Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-03-18

can offer you varied selection.
Will you be workman, peddler, an
elderly gentleman from the prov
inces. or street beggar?"
II think the elderly gentleman
from the provinces would suit me
BEST" answered, while it will not
necessitate change of dress"
Very good, then, SO it shall be-"
he replied. well be couple Of
elderly gentlemen in Paris for the
first time. Let me conduct you to
my dressing-room, where you will
find all that is necessary for your
makeup"
He therempon showed me to a
room leading out of that in which we
had hitherto been sitting. 1t was
very small, and lighted by means Of
skylight. Indeed, it was that very
skylight, SO he always declared, that
induced him to take the fat.
IF this room looked out over the
back, or front, it would have been
necessary for me either to have cur
tains, which 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 room
that had strange fascination for
me. had been in it many times be-
fore, but was always able to discoy4
or something new in it. 1t 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 1T
ted with all and every sort of ware,
. faro-table, a placard setting forth
the fact that the renowned Prof.
Somebody or Other was q most re-
markable phrenologist and worthy
Of 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,
my identity. But to this willy little
Frenchman disguise was, as often a.
not, common occurrence.
Half an hour later, two respect
able elderly gentlemen, looking more
| like professors from some eminent
Lycee than detectives, left the house
i and proceeded in the direction of the
Folly, theater. The performance was
/ almost at an end when we reached
it, and we mingled with the crowd
l who. had assembled to watch the
audience come out. The inquiries
we had made proved to be correct;
and it was not very long before ]
saw the man I wanted emerge, &C.
companied by female, who could
be no other than Nine. Beaumarais
Hayle was in immaculate evening
dress, and, as could not but admit
\ presented 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
carriage drove away.
1 THAT'S my man." said to my
companion, as we watched it pass
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