Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-31

seen all kinds, and you do-beat-the--
Dutohv'
Thank YOU" said Mr.. Craighead, bow
ing. THE Dutch, Mr.. Waddy, are race
not easily beaten, and ] am modest, az
YOU know Yet in my specialties, 1 may
be able to-but, pardon me, Dennis, have
you not met my friend, Mr. Carson, from
Alabama? \ new arrival. Oblivious Of his
trip hither. A periodical, I believe. Mr.
Carson, Mr.. Dennis OGrady; Mr.. OGrady,
Mr.. Carson. Mr.. O'Grady is the official
dispenser of dope
Tonic, Mr.. Craighead, n may correct
you sir" said Mr., O'Grady. his accent as
correctly British as his name was Hibernian
"Of course, Dennis" protested CIaighead
Il meant tonic! Please do me the justice
to believe, Mr. OGrady, that meant
tonic! And is this Mr.. Carson's jsg-boss?
hope his slumbers are less sonorous than
Mr.. Waddys, Mr.. Carson. L"
Attendant" suggested MI. o'Grady
softly. Mr. Evans is the attendant of MIR.
Wylie. No doubt an error on Mr.. Craig
heads part, Mr.. Wylie, but We under
stand perfectly that you are the Mr.. Wylie
who arrived, very ILL., last night, sir, and
who departed before we could give him
the examination and the formal admis-
sion. Mr. Evans will attend upon you, Mr.
Wylie; and We hope, sir, to have you
feeling much better in a few days sr"
you are greatly mistaken" exclaimed
Theodore, ~ don't belong here at sllv'
quite right. sir' responded Mr.
O'Grady heartily. "Quite right! / am glad
that you are already able to see sir. that
you belong with Mr.. Evans in room a.
sir, where he will now conduct you. Mr.
Craighead, fear, sir, that this failure to
remain within bounds will force Doctor
Witherspoon to-
Mr.. O'Grady ended this speech with a
dismal shake Of the head
But I am not Mr.. Wylie" interposed
Carson fervently. IL don't know what
people are sentenced to this place for but
l am not guilty. / have done nothing. !
am from Alabama; my name Is Theodore
Carson; am All engineer-an inventor; l."
Pardon me-" softly suggested M.
o'Grady, but I tlnd YOU here, MIR. wylie
where none but inmates can come"
II dropped in," began Carson.
For social call" supplied CraiEhead
Entirely plausible, Mr.. OGrady aud shows
how essentially man is a social being"
o'Gradys face softened in no line or
curve. He was one OF those efficient per-
sons to whom business is no Joke, neither
the proper subject Of one,
Il dropped into this garden from an
seronaut," reiterated Theodore. And /
couldn't find my way out"
Pardon me, Mr.. Wylic" protested
o'Grady, ~ ] observe that that Is not a
very convincing narrative, and quite dis
proves your claim 10 being an inventor,
you know. Your condition, sir, is not that
you know"
But have!" insisted Carson. Literally,
l fell from the clouds came down by
parachute
In the night sire" asked o'Grsdy. And
with no knowledge Of what you were
falling into or on to- sir2''
Exactly So" asserted Carson; "and ]
really must 20 by the next"
And swallowed YOUR parachute?" inter-
polated o'Grady, still unsmiling
Nor cried Carson, producing il from
under the bench. Here It is! broke this
coming through the tres-tops-see?"
II have no knowledge OF machinery -
said O'Grady. But The existence here OF
so common a contrivance does not at ali
prove the absence OF Mr. Wylie and Mr.
Wylie is accounted for by no personality
except your own, sir. The siattery Insti
tute loses no patients. You are Mr.. Wylle
or Mr Wylie is lost Hence, sir, you ar,
Mr.. Wylie. You will not bs detained
against your will, sir, longer than is necss
sary for so far getting II out Of your sys
tenn as to enable you 20 make a ratlona
choice. Please accompany Mr. Evans an,
prepare for morning treatment. Mr.. Evan
has your tonic More assistants will b
provided If you fail to see tho proprlety o