Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-05-03

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With q cry / spTn7,y for1var1, but the
r. 81. croavd inoI2cded ma progress.
d. AS usual the Empire was very. full,
that night, and as we moved about
among the crowd, the lights, the bus
tie, the well dressed men, the gaudy
women. I'LL made such complete
change that Il congratulated myself
upon coming and my uncle in insisting
upon his wish. Y Indeed. wedged in the
gay throng, i forgotten time, the So
ciety Of the Hidden Meaning and the
Shadow that hung eover me Kung
was a bad dream which T had dis
PEELED; .Wooching a yellow phantom
that had passed from before my eyes:
E But was notSpermitted long toSen,
JOY this sweet hour Of ffforgetfulness.
for as we left the theater i, looking
around as one will in crowd, saw a
man standing on the curb, who arrest
ed my thought even though my eyes
swept past him. Back they came in
stantly. and recognized in a moment
Wooching, the man with the strange
eyes. " =. -..5:z.&>-> & =, S~.55.>1'
1 With a cry sprang forward, but the
crowd impeded my progress, and after
nearly knocking down two men a third
brought me up with an OATH. ! STAN
mered an apology which, unless my
memory fails me, was received with
another sunflattering adjective. But,
unheeding this, Isprang out on to the
road and was immediately almost run
down by hanson, the driver of which
loaded the air. with further contribu-
ton of choice billingsgate. But after
rushing wildly for a dozen yards or so
l pulled up. nonplused. The man was
nowhere to be seen. -: s.r4
Here my uncle Joined me-, and. lay
ing his hand on my arm. he gasped
out, "What is it?'' ~. I'll a. "
II saw him. He was here q moment
ago. ~. ss'''.-.
: "He" I, .s-.".4 49,. .@*f tes'
1.-THE man. with the strange eyes," !:
Jim ground out an oath. : T.. ....@
(which way did he go?'''@%. 4. 81 +. +,
Ipointed along Coventry street. +
II would have had him, too, IL the
crowd had not blocked me."y ss stE..s.S X, /
You are sure 1t was hep 5}s ,s..E \ FL.
i was SO sure! that l did not take the
trouble to be emphatic, even though
every nerve of me was a-thrill with ex-
element. ":
'"Then let us follow" r s>..~%
We moved westward among the peo-
pie, who were now very numerous.
owing chiefly to the emptying of the
theaters in the neighborhood. But,
though we intently peered into each
face. we failed to encounter the object
of our search. II Then we stood for q
time at the corner Of the Pavilion, just
where Shaftesbury avenue empties It
self into that ocean of light and life
which people call Piccadilly circus
the brightest, gayest. saddest spot in
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In such place one might as well
search for the proverbial needle In the
bundle Of hay, as expect to find an in
significant little parsonage who had ev-
cry intention of not breaking cover.
But still we stood watching the people,
the bewildering rush Of cabs and car
riages, the honest citizen hurrying
home to bed. the young dandy with the
immaculate shirt front and hat tipped
saucily on one side. who is q little
weak at the knee perhaps. but who Is
!. ''seelag life," don't you know; the gray
haired roue, the. dawdling vagrant.
These, with the rattling of vehicles, the
laughter and curses of men and wom-
en-, the hoarse shouts Of the newsboys,
make up a babel unapproachable in
any other capital. 5=# = p :SzS 81.
After a time, to the infinite risk Of
life and limb. we ventured to cross the
circus. Then. eyes open. ears alert, we
continued our journey homeward,
reaching our rooms without encounter
ing anything that might be termed
suspicious: It was with q feeling OF
relief, and yet with relief which did
moi. dissipate my fears, that Z heardthe
front door close. For the moment No
doubt We were secure. but the man
rose threatentngl before the mental
| vision, q L sign and Al symbol which
could not be blotted out, fE|s 81 .ssj !.
However, nothing happened thai
night, and on the following morning j
for one had lost many OF 4 my fears
NY uncle was stiIl very grave. and Z
sould see that the shad dow ofs ~ oochina
Twas making life for him absol, ltely IN
Itolera BILE. But be said nothing, and We
descended the stairs ether and SC
out into the street Then, as I gently
pulled the door to, saw something
Just below. the number which. made ms
start looked again and could AZ
longer doubt $50
sIt was the elliptical sign of the Hid Hid
den Meaning rs
ID [To Br coNr1 n. JED s. I'll
|g Sixteen Fresh Cases of Plague.
II Cape Town 81 pril q During The
last Is hours 16z fresh cases sof the, bu