The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04
Beginning with renny Ante at
odd Man Green hw's, 1t
develops inlSize.
LITTLE A>YLosEs A wAD
Til, old Non}rirst Pays a Bill,
pccmin4 Honesty the
BSst Policy.


q
ho,b st,pd.nt near the boat landing did
90 unwNlusty lie had been there ne-
go ard how something about the
p,a,e. tnouah as events proved to him
latcr on l.s acquaintance with u hau
beer woful'y inadequate.
tr,omrIctc. as his knowledge was,
however. u suf'iccd TO inspire strong
ro,urnarcc In his soul at the idea Of
being compelled 10y circumstances to re-
=, ,ro visit Wherefore as he
,,e,-.d ,--nss the ganGplank on his
y.av from tho s'camhoat that had h-1t-ht
him from Ncw Orleans he was conscious
~ warming desire 10 be elsewhere.
voyer,bo'ess being man Of consider
ol,e strength " will. he assumed
,,rrtv domcanor and stepped firmly and
randy. ~ one ignorant Of the rir-
cumstonccs would have suspected his
,rcn,datlon. h,holding his movement.
lie was a dappcr person, and for hat
reason was unlikely to escape recoSni-
,,o, ne any one who had ever seen him
in Arkansas city before, the customary
costume and bearing Of the citizens or
TINT placc being slCuChy rather man
o,hervise Wintcrbottom knew him In
s,antIy and though Bassett, having
soon him only on one occasion and then
.brouyh several glasses somewhat in
distinctly. had no very positive convic-
ton as to his identity. He stu had
an IndIstinct consciousness OF having
seen him before.
Neither one " the wa however.
showed any sign Of recognition when
he approached them II was not con-
sIdered good manners In Arkansas city
to revive memories In any man which
no might possibly prefer 10 have FOR
rot,en Therefore they surveyed him
with stolid Indifference, and he might,
had he 50 elected. have passed them
without rousIug any apparent interest
in them concerning his movements.
Tho stranger proved his courige i'm
medintelv. whatever might haze been
said NJ his judgment in returning to
Arkansas C!ty on such errand as had
brought him there and stepping up
IN the man whom he least desir d to see
OF any In the place he put out his hand
In friendly fashion.
Mr. W.ntcrhottom, | belfVe,' he
said.
"Thats my name" said Jake gravely,
without. however paying any attention
10 the on stretched hand. butt reckon
20 all has tn 'dvantage q me
II never took advantage you in
any particular MI winter o'u," M,
pA'd inc niue man very ear'e'S, ny
rae. taat ne was H'''e p''d'. a''hos,
painfully conspicuous as s'oou
a'ohSsioe "t itaSSe''' VINO was Nv 'a,s
est man IN the SIX SURROUNDS 'oun-
ties. hut u did not seem TO 'ruo'e Nun
greatly .
VIII ADMIT ne N"'N"ru ''ia'
IA
me en- instances were uior.uiIa'e,
hn' UNDERTOOK IN the mrs p'aoe !"
perfect Ro"h ialth 10 auNa"u Sou' ~
teres's' ana II II turned ou,'as II uIu'
that my efforts were fruiths u was
because IN" situation proNeu'o ne en-
tireiy dlr'rent from what had any
reason To believe II 10 pe IL was
certainly no tault or mine 'h she was
able to prove ihat ne nnTled her
legally You Will do me thtlustice' l
hope. 10 admit 20 much asthat' MT
W'nterhotiom.'
"Wotinel does the gent ickon he's
amin at'' demanded Basset somewhat
impatlcntly Of his friend.
Damhno. SAID Winterhpm with
hrazen indifference to the uTuth' u
reckon mehhe hes hughousf1 Ana ne
continued To- appear uncons'9s OF the
fa"' thai the little man ST held MS
hand ou'HIri'h'd IN greeun
Meme i mought be Sot thlng 10
snaNe ha"us win MN then' sHssesteu
hassett ne best way hto humor
6m "h'n 'u'E re- that away
washed mine inns marh' sa'u
" 'n'e' ""' ''ih fears IKE Slht "n'n
"n.e |" "''''F with EN- ae'S to-uay,
ana ~ '"'"'p away, shof1' ne niue
"'o" Pr'S'"'" 'hurelN' hassetl
"'u WIN MN 'He H'u man was
"''"' -" 'u' "N'e'
." Say 'l''' ~ seemed 10 1surpriseu
ny t"e n,'""'' "l ms re'epui "ouiu De
10 pu, ."e matte 'nauequafI ne APP
P.' W w S''.'h'H dunht u amaze
@ 'o' '"' "'Sl IL" hqehts, ana
eu W." Spee'n!rss 'o4r at the
wv o'lmo"S VINO Slowly - lIed away
Nic ''o" oi o.u MAJ f'reeha"
"''e' "" h"I somewhat
w i'"'H inc "'s e'ho't ne clearly
t",eu 'Hat "naNerpther erect
NV Hau uph pun VI mao
''""er'u '"' permanently
$3.50
eSs Whterpottom