The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

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pensasion ior thsir dIsappolntment, and their
feturn fares BY train And omnibus. Mrs.
Blades. though D better cook than any OF
them, felt herself wholly unequal 10 the eitua-
tipn, and had 10 appeal TO the police.
disease, and protested that II such thing 90
CURED again II would be the death of him.
In the afternoon another letter arrived:
"Your next reception will take place on Tues
day, between 10 and 2. Ali the 'wanteds' In
And they came about 450 OF them filling
up the entire street. The new lodger left
(palpitatingl at LOO for less desired, how
ever, inferior, place OF reeident BY the
evenings post came another letter: Il hope
liked for Sunday, from 9 to II. There Is only
one way Of avoiding It. Advertise to v, Z
ritl pay the g75. All right, My terms are
raised. you see Vengeance"
Before the Sunday came round, however,
Thousand persons TO walt upon you on
Wednesday. Vengeance" 1t seemed as II
the wretchs fury waa 90 ungOvernahle that
he was obliged to relieve II by constant cor
respondence; and Mr. Blades's theory Of his
being malevolent maniac derived. 30 far.
some confederation.
The grand reception held, In spite ct them
eelves, by this unhappy couple was ON q scale
Of unprecedented magnitude and trans.
formed their ordinary quiet Sabbath into 9
aAL0f0AUM. we SNAIL certainly ne lnul0G00
for a nuisance under the Deorderly House
Act, II and Is viet. G. 45, g. H." muttered poor
Mr. Blades. quoting scrap OF hls old legal
learning.
The worthy pair had each betaken them
selves behind one of their drawing room eur.
tains, from which. unseen, they could watch
the maddtng crowd Of place seekers In the
street below.
There he lei" cried Mrs. Blades, with
sudden vehemence; II gee hie face. Thate
the man that has done It,"
NV here. where7" cried her husband, leaving
the shelter Of the curtain In his excitement,
and thereby evokinR yell VI execration from
the mob below.
But whatever. poor Mre. Blades had eeen, II
WAS too much for her "Blnd, blind7" she
q dead faint.
The remark at first was get down to sumo
sudden burst OF regret at having been de-
ceived by the ariatveratio Establishments OF
II appeared that, while scanning the street,
the poor woman's frightened glance had hap
pened to fall on q window at no great dis
tanee, where, insutf1clently hidden by the
blind, peered forth q face she knew. lit up
with q certain fendiHh exultation. That thie
gentleman had get a-going the proceedings
which afforded him go much amusement was
a conviction that flashed upon her at once,
and from which she never swefved.
'she Will take her affidavit" said Mr..
BlAUoS GO MT. FlR4lua, WHO WA6 once more
summoned for consultation, 'as that ts
Tallbose, and that he wrote the letters
Very good: we shall have To prove 1t,
however: we have no hold on the fellow, ex-
cept az to the money he owes you, and which
you may take your oath you will never see.
He amt worth powder and ehot In that way y
Then ls he to. worry us 20 death, like
thiaY" cried MIR. Blades, pointing to q neat
little note which had juet arrived from "Ven-
geance,"' giving notice Of another grand re-
ceptlon."
i'Well, he can be prosecuted for an annoy
ance. Of course; but where you'll have him
best is for attempting to extort money by
threatening letters
But that's transportation for life, isn't IT."
exclaimed Mrs Blades pitlfully. II am sure
neither John nor could sleep comfortably In
our bed II we had sent fellow creature, and
such nice gentlemanly person ss we used to
think him. beyond seas
MIR. Blades, who, II not ian angel Ia top
boots" was u sort oil early Christian In list
clippers. nodded adhesion.
tits not transportation" said Mr.. Higgins
dryly. "Just leave the matter In my hands,
and Ill see to It,"
On Monday morning detective had taken
the ground floor apartments of the house In
which the enemy was located. and before noon
the same day had found All opportunity to
sift the contents OF his waste basket. He
found letter In fragments, which he pasted
together, and In which the words reception
and "Vaneeance'' occupied prominent POSI-
tona; and before the business of the day was
concluded In the nearest police Office the llatel
Hon. Rollo Plantagenet Tallboise made his
appearance In the dock.