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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1927
Page
13
A narrator recalls a vividSouth American tale of romance and danger among jungle towns and railroads. He describes a beautiful tropical woman and a world where civilization edges into a vast, threatening jungle with deadly animals and encroaching untamed nature.
A frail 65 to 79 year old scholar arrives at Porto Verde with heavy nose glasses and nervous manner. He meets a menacing Brazilian porter and a signaling Italian amputee as they move toward a car, amid warnings of murder and danger in the town. Lincoln Nunnally of Ridgewood, New Jersey appears briefly, signaling a climax in a tragic case.
A veteran crime writer recounts an incredibly odd case involving Americans and Brazilians. He notes suppression of details in foreign papers and cites altered American names while Brazilian names remain unchanged. The narrative aims for dramatic narration and authenticity.
The narrative depicts Porto Verde in West Central Brazil, a small cosmopolitan town on an Amazon tributary with diverse populations including Brazilians, Italians, Germans, English, and Americans. It contrasts grand municipal and cultural buildings with numerous rustic shacks and everyday life.
A vivid scene contrasts a pricey shop selling common goods with a bustling American cinema across the street. A towering black savage clad only in a breech clout and adorned with teeth necklaces prowls nearby. A neighbor offers a back room displaying dried heads for discreet purchase, though such traffic is banned by the Rio de Janeiro government.
A watcher near a distant city building could glimpse cascavel a Brazilian rattlesnake stride across roads while a resident may wake to bloodied tracks of a puma after leaving a goat outside. The landscape features rolling hills encircling the local valley.
A man named Nunnally observes passersby in a town when a young American woman drives by in a chaise with a dark-skinned child. He notes her beauty and exotic features, then she blows him a kiss and passes the royal palms. The scene shifts to a tall stranger with a scarred left cheek watching from a house window.
Nunnanly hesitates to tell hotel staff about a striking scene in Rio. He worries about misinterpretation in a strange country and concludes he should not worry, then observes a barber and Brazilian planter. The moment hints at mistrust and cultural confusion in a foreign city.
An unusual visage described as a blend of Oriental and Anglophone features appears in a barber chair. Nunnally, seated for a shave, is startled when the barber remarks he would be late remembering faces and hints at a prior meeting, prompting an odd, tense moment.
A wrinkled man confronts Vilak in a wild Balkan setting. Vilak taunts him as a barber scene unfolds revealing romance, family ties, and a planned confrontation. The dialogue hints at a deadly plot and a next chapter tease titled Porto Verde with jungle risks. The page ends with a promise of further danger and revelation.
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