The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-21
THE REV. M. HrLLIs's TROUBLE.
Queer Bchsvio- At a Duluth Lecture That
Puzzle H. Audience.

Drtt1H. oct. Is Many people in the large
audience that recently greeted the Rev pr
Newell Dwight Hills, pastor Of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. when no leCturod in Duluth.
were somewhat puzzled bv the expressions
that Gifted ac-oss his face from time 10 time.
His actions, too. particularly certain gestures.
aroused some curiosity among the observing.
and manv wondered II he was Drawing an nj
tack of Illness 10 keep his engagement with a
Duluth audience Their" were only threc per-
sons in the church that know the secret, and
great as tho general enjoyment Of tho lecture
was. these three had an enjoyment in it that
WINS al 'hcir own One was N" manager Of
the local lecture bureau, and the other two
were business mon
whom Or Hills reached Duluth he cams
iaun'iIv attircd in short trou. er~ and Golf zap
and stockings. hardly a m outfit for the lecture
platform lie had slipped n fishing trip into
his fnc'lre itinerary. and h. reached Duluth
f-o-h from that sport lie expected 20 meet
hi baggage here and get from It the attire
that COOS with hi lectures II did not become
certain until the audience were waiting that
the baggage had not come, and furthermore
that II would no' come In time to equip the
lecturer for that evenings lecture.
Luckily, e. ere was a friend Mt hand. Ono
Of tho business men referred to lived az tic
hotel where Or. Hills was a guest and he offered
10 end him his dress suit. This relieved the
~, raHon, and tho local lecture manager ceased
the ucrvous dance he had been engaged in
cv"- since the EOu-arriyal Of the baggage lad
di.nqvei him Now the business man is ~
heroic frame, though Of about Dr. Hilli~'s
height. Whom the q ,ctOr entered his borrowed
suit a grave di~CrcpiuC' was noticeable, though
u was no, 80 serious that IL seemed likely that
~ audience would SEQ II in a large hail The
hour was N'ry late and the lecture manager
was be riuniur to -uulrin again. So H.. party
uruoeelel 10 Nv" church, being Joined hv tho
second bl-lue-. man. to whom the situation
~, eEp'un"d
Not anothcr ~rul IN the aud'cocc noticed Tho
MIST, and t'c urop'" In the secret were con-
rr1tu'0tiug Themselves on thci" succesS WHOM
the l"'tur"~ be- ~ 9" warm W To- his subject.
~ he did 80 ~ bco1m" necessary for lin 70
max" = g"'tl-n and h" sp.ennlv raise one
hand n'rtt. WITH II c~mc 10 costume. a.
nl->iye shoulders rose until tucr threatened
- rnyl'f tEa r%clturo, OF tho lecturer Ths
three mon m the -Nn-ct caught TO speakers eye,
AVID win ono accord they shook their beads,
in licltlng that such gestures would mot d..
\ ~rI~k'o Of Intelligence and 1nnrooi1tion
Of TIE situation in ~" lecturers "yc showed tutt
he had caught tn Mint. and tor some time lie
r~clraiV"d from gesture. Habit Wa too strong
however, and again Tie band arose, and again
was his c1uutouH1C" Threatened with eNtiuC-
tlop In a." copiou~ to'd~ of his costume. Tho
gesture was ARRESTED a. half flight. h0wcvc~
This happened OuCc move during the evening,
that is WIN those NOT Iu the secret wondered
II their oNtortlircr were IN pain when he hastily
arrested his gestures a. 4 look Ol concern flashed
over hi, face.