The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

see that his shutters went up before an
other twenty-four hours. All no go. Inc
whole bunch OF employees behind the desk
recognized me out OF hand. and all or
them realized how | had come behind the
desk one afternoon about month pre-
viously and requested the 800 marker Oh
"a dead one, which was given TO me by the
boss.
MY talk of double caused them all
TO give me a long hoot. l went OUT. anu
a. ! was going the result OF the race was was
announced by the operator. The good
thing that had been wired TO me from
Chicago went through by six lengths
"A couple of nights later was crossing
Broadway and Twenty-Third street when
the cop" stationed on the south corner
impaled me with his gray Milesian eye
Me son. oi doan't want Z butt in an
make yeez feel bad with yeezselt whin
but tn next tonne yeeZ conducts yeez-
slf on me corner tn way yeez did Issht
noight instid o goin' home loike re-
shpectable young mon, OH nave Z plhch
yeez an do yeez moind thot? >
That gave me the ST. vitus again. /
tried 10 tell the cop that he was tie VIC
numerous other persons scattered all over
New York had already suffered. but the
word hallucination got MIN golng-he
thought that ] was knocking his broguee;
/ suppose--and he finished up and told
me 20 take quick walk. which l did.
DOUBLES GAIT WAS SWIFT.
" This person / mused as / walked
away, who Is sufficiently fortunate TO re-
sembe me In face and form Is beginning
TO cause my hair TO tall out. / don't see
how he stands the pace he ; going. and !
don't wish any harm 10 come 20 his young
life; but if some tour-tOn brewery wagon
loaded TO the run ls'ud only come along
and run over him some, send wreath
along 10 the obsequles ana count the
cost thereof. no matter now expensive, as
."rhese things which have related I'M
20 YOU are only fragments OF the <~icnO-
Gus life that the double ot mine caused
M" 70 lead Tor a solid YEAR. / got mine,
coming and going, both ends from the
middle aud in so many different ways.
that. finally; ! imagined tina, the folks on
ths elevated trains were wondering how
Il was that ! contrived 10 keep out OF jail.
so | knocked Of riding I'm the cars and
walked: Then. as the dopye lgang wi n
whom | never had tho luck 90 meet-con-
tinued to build nrea underneath mo.
eventually discerncd COlducss aud hau-
tclr In the. eyes OF ~ the co.'s on M
route aud I took 20 tho minor thorough
fares, and as little OF them as possible.
"At the end of par year. when ] was
80 much on the cngo that J got TO dream
ing every night that 4 was about TO be
pinchcd for going around and brcaklng
the arms Of little Cirls playing on the
streets. the depredations OF mat double
of mine seemed gradually 60 cease.
''Onc night. about four months after the
cessation Of my dopplcgaugcr trouble.
was standing IN the lobby OF the tiiih
Avenue hotel studying tho mVsteriols
ways Of the bunch in the Amen corrpr.
uIru a Rig man in big white Sofnhrcro
and q hlsck frock suiti piped him for
nn oklahoma uropcsifiuu or from inc kao
Lands soncvrhsrs pulled up before me
hooked on me in ErcF' s1rprise Tor about
rqlf p minute. aud then began 10 hiimp
both of MY hands with his two huge
- 'Nvhy. hello there. Sudds" saws hc "a
mo 4 heard that you'd le't Ncw y orb
and pone home 10 the folks When ic
80 taek7 ~ Nug It's been three years
since I've seen you hasn't 81? You're
| looking immense Heard YOU were ,rip-
uing 'er apart over here Tor WINE
though Good. how. ell. SOM
PLAyEp THE DOUBLES PART.
Wei. here. ssld u myself u thc