Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-18

50 Lere is man who haf to see me
come, und he cannot speak der words
nor hear, and he haf hurt der hand so
dot he to write is not able
Stomp was. evidently in state of
some excitement, for his nervous energy
was always in direct ratio to his in-
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"More monkey bricks. "said Stomp.
"Pah! I with der human race dis
gusted am. come home and my din
ner expect, und find dot, und he haf
give me dis!'-saying which he flung
dirty scrap of paper across to me.
l unfold1h it, and saw an erratic
scrawl, evidently written with blunt
oencil, and so much smudged and
smeared as to be illegible in parts. I
managed to decipher painfully a few
words.
,"Kommen sic gleici. Folgen-.
Sic haben mich gefangen. Bringen
sic Elm anderer m
sirt. A. de B.
Explain this drivel," said I, toss
ing the paper back.
each, drifel you shall gall it, my so
goot friend! Dot is der language of
der gods"
Possibly, II answered "It's Greek
to me, anyway"
''The paper haf say" said Stomp
solemnly: "'Come at once. Follow
(brobably der bearer. They haf
caught me. Bring another man with
you. Urgent Und it is signed "A.
de B. Dot is De Brenne, who haf
been gone from England six months.
1 do not understand, but / hat think
that rows there will be. This bagan
is der servant of my frient. He was
born nit dree senses only. You will
come with me? Und on der way will
tell you der story of De Brenne."
eyes; of course I'll come" said 1.
'I'm spelling for row.
''Dere shall be der very big rows"
said Stomp.
All this time the deaf-and- dumb
messenger sat motionless as carved
statue, watching our faces as we talked.
think that, in common with others
afflicted as he was, he had the power
of understanding our speech by the
movement of our lips. At any rate,
his face frightened when he saw
stomp making preparations to start,
and sprang from his chair with low
gutteral sound unlike anything 1 ever
heard before. 1t gave me quite a
shock, and, turning rapidly to the
man, saw that the hair on the back
of his head was darkened and matted
together. Stomps eyes followed
nine.
"Ya, haf noticed" he saio "Dere
Gill de der tirst-glass rows. Haf you a
1evolver?'
/ shook my head.
Stomp unlocked case on the man
telpiece and handed me one, long
barrelled 80 Smith & Wesson; the
Gellow % it he slipped in his pocket.
They're not loaded" said l, sn APP
ping the breech to.
Stonp grinned. 81 have der shells
In my booklet But der moral force is
der safest; you might shoot me in der
beg or der pinafore.
"You do make fair target" re-
Iorted, little nettled, for I think
something ofmyself as a revolver shot,
and Stomp's waist measurement is a
Seccrd.
He Locked at the uncanny mes
lenger, who, with another of his gut
tural sounds, nodded, and made swift
" for the door,
When we got outside Stomp hailed
\ four-wheeler, and glanced inquir-
sngly at our guide. "Piccadilly?" he
asked. The man grunted, and Stomp
<epeated the word to the driver.
SNOW, said he, as the cab numbered
along, 81 shall tell you der story
This De Brenne of whom spoke, der
writer of der note, is great friend of
aNine. 1 haf known him many years.
Die is very rich man; his uncle haf
7eft him all the money. There is also
lousin of De Brenne dot is named
Silvestre; he haf de Bortuguest blood
In der veins, und is also der nephew
of der rich uncle.
''Silvestre he haf hated my frient
because he haf der money, und lie hat
Dpce, dwice, und again sworn dot he
with him will be level. Once ders was
shooting accident, den dere was a
lire. Oh! der cousin is very clever
man, tell you! At der last he was
30 enterpising that De Brenne he
came to me and say, Stomp. der at
mosphere is not healthy / think I
will travel on der continent for a
fiddle whiles.' Dot was six months
ago, ,und now they haf caught him, und
there shall be rows. Der cousin
is scoundrel. SO, haf said
The cab ratified drearily along the
wet, half-deserted streets, and finally
pulled up at the entrance to narrow
little passage at the back of Berkeley
Dquare.
$50, "said Stomp, they have caught
vim in his own house.
The deaf-and-dumb messenger
scrambled off the box and opened the
door for us, and we followed him along
the narrow pavement in the pouring
rain. About fifty yards from where
the cah ,:,as staudiner he stannel ON