The evening world., 1912-08-06
The Man in the
Brown Derby
q Great Sun,mer Story of New Yo,k
By Wells HASTINGS


cap and glasses. %. down beside me-
''well." he SAID. you did have q beau
tifai time. and wounded. scaided and ell.
I envy you. You must tell me all about
II some day: for am closely interested.
and. a. I told you before. adventures
a. my time OF life must OF necessity
be for the most part vicsrious. II may
interest you to know. though. that I
have given up my tenement room; even
thers found my ssciusion almost too
mcnsstio. It 10 right after all that q
man should take his place In the world
and nov. thanks to you. I am able to
take ~
To mer' ! asksd. In some surprise,
With the sscurrsnt doubt u.Ths were.
after al perfectly right IN his mind
"Yss. 70 you." sad Mr.. Ogiiby. "wei,
my dear. ON slad that everything 10
going 20 we'll with you"
This last 70 Nancy; fop she had cone
back alone into the room. and stood
gazing wds-sysd at the little man who
had risen 70 srssk her.
~Yeu-you" -shs saitsrsd. "yoa
ass''=
"ouits - NJ Asas." sald Mr.. osilby.
"Arsn't yea SONG - kiss msr'
n my uttss surpeise Nancy raw. n
htds hartssu,ate ~. and dew Into III.
ARM Sut9erSesAsl - Welcome her.
wAsFs - hssl ~ fAsG kissing nc
sAsastiiy 40 ssvia6 Asr httis. affection.
sss Date - ~ oSebel hapD1y upon h;
sAssdsn Sssssasy Nansy raised her
AsAA
'Does lGA1sa hnsvP' che seksd doubt.
my. - u 80 hsrss,f was hardly sure.
Tnsa quietly. 'soh We must b careful
OF him. Tor he isn't stroug yet"
No; Mssoa dossn't know" Mr.. osr-
~ ohuckisd. turning 70 me. but sull
keeping tight hold Of Nsney's hsnl.
but don't think Il win hurt him to
Know. Your memory y not % sooi
- uans. young maA. Do you. By any
sAaas~ ssmsmbsR Q noA midde-assd
sso1lemAa VIE - nsxt yes - Q bsuch
h washingsea Square. . sssa,enan
wss. ! an ashamed y ~. aay have
bees dssiaS . hitler
VsA" ] sAil; = NV AaA 80 ysu
ssDsWAere hefoSet a1l 20 gaVo - q
paper. the eseS ~ witch ! Arss sevn1
Quite 90" AM NJ. ossAy >v,ey, ~su,
! "a not know shout hAt Yesupaai'
notice then. even though thai LasinG0oa
avenue stAoIs va my ewu. ] haA 80
Iss1ne ehother piece OF news which Wes
really very Interesting. Il was my ~
obituary. You may possibly hevs No.
ucsd II Jared Bend. dead aftsr AVE-
ysATs Of mild insanity The netiee
Nancy "'er
"A dausotsri" I saspsd.
fes. ny son." the old ssntiemaa ala
oompiaesntiy. Il think you vil M
ne very oompanionabls fa&hsr.in. AZ :"
It oow~ Nancy and oemmsnesd
WELL" sid M BOND att,nr A.xr
again and drawing Nancy TO M ian ..y
nave been bursting With Il 20 lons th.,
I'm soins to tell you about q. Doctor
or NO doctor. ] am soing on the natural
assumption that you are pIss1s6, "a
Joy, they say. n.ver hurt anybody"
He chuckled again.
Ihs mistake ! made vas IN ava,
,stuhs hphratm into the house. Enhr.,,,
n.. eiweys been rather unprincIpled
Uos No 49, my own brother, and he was
poor whhe ! had plenty Of money. So,
that ! thought It only fight 10 Do sorrs.
ming for him. I am afraid, In tho.,
nsys, that ! was q little weak-nn,urcd'
Tor gradually Ephra!m beEan Ia hsva
TOO much say In the Conduct ~ ,,,
hnairs. and then came q bad s,tach n,
grippe. When that was over I found
myself prisoner In my own room. NJ
o'ot'er pretended. even before me, 10
mink mo mentally unbalanced: AMI
here | stayed for avs yeats. sixnink
checks. ana eating my heart out. don't
want TO talk about ;hn: part Of It; II
makes mo shuddsr TO think Of IL IN
MADE any protest Ephraim KEEP. me quiet