Mrs. Pegg moved closer to her. "Mrs. Handsomebody," she said, winking her white eyelashes very fast, "I really do not think that you should allow your pupils to accept this er treasure.
I knew my man this nerved me and I said to him: "I'm not satisfied; I want him to fill the finder. Are you ready?" "Yep." So I crouched lower and came still nearer, and at 12 feet made No. 4. For some strange reason, now the Lynx seemed less angry than he had been. "He didn't fill the finder; I'll try again," was my next. Then on my knees I crawled up, watching the finder till it was full of Lynx.
But the day would be half done by the time their muddled preparations were finally completed. And then, more often than not, one of the men would add his own not inconsiderable weight to that of the half-packed, overladen sled; and, at the best, Harry as a trail-breaker and finder was of no more use than a blind kitten would have been.
At present it is useless to attempt prospecting, for there is no guarantee of security; no sooner is anything of value discovered than the finder is embarrassed by imperial taxes, local taxes, backsheesh, and all manner of demands on his resources, often ending in having everything coolly confiscated by the government; which, like the dog in the manger, will do nothing with it, and is perfectly contented and apathetic so long as no one else is reaping any benefit from it.
I am permitted, however, to name some of these instruments, such as the subterranean microphone, sizorscope, horoscope, perpendicular and horizontal range finder, elongated three-power French binocular, instruments for determining the height of airplanes, etc.
Sternberg, in his "Northamptonshire Glossary" , says that the discovery of a double nut, "presages well for the finder, and unless he mars his good fortune by swallowing both kernels, is considered an infallible sign of approaching 'luck. The orthodox way in such cases consists in eating one, and throwing the other over the shoulder."
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