The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18
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times md lH.hrl ~ " b'' l'N'N WI
.hs s.tI. " that Tent iic r'ul. at letter ever
got There 4. 60 name 'Ei'd
'Npv, s1lI VIZ HfnuivuN WIN sudden
ro.t. gov 80 ,oml'r g. ..r,'tirs thht Ia
really .orb o.r.ld.,tus what dor' ne M
known lrvc a. rnt f.r '"r. clt' ur. r'thaI@'
IcuIltl. hr.irlusn, .' r. r"' sl''
so" said Mr. BrosdNrv, + DONE think
So. LAW iucirod 60 hoi'yc II T. they. They
are coming to s"c Us
How many ~ ticm2" 10 asked
An - them. I suprosc. ~" sighed They
wind w hy sending To regards 81 the whole
flrily until they weot n" IN person But
hero T.. The letter In rull You can Judge Tor
yoursclf This vast the "'ter
"MY Dr.Rpst KNIE NJ lat We mr." going
10 avail ourselves " your standing Invitation
to visit you In case this CONTEMPLATED In
vasipn threatens to inconvenience you In any
WAY, pravlot US know at once and We make
other Arrangements. With united love from
all until We have the plcasur. 81 greeting you
personally, | am Ancctiona,"ly yours"
We'll. " said MIR Broadway. is there no clue
TO the writer
no" she said, but I can tell by the post
mark that Il was mailed at MaVefley. W. yes
terday morning at Q o'clock
Mr. Broadway's face cleared hopefully,
That" said he. is something gained. We
have now two important facts 10 go on. Now.
iust let me harness my detective instinct. and
| we'll have the my stery cleared up in n twinklinR.
First, whom do you know In Naverley!
"You will never unravel the tangle BY pulling
on that thread said Mrs Broadway. know
everybody in the town. There's where moss
Of my relations live. There are Uncle Ben and
Uncle Harvey and
Never mind" interrupted Mr.. Broadway.
You need not ennmerate them. ioNr eN-
.--f- ..-,g a.,fa4.1,. ,g, ,1iNn tAa
matters. but | still see a ray OF light. let me
look at that letter a moment, please"
Mrs broadway handed over the Comrnunlca-
ton and Mr.. Broadway studied II for while
intently.
Il have It now" he said rreson'lv THE
letter was written ny a woman about - Years
OF age. She is ) feet o inches IA IriEht ana
rather slender. She llveSin a house set back IN q
! yard that L. surrounded by an iron, fence; with
sometimes hard TO .unfasteu. Your. Corie-
spundeut has a son about 10 wears old he ~
was y. p gh2 mal,ed in the before l.iIGT, T b4rcak f aye Tfaf ss
woman is an early riser. She does her own
cooking. she is particularly fond Of Crrncrs
| All told, she is an excellent house; eer er. but
Is inclined 70, make Things, rather unI ieasnne
I wouldn't undertake to say just. what this
lad $ anne is, but think it is
in amazement. you have described her TO. a
t ;ss even to oo ,hs l S6n on ne 10 safe sh n%T y
Holmes couldn't have done better"
IT is really very sImrle sid MIR Broadway.
carclessly II have been taking 2 few l.ss1ns
cross c"S i between The old copy book si,i e ard d.
ago, By that Judged tie writer TO be a woman
II As, for d woman Of more Years would have
c S1p iH. stHlS sT IT re M a'Ts'nr, Vhi Hien one Il fever
years would accoIl !ish What she set 1rt 10 DO:
] - an, tl., ella l.ftav i4e Ipnn VTi'tp with
the pen held between the Nrst aud second fingers.
As a rule, only people whose fingers measure
and the first Joint hold lerensr . Know lng the
relative prororti"n Of the rarts e TIE human
| To figure ont the maps"ror crts ~ the entire
BODY. The envelone told me the rest. Those
fain, reddish horizontal strcahs are ,'he natki
Of tie iron !i-kcts against which the 10" rested
the letter while unlockilr tho rsfra 10 rate.
The fact that The letter was ma before
o O'CLOCK proves the boys age. for had lie been
! him ont Of bed a. that uusoomly, hour even 10
go 20 the Post Once. and had he been older
we would not have had as evidence this greasy
With a bic hunk Of hot bread or cake in his
hand. THIS grease SPOT likewise derotes that
been a chore boy he would have had 10 wait
I'm the same wsv IL Is clear that the writer
docs the cooking, a servant E9nld have made
even the son Of the house hold his appetltcln
early riser proves that ste is fond Of 'rullors.
Early rieers are, not carly ris%rs through ioNs
81 exercise. and the theory let a,rtltion "a
the source ~ thei activity has cen long since
eyr loded. Peorle who l"ayr 'l"r couch az
an early hour are driven thcrefrom either by
the torn erts Cf "A had con science or indi ~gestioni;
Only OWL dccts cnn mako the conscterce III
would ever he imr alei on the rack OF remorse
] attribute Aunt Su-Gn's ind str. 20 ire lntter
III. which is, Of course. rroduC"d by the iroI,-
dina'e CONSUMPTION of dysI ~ tic wards, which
natural Nv t"Td TO npk" her teurer urcertnin
and di;aeresable. Are my deductions Ier-
Perfectly" said Mrs. Broadway cith ad-
%nIration. JASPER, you are . ,worGcrtW nan.
writing il FOR oil the world HE Aunt suson's.
esupciallv the RS md as. ! en- going to write
TO her to-day and tell her that ! shan not 10
--yon, Nil need to corduCt the corre-rondcpcs
with, dirlon arv; soid W. Pro9dvay You
already received hcr letter, frt sip lv state
that you Gre about 70 star; for Florida Tor yomT
~ the ravag"s Of IN illness WITCH. you greatly
fear. Ia gallo' irg co0tuur tior"
Mr. Rrondway Gl,,Ie cd her tands y del;Ght;
not" lthst2rding lcr So, ,%tortial DICT ard she
letters ~ a wave of rental telera', Y. Wren
,,e, learn ar gong hwny ,t% chnrccs are
Immediately after breakfast Mrs Broad.
wsv comnosod 2 tCuchlng letter on the out
;rGi TTIo 70 /" by M sTo9dV y r.c wh;eH !, s ,bs
following morning Two oars later she, was
launching heartily ~ III" remeubrarCc Of the
Incident. wien suddenly tho door he'll rang
and there was an Invasion ~ visitors, the leader
Of whom advanced into the dining room with
extended hands and streaming ev's
"Oh, Kate, my dear child" Sobhed the new
conner, "vCiir letter was The worst blow I've
had IN years. To think TINT you should 30
Just like your poor. donr mother, and NJ your
aye. too. I've boon crying my ewes out ever.
since | hegr1 about il had never eHTected
10 rot To New York again rs long as ] lived.
but when I heard TINT NV %favorite niece. my
drar. dead sister, child, was AZ the point OF
death ! iust couldn't stand II to STAY away.
| brourht thu family Glnng, too johnny and
al Of them SO they could go Won once more
Mrs Br0pdwav was visihlv ucitated. but
she arose to thp emergency with conrnendahle
forliurde She gave M the best rooms in the
nat TO Aunt Susan and her fook. md cult
vatod an alHruipr cough and IN interesting
pqllor Not unttl the following afternoon did
She derl1v S'ilrhurpuS flashes "f feeling. Then
she received a letter vhich said in part:
Not having heard from Won In answer TO
my rpcc't letter IN which I advised YOU Of
our contemplated trip TO New York. ] have
conclrd"d Tint YOU are not AZ home. and we
haye decided no' io rome 10 ne civ ~ present.
I am vc-v sorrv tn be derived ~ tlis ant,ci.
pated visit. but hope 70 SOC YOU later Yours,
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