The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-07

AZ : began 20 Nno~ some cf NY CO.
tsborer. on the Despatch. and 10
PICK Up Aeauaintanees Here and
There About Ts~n. Sometimes
Made Mr. BsAsle, the susIee, o.
inquiry.
ering old rprrbafc. notorious ar the
various inFenulile- ny which he had
worn cut he Patience ~ IN. charity
organizations He asked Beasley for
a dime Bcssley had no money IN his
pockets. hut gave the man his over
cuat went home without my himself
and spent tx works IN bed with had
case ~ pneumonia NJ the direct ~.
suit His hcncndary sold IN. over.
coat. nud Invested tho proceed. In
five-sihys' spree In the closing -crncs
" which couple ~ hrickhats were
featured 10 high. spectacular erec'
one 10 sent through n jewelers. show.
window In on attempt 20 intimidnte
some wholly Imaginary pur~uers, the
ether he proiecIci nj perfectly ac
iunl policeman who was cnd.evorinr
10 sooihe him The victim ~ Beas
iey's charity and fhe officer were then
horne 10 the hospital in company.
II WIS due In rart 20 reccllections
~ this iegrud and others ~ similar
character that people laughed when
they said IN. YES. know Dave
noasiev"
Altogether 7 should say. Bcasiey
wss about IN. most popular man IN
Wainwright could discover nowhere
anything however. 90 shed the faint
81 llrhi upon the mystery % Rin
ilamfncrsley and Simpledoria. II wns
not un.il the SUNDAY % Miss Apper.
'hwulie's absence that the revelation
came
That afternoon I went 90 call upon
'he widow ~ a second-cousln ~ mine
she lived In n cottage not far from
Mrs Apperthwaltc's upon the same
street 7 found her sitting on q pleas-
ant vernnda. with boxes 90 Towering
plants along The milling though Indian
summer was now close upon depnr
iure. she was rocking mediiatlvely
and hold finger In a morocc6 vo'
ums. apparently ~ verse. though I
suspected she had been better enter
tanned IN the observation ~ the people
and vehicles eecoronsly passing alone
The unllt thoreuEhfare within her
view
We exchanged inevitable questions
aud news ~ mutual relatives | had
told her how liked my work and
what thought ~ Wainwright. and
she was CONCENTRATING me upon hav
ing found 80 pleasant place 10 live
a Mrs Apperthvnltc's when she IN.
terrupied herself IN mile and nod n
corllal grcciiur 70 two gentlemen
driving by They waved their hats 20
her rnyly. then leaned back eomforta
bis agninst the cushIons-and N ever
rwo men wcrr obviously and incontesi.
ably on the best " terms with each
other. these two we're. They werc
David Hcasley aud Mr. powden.
u De- wish" said my cousin. resum
Ing her rocl,ing--''i da wish dear Dn
vid nenslcy would get a new car Of
some Kind; thar old model 81 hts IA
disgrace | suppose you haven't |
met HIM az course. living AZ Mrs
Apperthwnlie's you Wouldnt he APP |
to-"
"ilui what + he doing with Mr.
DowdcnT' ! nsk-i
She lifted her eyebrows "why-
iaklng him for n drive | suppose"
"No. I mean how 10 they happeI
10 he iogctherf'
"why shouldn't thsy hei They'r
old friends"
"They arei" And. IN answer 10 he
look ~ surprise. explained that J
had begun 10 speak of neasley a. Mr.
Apperihw alts's. aud described the a.
ruptness with which DoWden ha
changed the subject.
Il see" my cousin nodded. compr
hendinrly. "fhnf's simple cnoGgl
ueorge Dowdsn didnt want you '