The evening world., 1912-08-07
The Man in the
Brown Derby
q Great Summer Story of New Yo,k
By Wells Hastinss

thing saw in the shops. II was child.
ish Of me. but had % often thought OF
doing Il. Evsrythins you say In that
room. Mason. was brand nsW. had
. revel Of buying
lie gave Nancy . great hug a.
chucelsd.
But the beautiful part Of Il was the
suggestion OF the whole AFFAIR. Erskins
had sean how easy Il was to shut some
one No and say that he was insane. I
am sorry It suggested his way of kid-
mapping you. daughter dear: but you
have found . greater love and hADpi-
ness through II. and It has al come
out al right. You and Mason VIII Be
the closer for Il all your lives. Hut
the Joke Of II ell. the beautiful Joke u
II al. y that he tried Il successfully On
his own tAtner: mat ne gave him Q
tAsts Of what sunsrsd % many years.
1 oouid a4anost toresvs him his other
misassds for tnAt'
Nut whass Ars they now. father and
senr' Aaksd
well" sAid Jared Bond. Il had proof
Of their sascAlity. evidence enough. to
ssnd them both to Jau. some Of which
you gave NE. Mason. - that - soon ~
soI back to New York I put dstse.
uvss on them In spits oe thas quarrel
their mutual apprshsnsioA drew them
Together. Ny brother Ephrsim, aIthouyh
~ waited for my death for The bulk OF
my money. has nevsrthsieas IN the last
I'VE years axnAAssd quite . TIDY fortune.
and thsoo dAys ASe ~ AnA his prooious
son set eail ter pafts unknown. where I
think they VII have shs sense - re-
main"
Il wonder n thsy ssek tAs beat with
Doctor AayAsw." IA -
II hope Co." sssd Nsney's father.
my brother would b - pisassd 70
make the unprofsssionA acquaintance
II think" said the Doctor. Appssr,ns
In the doorway. shat Mr.. Eilswortn
has talked quite enough. and that you
and I. Mr.. Bond. had better b ON our
way back to the city; particularly as
MRS. Ellsworth has some nswp for her
husband. which think 10 oaly TAR
shs should have the pleasure e tslliaS
him In private"
And It's really sor' sail NJ. Bead
getting 70 his feet
Tea" said the dootss. u Vhlak ~
nay safely cay Il u -"
M. Bond turned at TIE AeRv~v.
TN ceiling the old house" he IA
and getting another much more sAeee-
ful. ana with . PIPE organ In 70 "a
the best private aviary n AmNSoa.
Nobodys asked me for my blessing NJ.
but you have II. my ehiidrsA. I q
coming back again tomorrow o. ths
next day. When Mason 10 sroas
enough I want to have . businsas talk
with him. Good-by. Nancy. my deas.
You have the best thing in the world.
love and . good husband
When he had gone she stood leokins
down at me. and together vs listene1
until the drohs Of the automebiIe die1
away in the distance; then cutie sim.
ply Nancy turned and coming ever -
tho bed knsit on the neor bssids ne.
II think" she said. no one has ever
been - happy - ! am II was Aa0.
pinsss enough to have you. Mason, but
now ! am 30 glad fos~ you: for know
how fooiishly Il has troubled you You
know. dear heart that whom he shot
scaldsd- when the surgeon came he
said that there would have 70 BE- IN
operation; that u you were = ret veil
little bits OF healthy skin must h
planted on the burned surface. Mn
Lathrop and ] both offered oars ssd {
thought IL would be 90 sweet = b sbls
TO help you . little that Wv.
But the doctor would have nons Of n
He said that. - you had Q fever, thu
8eAdil8 Wouiu " voIy olkllCuIt Hro-
cess. and that the opiy sure way OF
success was TO take little pieces fe,m
various parts Of your own body. And he
did It. Mason. oh. the thinnsst pieces In
the world: 20 that II did not seam TO
me A. II Il could possibly do any good
But II did. Mason: your hands are half
well ALREADY. and . miracle has has
pened. The Doctor wants 70 write Q
paper about It. They may. perhaps. be
. little SCARED. but your hands. dear
love. are going to BE- a. you would want
them. - white ~ other mana"
A little sturdy breeze vas rustiinS the
branches outside the window. II rat
tied At the shutters and then gieefilly
tore one OF than open. letting into the
room a flood Of the late May morning
sunshine that shons In glory on Nancy's
bent head. lighting her tear-bright eyes
like summer heavens In spite Of her
hAlf-teartul protest, I raised my ban
daged hands ana drew her close until
her lips touched mine.
Che End.)