The evening world., 1912-07-23
The Man in the /
Brown Derby;
q Great Summer story of NeW Yosl
By Wells Hastings
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m.seu ooWn oehind my oush.
=. gu. ny Srsmped limbs to wait
in,r.n".n. eouia tne coming darkness
MAJ. 80 cu psssed my hidins
conv:v.nc. 1000 c' ,oms country
ssonnsh ~ 80 y'ou' no one
81. cny s.smpt 10 20 into
lii. -. lndeeo' ! tnouRht the
n. =. mai. po me euiekened their
Ana Sisrc"a ..S.r oy .ne srouhds
huiiasn. -. - :. -. =. .ne ominous o!d
A, TO rinw,.s 20 -. ...nn 20 rear
pstrolisd ths ,ro,nh. $500 ' wno
"a ~. S,,,,a,. us passed IN 'front.'
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4 c,c,o.. 49, ~ SUPPOSED 10 De MS
mar na,,a.s . s INTO view. rms
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watch. Rnt -. ssui. "sns
that thsss rou,a. - 70 ma
msAs v,,h .ns .cnmsn we're
that there vsr. $500. 80. eeuianV.
each com,n. 90 sn, MINUTES oetweea
once 6srhns.. "a nu nopso.
do much IN tho.s $500 " ~ so's 20
cour.. .h... ny m'nutse Oh
on ths 800 w.. a., sys me wstchman
snongh tne night were DARK
esca din. ,t.S. nay eo~nces gooA Of
a,,,
a. $500 "mcn IN . working
a. I. " oo"e 10 unexpectedly. a.
-. over the world like .
Tn. ,.ra.. -, "nsered unoslisvably.
t~,,i,yh, =. " s.nset grsysd into
No, nut. some new ana
shso,s,.,'s .potsnt joshua, unable
r.I,.,,,. op .ne sun' h1d At least
i.on ill.,. eu " JUST below the hor-
an $500 .. ehsth twilight was
sneo tnins. and with Il the
.ne Duhuing opposite nAred
hs,' ana 'nere into barred oblongs Of
uhui nhrk SHADES were
80, e ',o "ihoows were only thin.
pensuieo, so,den parallsiograms In the
soore oiahkness OF the impsnstrsbls
va" OF oiaok' II was ten minutes Of
n.ns oeIors ! Judged II dark enough 20
my attempt the Waterman,
'nousht' must JUST nave Passed.
through my long watch had studisA
the place very carefully. IN Imagination
pacing over and over again the road
should take to tho build rg. SO that nov
! stole across the road and the sof,
grass or the lawn. going without stun.
Die. as sofuy as a burglar might. until
with my hand i felt the wall before me
i mad chosen the place where tho ivy
seemed thickcst: for II was to be my
ladder 70 the rooms above. Now, as
searched gently among the leaves for
the giant Parent stem. I heard a little.
half-suppresset cough. I had come a
moment or two too soon.
II had grown 80 dark that I could nm,
see the Waterman. who was approacb,r.
lighter blur In the darkness. ana ,ha
white line OF his collar showed mora
distinctly beneath II. turned nm the
collar OF my coat 10 hide my own. and
with my head bowed, backed close 10
the wall into rhe cool. soft mass OF
long-stemmed ivy leaves.
do not know whether he heard any.
thing or not, but he stopped Just in
front OF me. and I could distinctly smell
the hot lacquer OF his closed bulrs-eys
lantern and hear his breathing even
above the pounding OF my heart. Then
Tate was good to both OF us; he saved
MS S neck ana continues on MS rounds