The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-03-16
HIS AWFUL WEIR


old, N one considers three score an,
~ as such. Az TO being a crab--well
u might be said that he walked back
ward. at Ieast as fnr an his ideas wen,
concerned.
Hut everyone has one Inconsistency
and old Syivesters pet hobby was this
lie was interested In chirography q
the point Of rs being an obsession. III
was forever having 10 explain to hi,
acquaintances that chirograpby was
not the care Of the feet. hut n science
BY which one can read character la
handwriting. Let him get hold of a
neishbor's writing. and he advertised
the poor unfortunate's faults all over
the town. Never did he have anything
coinmcndable. to report
30 far did old syi's hobby possess
him that rumor had u that he had
wtiled that his entire estate be used
10 establish an institute Co promuig ate
the truths of the science Gas inter
preted by sylvester relain) To the end
% dispensing universal knowledge
Of chirography.
Now. there was none 20 dispute this
win. His only son was dead-rcaily
desd-aithough To old syi he had been
dead from the moment he announced
bis intention Of marrying Edith Mel
Vile. She was an actress Old syi
wouldn't even see her. Thus, for -
years. old syl had heard Of his son only
twice-oncc recently when he died
aud On another occasion when his
wife died nj the birth of their little
sun. Melville.
Old Syi might have softened townrd
the child. had he M, been branded
with his mothers name. lie had al
most forgotten the existence of the
brat" when out Of clear sky came q
letter from the youngstcr. now aged
Itwenty-one. II was an ordinary enough
letter. typewriter I'm the letterhead
~ q weii-known brokerage concern In
New York. Melville was applying for
n life insurance policy and he wanted
TO know what his maternal grandmoth.
er died of.
Old Syl might not have read the mis-
sive but for the signature. Never had
he run across such specimen. II
was ciear-cut and bold. with just
enough slant 20 denote ambition. but
with no trace OF unpleasant aggrcs-N
siveness. so he was Interested In life
prudent than his "a.
ther. old syi reflected.
Old syi went To the phone. Finally
ssat h.. 20 hal l..IS
yet In. Old Syl retired 10 brood over
the wonderful signature. assured by
the operator that he would be sum-
moned M soon as his party" could be
located.
II was nearly p:30. The party"
was In q tawdry New York boarding
house. ieisurely sttiring himself for
the day. He emerged looking like
IN advertisement for n haberdashery.
whistiing nonchaisntiy and feeling
quite positive that his lateness this
would be the last straw. rhs
manager would surely stand for no
more. He was n rotten bcokkeeper
was clever enough 20
know that. However. he didn't care.
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