The Detroit times., 1912-06-12
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BROWN DERBY
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WELLS HASTINGS
ear Author Of GEO
The Professors Mystery
(owshtlqly BObbl'e"aI 10
CHAPTER XVII.
(contlnued.)

1T is a bugle call, sir, bugle call.
doubt, sir, II shall ever be 30 Old
that am deaf TO that echo OF youth.
Whatever happened, at your age, the
great wall OF China should not stop
me: and IL | needed money 10 hnd
my love, and could get IL in no other
way, ! should take the first money
that came 10 hand. with or without The
consent OF its owner You have spirit
enough, I'll warrant, but you have not
lived long enough TO see the rtla-.Ve
value OF things. Leave your rorallz-
ing 10 us old men; we have little else
TO do. What difference does II make,
whether or not you'll be able TO repay
my money The vital thing Is that
you have It.
II know that your philosophy is
wrong" | laughed. land suspect that
you are preaching very bad morals.
but you are right in your reproof.
Well" said the old genuimGn,
what are you going TO do next, &c
that you have the sinews OF war;
You're quite sure said. that
you can't tell me who the man In the
brown derby is. | can not help feel
ing that you know; and II you ito
know, for the life OF me | can't see
why you shouldn't tell.
For a few minutes Mr.. Ogi'by re-
sumed his drumming on the table, and
| | could see that he was debating the
matter. At last he looked up at me
uneaslly.
Don't you think" he said. almost
| defensively, that | have done some
thing for you already? I'll admit that
| I'm pretty sure who this Doctor Nor
r1son is, and perhaps some day | may
| tell you: but not today. Really.
don't feel that could tell you today
! You'll have 10 take my word Tor Il
that | would like TO. Besides, i
shouldn't be such very hard wCrf
| for you 10 find out for yourself, fnt
! that would be better-very much oct
| ter, very much better indeed. In tact
| Mr. Ellsworth, not only do not care
| whether you repay my money or nor
but | should be obliged TO YOU II yol
| could manage 10 forget where II came
from, or in any event, 10 make II
sort OF honorable secret between III
two. This Doctor Morrison, If he II
the man | think he is, has his goot
points, some very good points lndeeu
He did something nice, that was no
only clever but very pleasing III iact
he righted a great wrong. so that, bn
for your own peculiar circumstances
would not for the world do anyth.n!
that in any way initiated against him
Hes clever, dreadfully clever.
should dislike extremely making al
enemy of him, so that must Deg yo'
TO be very careful"
He grew more and more nervous a
he spoke, and there was an intersit.
in his final appeal that startled lie
The youthful valor OF few minute
ago had left his face, so that he seem
ed only a nervous, old man, AFRAID
sorry, and ashamed. whose fear over
mastered either shame or sorrow; 81
that without knowing why. my hear
went out TO him in sympathy.
"All right, Mr.. Ogilby,' ! said; 'yo'
may depend upon It that when | hn'
Doctor Morrison | shall mention Meth
err YOU nor this money"
mo one must know about Il, Ia
one" he said
DO you suppose. ] asked, that
; could find him, Ephraim Bond coul'
or would nelp me
The old gentleman's hand went Z
trembling lips.
I'm not sure" he said, but | d
not think so. II you take my advice
youll keep away from him" He go
up and putting his hand on my shou
der, leaned close TO my ear, II hav
sometimes thought. he whispered
that that man was the devil incai
nate"
stared at him with my first doubt
as to his sanity strongly reawakened.
Now" Mr.. Ogilby said more quiet
", what has been your own exper
ence of MIN? Should you say he wa
man 10 be trusted or a man TO b
treated carelessly? You may hav
found some measure Of happines
through him, but do you think he di
what he did for either your happines
or that OF his niece?"
NO" said. you are quite right
he is the devil"
Mr.. Ogilby's hand clutched m
sleeve. Youth and strength, he SAID
should be afraid of nothing, even tn
devil. I'm glad that have found yor
Mr. Ellsworth, very glad indeed BE
tween us, perhaps, We can put tn
devil in chains. | think you are a
, most stronger than even Doctor MOI
rison."