"My brother and I separated a long tine ago and now I suppose he curious to know whether Tam dead by this tle. T understand he wrote to the local Y.M.C.A. and his letter passed among the members for some time before it reached the secretary. who, T would thought it to your paver. T was quite angry at that at the time for after all, it was merely a matter of looking me up in the Shanghai Directory of the China Hong List, or for that matter, iving me a ring at the school. However. T don't suppose It very much matters."
Had he seen the paragraph when first it appeared? Naturally, said Mr. Divers with a charming alr, for "T ihave subscribed to the 'North-China Daily News' now for a considerable number of years. 1 find it most informative"
The idea was most amusing. Mr. dea that pleased him at the time, confided, was the curious way which his brother had attempted to get into touch with him again. It was so amateur, he commented, s0 naive and sweet of him stter all these years.
"Of course tt becomes ut to you we parted a long time ago. As a matter of fact it was 25 years ago now that I went my way and my brother went his in Canad:
"The piquant thing 1s that when my brother left me he went with money Thad lent him. Now, has made food pay it back, or, more Mkely, has he made not $0 good and wants a Little of course is nothing at all:
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