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Had opportuaities favorecí he might nave been a general or a diplomat but s it Ís he goes about the city wlth a ittlo box of tools under his arm, and oes all the odd jobs of repaáring that ie can secure, says the Detroit Free ress. II is voice is as mellow as a lute and on occasions he is mellow himselC jut only t.o a degree that seems to harpen his gifts as a prometer of his ovm intersts. Af ter gaining access to the home oL a lady on Woodv.-ard avenue he feit that his ultimato purpose was moro than half accomplished. His bow would haf! passed in the court of St. James, wbile his toues wonld have inspired conndenco in tue darle. He íorestalled any impression th;it. he mlght be after Lood or clntlilns; by telling liow famousy business had plcked up with Mm jtoce ttif olectfoü. The rageal liad noticed a picturv o) McKinley In xho iront Tvindow. "My husband and tv.'o sons helped tring about the good rpsrlt," said tho lady, graciously. "Your two sons!" he interrupted, wiíh a look ot the utmost incredulity. Then he made the compliment perfect by malntalnlng that lncredulous look and saying nothing more. While the glow of pleasure was in tho matron's face, lie .s;iid that he lcnow it was out of season, but he thought he might bc permitted to trim the trees when tho time carne. Ho was promptty given the contract and aoade an entry of it in an account boc-li issaeri free fr advertislng purposes. Rising as though to leave, lic casually announcpö tfesï there would bc an arctio blizzarrt w-ithin the next twenty-four hodrs. He knew that it was coming anrt that it would tic one of ihe worst, for the rheumatism in nis right shouldei' was a barometer that never made a mistake. "And our storm doors are not up," said the good woman, anxiously. "Well. madam,'' he announced slowly, while looking at ;i cheap Yafcch that had not been running for a year, "I'm pressed with work, but you must be protected f rom this bllzzard," and ho did tho jol). To get il. was the sole object of his tnaking ;i eall. For the iioxt five dftys ir v.as clear as a bell and iinusuaHy warm for November.