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Show HONORS WERE WITH FARMER Mall Carrier Must Have Realized That He Picked Out Wrong Man to Have Fun With. The now jnnll carrier on tho rural free delivery route glanced at tho nnmo on tho letter box by tho roadside, road-side, stopped his horso, and spoko to tho roughly attired farmer with tho old dlouch hat, who was resting IiIb sun-browned nrniB on tho gnto and looking at him. "I bco," ho Bald, "your name 18 Holmes." "Yes." ' "Boverly G.?'' "Yes, I'm tho mnn that lives hero." "Any relation of Sherlock IIolincB?" grnvoly asked tho carrier. "No, sir," answered tho farmer, "hut I'm detoctlvo enough to know that you're not a very good judgo of human hu-man nature. You took mo for nn lgno-ramus lgno-ramus because I'vo got my old working work-ing duds on. I'm Sherlock Holmes enough to look nt n man's fnco and eyes beforo I bIzo him up ns a Somo mall for mo? Thanks." Youth's Companion. |