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Show ' THOUGHT HIM DOWN AND OUT B Pld Friends Meant Well, But Really M "Henry Brown" Was In No Need H of Attletance. B A wealthy and middle-aged business B man who requests that his namo be B pot used In connection with this story, B llkas to do his own nutomobllo rcpalr- B Jng. His gnrago la nomo distance from B pits house, temporarily; that Is, ho la B pontine a garago about a block away Bt from home. And ono Sunday morning B pe put on his working clothes and went B' (over to do cotno tinkering on his mt- Bv (Chine. H ' When he had finished rutterlne H fcbout, ho was pretty dirty. IIL clothea H fwero a tacss, but that didn't make any 1 iOlffcrenco, for they wcro regular work B log clotlicfl. Ills hands were blacky g pnd ho was sadly In need of a share. B Bo he hurried homo to clean up. And K pa Uio sidewalk, u few doors from B home, ho met a man whom ha f. bad n't seen for 20 yoars. - "Why, Isn't this Henry Brown r 1 Baked the other roan. H f "Yes, It Is," answered our friend. PAnd I guess you're Jim Jones. Glad H, (to see you. What are you doing In My Cleveland r ft' ' "Just staying with friends for a w Pf "flays," answered tho old friend, looking our hero over with a puzzled exprao- H alon. "Do you live In Cleveland but, L- fit course, you do," i "Yes, I've lived here for 20 years, Hjt answered Mr. Drown, who was totally M unconscious of his appearance, and H wondered nt tho pitying and puzzled H! expression on tho other's face. "I sup- H poso I'm settled hero for life don't H ee nny chnnco to get out of tho ovei H tasting grind I'm up ngalnst." H'v "Oh, cheer up," said Jones, clapping H hlra on the shoulder. "Things nro nev- H er too lata to mend. I think I know H an opening for a man who Is sober H and Industrious It would bo better H than the work you seem to be doing H now. Here's my card I'll bo at the H hotel for three days. You como around B tomorrow at your noon hour and I'll H cee what I can do for old time's soke." H lirown stood staring at hlra as be H hurried away. Then ho grinned end H N entered his house. Clcvelund Plain H Dealer. |