Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-12

actions greatly belle you, for what noble
bIeman, be he Spanish French or irish,
would have the unblushing eilrontery TO
disturb the solitude Of perfect stranger |
as you have ccne?'
NV answer on the pad was briefly this
"Glad to make your acquaintance.
The fact is fancied ut the time he was
non compos mentis, some escaped bed, |
lamite, and thought my sqlcst plan would |
be to humor him until hc could be secure |
ly placed in the custody IF his keeper. |
Again the fantastic nphi.am used the pad /
and placed the following torse sentence in |
my hand, Cant return the compliment" |
Enraged at this wanton insult | started |
to my feet and flung the pad in his face
Ny next design was to secure the ponlard
but the fend, anticipating my action, had
the advantage Of me, for in the twinkllng
of an eye the mysterious villain stood
erect before me flourshing the glittering
yeapon over his head in brigandlike aud
menacing position | had no weapon OF
defense, not even Il blackthorn stick He
perceived my trepidation and seemed to
exult i'm it. / was about to call for help,
but on receiving another basilisklike
glance from the eyes Of the demoniacal
D
next idea was TO ring, but could find no
bell. BY a simple motion Of his deadly
ponard 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 "A
| 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
| features as he pocketed my watch, strobe
slowly to the door and placed the key in
the lock
After surveying me in apparent derision
for some moments he made use of the fol
| lowing unmeaning and nOnsensical eJacu-
latiOns as he took his leave:
'Ha! hat hol no! hui hut hel he hi! hip
After his departure | thought of alarm
ing the house at once, but after mature
consideration / concluded to let bygones
be bygones "Who knows" reasoned |,
"but even now the miscreant may have a
dozen confederates each armed with a
deadly stletto and thirsting for my blood. u
Having thus satisfied myself, | immedi
ately locked myself in and the assassin
out At length | sought the repOse Of my
peaceful couch, a wiser if not a richer man.
But my rest was disturbed. In my dreams
| saw midnight spcctcrs 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 Ton
rushed into the dining room His face wa
wrcathed in smiles.
"Glad to see you, old boy, =" said he "Yol
Do 1.sa stfF TOR
Did YOU not sleep well?" / described &
him my strange nocturnal visitor OF tn
preceding night. should you behold thi
Spanish noble again." he asked 'woul
, YOU remember the facc2" Remember"
. exclaimed. Thunder and lightning, Tom
, can | ever forget it2"
, Excuse me for one moment" said he a
he approached the door leading TO the bai
while at the same time he drew some dar
% material from his coat tail pocket. He mex
raised his hands, as / thought, TO udJus
, his neckerchief, but, wonder Of wonders
| what was my unuttcrable amazemcnt o
G. beholding, as he turned his face towar
, me. the facsimile, the exact counterpart
( Of my Spanish torturer
"Sold'" cried Tom in a stcntOrian voice
s "Ial hal Hot hot HUI hui He! H
Hi Hi"
P tom" said /, II demand an instant ei
Il PLANTATION. What induced you tO"--
n Calm yourself" interpOsed Tom, que
g your anger-my explanation is this: 70
d remember on the night Of the masquerat
d ball in Dublin a few months ago you pc
petrated a practical joke at my expens
o Well, | resolved then to return the cor
q pliment some day, and you see how beaut
10 fully have succeeded. 1t is simply ca
r of diamond cut diamond My sole reas'
20 for not accompanying you on the train u
re terday was that might purchase this W
ye and beard | arrived here late last nigf
IT and hearing you were about to retire | co
d cocted a scheme, in which the landlor
" who is fond Of a joke, admirably assist
h. me-"
rs "Tom," said |, "your thespian skin
G. proportionate to your ability as paint
be / readily admit that / made a grand IA
AZ pas last night in installing an old frie
g for a Spanish robber. Return my CHI
nometer and accept my forgiveness, for
1 though turned the laugh against you
Dublin, must candidly confess that y
re- outwitted me in Glendalough Bar
Is- O'Connor in New York News.