Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15

newspapers that I. NJ Hiroler' had failed.
All his schemes had collapsed in night.
to speak. He had been living the fast
est pace he could devise in every possible
way, and everything had given way all
al once. There was plenty of talk that he
hadn't been quite honest In some ways,
ana hints were put out that he might be
arrested for breach of trust and half a
dozen other things, but he wasn't He
broke down, physically as well as inan-
cially, under the strain, and / suspected.
on the one or two visits | paid him, was
fast breaking down mentally. too | went
to his house, but II was closed. and l was
told he had gone out of town Indefinitely
| tried to find out where. but couldn't.
and in time forgot all about him.
Three or four years ago there came to
my office q thin. withered, apologize
chap, about whose face there seemed
something which / ought to recognize,
but which for the life of me | couldn't.
His voice seemed strangely familiar, but
IL wasn't till l had looked him over ana
was about to write prescription that
my cropping wits asserted themselves 1t
was 'Hiroler. or what was LEFT OF him.
He flushed and bowed his head as ! spoke
the name, but after an instant OF con-
fusion recovered himself.
L shouldn't have let any OF you see me
again DOCTOR he said. if 1t hadn't been
for this cough. I've been in perfect
health for more than ten years, but |
caught cold in the rain awhile ago ana
can't get over it,.
were as neat as they had been when he
was at his zenith, but thin and thread
bare All his excess Of flesh had gone.
but noticed. when feeling ms pulse tha'
what was left was hard as iron.
II tried to get his story out of him, but
he would say very little except that he
had never been able to make an effort to
rise again.
thing the matter with my head. No, I'm
not crazy; I'm just unable to think out
schemes any more. / don't know now 10
keen books. or do any clerical work, ana
wont do mental work unless / have 10;
begging is preferable. But | beg very
little, for l want very little. Thlrty cents
a day is Il princely income for me. can
save money on it, and when l get dol
lar in one day 1 can loaf three.
"'You used to tell me was eating my
self to death as we'll drinking too
much. I've found out better IMAM you
ever knew. how little a man can live on
One small meal in twenty-four hours Is
enough. -. 90
7 swear I'll XIII myself if you have me 1oi-
lowed l won't go to the hospital anu l
wont take any money, but VIII let you
doctor me free and make me present ol
the medicines. too. You are the only one
NJ nv Old friends-and I've met a good
many of them in the past few years-who
has ever offered to befriend me, and Ia
LET YOU do anything you want to. only |
know I'm more comfortable IN my way as
am than l would be If you helped me-.
Then he went away. AS he passed
through the door he turned and laughed
exactly as he had when he made me
double my bill l saw him three times after
that. Twice he came to my office and /
prescribed for him. One day | was notified
that card bearing my name and ADDRESS
was found on the body OF man then at
the morgue. which had been picked up in
the streets after what was evidently death
from starvation.
He had had his faults but l had always
been grateful to him, and I saw that he
was properly buried and put stone al the
head of his grave. 1t was the least l
could do
"J,v fell Won how one man who was down