The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-19
The HOLBROOk
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The Committee Was a Pretty
Girl, and She Entertained
the Stranger Admirably.

BY W. r. ROSE.

4 him with strong suggestion of curios-
( ity. Anon he stared upward at the I'M
wonted mingling of smoke and sky
X scrapers.
This obseryant young mans name was
Jack Holbrook. He was New Eng
Handler, Harvard man, mining engi-
L peer, and this was his first visit west OF
Albany. He had come to Cleveland at
khs earnest and oft repeated invitation Of
4 Als college mate and very dear friend,
HON Plympton, and he had arrived
day ahead OF time. He had meant to
stop at Buffalo for few hours confer
ence with mining expert but on the
train had received telegram from him
stating that be had suddenly been called
to Toronto in connection with an impor-
tsnt legal case and asking him TO deter
his Buffalo visit. So Jack had come
straight through to Cleveland, and, be-
ing Of q slightly difident dispxilion, had
gone to hotel instead of proceeding at
pnce to his friends home. At the hotel
he had telephoned and asked for his
Friend, but the servant who answered
his call stated that Mr.. Tom had gone
to Akron, but would return late in the
afternoon. Thereupon he had spelled
out his name for the domestic and added
the name of the hotel, the maid promis-
Ing to deliver both name and address to
Tenn as soon as he returned.
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manity stream by. The tide presented
some new types to Jacks observant eyes
and the time slipped away rapidly as he
watched them. Presently he became
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city" he managed to reply, "but not en-
tirely a stranger to city ways"
|, sit is evident" said the young woman,
! with an increase Of gravity, that you
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& / nv .,,,,a 80, :. ~
asn,.u;,a, !. ~, ;,,n a. n'u, o"'s,;o,,s an
deayor to keep step with her as she
slowly moved toward the avenue.
IVA "YOu look she said, like an honest
young man.
honesty IKE hean'!. commented
sack, ~ sometimes pot SKIN oeep. Inc
iact IS ~" rehliS an accom- pfiSheu PICK
ocket. f'fnaIs you VIII s'hd's ho'ice
tne shabhs looking man VINO Is appar-
en,'y aosorp'n III me Jt"eieE WHO"
across the Wa!1 Ihats famous de-
tectiVe "h" rs dogglhs my footsteps.
see said me pretty girl win
CHARMING smile, mat you are nnmorist
~ well as a pickpocket. 1t is pleasant
recreation ana III Time mink you would
SHINE at IT. But pardon me- MI. rex
pocket, II briefly digress. AS you are
~ stranger IN town you cannot he eA-
pectcd TO kno" awning about our Gus
toms Kindly understand, then, that
am an active member oil an organization
OF cleveland women who are banded to-
gether for the purpose OF extending the
hosp'tHii'ies OF our city TO all worthy So
9"urners within It's gales. we arc ex-
pected TO meet strangers and impress
them with our city's beauties
Diiident jack boldly interrupted her.
You have certainly impressed me with
one OF them, he sad. Il don't think l
cars to see the others
The smiling young woman slightly
flushed.
when the stranger happens to DO
young and good looking she said, "one
Of the younger members of the commit
tee on transients is sent to proselyte him.
For, you see, The prime object OF the
committee Is to win from him promise
to become good Clevelander ] might
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