Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-08-01
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- can Offer you varied selection.
viii you b . workman, . speddler, en
elderly gentlsman from the prov
inces, or street be11ar
- think the elderly gentleman.
from the provinces would suit me.
i; best. I answered while It win not
necessi4ate= . change Of drsss. 3
Very good, then, % Il shall be, :
he replied. '.We1l be couple Of
elderly gentlemen In Paris for the
first time. Let me conduct you to
my dressing-room, where you win
find all that IL necessary for your
makeup" 80 .s=.s Ill:
He thereupon showed me to q
room leading out Of that,in which we
had hitherto been sitting. It was
very small, and lighted by means 81
. skylight. Indeed, it was that very
skylight, 50 he always declared, that
induced him to take the dat.
IF this room looked out over the
back, or front, it., would have been
necessary for me either to have cur
tains, which I abominate, or to run
the risk Of being observed, which
would have been far worse he had
remarked to me once. NEEDLESS to
say there are times when I find it
most necessary that my preparations
should not be suspected"
Taken altogether, it was q room
that. had strange fascination for
me. had been in it many times be-
fore, but was always able to discov-
or something new in it. It was q
conglomeration of cupboards and
shelves. A large variety of costumes
hung upon the pegs in the walls,
ranging from soldiers uniforms to
beggar's rags. There were wigs Of
all sorts and descriptions on blocks,
pads of every possible order and for
every part of the body, humps for
hunchbacks, wooden legs, boots rang
ing from the patent leather of the
| dandy to the toeless foot-covering of
the beggar. There were hats in
abundance, from the spotless silk to
the most miserable head coverings.
some of which looked as if they had
been picked up from the rubbish
heap. There were peddlers' trays fit
ted with all and every sort of ware,
. faro-table, a placard setting forth
the fact that the renowned Prof.
Somebody or Other was most re-
narkable phrenologist and worthy
of q visit. In fact there was no say
ing what there was not there. Every
thing that was calculated to be USE
full to him in his profession was to
be found in the room.
For my own part am not fond Of
DISCUSSES. Indeed on only two or
three occasions, during the whole
course: of my professional career,
have.sl found it necessary to conceal
my identity. But to this willy. little
Frenchman disguise was, as often ~
not, q common occurrence. :
Half an hour later, two respect
able elderly gentlemen, looking more.
like professors from some eminent
Lycee than detectives, LETT the house
and proceeded in the direction of the
Folly theater. The performance was
almost at IN end when we reached
it, and we mingled with the crowd
who had assembled to: watch the
audience come ont. The inquiries
we had made proved to be correct,
and it was not very long before I
saw the man l wanted emerge, ac-
companied by female, who could
be no other than Nine. Beau1narais.
Hayle was in Immaculate evening
dress, and, as I-could not but admit,
presented a handsome figure to- the
world. A neat little >brougham drew
Up beside the pavement in its. turn,
and into this they stepped Then the
door was closed upon them, and the
carria:~e drove away.
''That's my mani said to my
| companion. as we watched it pass
out of sight. "To-morrow morning
I shall pay him little visit. l think
you were quite right in what you
| said about the money. That woman
must have made fairly big hole in
it already" 49,
"You may be quite sure of that"
he answered. "When she has
| finished with him there will not be
much left for anybody else.''
"And now to get these things off
and then home to bed. Tomorrow
will in all probability prove an ex-
citing day." 4-Fz,,... ... ..:~.- i.
I accompanied him to his room and
removed the disguise which had en-
| abled me to see Hayle without his
being aware of my identity, and
then, bidding my friend good night,
returned to my abode. Before I
vent to bed, however, l sat down
and wrote report of my doings for
Miss Kitwater. Little as had to
tell, the writing Of this letter gave