The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
n LOST BLONDE.
Further and Stranger Adventures Of
the Heroic BrOther-in.1aw.

r urtnef n StThnter AuNe"Sures VI
the Heroic Brother in. law.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Str: Ly-
ing here in this cool and comfortable
hospital bed, to which, l am glad to
say, | shall not be confined long, has
given me time for reflection. All my
life until now I have been proud OF
the fact that / was never superstitious.
True. I nave admitted that 1t Is bad
luck TO he run over by a hearse. but
as for believing in general supersti-
lions. no. However. since I lost my
/ blonde sister-in-law in the Grand Cen
trail station, III luck has so persistently
! pursued me that I am beginning to be
convinced that some portentous psyche
logical phantom. or to speak more vul-
carly some gynx. Is now following me
closely.
A day or two ago I was a iiNle late
at breakfast. and when | reached the
table / found my wife reading the ed!-
torial page of my morning Sun. When
she saw me she put the paper down and
said well, his Is the last straw" !
looked Mt the table. All the liquids ]
could see were a pot of coffee, a Jar OF
cream. a single glass OF water, my
wife's. and my morning bromoseltzer.
"My dear" l replied In n tone In
tended to be conciliatory. II SEQ moth
ing on the table Will n straw In It,"
II don't mean that" she said with
no small show of impatience. Your
min seems to work In a single cham
mel. What I do mean ~ that. not con-
tent for some weeks past with getting
my sister what must be to her unpleas-
ant notoricty. you have finally got
yourself put down. by some ohe writ
ing 90 THE SCS, rs "A souse."
She handed me the paper. II won
der" | unused aloud, how the writer
of that letter OWNED that I write from
personal experience
There was no reply. My wife had
left the room.
Several times I have thought I saw
my lost sister-in-law and looked a Sec
ond time only to find that the lady
had disappeared. 1t occurred TO me
that II | should carry my camera with
me and snap any one bearing n re-
semhlance to her II would prove
whether my Identification was right or
not. Carrying out This idea, ] picked
up my camera and called "A taxicab.
Drive about through any crowded
streets and hack home through the
park said to the driver.
The particular cab I entered had evil
IDENTIFY hc.l. In It's better DAYS n private
auto before II fell TO the lower estate
of n public taxi. TIT uprights which
framed the glass Just behind the
WV = ftik Nflf litti OF lUe l1S1ns
WIKI mirrors, SO that leaning back In
my seat I could sec the reflection Of
IN" dial OF tn" taxime'er. After dr!v-
ing about a considerable time without
seeing my one who looked like my lost
s~!steS-in-law. ! settled back IN the
cushions to take a little nap.
Some time after. | don't know how
long. | was awakened by tho voice Of
the driver. We were in the park. As
rNplll ~ nnu. ganratitpu Ia ~. sapa
hctokencd anxiety. "Ain't II about
time YOU want to hc took home 90 he
Inquired. I looked az the reflection OF
the meter and saw the figures 0l.Sl.
| had about 50 with me and so said
"oh. no. Drive on"
Excuse me, young fellow" he re-
piled. but have you got money
meter this time and not at It's rcnec-
ton In tho glass. Then l read the
figures 1910.
II began to look like trouble for me
again. Look here" | said. IL have
only about 81 with me. I'll give you
that and take your picture and we'll
call 4, square How's that"
| wish | could remember all OF that
ta>icab drivers reply. Eut II ! could.
YOU wuuidnt print 1t or any part OF Il.
II" was a past master IN abuse The
easy. graceful dicvon Of his profanity.
his Intensive command Of ohsccultv. his
variety of sicrilcge. all are beyond my
power to describe. II ~ really a pity
taat the man is a mbnothcist. He is
handicapped II he had several gods
10 call upon his power Of expression
would know no limit.
ii was just then my good fortune. A
h"ttcr fortune thar | deserved perhaps.
that Bin CHANGED by and was in A
p"cunary condition 20 get me out of
my diI"rma. lHl! then suggested that
"" have II drink NJ lIealy's, and we
started on foot for the nearest park en-
trance. meaning. OF course. exit. Our
PAIN led us past the s~hcepfold. near
which was tethercd by "A stout rope an
OH ram. Bill suggested that | photo
graph him, lie said he was a wicked
"'d brute II" meant the ram. agreed.
ana thinking that II would hc more
interesting 10 get him in action. I got
MN e. charge at me. kneoling down n
few feet further off than tie rome
""tld let HIM - and trusting tina, IL
would hold him, With my face in the
focusing hood ~ tho camera, | coolly
awaited his onslaught.
Nv fti'h in the ropc was Justified
Ii did not break. But the stake pulled
out.
md 50 I have had time FOR reflection
As for finding my lost blonde sister.in.
law. can report no progress.
NEW YORK. june -. T. y