Show THOUGHT HIM DOWN DOW N AND OUT 1 I Old Friends Meant Well But An Reali Henry Brown I Was In No Ne t Oil P I of f Assistance o A Assistance I I K KA f fA A wealthy and middle aged busi man an who requests that his s name pot lot of used In connection with this to sto b Ikes to ton do his own automobile repair ing ng His garage is some distance from I his Is house temporarily that Is he be h Is i renting a garage about a block aai awi from home And J one Sunda Sunday y morning morning f I he lIe 1 e put on h his is worl working clothes and ana g over er to do some tinkering on his m IDt chine I 1 f i. i When he had finished about he ho was pretty dirty His I were a mess but that dl didn't nt I make male a Cli j f difference for they were regular work cork i lug Ing clothes His hands were black and he was sadly in need of a n share shan j 1 I So he hurried home to clean clenn up And Aid Aidon on the sidewalk a few doors from his home he met a man whom h hj he 1 hadn't seen for 20 years p Why isn't this Henry Browar j a T Tasked asked the other man Yes It Is s 1 I answered our Mend frIend J s sAnd And I guess youre you're Jim Jones Glad j c to see you ou What are you doing la j l 1 Cleveland 1 j I t tJust Just staying with friends for a f r id I r rda da days s answered the old friend looking our hero over oyer with villi a p puzzled j 1 I slon sion Do you live in Cleveland bat I of course you do 1 t I Yes Ive I've lived here for 20 rear i 1 f answered Mr Brown who was totani I 0 I unconscious of his appearance an ani I j 1 I wondered at nt the pitying and puzzled i I i expression on the others other's face tace I sup sap suppose pose Im I'm settled he here e for lI life don't dont on see any chance to get out of the ever eTer j 1 lasting grind Im I'm up against I Oh cheer up said Jones clapping clapper i I him on the shoulder Things are neter net net- er too late to mend I think I knoT kut I Ian an opening for tor a man who is so sober er erand and Industrious it It would be better than the work you seem to be now Heres Here's my card Ill I'll Ill I'll be at the til hotel for three days You come around aroi ad j tomorrow at your noon hour and ru see what I can do for tor old times time sake Brown stood staring nt at him as ea hi h. j hurried away Then he grinned ta sad entered his house Cleveland Cleveland Plata I j Dealer |