[Kilo by Ellis Parker Butler]@TWC D-Link bookKilo CHAPTER XI 8/43
We heartily welcome him to our midst. "We have it on good authority that Mr.Hewlitt is a man of considerable means, amassed in carrying on his work as a disseminator of literature, and that he intends, in the near future, to purchase a home here.
He will probably buy a lot, and erect a dwelling that will be a credit to him and to our little burg.
At present he is stopping with Doctor Weaver, the leading physician of our little burg. "We learn that our new citizen has followed a habit universally adopted by many authors, theatrical artists, and others gifted in various ways, and early adopted a NOM DE PLUME, choosing the name of Eliph' Hewlitt because of its unassuming simplicity.
His real name is Samuel Mills, and he is the son of the late W.P.Mills, of Franklin, gifted author of the deservedly famous poetical work, 'The wages of Sin.' Early in his career our new citizen found himself overshadowed by the fame of his father, and unwilling to succeed buy by and because of his own efforts, he chose a NOM DE PLUME, which he has ever since used.
This truly American independence does him the greatest credit. "Mr.Mills, or Eliph' Hewlitt, as he prefers to be known, is an old schoolmate of James Wilkins, the prominent livery and hotel man of our little burg.
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