St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-12

ing by the night boat. Wishing you every
success, to which | trust the fish pond will
contribute, with profound regret, believe me
to be,
Yours, very sincerely,
j. B. KoRNER.
"How very annoying" calculated Lady
Rubicon; ''but the girls will be there.
really must make Humphrey come to the
point with Stella"
Misfortunes never come singly, as Lady
Rubicon discovered, for when she got to the
hall a couple of hours later she found tele-
gram from Miss Korner saying that she and
her sister had been summoned to Devon
shire to the bedside of dying aunt.
sWas there ever anything quite so annoy
ing?" exclaimed Lady Rubicon. / never
even knew they had an aunt in DeYonshire.
1t is really most provoking"
However, there was no help for it, and as
soon as the Hon. Humphrey made his APP
pearance his mother explained to him that
he must act as Snowman Of the fish pond,
describe its manifold attractions to the
crowd, and descant eloquently upon the
treasures which the generous millionaire had
scattered broadcast among the paper parcels
''You must talk as if you knew all about
it, you know, Humphrey. Everybody thinks
we are In the secret, so it will never do to
confess our ignorance added his mother,
judiciously.
Like dutiful son, Mr.. Pique consented,
and was soon busily engaged in his arduous
duties. Among his earliest customers hap
pened to be Lady Harcourt herself She
angled successfully, and landed small but
substantial parcel. "You mustn't open it
here, you KNOW said the Hon. Hum phrey
laughing.
"Dcar me, what pity,' said her lady
ship. ''Well, will take it home and show
it to Sir William; he likes mysteries" Her
ladyship's example was followed by hun
dreds Of other visitors; in fact, as had been
expected, the fish pond was the great attrac-
ton.
Four o'clock came and the fair was in full
swing; the stalls were doing a roaring trade !;
the duchess had sold innumerable button
holes; Lady Victoria's teeth positively ached
from biting cigars ;all the prettiest women in
London were perambulating the hall, dress
ed IN more or less outrageous costumes and
flirting impartially with peers and shopboys
in the sacred cause of charity. The Hon.
Hum phrey, gorgeously arrayed In green
plush and silk stockings, had shouted him
self hoarse at the fish pond, half-sovrcigns
were pouring in upon him, and regular
queue of people were waiting for their turn
to angle for one of the millionair's wonder
full presents. just when the fun was at its
height couple of footmen in livery elbowed
their way uneeremoniously through the
crowd and seized the Hon. Humphrey by
each arm.
What's the matter?" CALCULATED that
young gentleman, dropping his eyeglasses
and staring in establishment at his assail-
ants.
One man leaned forward and whispered
word in the Hon. Humphreys ear. The eff
feet upon that scion of nobility was electr-
cal. His face turned CHASTITY pale, his jaw
fell, he cast terrified glance toward the fish
pond, and then made violent plunge for
ward
Gently, sir, gently" said the man,
sternly.
s'Let me get out good heavens, let me
get outr' screamed the Hon. Humphrey.
''Not just yet, SIR" replied bis tormentor.
s'Tell 'em the hall must be cleared at once, !"
ne added to bis companion in a low voice,
and then came to pass most remarkable
phenomenon. Policemen seemed to spring
up in every direction. In two minutes a
line was formed around the fish pond. and
the crowd was politely but firmly told that
must at once disperse. AT first there was a
certain amount of angry remoDstrance, and
even of forcible opposition; but somehow or
other mysterious word began to be whis-
pered about which had miraculous effect in
disarming all resistance. With one consent
everybody turned tail and fed. Flower girls,
peasants, Vatican shepherdesses, Spanish
gypsies, eighteenth century courtiers, actors
and actresses, singers, musicians, perform
ers of every description, joined with the
struggling mob OF ordinary humanity in a
mad rush for the doors. Even when safe
outside no one thought Of stopping. En-
tirely regardless of their eccentric costumes,
they bolted wildly in every direction, and
several stout old ladies and equity old gen
tlemen ran at least a half mile or more
without pausing to recover their breath or to
ask for further particulars.
In Kensington Gore those persons who
were not senseless from terror heard leather.
lunged newsboys believing, '.Spechul edee-
shun,' saOrriblc attempt to assassioate the
'Ome Secretary Discovery Of internal
macbinesi'' and on buying paper read the
following startling announcement:
ssThis morning Lady Harcourt attended
the fancy fair at the Albert Hall, and upon
returning home she brought with her small
sealed parcel, which it seems she had pur
chased there. 1t was opened in the presence
Of Sir William Harcourt, and turned out to
be an internal machine, constructed with
diaboiical ingenuity, which had only failed
to explode by miracle. -Four private de-
tectiyes, who are alwaysin attendance on
the Home Secretary, disguised as footmen,
at once proceeded 10 the Albert Hall to in
yestigate the oceurrance, while the internal
machine, which is said to resemble travel
ingcIock. WAS dispatched to Scotland Yard. On
inquiry at Sir Williams residence we learn
that he is as well as can be expected. The
authorship Of this fiendish outrage is at pres
ent sbrnnded In mvsterS.''