The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-10-11
many dGys.

tO-Oay received COMMUNICATIONS Tt1L
mansaealling himself Dennis OReilly
doesn't that SAVIOR Of tseiEmerald isle?j
livingiin, e., a City ~ ccnsi1era b]e
importa nyseini the Wild west. who the
Irishman. lT mean III .sitis toSbe ia pcs
session Of thatwnlil eadSto;;the dis
coveTry:nkhvsl iaent tAca tion of Annie Data
pont.t IsFcr ,ny part have noFfaith il
the story: but Fl. and X. think the mat
ter is tvorth iuyestigatipg, land they
have proposed that r 60 at once to Xi-LA =
fnd:tliis man and follow up his clew if
it should prove to be worth anything.
The prospect is rather enlivening: and.
as it%*happens. ny professional engage
mentsbarc not so numerous oraexa% ting
just nowsas 70 interfere my ;absert
ing myself from the Office. Prosecuted
casepf assaults and battery yesterday.
and sent defendantto 5al.s JIon't know
whether he was guilty or not. Suspect
not;H but proved that he was, and
that was the en1 Of it. And now, in
fla1ned5by that grand success, my'v6ice'
is stillsfor war! Wish could get hold
Of something sensational, something
really worthy Of my attention. Assault,
and battery! II blush 5toa writes the
words: Are my talents to be dissi-
pated, my nerve and brain tissues tIhe
worn out pursuing such paltry game as
that? The fates forbid! There must
be some higher destiny in store for ME.
Perhaps this mission to Y viii fur
nish me the sensational aexpcrierces
that long for. think I'll start to-
morrow. My constitution demands
slight change of air and scenery, and
the trip will no doubt be OF g-ea: bore
fit to me. though whether anything Of
Importance to business interests viii
result thcrefrom is somewhat problem
atical.''
Immediately after this came North S
latest entry:
Friday noon.-At Y. just got
here. Quite breezy, wide-awake little
city, Inhabited by a set OF harmless and
amusing lunatics. Their first nantes
tation of eccentricity was to insist that
l am some other fellow. who eddy
enough bears my illustrious name. FOL
lows my honora BILE profession. looks
like me, and. as the final link in this as
tonishirg chain of condolences. al
though out of town at this present
writing, boards at the very hotel at
which I am stopping. Tried to con-
vince them of their mistake. No use.
Average mind not open to 3cony ion.
Finally decided ito let Them have their
own$way about it. and am therefore
going to play my role in this comedy OF
errors as lintiplolus Of Syracuse, unless
Antipholus OF Ephesus steps inrprena-
turelY and defeats my purpose. Must
hunt up Dennis O'Reilly. Forlorn hope.
Don't know. where.sto. look for him.
ProbabI dig ging diitehes me1yhere:
H. and r. must have been crazy to pay
any. attention to his. communication. e~saa
""Note Extraordinary (made five
minutes after arrival after the man
ner of English tourists visiting
the states), People Of - . are
| very sociably inclined. Circumstances
offered in evidence: I find here
on the instant of my arrival a note
from one, Mrs Maynard, evidently a
lady moving in aristocratic circles. in
vitiag me to call upon her at two
o'clock this afternoon. No references
required. Invitation downright. and
unconditional. In spite of the en-
barrassing fact that have never had
the honor of meeting the lady afore-
said, and have not the slightest idea
where she lives, I have decided
that it will not be polite
to slight the very first invitation
extended to me here, and l am there
fore intending to call upon the said
Mrs. Maynard, of No. 80 Dclap!ai1e
street, at the hour and place, aforesaid.
Have a vague hope that she may be able
to throw some light upon the present
mystery of my identity. If she decides
that I am myself, the verdict of the gen
eral public will be Immediately set
aside. If she insists that l am the other
fellow, I will humbly bow to the decis-
ion. Capita, idea! Saves me all fur
ther responsibility in the matter. In
teresting psychological question. Not
exactly case Of Jekyn and Hyde. but
rather suggests the query whether
man may not have two, separate, and
distinct personalities without being at
all aware of it until some one else dis
covers the fact for him.. On second
thought, am not sure but the real
question is, whether or not a man can
be in two different places at one and
the same time. Pshawl>I No use in
wearying my brain with these airy spec
ulations. NY first duty is to find out
who 1 really am. With that point once
clearly and indisputably settled (by
Mrs. Maynard), all these minor ques-
tions will take care of themselves. 1
think my prospects for innocent amuse-
fment here look promising. AS to bust
ness can't tell yet. Shall reserve judg-
ment ON that point until have had an
interview q view with Mr.. O'Rei1ly.'''I ass
20 III twda w at this point that North closed
his book, threw down his pen and CON
suited his, watch again. As the imme-
date result Of this latter proceeding he
started up with the audible exclama-
/ x;;,rys,sS.(fJII rs l3i.iA5j 2fb-l"Iit !. (
+, 0 "One. o'clock! Il must be expeditions
if l expect to be at Mrs Maynard,s at
the appointed hour. shall do my best
TO make COCA ,mpresslon: all in the
other fellows interests. OF course! !