The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-11-04

hns 0A nAnd, Ahtiotpatine tns aafiob, bad
the sdvAntxgn OF me. for In the twtnklins
Of an eye the mysterious villain stool
erect hefore me hourishiny. the glitterinx
weapon over his head In htigandlike and
lnenactng position. ! had no weapon Of
defense, not even u blackthorn stick. He
perceived my trepidation and seemed to
exult In It. l was about to call for help
but on receiving another basilisklike
glance from the eyes Of the demoniacal
Spaniard my tongue refused its Office. Ny
next idea was to ring, but could ind ne
bell. BY simple motion Of his deadly
poinard he next indicated that he would be
happy to relieve me OF my watch. | M
coded to his polite request, and would have
given all possessed To escape frcm such II
frightful dilemma. The burglarious ruff
tan, having obtained possession OF my
chronometer, seemed to be fully ss,ri>tie,t
A grim, sarcastic smile lit up his pale
features ~ he pocketed my watch. stro,is
slowly to the door and placed the key iu
the lock
After surveying me In apparent derision
for some moments he made use of the fol
lowing unmeanins and nonsensical ej,.cu,
lations as he took his leave:
HAT ha. no! hol hui, hui he he, hi, hir'
After his departure l thought OF alarm
ing the house at once, hut after mature
consideration | concluded to let bysones
be bygones. who knows" reasoned |
''hut even now the miscreant may have a
dozen confederates, each armed with u
deadly stiletto and thirsting for my bioosl I"
Having thus satisfied myself, | imne,i
ately locked myself in aud the assassin
out. At lensth sought the repose OF my
peaceful couch. ii wiser II not u 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
erwar,i announced the arrival of my friend
Tom Power. The next moment Tom
rushed into the dining room. His face WIS
wreathed in smiles
"Glad To see You, old boy, said he. You
look pale and worn; whats the matter.
Did you not sleep welly" | described to
him my strange nocturnal visitor OF the
preceding night. should you behold thi.
Spanish noble again" he asked "wouid
you remember the facet" 'Reinen her"
exclaimed. Thunder and lightning. Ton,
can ever forget it,"
Excuse me for one moment" said he, ~
while at the same time he drew SOME dark
material from his coat tail pocket. tie mex,
raised his hands, AZ | thought, to adjust
his neckerchief. but, wonder OF wonder.
what WAS my unutterable aniaxement on
heholding. as he turned his face toward
me, the facsimile the exact couuterps,r,
OF my Spanish torturer.
Sold cried Tom In a steutorian voice.
"Ha. ha. Hot ho! HUI hu, He, He
Hi. Hi"
Tom" said |. Il demand an lnstan, ex
PLANTATION What induced you to-
Calm yourself" interposesi Tom. "queil
your anser-my explanation IL this. You
remember on the night OF the mir,ai uerade
ball in Dublin few months ago you per
petrated a practical joke at my expense,
Well, | resolved then TO return the con
plimen, some day and you see how beautt
fully have succeeded. IL il simply u c4l-e
OF Diamond cut diamond My sole reason
| for not accompanying you on the train y--.
| teruay WAS that might pu base this " x
and beard arrived here late last night
and hearing you were about 10 retire con
cocted a scheme in which the landlord
who is fond OF a joke. admirably Assisted
me"
Tom" said |, your thespian skin Ia
proportIonare to your ability ~ painter
| readily admit that made "A grand faux
pas last night in mistaking an old friend
for Spanish robt~r Return my chru
nometer and accept my forgiveness, for al
| though turned the laugh against you In
Dublin, must cs,ndidly confess THAI you
| outwitted me in Gienialough - Barry
O'Connor in New York News.