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Show H Stamped Particular Date on Forehead BJ y Novelist, Knowing His Weakness. BBJ J, Has Great Scheme to Keep H vm Himself at Work-Puts Iodine HM to Good Use. B Z) "Ono ot my clients," says a lawyer, BBJ , fv "13 a Well known novelist whoso namo, BBJ .of courso, I can't glvo you. Ho Is a BBJ' ,v curious character not exactly lazy, BBj' 'F. W alwnya being diverted from his BBr -j. -work on tho slightest oxcuso. His BBJ t troublo Is that ho Is such a capital BBJ follow ho will take up with any Bug- BBJ : ) gcatlon mado to him to go anywhere BBft i, or to do anything. Ho loves compan- Bff t 1 loiiBhlp, and Is rcstlcsa It ho stays for BBJ I, any length of tlmo In tho houso. Hj' I "Well, ono day 'somo ot his business BBBI needed his Immodlnte attention, and BBU I called him up on tho telephone. BBK I " can't como down,' ho answorcd. Hf " 'Sick?' I asked. BBJ J "'No, not sick,' ropllod he, 'but I K can't go out that's all. Bottor drop BM ' In hero with tho papers you want mo BBMl to sign as you go up town.' BBS i "I could not Imagine why a man who BBt j was not ill should not bo ablo or will- BBI i i ,,s ' r- lng to attend to such Important business. busi-ness. I3ut whon I mot him at tho door ot his apartment I could seo quickly enough why he had no wl.h to appear In public. Across his forehead, fore-head, written in a brownish" yollow, wns a date Jan. 30. "I couldn't help laughing, and ho looked at mo In a puzzled way for a socond, and thon ho said, 'O, I seo. You are wondering what this data on my face la for.' "'Yes,' sold I. 'Who wrote It thoro?' " 'I did.' "'You did!' I cried, wondering If ho wns Insure. " 'Yds,' ho replied. 'You know what a great hand I am for fllng hero nnd thoro and noglectlng my work? Well, I hnvo hit on n schomo to fool myself. When I havo a lot ot work to do I tako somo lodlno and wrlto tho dnte up hero. It won't wash off, and a man can hardly go nbout much with It on. It wears oft nftor sovoral dayB. Mean-whllo, Mean-whllo, hcrp I stay nnd wrlto Uko ,fury!'" Youth's Companion. |