The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-12

ter"
The solicitor was red with anger. He
drew himself up, and was about to say
something which, to Judge by the
swollen veins of his face, would GER
tally not have been fattering.
Something else, however, struck him.
He put his hand in his pocket, paid the
five marks, and left the hotel.
He accompanied his client to the sta
ton, and went home in temper. He
sat down to work and busted himself
with his papers for time. He then
looked out of the window in deep
thought.
"rhe rascal!" he calculated. "Ah, so
1t really does not matter" he muttered,
angrily.
Suddenly his face was lit up by a
bright thought, and sort of malicious
smile played about his thin, firm lips.
He laughed. He then rose and went to
the door,
Just wait Bit my friendp' he mur-
INJURED to himself. Then in quite an
other voice he called into the next
room: Herr Sittig, just moment,
pleased"
We'll pay you out for this. Ha-ha-
ha! With your 1T really does not mat
teri"
A tall young man entered the room
and bowed awkwardly to his superior.
"You called me, sir, think" he said,
somewhat timidly.
Yes, my dear Herr Sittig," said the
solicitor, jovially, ~ did. But come
and sit down"
Sittig did not know what to make
of it.
Dear Herr Sittig!' What could have
happened? His master had never ad-
dressed him so before.
81 wish to invite you to dinner with
me to-morrow-no, the day after to-
morrow" said the solicitor, rubbing
his hands with vengeful glee.
"But, SIR" the young clerk blush
ingly stammered: II ought not to ex-
pect such a thing"
at is nothing, my dear fellow" said
the other, clapping him on the shoul-
der. ''Well, the day after tomorrow,
please, and have only one condition
to stipulate. You must eat as little as
possible to-day and tomorrow, so that
you may do the greater honor to my
dinner on the following day."
"Ah, leave that to me, sir" said the
young man, with smile that disclosed
two rows of promising teeth, which the
lawyer regarded with great satisfac-
ton.
Good! Then the day after to-mor-
row, at one o'clock sharp, in the
'Kaiserhof;' and, before everything, be
sure to bring decent appetite with
you. Thanks, my dear Sittig!"
Two days later, at one in the after
noon, Herr Meier and his assistant
(the latter in his Sunday best) ap-
peared in the dining saloon of the
"Kaiserhof."
This way, please" said the waiter,
indicating two vacant seats with a
ceremonious wave of his hand.
Herr Meier and his guest took their
places.
There were about one hundred people
at table-the wealth and fashion of the
town.
The walters were fitting about in
their best coats and whitest ties, and the
portly proprietor stood beside the buffet
surveying the scene like a general dur
ing an engagement.
The soup was handed round. 1t was
finished in a moment Herr Sittig
scarcely tasted it, for he was eXtraordi-
narily hungry; he had tasted for two
days, and, besides, he had the reputa-
ton of being great eater.
After the soup came troutlets. The
fish lay most appetizingly among the
green parsley on a newly-folded ser.
viette.
The waiter presented the fish to Herr
Sittig first. There were still six fish
remaining. The lawyer, imagining that
Sitting looked down at the fish rather
contemptuously, whispered something
in his ear.
Herr Sittig smiled intelligently, anG
forthwith removed the serviette, with