Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-14

actions greatly belle you. sow what noble
bleman, be be Spanish, French or Irish.
/ would have the unblushing effrontery T.
disturb the solitude Of perfect stranger
as you have doneSr
My ANSWER on the pad was briefly this;
| sGlad to make your acquaintance.
! The fact Ia fancied at the time he was
non compos mentis, some escaped bed
latnite, and thought my safest plan would
be to humor him until he could be secure
ly placed In the custody Of his keeper.
Again the fantastic nobleman used the pad
and placed the following terse sentence in
my hand, Cant return the compliment. y
Enraged At this wanton insult started
to my feet and flung the pad Ia his face.
My next design was to secure the poniard
but the hend, anticipating my action, had
the advantage Of me, for in the twinklinu
OF an eye the mysterious villain stood
erect before me flourshing the glitterinp
weapon over his head in a brigandlike and
menacing position. / had no weapon Of
defense, not even a blackthorn stick. He
perceived my trepidation and seemed To
exult in it. / was about TO call for helm
but on receiving another basilisklike
glance from the eyes Of the demoniacal
Spaniard my tongue refused its Office. Nv
next idea WIS to ring, but / could find no
bell BY simple motion Of his deadly
poinard he next indicated that he would be
happy to relieve me Of my watch. | nc.
coded to his polite request, and would have
given all possessed to escape from such
frightful dilemma The burglarious ruff
fan, having obtained possession of my
chronometer, seemed TO be fully satisfied
a grim, sarcastic smile lit up his pale
I'm na IN
slowly TO the door and placed the key 10
the lock
After surveying me in apparent derision
for some moments he made use Of the fol
lowing unmeaning and nonsensical eiacu
lations as he took his leave:
"Ha! hal hol hol hal hui hel hel hi hir'
After his departure thought OF alarm.
ing the house at once, but after mature
consideration | concluded to let bypones
be bygones. who knows" reasoned
-but even now the miscreant may have d
dozen confederates, each armed with a
deadly stiletto and thirsting for my blood. -
Having thus satisfied myself, / immedi |
ntely locked myself in and the nssassin
out AT length | sought the repose of my
peaceful couch, a wiser If not richer man
But my rest was disturbed. In my dreams |
l saw midnight specters. Unpleasant
phantasies haunted my brain. The next |
morning | arose with an aching head. / |
related to mine host all that had occurred |
He evinced great surprise and shortly aft |
erward announced the arrival Of my friend /
Tom Power. The next moment Tom
rushed into the dining room. His face was
wreathed Ia smiles.
Glad tosee you, old boy" said he. "You
look pale and worn; what's the matteri
Did you not sleep well?n described 10
him my strange nocturnal visitor Of the
preceding night should you behold this
Spanish noble again." he asked, would |
you remember the faceW "Rememberl'' |
exclaimed Thunder and lightning. Tom.
can l ever forget it2n
Excuse me for one moment" said he as
he approached the door leading to the bar.
while az the same time he drew some dark
from his coat tail pocket He next
raised his hands, as | thought. to adjust
his neckerchief, but, wonder OF wonders
whit WIS my unutterable amazement on
beholding, as he turned his face toward
me, the facsimile, the exact counterpart
Of my Spanish torturer
'Soldf cried Tom in a stentorian voice |
Hal hal Hol hol Hui hui Hell Hell
Hill Hip
Tom" said !, = demand an instant ex
phanation What induced you toll
Calm YOURSELF interposed Tom; "quell
your anger-my explanation is this, You
on the night Of the masquerade
ball in Dublin q few months ago You per
petrated practical joke at my expensei
Wei, resolved then TO return the com
pliment some dry, and you see how beauti
iully have succeeded. 1t is simply a case
\ diamond cut diamond. My sole reason
on not accompanying you on the train yes
erday was that might purchase this wiz
md beard. arrived here late last night
md hearing you were about to retire con
octed scheme, in which the landlord
Who is fond Of joke. admirably assisted
ne"
Tom" said |, your thespian skill il
'roportionate to your ability as a painter |
readily admit that | made a grand faux
PAS last night in installing an old friend
or Spanish robber. Return my chro
lometer and accept my forgiveness. for al
hough turned the laugh against you il
dublin, must candidly confess that you
'utwitted me in Glendalough. BARRY
JConnor in New York News.