The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-09-13
Highest of all in Leavening Powe-Latest u Govt Report
F[2|!>ta!!:IL a Bski;2s Bsk[5s'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Z MS NINA bneQ tnaf the term cold steel
was a missioner. The next moment
his right hand had brought down the
/ heavy knob Of his stick on the curly
/ head Of the italian, and Pietro fell
like a log at his feet Standish set his
teeth and as gently Is possible he
drew the stilettO from his arm. wip-
ing its blade on the clothes of the
PROSTATE man. He thought it better
TO soil Pietro's suit than his own,
which was newer and cleaner; be
sides he held, perhaps with Justice.
that the Italian being the aggressor
shoul bear any disadvantages arising
from the attack, Finally feeling wet
at the elbow, he put the stiletto IN his
pocket and hurried off to the hotel.
Tina fell back against the wall with
a cry at the sight Of the blood. She
would have tainted. but something
told her she would be we'll advised to
keep hey senses about her at that mo
ment.
Il can't imagine why he should at
tack me, said Standish, as he barred his
arm to be bandaged. L never saw
him before, and have had no quarrel
with any one. 1t could not have been
robbery, for | was too near the hotel
cannot understand it.
'Oh," began Old LEM, Its easy
enough to account for it. He--''
Tina darted one look at her father
that went through him as the blade
had gone through the Outstretched
arm. His mouth closed like steel
trap.
Please go for DR.. Randorf, papa"
she said sweetly, and the old man
went. These Italians" she contin-
ued to Standish, are always quarrel
ing. The william mistook you for
some one else in the dusk"
All, that's it, very likely If the
rascal has returned to his senses he
probably regrets having walked up to
the wrong passenger"
When the authorities searched for
Pietro they found that he had disap-
peared as absOlutel y as though Stand
ish had knocked him through into
China. When he came to himself and
rubbed his head. he saw the blood on
the road, and he knew his stroke had
gone home somewhere. The missing
knife would be evidence against him
SO he thought it safer to get on the
Austrian side Of the fence Thus he
vanished over the Stelvio pass and
found horses to drive on the other side.
The period during which Standish
Ioafed around that lovely garden with
his arm IN a sling, waited upon assid-
uously and tenderly by Tina, viii
always be one of the golden remem-
brances Of the Englishman's life. It
was to good to last forever, and 50 they
married when it came to an end.
The old man would still have prefer
red a Swiss innkeeper FOR son-in law.
yet the Englishman was better than
the beggarly Italian, and possibly bet
ter than the German who had occu-
pied place in I'ina's regard before
the son Of sunny Italy appeared upon
the scene. That is one trouble in the
continental hotel business: there is
sucha bewildering mixture of nation
allies
Standish thought it best not to 90
back to England at once, as he he had
not quite settled to his own satisfaction
how the pension was 10 he eliminated
from the affair and transformed into
palace. He knew a lovely and elevat-
ed castle IN the Tyrol near Meran.
where they accepted passers by in an
unobstructlve sort Of way, and there.
he resolved, they would make their
plans. So the old man gave them a
great set out with which to get over
the pass. privately charging the driy-
er to endeavor to get return fare from
Meran 50 as to. partly at least, cover
the outlay. The carriage was drawn
by five horses, one on each side Of the
pole and three in front. They rested
the first night at Bormoc, and started
early next day for over the pass, ex-
/ pectlng to dine at Flanzenshohe with
III sight of the snowy Ortler.
] 1t was late in the season and the
weather was slightly uncertain, but
they had a lovely Italian forenoon for
tSee fourth poge.)