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Show Graytop's Philosophy on irears kk I K.Nfjw that I am a man o some I years," said Mr Graytop. "but I hko to have people think I'm young, or tell me they think so, anyway. I met this morning a friend I hadn't seen in a long time. " 'You are looking positively young." he said to me. 'You don't look a minuto older than you did tho last time I saw you. ten years ago.' "Pleasant Isn't It, to havo friends say things like that to us? It certainly is. "But occasionally somebody either by word or action, tells me quit frankly that he takes me for an old man; as in tho subway sub-way yesterday when a young man hopped up to give his seat to me Ho was Just as nlco and polite about It as he could be. but really I don't like to Jvav attention called to my are thus publicly. At the sam time it might be that In some circumstances man could tell me he took me for a man of years without my being at all disturbed thereby. "Crossing n street In my neighborhood this morning, head down, thinking of ome-thlng. ome-thlng. I heard a voice: " "Heads up, Pop' ' "Halting, I looked up to sec at my shoul- rier a hOrs a head and back of that sitting i up on the high seat of a truck, tho driver wfifT who had looked out for me bettor than I had j'; for myself. iBiVKasfP' "NOW. yon see. n thls mans unb,asspd judgment like that of the young man m the subway I looked like nn old man- and U A yet tl.es, two experiences affected me very ' ' eiffcrenih I did not In any wav resent the LaU " l driver but on the contrary I hj-h LaaWm- him very much fBaBaaaaHC "I dare say that this feellnc was In some iBBaaES measure due to tho fact that mv meeting LLbbV v-ith him was In a quiet street It was a kaaaaaaaaM meeting, as you might say, without undue ruhllclty: .t seemed like Just a little matter Ml between him and me The wa, he looked down and spoke and the way I looked up at PIbWv' him made It really In a wav a sort of ex hange of personal greetings. You see h IsfS-'A didn't holler at me. he called down to'rn clearly, but quietly and cheerfully and thZ LW was just a bit of a smile on his face as he fl vn and held up ' "He certainly did take mo for a man of 8 years, but the way he put It I dldn t mind It a bl, Ha wa, Jg W truok drler. and ,1 certainly shall tnr ffi to keep constantly In mlnj his friendly SJH warning." ''y l9H |