The sun., 1900-11-19
RIGHT KEY, WRONG HOUSE.
TRyJNG 70 CONJINtE Mr.. LFDiA
mar NE rs 4 m RGIiR.
one Policeman After Another Advises Him t"
,onfcs, Caught Going TO BED In Four
,,enth street. whereas lie Lives In 1wen'
,,.third Proves That His Latchtcy FITTED.


ward, pye il black. E!, lower llp l, swollen and
bis good eye has a hunted look Otherwise
MIR Lcdyard /, as comcly Hud neat DOSING
boohkeepcr as ever ran a pen down column
His present unfortunate situation i due To
the fac, that he didn't know the difference
between Tweuty-th,rd street aud Fourteenth
street, aud that most unfortunately the Key
of ms boarding house al 2i2 Last 1wcnty-third
street hts the lock of n boarding hnus" at $50
last Fourteenth street that las been fopued
recently
MIR Iedyard did not discover these Coinci-
dauces until he had made his way into the
sa,ond story hack room Of the Fourteenth
strc.t boarding house. While he was prepar-
ing o go to bed he was set upon by the board
~, and hy a policeman and wa" roughly used.
After that b. was arrested H." has spent
three DAYS in JAIL and So strange does the COIN
cidcnrc seem 10 the Fourteenth street boarding
house people that they insist ttat he shall b'
held to the ,trorc-t proof that hcIs not hurSiar
II j. nc. dos TO explain that Ny Ltuyaid - at
tines very absent minded
Inul Thursday morning he was bookke'U"r
in the factory of tie ht-ou Ily dro carbon
iiotlms ard In,onda-ccnt Lighting Company
al iJi Atlantic Avenue. BROOKLYN. He may he
autp,oyrd there yet, bur he .aid last nieht that
hswlu!d not know about that uGtI Ac had been
over to BrpukN u srr whether his JOB Was
,till there.
When he lofr RrooRlyu on liur,dIy he was
much occupied with thoughts that ar" not #
ll!lio concern It il sufficient tn-,ny INIT no
one who has hr3rd just how complicated ana
how delicate wa, 'hc subject uf them has WON
dcred over thc sut -curleut cN"i's. lie started
home on tho Third avenue elevated road,
lie found himself approaching home much
TOO -apid,, and when tie train reached -Four
,a.uth street he got oT with 'he idea Of walk
irc ,ha ro~t Of the wHv. one" IN Fourteenth
-trnc', hr 0t.-MlHod 'p have has dinner ont
side # -" boarding house. sine" he was IN
mo- mood 20 have li~ tHuGer thoughts intruded
won hy w-ll-ruoaut but extremely ii 'ast"ful
,.r,tiuns T. Oas quit" Lac. when Yin,e from
dinner tie was even mora aOstra"'"d Tran
Iclad been when i.r -,t' down.
He walked out tn :he street and turned caS'
H. doe, not remember what made him think
that he was In Twenty-uird street. but he IS
sure that Is what he thought. lie walked
down nearly to Second avenue When he was
opposite number az he looked w. 1t was not
ms boarding hous at all. Without stopping
10 reason the matter out, he went on another
block lie turned IN at a distance from flr~t
avenue about equal To the distance Of hIs own
boarding house in Twenty-third street from
Second avenue and walked ~ Tn" steps II
he had raised his eyes 10 look a the house
he would have seen al once th0t ms was not
his boarding house, either. But b" did not
look up He did not know that instead Of th"
highly ornamental moulded iron grape arbor
which shaded the front door of his own house,
be was uader a substantial brownsto portIco.
lio simply pulled ont his keys. selected the latch
kcy. turned 1t in the lock, and when the door
opened went into the hall The hall wa,
dark, but he saw the light glImm"ring at tho
head of the first Hilht Of stairs In the statuary
niche that never has any statuary in IL. and he
caught tho reflection In the hat rack
Mr lcdyard llodded lahorously np the
stairs
When he became conscious he was In narrow
cell in tho Fifth street station and his eye hurt
and his ip throbbod and he was thoroughly
uncomfortable His shirt front WIS covered
with stains which he was horri0ei to rccog-
me n his own blood lie set NJ a great shout
other persons began 10 shout Soon there
APPEARED in the aisle before the cell person
IN his shirt sleeves with n short club in his hand
Who wanted to know what Mr.. Ledyard was
trying To do.
why am in here'" asked Mr Ledyard
with rs much forbcaranCe as he could sum
mon
sure If you don't know" said the shirt
slccved Ierson. laughing long and unieelirglv
Il don't. Guess It was because you needed
the money.
What money!" asked MIR Icdyard
The shirt -sleeved nan grow very serious.
Young man." he said TO Mr.. Ledyard. that's
no way for YOU to talk Now. you don't look
Ike Won had been in trouble before. II you
will take friend advice YOU vii! own right up
to every think. and may he 1t can he mad" easier
for Nou. There's many a nice Young man
finds himself in hard luck and tries 10 do a
turn and get enough money out Of it 10 square
. ttt |sav l.4l RIM mol
career. There's way OF saving the likes OF
them. Now gir Is an awful thinr g. Get a
Young man broke and into trouble But you
remember that anything you say VIII be used
Hey. nm, srowled hCGrsr voice from
know Yer, and t's none OF ne funeral tut
don't YOU yell en- Damn thing. You ain'tsot
Shut M. you" ccrmanded the doorman.
.,,Ay, gwap, .y9i srINi"d vii' ,nc husky voice,
a damn thing. I've been there and krow.
Keen your face TO yourself untll Yen get 20
General Sessions and then your lawy" tell
Mr. Iedyard retired to tho back of the con
10 think matters over In H." early morning
who looked him over with n comuassior tlat
was not unmised with professional pride and
said:
i did heat you M pretty good, didn't l."
What do YOU mean. sir" asked Mr. lcdynrd
with dignity,
policeman, don't you rcm"mher2"
- do not remen h"r.-, sid Mr.. Iodyard
"h'l' II will he n long 'i'ue before forget
"l'rn goirg TO take Won tn court IN minute. :
said the policeman. "ard wanted TO tell you
ns friend, that perhaps could make tl''c,
easter for YOU II Won q tel me Hll about II Now.
was Won, or my - your friends in the Job
that was turned in that house before
y hayout done anything. exclaimed MIR
IedySrd. Il don't know what any - Won wcr"
talk'rz about, and wish you'd It. ne ou' -
this.
The nrlio"man began ~" argument rnr a
free confession oil over again. Nr lNdvGr'
said That lr d.l NOT 500 v'.y qrv man should
he REQ plirci 10 make confession and submit
quietly 10 lWlrs 'urpt hcca MS" ," hdd been
assaulted when b" vas c'iHg g. hed an his own
room. Tho 'p,"V.HE begged lalN" io
mind Mr. Icil ttd ''1t Nr Bvruc- and -
other penVle In the hnvs" s,id th"v Ind never
se~n him hc'vr" VI I"3vlri sod with ~rI. .
hauchtirc~s thtl B." H.l at know Nr Ryru"s
ani never heard Of 'i' hof ,ra We'll t."n
argued the policeman with -r~rir"l Vnf'ri..o
Nj D'yln Nhn .Nrc '.a l..-o. did no. kurn
VIZ Irdvard "i'h'r
II Any man ',...I '...I.. r,,' -',! ~
Iodvard own, .i2 in-' r.",.',-'1lri ,''..'
10" has bn,snt It Sine 7 vrrl % Wrrh yr-t rliv
morning.
whats anv house !" Tv'"',-''trd street gnt
~ 10 With y a,knd a." Policeman "Na- ruI
In there, 'oo,'
Then i,tlc hv little '.,,' ,ar.. ,a ,ro h,,i-
dor"d hnukkrIs,r. u" .na.r.i 'I.' -, rad