New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15
MR.. CLERhINUELL.
ADMINISTRATIONS EPISODE.

"v- ,.Ie,ki,w.ll- In" Though II only "A
ANAL white card neatly written and tackled in the
side Of the mirror 81 the hntrack 1t was IN" hts'
thing that caught the Noinads eye the H'"' 'u}
he entered the hell And when he went out AZ the
end or twenty minutes. after negotiating Tor "A
Three Pair Back ne noticed the Carl again. "nly
,n,s time II had been reversed AMI read. MI
Clerkinwell-Out'
When the Nonal came TO settle DOWN In his new
quarters he became deeply interested In IN" an
uouncerncnt 81 the coming and going Mr. 'lerkn-
we'll Sometimes Sir. Clcrkinwcn was out. some
times he was In and his habits seemed - be r.
REGULAR ard he would be out at unconventional
hours and In when he would not b. looked Tor
The NomaA even became 80 Interested In the clerk
inwcll movements thnt h. consulted Maggie about
him.
lie has the front room the same nure VII your
self lie kapes the card Ia tho mirror so's 10 save
me- the work Of running w and down the stairs II
any body calls 10 see him
Then he has good many callers. docs be-" sug-
gcs'ed the Somnd.
..Niver van" answered the girl. de rsiy.ly. ''Sonr
a tall But h. might have. h. rays. and he don't
want me- 10 be- after killing meself galiivanting up
and down the tree flights 10 see n he do be In OF
out / wish they all done rs be does
one evening a. the NoInad reached the head ~
,he last nght he met elderly man. tan and
straight with a gray rnustnche. which curled ny at
the ends. There an anxious. troubled look on
the old gentlenan's face.
Pardon me. sir" he began. 81 am Mr.. Clerkin-
we'll ! believe / have the honor to De your neigh
Dor
The Nomad tried gently 10 suggest that the honor
was the other way. but AR C!erkin"ei waved away
the idea as obnoxious 70 HIM.
Did YOU" he continued. happen to notice a
small card in the hail mirror win my name On II?
but OF course YOU DIDN'T
but DID notice It,"
-. cha fvy
Perhaps YOU noticed too. II It sdA Mr.. c!efk.n-
wel.-Ou'. o.. Mr. Cierknwsii IN
''li saws Mr. Clerkinw~il- In
but couldn't remember II changed IT Or not
down ali those stairs. God might. sir" and Mr.
ceerkinwe;. dsapPeared IN bis rom. l., ~ c,er.,o
WEI. and even penetrated his room. on his invita-.
ton. and talked with him OF many things. But
Mr. C.erhin"e.' a.wAVs seemed 70 nav' neuNCu -,
his APPREHENSION lest the card IN the mirror was
satisfy Mr. Cerknwell that the card was right
came back. from the stoop at least and sometimes
from the corner often when he came In the No
for him to make that Mr.. Cerklnwcil was
In no; out: and never did the Nomadc eyes fall
passed through the hall: ana sometimes when
going out the Nomadc Eggs would again as
card wrong. Not that anybody. Mr.. Cierkin.
well himself or any one else, eyer di1 ma
\
more pass the hatrack withou, turning the card
than he could walk through the door without un-
locking IT.: but the thing had taken nod upon the
unfortunate Nomad. even as It had upon Mr. Clerk
inwell.
But though drawn into the net. he stu retained
his reasoning faculties TO IA certain extent no one
day he ventured respectfully to ask II the labor
and mental strain OF keeping the card right were
not somewhat out OF proportion 10 the number or
visitors received. Mr.. Clerklnwei thought not
or Srss years ago that MAG, ii"TE.d h ssed III
! declare. It's almost four years Well well; how
! time flies. But. bless me- II was only last summer
that Mrs. nkster. wife Of my dear old schoolmate.
Dick Inkster. OF Phadelphia, called on me- what
do you SUPPOSE that card said the day she called
That card said out What DO you think Of being
out when a lady calls on youY
untowar I'd and calamitous concentration Of events.
80 you see" added Mr. ClerklnweIl cheerfully.
they do drop In occasionally. and you can't tell
when others may come And when they do come
Maggie can at glance II am out or In"
| IL happened three days ago, the Nomad
preparing for bed that he heard heavy tramping on
people going in and out. Then Maggie raped at
! his door and said:
| "Mr Clerklnwell has been after being took sick
! on the street and they brought him home In u am
trouble. to pee you in his room"
The Nomad hurried In. Mr. Clerkinwell was In
bed, and the doctor was bending oyer him
! feebly. They wouldn't stop 10 let me change II
as they brought me IN. Won't you please 40 down
and attend to II for me? Remember. Mr. Clerkin-
The Nomad did When the doctor went out he
said: Hes very sick man
The Nomad saw Mr., Clerkinwell again In the
morning. He opened his eyes YEARLY and uttered
the one word In" The card was stll right when
the Nomad went out few minutes later When
he came back at night 1t was wrong. as he read
| plainly In Maggie's face. So he reached up and
| rghted it-"Mr. Clerknwel-Out"