The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-26

T. On account Of the bequest of the
 late Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon,
 vacancy open which entities a mem Der of the League to a salary of fl a week for purely nominal services All red-headed men who are sound
 Tn body and mind, and above the age
 of twenty-one years, are eligible. Ap- ply in person on Monday, at eleven o'clock, to Duncan Ross, at the offices Of the League, ' Pope's Court, Fleet Street." l What on earth does this mean ?" calculated, after I had twice read | ment
 Holmes chuckled and wiggled in his chair, as was his habit when in
 nigh spirits. 'It is a. little off the
 beaten track, isn't it?'' said he. "And
 now, Mir Wilson, off you go at l scratch, ana tell us all about your
 sef, your household, and the effect
 which this advertisement had upon four fortunes You will first make
 a note, doctor, of the paper and the Tt is the Morning Chronicle of
 April 27. 1890. Just two months
 .Waiy :WsEy good: ;2 d. No Nov MT; wllsonr
 g ce!1ng you, MT. Sherlock Holmes"
 Sa1d Jabez Wilson. rnopping his fore
 head; T have a small pawnbroker's oitS1 otslneSs Ss at Coburg Square. near the
 AO| o very large affair. and or late years it has not done noore than just give me a living. I used to De able to keep two assistants bnt now | only keep one; and I would nave Job to pay him, but that he is l willing to come for half wages 60 as to learn the business D ~
 what is the name of this ob1ier | ing tfie yeutn - asked Sherlock Holmes ana .he,s not such a youth, either i IT. hard to say his age. I shouId not ] Wlsh smarter assistant, MT. Holmes: batt bna | know very we'll that he could | l am able to give him. But after ali IT ne IS satisfied, why should I but ideas in his head?"
 Why, indeed? You seem forth under the full market price. It is not common experience among er- pioyers in this age. don't know that your assitant is not as renark. able as your advertisement"
 oh, he has his faults, too" said MT iar. wilson. Never was such a fel low a2.v for for, photography: Shaping to be improving his mind, and then diving down into the cellar like a rabbit into it's hole to develop his pc pictures: That is his main fault; CT. There's no vice in him.
 He is still with you, I presume 7"
 Yes, sir. He and a girl of four teen whe does bit of simple cook all have in the house, for I am a widower, and never had any family. We live very quietly, sir, the three of I us; and we keep a roof over our heads. and pay our debts, if we do nothing more
 'The first thing that put us out was that advertisement. Spauiding he came down into the office just this day eight weeks, with this very paper In his hand, and he says:
 CT wish to the Lord, Mir Wilson, that was a red headed man.
 Why that?' I asks.
 Why says he, here's another vacancy on the League of rhe Red- headed Men. It's worth quite lit tle fortune to any man who gets 1t, md understand that there are more vacancies than there are men, SO that the trustees are at their wits end what to do with the money. If my hair would only change color, here's nice little crib all reday for me to 'tep into.'
 "*Why what is 1t then?' I asked. You see MT. Holmes, I am a very 'tay-at- home man, and my busi- ne to do to 1t. I was often weeks on end without putting my foot over the loor-mat. In that way didn't know much of what was going on outside, md l was always glad of a bit of lews.
 Have you never heard of the League of the Red-headed Men ?" he l lsked. with his eyes open.
 Why. wonder at that. for you Ire eligible, yourself for one of the yacancies.'
 "'A And what are they worth?" I .sked.
 "tOh merely a couple of hundred a ear, but the work Is slight, and it leed not interfere very much with ne's other occupations.'
 Well, you can easily think that |  he business has not been over-good or some years, and an extra couple f hundred would have been very andy.
 Tell me all about said I.
 We'll said he, you can see for oursef that the League has a vocan- y, an there IS the address where you hoqld apply for particulars. As far ounded by an Amercian millionaire Izekiah Hopkins. who was very pc uliar In his ways. He wos himself ed-headed, and he had a great sym Then he died, 1t was found that he ad left his enormous fortune in the ands of trustees. with instructions to pply the interest to the providing of hat color. From all I hear it is plendtd pay, and very little to do.'
 But says I, there would be mill ons of red-headed men who would
 !" Not so many as you might think e answered. You see it Is really onfined to Londoners and to grown l len This American had started from ondon when he was young, and he anted to do the old town a good lrn. Then, again, have heard it is O use your applying if your hair is ght red, or dark red, or anything 1t real bright, blazing, fiery red. Now you cared to apply, MT. Wilson. you ould Just walk in: but perhaps it ould hardly be worth your while to It yourself out of the way for the Ike of a few hundred pounds
 Now 1t is fact, gentlem en, as ou may see for yourselves, that my adr is of a very full and rich tint, that it seemed to me that, if there as to be any competition in the mat T I stood as good a chance as any an that I had ever met. Vincent oaulding seemed to know so much bout it that I thought he might