The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-28


4 believe It's my ROOM, i replied,
"but being as you arrived late and the
landlord is asleep you can stop until
morning.
VERY kind of you, sir extremely
kind AS to this bump on my head
is It bump or notf If it's q bump,
how did receive itY'
you hit your head on the door in
the darkness, believe
"Ah! Just SO. Very stupid Of me,
but it's only trife. Now, then, Mr..
AshmeFe, as to the business in hand.
II you think you can advance me $500.
am sure can make go Of It,"
1t took me a little while to catch on,
but by and by discovered that Jones
Jones had been knocked out and
Brown Brown had taken his place.
Jones' ones was crook who wanted
to reform Brown Brown was poor
but honest man who wanted to go into
the making of shirts He knew moth.
ing whatever of Jones-J ZONES. He pick
ed up the conversation as If be had
been talking about the business when
the accident happened He called me
by another name than my own. and
It was plain to me that he was also
another man. / sounded him about
crime and state prison. but he solemnly
assured me that he had never been ar
rested. He was Brown Brown as far
as his name went. but as for his past
history he was rather hazy on the sub,
ject
had turned Joales-J Zones, the crook,
back into Brown Brown, the honest
man, by knock ON the head 1t was
rapid transit reformation. and looked
upon the problem as solved. Having
been willing to assist crook, could
not refuse an honest man. When my
week was up we went back to town
together. and gave Brown Brown
money enough to set up In shirtlnak-
ing. He had on the clothes l had
bought Jones-Jones. He had the hair,
the eyes, the mouth and the build Of
the crook. but there had been change
Of souls. AS far as the present went
he was bright and laxative, but when
asked of the past he looked puzzled
and could not figure it out. The doc
tors agreed with me that 1t was the
whack on the head that had made
Brown Brown of Jones,Jones and that
the police ought to be given full power
to go around breaking water pitchers
over crooks craniuIns; but. alas, that
was twist Of the business we hadn't
the foresight to discover and prepare
for.
MY man pr0spered wonderfully well.
People said he was a little eccentric.
but he was honest and q hard worker.
In one year he had paid me back half
my money and built UP good bust
ness One day detective entered the
store to make a purchase. He had
known Jones-Junes as a crook. He
knew that Jones-J ones had a crooked
finger ON his right hand and mole
ON his left cheek. When be discovered
THAI Brown Brown had these same
Identification marks, he began to look
at him more closely and by and by
he made UP his mind that the old
crook stood before him. He was SO
sure of it that he set ont to make an
arrest. Brown Brown was an honest
man. but in his surprise he started to
make bolt Of it, AS he ran out Of his
shop and down the street, pursued by
the detective, be encountered a police
mao who tapped him ON the head with
his club. Brown rown went down
like a log and was carted off to the
station. | was present when hts senses
returned. and you can imagine my feet
iDgs when he sat up and said
'Well, you've got me at last, but
gave you run for it. You feilers amt
half sharp"
you are Jones-Jones, the CROCK"
said the sergeant.
'sOf course | am. and the sifckest
crook in the country. Is 1t that bank
business you want me for this time r
"Mr. Brown-Browns- began as /
stepped forward. but the crools-stoAped
me with
who in blank Is Brown-Brown4"
Then realized how it was. | had
smashed Jones' Jones. the crook, over
the head with water pitcher and
changed him into Brown-Brown, the
honest shirt constructor The police
man had smashed Brown-Brown with
his club and changed him back into
Jones-J Jones, the crook. The taps ON
the head had done the business My
tap was all right, and had founded a
new theory upon 1t and invested $500
in cash. But / hadn't foreseen that
second tap might come any dag. as
come II did. and my theory had been
knocked iIrfn q cnciznd hat and l WAC