The evening world., 1912-07-22
The Man in the
Brown Derby
% Great Ssmmer Sfosy Of New YosA
By Wells HASTINGS

too. Q thing whioh nsvss ~ 49, 49,
pensd 70 any Of our family"
From my waheful uppsr berth hat
ni9ist eacs o. twSos AaArA ~ audible
and reminiscent ohuolns from t3sat
uAddie-Aged advonta@ea os1ow ne, %
soothing dhud1ds thae, S4ink. waa
largely rsaporAt1e for . mental se1H9IP
ton which hrouSht assp TO me; an un-
easy slesR - ~ sure but enc from
which Avots rsffsahed 70 AnA Nc
Lathrop already Up ana waiting toe ne
- We drew Into Syracuse
We hreAkfAstsd In ~ seatton. NnA
ma IN uAsssntfui NAneo hourV TIN IS
Winford. WInford. like many oths3s
little tevue IN uppsr New York state,
looked ~ had been oenlksd up whole
by some careful hurricanA and, beipa
torn fSom it, New nneiand roots, rad
been gently droppsd vpon IL prsssu3
There ives the sams sons vsasuv ser,cs
naS split on two sides Of Q tree-srcAoA.
common Srssa. The houses were Whito
or yellow. eemmooious ana eouiforSs1jE
Get soest with hroad slbow reon 81,
Pretty. Isn't Mp sajd Ma iHtSrec,
Pretty ana quiet and psacsfdi. I ~
somsomss - Y would Mks notA,H2
psster thAa 70 uvs In Q Gown me NM
Tor aiwaye end Nbsa I know perfectly
wen that couada't. DON'T Know VhSt
- w. perhape Il 10 too veacsful; eort Of
nks q cemetery"
drew . long breath Of the sv~.< a,
snat bore family the indsseribabIs -
% BOZ ana the fafntiy cieying, uooarthiS
frasanss OF nnes OF the valley.
NOV what you mean" I'D. 4
,eank u 10 escause We have lived 9
ghostA" - :,
For little while both q n vsrhsA
on IN silence. Then Ma LHthrJS
snrusxed her shoulders as 4 she v~rs
snruekin9 back common senss.
are you Just going for q walk xhru~
tns town" she asked. cor have you nv
d.andte place IN mindY'' vi
u thought I would 10 10 thu oosAA
o""s arst." sa:d. ''Y have 4 letter -
write and msil and. u thsrs are iodrins x
20 DO had In town. ws ohsil b. mt ~,
"na notice OF them there" 70
guess you're right" said Nrs
asssn 4 . snn tor . whi's ~ walked on,
Tue post.ofiice We found. A. I haA MI
expected. . branch industry OF the rs,s,
VA 0ore. bought papAes ana -.
veopos and. while Mrs.. Lsthrop Npotod
ABOUT and asked questions Of the nro-
pnetor. ] sat down. By his invftaflov
~ me post-omce DESK ana wrote 4 49,
ter to ny friend, Mr.. OSuby, esnins M,
OF my Isttsr from Nancy. NY enceuStG
w'n NJ stevens. and our Journey NIX
ana dropped II ssaasd and s0drssssS
INTO the convenient mall bAg that Auns
chute.
Nov you come right sIon~. NJ. MI.
WORTH" said Nrs Lathrop When ~
nn'shed writing You &C.," me oonI
unusd an!msteday. when w LEFT the
store. i Know ~ much about the town
now ~ 10 was the ohlictal RuidA There
isn't anybody can tell you 20 mush
about folks 40 the village postmaster.
especially since postal-osrds have es,i.
30 popular. This one y . pretty tsiSs-.
Two man, too. % that now I knov1
nearly ~ much ~ no does.
There IL sort OF hotel Q few door,.
,Ith~ on. out don't thisk that We,
ostter 20 there. From al ! can make
out. Il isn't used by much Of ANYBODY
except the cheap kind OF travelling -msk
that come TO such nttie places - thu
ana they're a. taikr tive a. the drsss-
maker. The way ti.ey esil their rood
10 to throw In tree budget Of II tn,
news that's happened In three etatSf,
ana We would be entirely too interesting
TO them. But there's . little place
farther on where they take susnmsp
ooarders and that VITA look much more
natural. Even so. you had better rsgis<
ter under another NAME
asked.
I'm lend you mine You can wrstS
yourself down A. John Lsshrop. ana
ven toll them your my nephew. rN
adopt you a. my nephew right now. a
there won't be any lie sbout H." N
Thank you. Aunt Sally" ! said, tn
try 10 he good nephew 70 you. A. q
matter Of fact. always hsvs REGRETTED.
my lack OF an aunt" -
''rhsts very nice Of you. John" sail
Mrs. Lathrop. -
We registered therefore - NfrsL Sarah,
fAthrop and John LAthrop Of New
Haven. Connectkut. q city We bot6
knew well enough 20 answer queStion4
about. BEING early corners. We got good
roons IN the front of the house and nj
luncheon had the d!ning-room mostly q
ourselves. (.
I'VE have come TO the rtSht place.
said Mrs Lathrop. ~ We got up from
the table. I
Eyes, dts very decent."f answered. .
~ mean the right town" said MrG
LAthrop. u thought IA let you ~
your luncheon IN peace. John. 6cfDsa
falling you. But I wa looling out q
my vindow Just bsfors ! came dowyie
and there went that Doctor Moertsol
walking up the street - beld a. ssesa|
and scowala9 - though he AsA . Grs1uS