Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-06-06


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1901 ten y;ixS
woman 81 y \ ia a slI
played IA then our SseS
fi1e Ell douib TIE dsnce ~ Jul
able rs D psie
scase have lba,ck Eor3 SId
hay known the rsa son " .'' ISL
The dea see to q ford e hiIn some
led, fand then
said III himself in terms Isl ap-s
pro bation: 81 8 JOYS j believe /; yol,,,
my sSsstf
en- he had cou1h1 ted his money
and had turned 4 tt once nc u to Its
hiding place, lbuo led n the belt.
round his perso and .;uns trapped Dad his
valise, taking from IS a black Tussa
coat which he excl hanged for that
hanging upon t he handle of the door.
Then he ghted q lava cigar i.,t. and sat;
down upon the bed to think. s Tai ken:
altogether, his: was n OF q pre- possess
ing count enanc Ell The be culiar II at
tributes 4 have already describe d we're.
ssla lent to prevent that AZ. the
same time it was a strong face, that
Of q ma i w q was Ii tile. likely. to al
low himself to be beaten, Of. his own
free will, in an thing he might IN
tdertake. The mouth was firm, the:
chin square, the eyes dark and well
set; nor more over, heSwore a heavy black
mustache, which \ he kept sharp
pointed. His hair was. Of. the same
color, though streaked here and
there with gray. 4! His height was an
inch and "a half above six feet, but;
: by reason Of his slim figure, he looked
somewhat taller. His hands and feet
were small, but Of his strength. there
could be, no doubt Taken altogether,
he was not a man with whom one
would feel disposed to trife. Unfor-
tunately, however, the word adventur-
.er was written all over him, and, as a
considerable section Of the world S
populati have good reason to know,
he was as little likely to fail to take
advantage Of his opportunities as he
was to forget the mroe who had
robbed him, or who had done him an
i'll turn. It was said in SHong-K ong
that he was, well connected, and that
he had claims upon a viceroy now
gone to his account, that, had he per-
severed with them, might have placed
him in a very different position. How
much truth there$was in this report,
however, cannot say; one thing,
however, is quite certain; if it were
true, he had fallen .grievously from
his high estate. BIZ E$& Y
When his meditations ~ aoa-
tinued for something like ten hutes
J he rose from the bed, blew d1sna Of
smoke, stretched himself, strapped
his valise once more, gave himself
what the sailors call a hoist, that he
might be sure his money belt was in
its proper position, and then unlocked
the door, passed out, relocked It after
him, and returned to the bar. There
he called for certain curious liquors,
smet them suspiciously before using
them, and then proceeded deliberately
TO mix himself peculiar d rink. The
landlord watched him with an ap-
preciative surprise. He imagined him
self to be familiar with every drink
known to the taste ofsman, having
had wide experience, but such an one
as this he had never encountered be-.
tore. S-, ~@.% - ~, I.4 1ss, {.Is
!: What do you call it?'' he asked,
when the other had finished his prep
arations. II Es&1&5.of s,1s% & ~.s 8
Il call it Help to Reformation :
the stranger replied. Then with a
eneer upon his face, he added: S"1t
should be popular with your custom
ers.'' W.T. \ ...2s y. :
& Taking the drink with him into the
vfranda outside, he seated himself in
long chair and proceeded to sip it
slowly, as if it were some elixir whose
virtue would be lost by haste. Some
people might have been amused by
the motley crowd that passed along
the street beyond the veranda rails,
but Gideon sHayle, for such was his
name, took no sort Of interest in it..
He had seen it too often to find any
variety in it. AS 8 matter Of fact the
mere sight Of 9 pigtail was sufficient
to remind him of q certain episode in
his career which he had been for
years endeayoring to forget. b: .=@#..
4: 1T doesn't look as if they are 90
ing to put il an appearance tonight, =
he said to himself, as the LIQUOR in
the glass began to wane. "Can this,
letter have been . hoax, an attempt
to draw me off the scent? II SO, BY
all the gods in Asia, they may rest as.
sured TIL be even with them .4 .. ..$.
bal He looked as though he meant it! II
s:S At last he rose and, having e turned
his glass, to the bar, donned his topee,
left the hotel and went fol: q stroll.
Il was but 8 short distance to the
hlsrbor, and 10 i ese4A}y fened hisa-
self stroll ln 49, ~ sssy,sfaf 1lIii 1s
of what y - : a1lzl j dsacribah q tho
/: most wonderful shii Ping = s, world.
Knowing the apnt who're the British