The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13


be pottcd ourselves before we gol
safely homo again.
| The law. however, Is a great re
strainer, and helps TO keep the death
rate from reaching excessive proper
tons One department of the law
crushed out the remnant of the bust
ness of Mcssrs. DANNY & Strong,
leaving the firm bankrupt while
another department Of the law pre-
vented either Of the partners taking
the life Of the other.
When Srong found himself penniless,
he cursed, as was his habit, and wrote
TO friend In Texas asking II he could
get anything to do over there. He was
tired OF country Of law and order, he
said, which was not as complimentary
TO Texas as 10 might have been. But
his remarks only go 10 show what ex-
traordinary ideas Englishmen have OF
foreign parts The friends answer
was not very encouraging, but, never
theless, Strong got himself ont there
somehow, and in course of time be-
came cowboy. he grew reasonably
expert with his revolver and rode q
mustang as well as could be expected,
considering that he had never seen
such an animal in London, oven at the
Zoo. The life of cowboy on a Texas
ranch leads TO the forgetting OF snch
things as linen shirts ond paper collars.
Strong's hatred of Dandy never
ceased, but he began. TO think of him
less often.
One day, when he least expected II,
the subject was brought 20 his mind in
a manner that startled him. lie was in
Galveston ordering supplies for the
ranch, when in passing shop which
he would have called diapers, but
which was there designated as dealing
in dry goods, ne was amazed 10 see the
name DANNY & Strong" in big letters
at the bottom of huge pile Of small
cardboard boxes that filled the whole
window. At first the name merely
struck him as familiar and he came
near asking himself: Where have
seen that before?" II was some mo-
ments before he realized that the
Strong stood for the man gazing stu
pidiy in at the plate glass window.
Then lie noticed that the boxes all
were guaranteed TO contain the famous
| Piccadilly collar. lie read in q dazed
manner a large printed bill which stood
beside the pile of boxes. These collars,
it seemed. were warranted 70 be the
genuine Dandy s. Strong collar and
the public was warned against imita-
tions. They were asserted to be Lon
don made and linen faced, and the
gratifying information was added that
once person wore the ID. g. S. collar
he never afterwards relapsed into
wearing any inferior brand. The price
of each box was fifteen cents, or two
boxes for quarter. Strong found him
self making a mental calculation which
resulted in turning this notation into
English money.
AS he stood there new interest be-
gan 10 fiji his mind. Was the firm be-
ing carried on under the old name by
some one else. or did this lot of collars
represent part of the old stock? He
had had no news from home since he
left, and the bitter thought occurred
to him that, perhaps, Dandy had got
somebody with capital TO aid him in
resuscitating the business. He re-
solved 10 60 inside and get some infor-
nation.
You seem TO have very large stock
of those collars on hand" he said to
the man who was evidently the pro-
prietor.
"Yes, .ssss the answer. sfiTuu see
we are the state agents for this make
We supply the country dealers"
''Oh, do your Is the Arm Of Dandy
e. Strong still in existence? / under
stood it had suspended"
81 guess not" said the man. .'They
supply us all right enough. Still, /
really know nothing about the firm,
except that they turn out first-class
article. We're not in any way respon-
sible for Dandy a. Strong; we're mere
ly agents for the state of T'sxns, you
know" the man added, with sudden
caution.
II have nothing against the firm
said Strong. II asked because / once
knew some members of il and was won
dcring how IL was getting along"
well. In that case you ought TO see
the American representative. He was
here this wcelx-that's why we make
such display In the window, il always
pleases the agent--he's now working
up the state and will be back in Cal
weston before the month is out
whats his name? DO you rcmem-
bcre''
DANNY. George Dandy, / think.
Here's his card. No, John Dandy is
the name. l thought it was George.
Most Englishmen are George. you
know"
Stropg looked at the card, but the
lettering seemed 20 waver before his
eyes. he made out, however, that Mr..
john Dandy had an address In New
York. and that he WINS the American
representative Of the firm Of Dandy n
Strong, London. Strong placed tho
card on the counter before him.
II used 10 know Mr.. Dandy, and
would like 70 meet him. Where doyou
think could acd him2"
well, as I said before. YOU could SEQ
him right here In Galveston Int 10