Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

After a glance through the glass doors
up and down the side street he turned back
and approached the desk.
Handing the clerk card he asked how
he should reach the address upon IT,. The
clerk had hardly taken the card when, to
the Englishman's evident establishment,
the man who was leaning against the
desk deliberately reached over and grasped
It, holding his cigar in the same hand.
Before the clerk had time TO open his
mouth the smoker remarked: why, that's
in Brooklyn" in pretty much the same
tone that one would have said, "Why,
you want to go to Africa" Handing back
the card, he went on glibly: Better take
a car to the city hall and then cross the
bridge. Columbia Heights Is somewhere
on the other side. Ask your way when
you get across 1 never was in Brooklyn
'cept passing through IL TO get to COney."
The Englishman bowed his thanks, drew
on his gloves, buttoned his topcOat and
walked brisky toward the revolving door,
running the gantlet OF the loungers at
each side, all of whom followed him with
their eyes, twisting their necks slowly as
he passed just as they had twisted them
fifty times before during the last halt
hour.
Arrived in Brooklyn and having been
put down at dingy corner on the way
up Fulton street with the direction Ia
walk straight up the hill, the young man
made his way through a street Of curious
oId-tashIoneo houses, with somber brown
stone fronts ana odu looking wooden steps
and handrails, which had been placed upor
the stone steps ready for the winter /
coming snow storms.
one OF these was evidently the house fol
aft fauFa
ful scrutiny OF the numbers, many OF which
were painted in white letters upon the
faces OF the brown-stone steps he rar
nimbly up to the door OF a comfortable
roomy looking mansion and rang the bell
At an office in the city the day before
he had presented letter OF introduction
to Mr.. Charles Ohlstrom, who had invited
him to dinner. The letter was from Mr.
Ohlstroms brother, who lived In the Mid
lands. All Il said was that Hardy Max
vel was a fine fellow, a native of War
wick, and that any attention to him dur
ing his brief visit to the states would bt
a favor. 1t was this dinner engagement
that Hardy Maxwell had come to keep
Mr.. Ohlstroms daughter, Helen, ha,
asked a few questions about the strange
who had brought the letter from her uncl,
ana she had come TO the conclusion iron
her laNneI reports lNal ne was just az
ordinary young man, tail and very dari
lor AN Englishman.
Il don't suppose he is as attractive a
Mr. Lathrop. remarked her mother, blu
then those shocking men are always goo
,UsKng,
'NN,n mother. you know / don beileN
hall the stories that are told about MI
Lathrop tte always treated me with IN
sreatesI respect.
there Is no question about his huvin
-un away with another mans VIE, .
there. the mother retJrtca testify.
"A have nothing to 40 wlth otner men
wives. tleleu ansWe. ed. "a Juuge IA
tIenus by tueir yonaIc, toward me.
wed, We NSlnt say ans.JnnB uor
about a. Aou gIrls wiz eAcuse uIyIn-n
; m "a handsome u4an, but t,ust tnat
You ever meet Mr. Lath.op AGAIN so
viii have nothing 10 40 Wln nan.
, The girl shrugged her shoulder and ne
mother went on.
Mr.. Maxwell may not be handsome, bu
as he comes with an Introduction fror
your fathers brother he is probably
, gentleman"
The slrl gave another shrug Of he