Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-06-29

..Of course it is, as any one else '@O
,ee AT glance You"
.Bm excuse me the painter inter,
rurted ~you sail yesterday that 1t o'
aat rosor,blo you in the least See
here is your letter to that effect
Van Spach colorel and bit MS ny
tto fel, MAT lie had been caught.
.sucb being the case continues
wiertz "and the work beng fc'|'", .,t -
on nv hands. have a perfect fls""
.,;s,ose w II \ to the best advantage
"',rDe' ,Tbo rn,,ry took turn or two across
,bo room to recover his compoSu'e'
''e '.roDo loo',, - be said, at length, forcing
milo .,ct rs try to arrange tnlS :.
dculous affair amicahiy. l WI" dnce
'on m the three thousand francs at onS', nv
and take the horrible thing OUT u
window .,,ntod his
an;on as he nicked the ashes iro'
/. nis cigar and carelessly changer ",t
. .as;tion. you must be aware ','''o
Ii PD,@'it l|o ,icture in its present shape Is ""
IN
es trait. 1t isnow work oil '""o an
on ,tan and invention, and ! may w.
.cd %9, n,at ! consiier it one of my most SUI"
md '""v g., conva,o3 could not think OF
in 'eS.'" .,an with i for less than fifteen
thousand francs
;mo The notary gasped ora
', ~" '17,fteen thousand francs! o" arc
the Joking" .,, rrice; you
' ex- Not az @"
;ar nav take it or leave IT, 49,,
'"7 ,T,ore was amomcnts pause 'A''
=, go ,,a visitor turned on his heel. ,A
an" '"9 81 1,oave it, then, Go TO the deuce WIN
t0NlH .,ctur4n. he rrtortcd. as he let.
ld the yoU' pow, Ioem hanging the door behind
crepit. the roCl' '''77
.,c;sh- him ..ords from
he W"n no house however when ne ''0li a+
F.; while ',.o ,.rt and reflected So long as 'n'o
hments a,ol ., l,,,oned canvas remained on we"
hench' in'c rIa1cbior's window he would hoO
erned a N Va moments peace The story
Niio Ia he sure toget wind ana e>'n
his sat '. er,onds would join in the l""s"
ais work ni' -;,st him. He would hardly o"e ~
conspicu- 'e"h hia face abroad At any s"'','
J. "lmprS eco this scandal must DE 9Iopf, ,a fair-
nee &c etteen thousand francs! lie ialr,
ID droveto pus .oaned as he reluctantly Tetr"ce'
a picture : ~ stems towarlS house =
Madeline. MS So, >e'' he began IN
constant al Ma .S,Gatory ]sEqe' 1,ze considered
snow z... - .slsslon aS,<s Merchants,
"St finished WilltaEe ts lqtassgg'.ft rtl ,.., q
$ fairly sue younamed." =
III Ior 1t IN Wiertz threw away his cigar q,
rose.
onld ' think Monsieur you are very kind. B,
i'nuSlaSt'c- 1t happens that l. too have been co,
hrst rate! Sidering and brilliant idea has o.
ours more CURED tome'
''' Is say The notary shuddered. He dreado
you put Wicrtl's ideas" and he had a nroso,+
ment that some fresh disaster was :,
ephed the store for him
~ tne 'N nat IS it?' he asked nervouslv
07o'''' AS my picture seems to have mad.
:, ia, sensation think will advertise !,
Co.,, % pe faIled for at five francs ticket
a., at ana that all the town NAV b.,,o .
"a! ehahce Of seeing it. Shall hire o,,,.
noticaG n'IS'Ionare . to carry it through the
- ,t1Ioea r' streets for day or two. Not } had
~ fresh notion-eh?" ""o
end of ~, 4"l'fe van Spach was speechless
onu OF with CONSERVATION lN0'iie'S
,."'uiy \ ou-you would not do tbo+9,
lS the stammered. ~ 'ii"' ne
ionabIe "Wbv not9r
hooa "o"l1 Succeed-so confident that
peen wouldn't give it up for less than 'PG t%r.
tn n thousand francs-money down"
10 - ne unfortunate notary burst into =
.t' 'oio perSpiration, and wiped his fora.
'"o "eau with his handkerchief To 500
himself trotted round Brussels on
a''l, ~ Porters back labelled 'Imprsoned for
~ " ueot!' 1t was like a horrible night.
your mare snt'
slfga a4gs t,r,i's here. he exclaimed desperately
' s,'NlHs out ms pocket-book- ia
: M ~ sa,.e1 sale.H Ior the amount. For Heavena
'.n : "l n%no min ie' me have the picture. and
'hed WIZ say no more about if i0
'eu ildll an hour afterward tho do.
,,o. i 3'V 9 canvas was in his possession. hm.
49, tho GO uo' until he had cut it ont 80
~ bo fa,tu ,""i0 ana burned it to ashes tbot
IL IL mantfot M ntfo himself safe from some frasb
re ance P0iilVer venge-
- 81, Meantime, wiertz cashed tbe o,,
n. tbonaa @,.er deducting the sum Of tom
5e 6rst g'5aiiaS s francs-the price be ton a
) tho ot9ni, ,anaed-forwarded the rest ~
nov. -'aiIdoie fund of the town in a.
!. name of Maitre van spacb. ''"H IN 'he