B ALD Y OF NOM E 



other hand there was nothing of discredit 

 in his career to warr- .ae name he had 

 acquired. It w . A very subtle; while 

 such expressions as "I do not believe 

 Baldy will ever amount to anything, he 

 has a peculiar disposition," seemed to be 

 the worst that was said, there was a defin- 

 ite impression given that much more 

 might be said. He was, to be sure, abso- 

 lutely natural, and if he felt depressed 

 or at outs with the world, was apt to show 

 it, which did not add to his popularity. 

 It was very disconcerting to him to see 

 how successful deceit is along certain 

 lines, and what he saw might have under- 

 mined Baldy's whole moral nature but 

 for the simple sincerity that was the key- 

 note to his character. For in- 

 stance, no matter how hateful 

 Tom felt, he was always con- 

 spicuously amiable, which 

 seemed basely hypocritical to 

 Baldy. He had seen Tom 

 after the most shocking de- 



fin 



"The Infant 

 Prodigy, Spot." 



