The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-25
Adventures of q Man With
Hoodoo Hands. Of An
other Man With a Hoo
doc Hat. and Of a Freak ).
ish Fortune and the
Girl That Went With 1t. !,

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Dor vac stin open TO me: was - trse
to refuse him as he had been to dasmiD
me.
II would rather know your name ~
FORE ] permit you to ask further Quss- n
TONS" said.
The old man frowned and then nsHasd ava
slowly You shall know my name -
When I definitely engage you. Are roo 'ot
or nave you been marriedr' .tg
moved my hands upon the tabeA
so suppose" he said 'vtiil vull
married, SIR" -
Hardly" answered. nor an ne
ly 60 be-" --i
His chin wobb,sd amasinsfy. sAsA
you have no other ties whatsosvWF'
None Whatsoever" I said. Cgl
You are how oldg''
'"rhirty-two"
Are you perfectly willing to brsak oGRn,a
all communication with your frisnds. o.
10 communicate with them only q
drectr
II have no friends" I trisd "a sp>.k :
Inadvertently. hut could not aitogsSher
Keep some of the pain Of my Isolation
from my voice q
II seemed as II this pleased him.
wondered IL he were not. perhaps, sfisht-
" Insane. His eye was very steady ana a.
direct, however. Hf{
IT You were settled In the country on . Z,
comfortable income. would you BE- VII.
.ns 10 give me your word to remain
mere; or to move only upon my con-
l thought this over for n monsct
such life would feel fettered IN time
was sure and yet even a prospect IKE
tnis appealed to me more strongly than
any had ever dared to dream OF.
said finally. -
Then you can consider yourself en.-yJ
aged Mr. Ellsworth. My name Is Eph-
ram bond. Your income will be about
thlrty-one hundred dollars a year
are you not going a little fast. Mr.. "
BondT' i asked. You have NOT told -.
, money! '''
! FRANKLY. Ellsworth. YOU ask a,Ate
100 many questions 20 please me What =.
does y matter to YOU what you have to
do' ! give you my word that you Will
receive the Income. will deed the ,,rin. "A.
cipal TO that eject this afternoon"
FRANKLY. Mr. Bond" I said, Witty,
r'sing anger. II don't care for the way
you do business. do not even feel
certain Of your honesty. Can you tell -
me explicitly what II Is you want mo
TO do. or shall we consider the inter.
view closedf d,
You're = young fool" he snapped VI
impatiently. and I'm an old fool 10 .
waste my time oves YOU. There are
forty other men waiting In the next ID
tho overhanging brows. met my eye
and looked away. IAN want you to a,
do is to marry my niece" he fretfuily
| concluded. she Is rather good look>tof
, Ing. II that In OF any interest to you"
'"To-marry-your nieccy' . ~
"Ycs. Ellsworth. marry her. There
II nothing dishonest In that. II thersf"
My brain whlrlcd. I had never ,
spoken two words to any other crown
woman than my mother IN my NE N
since had entered college. God 4,
knows 7 had dreamed OF them often AN
enough. but to sneak to woman in
friendship. to marry her-the very
suggestion Of II dazed me. Vt
"But the lady," I stammered
IT'S perfectly willing to marry the't
man 7 choose for her 70,
''But-but why do you choose meT'
Mr. Bond rose abruptly from hts
chair. see here. Ellsworth" he said.
, codly. that at least Is none OF your -
business, Perhaps think you are 70
, the finest man In the world. Perhaps
Ike the thought OF you because L.
, am sure know that no other woman
, will be likely to tempt you--once shs n
has really seen YOU Come, my car
, rage Is waiting. and 7 am a very busy
man"
DO You want me to come now. on :.
I the Instant"
II thought TINT YOU felt sure that
You could decide on any matter "A
quickly"
81 will come" SAID 7, and took nv Z
hat from the table, At least would r.
, md out what the thing was all about.-~=
what the lady had to say In the mst-srol
I ter Perhaps, indeed. the man was
really insane, and this girl. whoever
, she was. was actually IN need OF hslp,
!, That's better" said Mr. BOND. 'Pe-
tiers. YOU may dismiss the other apDil-
cants"
ITO Re Tontnued) =