The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-06

lulu shortly after Camerinos had made the
transfer of the Sparta to Van valves.
They had some money and applied for
lease of the place. Van Valves agreed
to let them have it. but only from
month to month. They demurred at this
proposal at first, but finally accepted. Pa
padaki was a fine cook, and it wasn't
very long before the fame of his roast
duck had spread TO the ears OF all the
gourmets in the city. They fiocked to his
place by dozens, and the pair were soon
doing a lively business Monsieur toasted
and basted and roasted in the kitchen,
and madame smiled and beamed and took
in a steady stream of cash at the counter.
August, Hippolyte. Hyacinth and Jacques
jumped their liveliest to please the divin-
ity of the place, and everything was APP
parently in fine condition. There was no
clash anywhere, but there was canker In
the heart of madame She saw the business
her husband and herself were building up
and she had set her heart upon having
long lease. Time and again she repre-
sented this to Van Valves. but he would
NOT listen.
At last she grew to hate Van Valves.
course which would ruin the reputation of
the restaurant and revenge her on her
enemy at one and the same time. To begin
with madame began watering the claret.
At once the regular patrons detected the
adnlteration. but were willing, for the
sake OF Icons cooking and madame's
smiles. to forego protest. They ate on and
on, in steadily increasing streams, and
madame was in despair. By day she
thought and by night she dreamed of plans
to work her will. For days and nights it
eluded her, but madame was persistent,
and success came at last.
"Ah. cielW she shouted as she pre-
pared to carry out her greatcou Calmly.
deliberately, maliciously she went about
it. Woman's ingenuity had never devised
a more devilish plan. Like Borgia, she
chose night for her scheme. At the dawn
il was finished.
She had watered the Tabasco sauce!
No murrain ever carried sheep off at
such rate as the diluted Tabasco scat
tered the gourmets. They could stand
water in the claret; they could abide the
chill in madame's smile aud the iciness of
her shoulders. but the vacuity of sophis-
tcated TabaSco-never. It was the last
straw. They fed.
The exquisitely cooked duck of Leon re-
NAMED untasted on his hands. The poor
chef was distracted. not knowing the
cause. while the vengeful Paulina sat be-
hind the counter and smiled-when she
was not in the kitchen relieving her sur
charged feelings on Papadaki's devoted
head.
"Cnier" she called him, "Bete!" "Vil-
lain! 'Bur-r-r-oW and other geological
pet names, and when he wept she told
August aud Hvacinth and the rest that
Leon was her "big goose"-her good
natured baby" Her revenge was working
splendidly. In one month it would be
complete. During that time she ran the
bills still outstanding; she cajoled the
help into letting their money remain IN
her hands; she ran down the business of
the restaurant and prepared for the final
stroke.
First, on last Saturday, she got Papa
daki out of the way. The collectors came
in. She put them off till Monday. The
attaches of the house clamored for wages.
She smiled on them; said poor Papa
daki had the rheumatism. but would
surely be down Monday to settle. Monday
came-no Papadaki. he would appear
Tuesday certainly to pay his boys, said
the madame, even had he to come in a
carriage. And all of that day she worked
off the odd stock in the restaurant and
gathered in the cash.
And Monday night. after all had left,
Nine. Papadaki returned to put the finish
ing touches on her months handiwork.
She smashed bottles and glasses and win
dow-panes; she broke chairs, tore up the
Dapery and cut the electric-light wires;
she emptied the vapid Tabasco in great
red splotches on the floors, and, TO cap it
all. carried off the arc light.
That's the kind of beauty Nine. Papa
daki is. and that is the story of the hearts
she's broken, the bills she has evaded, the
havoc she has wrought. No wonder Au-
gust and Hyacinth and Hippolyte ana
Jacques are in despair; that NJ.