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HEOTOR

THEY used to say about Hector Vail but the startling fact was revealed that there was never a circum- that Hector Vail collected nearly two stance out of which he couldn't make hundred dollars. I say startling be- some money. He was clever, that boy. cause it had never occurred to me that Oh, he never became rich. I doubt Hector was a man who possessed in- whether he wanted to be. Wealth formation about things that did not would mean he would no longer have pertain to his various enterprises. My to use his wits or think up ingenious respect for the man mounted consi- ways of making money, and that would derably..

have robbed him. of life's greatest Before we docked in Jamaica three thrills.

days later. Hector was wealthier by

Hector wasn't dishonest. On the more than $500, · other hand he wasn't faultlessly hon- It is doubtful whether I or any of ourable, either. Sometimes I used to the other passengers would have again think he bluffed his way along, but I thought of the guessing game at which changed my mind about that.

Hector Vail had profited, except that

next

Last January my wife and I sailed, a month after we returned to Boston for a short vacation in the West In I dropped in at my travel agent's 30 dies. I was surprised to find Mr. and to discuss a Labrador trip for Mrs. Hector Vail listed among the summer. passengers-surprised and not a little "You'll probably be glad to pleased, for wherever Hector is there that there's a man from your is bound to be something doing. taking the same trip," the agent said.

know town

As it happened, we were two days "Chap named Hector Vail. He was on late in getting out of Boston. Fog, And the southern cruise with you, wasn't- we were held up in New York harbour "ho?"

for another day. More fog. By this "Yes," I admitted." "He won a lot of time the passengers were pretty well money playing a guessing game. He's acquainted and likewise a little bored. probably using it for this Labrador After all, there are limits to the acti- trip.” vities available aboard ship, especially

What kind of a guessing game?"

By Stanley Cordell

when weather conditions make it im- "Oh, about cool tonnage and fresh, possible to spend any time out on water supply and speed-things. that deck.

would interest anyone taking his first The first day out of New York, with ocean trip,”.

a southeast rain keeping us all inside, The agent smiled and his eyes twin- Captain Halsey, realízing, like all good kled. "So that's it!" he said. captains of cruise ships that his pas- "What do you mean?”

sengers should be entertained, came "Nothing much. Vail spent an hour forward with suggestions for games, asking me questions about Labrador, He knew we were all landlubbers and and wanted to know the address of the he thought we ought to know some steamship company. Said he had some thing about the sea and ships. So facts he wanted to check up on." he wrote down a list of questions. I made it a point the next week to

"How many tons of coal would you drop in and seo Burt Mills. think it takes to navigate this boat "Mills," I said, "that was a pretty from New York to Jamaic?" "How fast one you and Vail pulled on the many gallons of fresh water do you southern ~ cruise. Now don't look think we carry ?” Those were sam- blank, Vall put you up to ask the ples of the questions. The passengers captain that he suggest that game. looked over the list and instantly be- He told you the answers to a couple of came interested, because there were questions to make it worth your while," things they would all Hke to know. Mills Tooked sheepish, "It didn't oc-

Before the contest started a man cur to me what a job I was putting up named Mills made a suggestion: "Let's on you others until it was too late. I make it worthwhile. Let's all chip in didn't know he had all the answers. By a quarter for each question. The one the way, Vail is taking a Labrador trip who guesses nearest the correct an- next summer.... Should we warn the swer gets the prizê, Captain Halsey captain about him?" will be the judge."

"No," I said with 'a aigh,

"Peoplo

The suggestion was met by approval. have been warned against Hector Vail About 100 passengers chipped in a dozens of times, It doesn't do any quarter for each question, There were good. He's too smart for them." 10 questions, making, the total prize (Copyright, 1939, By The Associated money $250, or $26 per question. Newspapers.)

A committee was appointed to con- sult with the captain; rules were drawn up and the contcat bogan. Three min- utes were allowed for each question. When a half hour was up, the captain collected the papers and checked the answers, with his list.

It dovoloped that Hoctor Vail

won

$175, Mills 325 and the two other prizes went to two other passengers.

Mills word enthusiastic.

He sug gosted another game, this time haying twenty questions at twenty-five conta cuch, all questions pertaining to mat-

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