Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-23

"Do YOU know the rascal tna. ~ ~ ~ oek cd
take your skates from you, monio'
the digni6ed person. ,4 .,, 7
"I know his name, and that Is apou' "h
know of him." replied the son. IL ,,o
.:Ibis is rather serious business. ana we e
had better go into the house and S4hsnue, @ CON =,
properly." added the gentleman, my aJn
cannot walk the street in broad daylight WIN
out being plundered. it is time sonie'iAie was
done" ~ horso
As the gentleman turned to enter the MOUSE
Bryan read the name on the maSs'S ass he con con.
cluded that this was the name 90, ot Ine Ve,s er
respectable person before him. Money APP
peared to be nickname for Monroe, perhaps
suggested by the apparent wealth. oi Ills
father. .L4
The visitor from Midway street saw tnat
he must be exceedingly careful and dlscreees
or he should offend the stately occupant Vi
the mansion. , .ho,,+
this Young yillain?" asked Mr.. Longwood, as
he seated himself before the open CRATE
"Iast summer, when we were playing pase
ball on the parade roSnd we were td one IS shfai f
the vacancy" replied Monroe. "He played
very we'll, and the rest of us got little ac-
uuainted with him. ] have met him once or
twice since that. His father is the porter of
a drug house near your store. That's all
know about him. When / found he was a
rough and a bully had nothing more to do
"Then 1 know his father, who, lives in a
small house belonging to your mother ., | VIII
send for him when l go to the store" said
Mr.. Longwood
And this seemed to settle the whole mat
ter as far as he was concerned :,
Monroe told the story of the assault, and
bestowed the highest praise upon Bryan Bras
lock, as well he might, since his ald had
no doubt saved him from severe beating as
well as the loss of his fine skates.
II am very much obliged to you, Bryan,
for hpI
are plucky youth, and / should like to see
more Of You" said Mr. Longwood, nodding
his head approvingly.
At this moment, Mrs. Longwood entered
the room. Bryan had seen her in the rear
parlor, where she must have heard all that
passed between her husband and the two boys;
AS she came forward, Monroe introduced
his new friend to his mother. who, was
very elegant lady, but not half so digni6ed
as her husband. She was about forty. but
age rested lightly upon her.
1 am very glad to see you, Bryan, and
Suddenly she paused, seeming to be in
state of the greatest astonishment. She
gazed earnestly at the visitor for a. moment,
and then she glanced at one Of the four large
portraits that adorned the walls of the room
Mr.. Longwood evidently understood her
astonishment, though she did not explain it.
He looked at the portrait; and then he look
ed at Bryan, who did not know what to make
of the scene. The picture was in such po-
sition that he could not see it without turn
ing entirely around, and he thought that doing
SO would look like meddling with what did not
concern him.
ibid you ever see anything 30 hkeT ex-
claimed the lady.
"It is a wonderful resemblance, but, of
course. it is entirely accidental" replied the
husband. II suppose you go to school?" he
continued turning to Bryan.
mo, sir; left school last summer. ] was
at work in store till a few weeks ago, when
my employer failed and ran away Since then
have been looking for place, but have not
found one" replied Bryan, who thought it
could do no harm to get out anchor to
"Then you are looking for situation?"
Eyes, sir; would like very much to get
a good place, and my mother needs all the
cent she had in the world"
"Two of our young men at the store leave
on the first of January, to go into business
for themselves IN another city. We shall
places. at the foot of the ladder. Possibly
you would answer for one of these places,
and you may call upon me at the store any
day at four o'clock"
will enable me to help my mother" said
Bryan.
The dignifed gentleman looked as though
he expected the visitor to depart at this
point, but Bryan was not ready to go. r. He
had accomplished the mission upon which the
detective had sent him, but he was not willing
to give the police the address of Mr.. Long
wood. It might cause him to lose the ex-
Gould / see you this afternoon at four,
sir?" he asked, with great diffdence.
eyes. today, or any day before the first of
January" responded the gentleman, with
now, and / will walk along little way with
you"
Mr.. Longwood had looked very sharply at
Bryan. and probably saw that he. had some
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