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*1 don’t know,” said L keeping at her elbow, “whether It*« more like House Bills of all kinds kept in stock ’Alice’ or the Interlocutor*« convaraa- I or manufactured on saort not'ce. tlon at a minstrel show." We carry a stock of Dry Finish I "Hush I" she warned me. though we Lumber from which to make your were already at a safe distance, and selection. Al* kinds of mouldings; roofing paper: lath, windows, doors. I did not speak again until we had No order too email or too ltirge. Let ranched th« front walk. There she usilgure witn you. paused, and I noted that she was West Orogen Lumber Co., Clstoksnlh, Oro. trembling—and, no doubt correctly, judged her emotion to be that of con sternation. “There was no one there!" she ex claimed. "He was all by himself! It was just the aame as what you saw last night!" "Bvidently." ... Ana "Did it sound to you"—there waa • Uttle awed tremor In her voice that I found very appealing—“did it sound to you like a person who'd loot hia mind?” “I don’t know,” I said. "I don’t CnH Drinks, ice Cream know at all what to make of It.” I ' • IV tipo “He couldn't have been"—her eyes ’.Igitt Lunches at all times grew very wide—“Intoxicated!" "No. I'm sure It wasn't that" -e«*eman Bldg . West of Bant “Then I don't know what to make of it, either. All that wild talk about ‘Bill Hammersley' and 'Simpledoria' and spring-boards in Scotland and—’’ "And an eleven-foot Jump," I sug gested. “Why, there’s no mor»' a 'Rill Ham «iitttuNNiMuiNiMnHiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiifiiiniinininnrmis H mersley,’ ” she cried, with a gesture of excited emphasis, “than there Is a ■ < ( Th« Holiday Spirit Caught .' ‘Simpledoria’!" f and Held Before Your Eyes “So it appears,” I agreed. “He's lived there all alone, said, solemnly, “it) that big house, so long, just alttiug there evening after evening, all by himself, never going cut, never reading anything, not even thinking; but just sitting and sitting *nd sitting— Well." she broke off. suddenly, shook the frown from her forehead, and made me the offer of a dazzling smile, "there’s no use both ering one's own head about It.” Tm glad to have a fellow-witness," I I said. "It's so eerie I might have concluded there was something the i matter with me.” BY "You're going to your , work?" she B ooth T arkington asked, as I turned toward the gate. "I'm very glad I don't have to go to BOOTH TARKINGTON ! mine.” "Yours?” I Inquired, rather blankly. “I teach algebra nnd plane geometry at the High school,” said this surpris ing young woman. "Thank Heaven, It’s Saturday! I'm reading 'Les Mis erable«' for the seventh time, and I’m going to have a real orgy over Ger- valse and the barricade thia after- noon!” R eeds New Confectionery LUNCH ROOM (Chrwtmas Paria 4 III. I do not know why It should have astonished me to find that Miss Ap- perthwalte was a teacher of mathe- mattes except that (to my inexperi enced eye) she didn’t look It. She looked more like Charlotte Corday! I had the pleasure of seeing her op posite me at lunch the next day (whee Mr. Dowden kept me occupied with Spencerville politics, obviously from fear that I would break out again), but no stroll in the yard with her re warded me afterward, as I dimly 5YNVPSTJ hoped, for she disappeared before I left the table, and I did not see her PAKT I.—Newcomer tn a small town, again for a fortnight. On week-*laj'« a young newspaper man, who tells the she did not return to the house for story, is amased by the unaccountable actions of a man who. from the window lunch, my only meal at Mrs. Apper- of a fine house, apparently has convera« thwatte's (I dined at a restaurant near with Invisible personages, particularly mentioning one "Simpledoria." The youth the Despatch office), and ahe was out goes to hfs boarding house, the home of of town for a little visit, her mother Mrs ApparthwaUa. neat door to the seen« af the strange proceedings, bewildered., Informed us, over the following Satur I day and Sunday. She was not alto PART II.—Next morning ha discovers gether out of my thoughts, however— bls strange neighbor is the Hon. David Beasley, prominent politician, and uni Indeed, she almost divided them with versally respected. Telling of his last the Honorable David Reasley. night's expert, Ace. he '« markedly Inter rupted by a fellow boarder, a Mr. George A better view which I wax afforded Dowden, latter, wit'. Miss Apperthwatte. of this gentlomnn did not lessen my he Is an uneeen w »n -s« of a purely imaginary Jim p ng - nt st between Beas Interest In him; Increased It rather; ley and a "Bill Hammersley.” Mias It also served to make the extraordi Apperthwalte appears deeply concerned, there apparently being no possible ex nary didoes of which he had be«u the planation of the strange proceedings. virtuoso nnd I the audience more thaw profoundly inexplicable. My PART III—The reporter learns that ever Beasley and Miss Apperthwalte had at glimpse of him In the lighted doorway one Ume been engaged. and that the bad given me the vaguest Impression youn< lady had broken the engagement because of Teasley's ''lack of Imaging» of hlx apnenr;”'o«» hnt one afternoon— tian." a few days sf'er my Interview wfHi PART IV.—The "mystery" of "Simple- Miss Apper'h'' --,tn— T was starting for d«rl<” and ’ 'Bill Hammeraky" is ex- f>latned by Mr. Dowden. Beasley Is car» I the office and met h!m full-face-on aa Rff i«r a small boy, Hamilton Swtft. be was turning in at hlx gate. I took Junior, a helpless invalid bodily thourh es careful Invoice of h'm as I could more than ordinarily bright mentally, the sen of desr friend." .ho are dead, and without con«p!cuoc’lr glaring. "Bimpled^rfa’* and ”H 11 HammeriW There was xor-‘h'nc remarkably are creatures of Beasley s and the small bey’s ima<lnation. Beasley humoring the “taking." as we xav ahr.nt thlx man— little sufferer by the “play actin<." something easy nnd genial and quizzi cal and care’ess. He was the kind of PART V— Th» reporter become« ac- quotnted with David Beaaley and la tn- _ person you like to meet on the street; vltad to hla home, where he rr.eela Hamil whose cheerful passing sends you on ton Swift, Junior, and hia circle of “In- vialblaa." which Beaaley and George Dow feeling Indefinably a little gayer thaw den have made very real to the child. you did. He was tall, thin—evew PART VI.—Bea«tey la a strong candi gaunt, perhnn«—»«nd hix face was long, date for h'a far y'a gubernatorial nomt- rather pa'o •»”* oh—-d flnd gentle; natjea, hia chief enemy be‘ng one Simeon Pock, a griiall-ao'iled, mean-thinking In eemethlng 'n ' bddlty not unremin^ dividual. The reporter la cent by hia city . Smith Russell. Hie editor to aee Peck, who declarer he haa ful of the li. » "•omethlng on" Beaaley. Peck and a n little, the slight- hat wa.1 tllh d number of hia creates, with two reporter«, ' • nd the sparse, eat bit to • ■et out for Beaal-y'« houa-. which Peck brownish h.slr aliove his high forehead declare« la the enter of Chrlatmaa faa- Uvttlea to which Beasley has not deigned was going to be gray before long. He to Invite his party's workers, to whom, looked about forty. however, he l.ioks for support In hta po litical aspirations. Assured of his coming The truth Is, I bnd expected to see triumph, Peck Invites George Dowden, aa in re D<>n Quixote; 1 Bearley*« clot st personal and political a cousin g»- friend, to join. Pie party, taunting him had though to detect signs end with the feet of his not being considered gleam« of ” 'ness, however slight— good enough eoclally to be entertained by Beasley. WatcMng from the outside, they something u i..tie “off.” One glance aee Boaaley and hia colored servitor Bob, •f that kindly and humorous eye told though apparently alone in a brightly niumirated room, nlth a magnificently me such expectation had been non- decorated Chr'ttmas tree, seemingly en eense. Odd h«- m'-l ‘ have been—Gad- tertaining a large number of guests. Miss Apperthwalte hks j’l ed Peck's party, eook«' he Io it—but "queer^ anti, considerable m««tided, they await Never. The fact that Miss Apper developments The' hrnr David Beasley (Dowden declare«, for th« first time In hta thwalte could plc”’re such a man nw life» make a speech his only auditor ap parently being Old Bob. though he talk« this "sitting and x tting and sitting” as If adtir-w'ng n '->"<e rath»r1n« Fol- himself into any orm of mania or lowing the ape» b Peasley, by hlmsstf, madness whatevpi poke loudly of her dances a "nuadrlt'e ’ with «mating fidel ity to der.-‘l. and a full complement of own Imagination, indeed! The key t« invisible partners l ock 1« Jubilant. In sisting tbs' ’least y Is cm, and that hs "Simpledoria" was to be sought un will have the news "all over town” to der some Olli* r mat. morrow Mirs Apperthwalte (s bewildered. . . . As I begun to know some of The dance concluded, the watchers for my colaborers on the Despatch, end the first time become aware of the pres ence of Hamilton ft Junior, and oil fo pick up ucqiia'ntances, here and realise that David Beesley—in Miss Ap there, about town I sometimes made perthwalte’s opinion a man of no imagi nation—has devised the whole scheme to Mr. Beasley the subject of Inquiry give pleasure to his little crippled ward Everybody knew him. '*Dh. yes, J The report-rs promise Peck the story will bo "an ov. r town" tomorrow, and that know Dave Btws'cy!” would come the Individual r Haos bow greatly the human reply, nearly ai-<ay« with a chuckling Interest of -e story will strengthen Beas ley's position. fte retires crestfallen. sort of laugh. 1 gathered that he had Mies Apt—rthwalt«. Dowden and the a name for "enxy-gvfng” wllch amount young reporter Join Bensley's 'party.” the young lady humbly begging the ad ed to eccentricity. It was sard that mission of “Just one fool. It'« ChrisUBM j arhat the ward-heelers ud caap-tol- I I'd lowers got out of him in campaign' talk of Beasley there. t euppoao If feollah. contented smile of bls. have gone mad If it bad lasted any tlmee made the political managers may have been a little embarrassing cry. He was the first and readiest for everybody—«specially If A bb Ap longer I* 1 aaked her If ahe thought lam« up. "You ought to know Be««- toy, especially 1 hear you’re doing soma political reporting. Dave Beas- ley's going to ba the next governor of thia state, you know." lie luughed. offered me a cigar, and we sat down together on the front steps. "From al) I hear." I rejoined, “you ought to know who'll get It." (It was ■mid lu town that Dowdeu would "coioe pretty near liavlug the nomina tion in his pocket.") “I expect you thought I shifted the subject pretty briskly the other day I" He glanced at me quizzically from un der the brim of his black felt list. “I meant to tell you about that, but the opportunity didn't occur. You see—” "I understand," I Interrupted. "I've beard the atory. You thought it might be etnbarraaslng to Miss Apper- thwalte." "I expect 1 waa pretty clumsy about It." said Dowden, cheerfully. “Well, well—" he flicked hi* clF*r wtth • smothered ejaculation that was half a sigh and half a laugh; “It's a mighty strange case. Here they keep on liv ing next door to each other, year after year, each going on alone when they might just as well—" He left the sentence unfinished, save for a vocal click of compassion. “They bow when they happen to meet, but they haven’t exchanged a word since the night she «•nt him away, long ago" He shook bls head, then his countenance cleared nnd be chuckled. “Well, air, Dave’s got something at home to keep him busy enough, these days, I exj»ct!" “Do you mind telling me?” I in quired. "Is his name ’SlmpleftoriaT Mr. Dowden three" hack bis head and laughed loudly. “Lord, oo! What on earth made you think that?” I told him. It «as my second suc cess with this narrative; however, there v\a* • difference: my former au ditor listened with flushed and breath less excltemeut, whereas the present oue laughed consumedly throughout. Especially he laughed with a great laughter at the plctuie of Beasley’s coming down at four In the morning to open the door for nothing on sea or land or In <he waters under the earth. I gave account, also, of the miraculous Jumping contest (though I did not uientiou Miso Apperthwnlte'a having been With me), and of the elfin voice I hnd just now overheard demanding 'Bill Hammersley.” “So I expect you must have decid ed," he chuckled, when I concluded, “that David Beasley has gone just plain insane.” "Not a bit of IL Nobody could look at him and not know better than that.** “You're right there I" said Dowden, heartily. “And now DI tell you all 'here is to It. You see, Dave grew <>p with a cousin of his named Ham ilton Swift; they were boys together; went to the same achool, and then to college, I don't believe there waa ever a high word apoken between them Nobody in thia life ever got a quarrel out of Dave Beaaley. and Hamilton Swift was a mighty good sort of a fel low, too. He weut East to live, after 'hey got out of college, yet they al- vays managed to get together once a year, generally about Christmas time, tou couldn't pasa them on the street without hearing their laughter ringing out louder Ilian the aleigh-bells, may- '■e over some old Joke between them, •r some fool thing they did, perhaps, hen they were boys. But finally Hamilton Swift's business took him over to the other side of the water to ■>ve; he married an English girl. married life consisted very largely of perthwalte heard yon.” “Ann? That's Miss Apperthwalte? conversations between husband and Tes; I was speaking directly to her. wife; and ahe answered that even Why shouldn’t sha have heard me? married life might to have some po She talked of him herself a little later etry lu it. 'Some romance.' ahe said, •some soul! And ha just comes and —and at some length, too.** alts, ’ site said, 'and sits and alts and “She did !’* My cousin stopped rock ing, and fixed me with her glittering sits and sits! And I can't bear it any longer, and I've told him so.’" eye. "Well, of all I" "Poor Mr. Beusley," I said. “Is it ao surprising?” “I think, Toor Ann Apperthwalte!*" The lady gave her boat to the wave« again. "Ann Apperthwalte thinks retorted my cousin. “I'd like to know about him still!" she said, with some If there’s anything nicer than just to thing like vindictiveness. “Fve always suspected it. She thought you were new to the place and didn’t know any thing about it all, or anybody to men tion it to. That's It!" “I’m still new to the place,” I urged, “and still don’t know anything about it all." “They used to be engaged," was her succinct and emphatic answer. I found It but too illuminating. “Oh. oh!" I cried. "I was an innocent, wasn't I?" “Fm glad she does think of him.” said my cousin. “It serves her right. I only hope he won't find it out, be cause he's a poor, faithful creature; he’d lump nt the rbnnee to take he- buck--and she doesn’t <?ea«rve h'm.” "How loug bus it beau.” I u»ke since they used to be engaged?” "Oh, a good while—five or six years ago, I think—maybe more; time skips along. Ann Apperthwalte’s no chick en. you know." (Such was the lady’s expression.) “They got engaged Jus' after she came home from college, and of all the idiotically romantic girls—" "But she's a teacher," ! interrupted "of mathematics." “Yes." She nodded wisely. ’1 al ways thought that explained It: the romance Is a reaction from the, al gebra. I never knew a person con nected with mathematics or astronomy or statistics, or any of those exact things, who didn't have a crazy streak In 'em somewhere. They've got to blow off steam and be foolish to make up for putting tn so much of their time "I Think, *Peer Ann Appsrthwaltsl'“ Retorted My Cousin. Aa I Began to Know Some of My Co- at hard sense. But don’t you think Laborers on the Despatch, and to ’hnt I dislike Ann Apperthwalte. She's s't nnd nit nnd nit and sit with ax love* Pick Up Acquaintances Here and n’ - avs hern one of my best friends- 1." n mnn ax that—a man who under There About Town, I Sometimes t. at’« why, I feel nt liberty to nbn«« stands things, mid thinks and listens Made Mr. Beasley the Subject of her—and I always will abuse her and smiles—instead of cvcrlastiugly when I think how elie treated poor Inquiry. talking!” David Beasley.” "As it happens." I remarked. “Fve “How did she treat him?" ering old reprobate, notorious for the various ingenuities by which he had “Threw him over out of a clear sky heard Mr. Bensley talk." "Why, of course he taiko,” she re worn out the patience of the charity one night, that's all. Just sent him organizations. He asked Beasley for home and broke his heart; that Is, it turned. “when there's any real use In a dime. Beasley had no money In his would have been broken If he'd had It. And he talks to children; he’s that • pockets, but gave the man his over any kind of disposition except the one kind of a man.” coat. went home without any himself, the Lord blessed him with—just ail "I meant a particular Instance,” 1 I and spent six weeks in bed with a bad optimism and cheerfulness and make- began; meaning to see If ahe could I case of pneumonia as the direct re- the-best-of-lt-ness ! He's never cared give me any clew to Bill Hammersley suit. His beneficiary sold the over- for anybody else, and I guess he never nnd Simpledoria, but at that moment coat, and Invested the proceeds in a win.” the gate clicked under the hand of I 0 five-days* spree. In thp closing scenes 1 "Whnt did she do it for?” another caller, My coualn roae to of which a couple of brickbats were "Nothing!" My cousin shot the in greet him, and presently I took my featured to high, spectacular effect. dignant word from her Ups. “Nothing leave without having been able to get One he sent through a jeweler's show- In the wide world!" back upon the subject of Beasley. I window In an attempt to Intimidate "But there must have been—" Thus, once more baffled. I returned I some wholly Imaginary pursuers, the “Listen to me," t>lie interrupted. to Mrs. Apperthwalte’s—and within other he projected at a perfectly ac “and tell me If you ever heard any the hour came Into full possession of tual policeman who was endeavoring thing queerer lu your life. They’d the very heart of tiiut dark nnd subtle to soothe him. The victim of Beas been engaged — Heaven knows how mystery which overhung the house ley’s charity and the officer were then long—over two years; probably nearer next door and so perplexed my soul. borne to the hospital in company. three—and always she kept putting it It was due In part to recollections off; wouldn't begin to get ready, IV. of this legend and others of a similar wouldn't set a day for the wedding. Flnd'ng that I had still some leisure character that people laughed when Then Mr. ,’ipperthwaite died, and left before me. I got n book from my room they said, "Oh, yes, I know Dave her and her mother stranded high ami . nd repaired to the hem li In the gar Beasley.” dry with nothing to live on. David den. But I did not read; I had but Altogether. I should say, Beasley had everything in the world to give opened the book when my attention was about the most popular man tn her—and still she wouldn't I And then, was arrested by sounds from the other Wainwright. I could dlacover nowhere one day, she came up here and told side of the high fence—low and trem anything, however, to shed the faint rne she'd broken it off. Said she ulous croon'ngs of distinctly African est light upon the mystery of Bill couldn't stand It to be engaged to derivation: Hammersley and Simpledoria. It was David Beasley another minute!" "Ah met mah alatuh In a-mawnln'. not until the Sunday of Miss Apper- “But why?” IU:e 'us a-w.iggln’ op de hill so slow! thwalte's absence that the revelation "Because"—my causin'« tone waa 'Hlstuh, you mus* git a rasila In doo time, came. \ shrill with her despair of expressing ■ fo da hevumly da's close—la!’ ” That afternoon I went to call upon the satire she would have put Into it— It waa the voice of an need negro the widow of a second-cousin of mine; “because, she said he wm a man of and the simultaneous alight creaking she lived in a cottage not far from no ImaginationI" of a amiiii hub and axle aeemed to In*' Mrs Apperthwalte’s. upon the sama “She still says «•," I remarked, dlcnte that he was pushing or pulling street. I found her sitting on a pleas thonehtfully. a cb'ld's wagon or perambulator up ant veranda, with boxes of flowering "Thon It’s time she got a little linwn and down the walk from ’lie kitchen plants along the railing, though Indian ‘.nation herself!" snapped my comp *» , dco- to th stable. JVh"r«. lie prof Hummer was now close upon depar Ion. "David Beasley'« the qui- ■ ture. She was rocking meditatively, roan God has inode, but everybody fered soothing music: over and over and held a Anger In a morocco vol knows what be Is I There nre so»n» he repented the chant, though with va riations; crvoun'erlng In turn his ume, apparently of verse, though I rare people In this world that aren't suspected ahe had been better enter ! all talk; there are .some still rarer brother, his daughter, each of his par tained In the observation of the people I ones that scarcely ever talk at all- • ents. his uncle, his cousin, and hie and vehicles decorously passing along and David Beasley's one of them. I second-cousin, one after the other ascending the same slope with the the sunlit thoroughfare within her don't know whether It's because b- same perilous leisure. view. | can't talk, or If he caa and hates to- "Lay still, honey.” ne interrupted W« exchanged inevitable questions I only thank the Lori? W« put n f«r and news of mutual relative«; I had like that Into this talky world! Dav!d his Injunctions to the second-cousin. told her how I liked my work and Beasley's smile Is better then arrs “Des keep on a-nappln' an* a-breavin* what I thought of Wainwright, and of other people's talk. My Providene«*' de fesh air. Dass wha's go' mek you good an' well agin." «he was eongratulstine me noon bav- Wouldn't anybody. Just to look at h1' Then there spoke the strongest ng found so p1ea«ont n place to live know that he does better than t voice that ever f< I* upon my ear; It as Mrs. Apperthwalte'«. when lie !n- He thinks! The trouble with Ann was not like a ch'ld'a, neither waa it 'errnpted herself to «mile and -cd a perthwalte was that Ota wa« like a very old person's vetce; It might ■ ordlal greeting to two -enOern-r young to see ff. She wm so fni have been a gras-liopner's, it was so driving by. They waved their hats to novels end poetry and ©eamlness n thin and little, and made of such tiny her gayly, then ipaned back comforta highfalutin nonsense couldn't xe- bly against the cushions—and if ever I anything as It really wat. She'd study wavers and quavers and creaklngs. "I—want—" said this elfin voice, "I two men were obviously and incontest- her mirror, and see su<A a heroine of — want —Bill—Hammerolcy t" •bly on the best of terrnx with each -omsnee there that she Jost coni-’-’’ The «hobby car which hnd passed my ther, these two were. They were tear to have a fiance who hadn't • cousin's home was drawing lip to the »avid Bensley and Mr. Dowden. chance of turning out ta be the ero« *• curb near Bensley’s gate. Evidently “tlmplsdorls __ “I do wish." said iny cousin, resutn prince of Kenosha In dtognlse! At la Supposed ta _ Be Ham- Ing her rocking—“I do wish dear Da very least, to suit her fe'd have hr* the old negro saw IL lltsn Swift, Jr.’s, St Bernard Do»" “HI rfar!" he exclaimed. “Look at id Beasley would get a new car of | to wear a ‘well-trimmed dsndyke’ »>• dat! Hain’ Rill a cornin' yonnnh dee an orphan without any kin. That was >me kind; that old model of h’« '« coo sonnets tn the gloaming, nr ", edrocly on de dot an' to de vey spot about seven years ago Well. sir. this t disgrace! I suppose you Im. rn’t 'On n Balcony' to her by a red lamp. an' Instink when yon 'qu'ah fo' 'Im, last aummer he and his wife were tak int-t him? Of course, living at Mtn. ‘Toor David! Outside of hfs Ig - ing a trip down in Switzerland, and Apperthwalte’s, you wouldn't be up’ books. I don't b^.leve he’s ever re«* honey? Oar come Mist' Dave, right they were both drowned—-tipped over anything but ’Itoblnxon Crusoe’ and on de minute, an' you kin het yo* las to.” out of a rowboat In Lake Lucerne— “But what is be doing with Mr the Bible and Mark Twain. Oh yet- hunnnd dollahs he got dat Bill Ham- and word camo that Hamilton Swift's meraley wff ’ Im 1 Coma along, honey- 1 should have beast her talk about It' Dowden?” I rsked. chile' Ah’s go' to null voti 'rutin In win appointed Dave guardian of the She lifted her eyebrows. "Why- 1 couldn’t bear It an«««r day ' -»h- one child they had, a little boy—Ham- •aid. 'I couldri’t Stand It! In all the de aid • yod fo’ to meet 'em." taking him for a drive. I suppose." The small wagon creaked away, the itten Swift, Junior’s, hie name. He "No. I moon—how do they happen time I've knows khn I fflsn't hr»le-.-e was sent across the ocean In charge to tie together?” he's ever asked ma a single question— chant resuming as it went. of a doctor, and Dave went oo to New Mr. Dowden Jumped out of the car "Why shouldn't they be? They're except when he asked me If I’d marry York to meet him. He brought him him. He never says anything—never with a wave of his hand to the driver, old friends—" home here the very day before you Bensley hlmaelf. who drove through Ide speaks at all !* ahe said, ’Yon don’t “Thsy are!” And, In answer to her paeeed the house and aaw poor Dave open carriage-gates nnd down the look of surprise. I explained that I know a blotting when you gee It,’ I getting up at four in the morning to had begun to speak of Beasley at Mrs. told her. 'Blowing ' aha »aid 'Thert'e drive on the other sld -f 'hr house, let that ghost in. And a mighty funny where he shea lost to mv view. Apperthwalte’s, and described the ab nothing in the tnt» ! He line no Dowden, entering ottr <»-vn gate, nod-' ghoet Simpledoria lei” ruptness with which Dowden had depths! He hasn't any more Imagina- "I begin to understand,” I said “and tion tlinn the chair he sits and alts ded in a friendly fa»h o-( to rne and changed the subject. to feel pretty silly, too " I advanced to meet him. "I see,” my cousin nodded, compre- and sits in! Half the time he answer# "Some day I want to take you over ., h* heartily, hendlngly. “That’s siqiple enough. wbat I say to him by nodding and MX* door,“ be sold cordially, as 1 i That little chap’s freaks would mys- GuotlE Dowden jLd& l wont you to lag “urn-hum.” with that « um Ufy anybody, especially with Dave hn- i prey for every fraud and swindlet that came to Wainwright. 1 heard, and yet. In spite of this uud of his hatred of “speech-making” (“He's as silent aa Grant!" said one informant), be had a large practice, and was one of the most successful lawyers in the state. I One story they R>ld of him (or, as they were apt to put It, "on" him) was repeated so often that I saw it had become one of the town's traditions. One bitter evening in February, they related, he was approached upon the street by a ragged, whining and shiv* Continued ty«xt Week.