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though even for so distinguished a
light / cannot break my most sacred
rule. If you choose to write to Can
tab | will forward the letter Furth-
er ! cannot go"
don't think that Mr. ROLES will
ever realize how near he came 10 a
thorough trouncing. For q moment
my cousin. so 10 speak. hung IN the
wind. Then he drew up chair
and sat down at the corner of the
desk
Il will accept your offer, sir
said he Give me blank sheet
of paper
The letter written, il was handed
over to Mr. ROLES, who gave MS mis-
word that it should go by the next
pot. Then we retired into the
So 7f
cousin was simply unbearabie
tin, DAY. He WAS always impatient
of delay; but in all our wanderings
together | have never suffe,e ed from
him more acutely He draggef me
aimlessly about the streets, set me
down to lunch at a comfortable res
taurant. and then swept me OFF be-
fore the coffee arrived. ] endeavored
10 escape him, but the attempt was
q hopeless failure Five O'Clock was
striking when he turned mis- face
eastward-he had been inquirinS for
letters at the Travellers, in Pail Mall
and, with his most unwilling COM
panion trotting beside him. again adj
vanced on Covent Garden, near
which the Office Of the University
was situated.
I'm hanged if ! can stand this
suspense" he explained. Marnac
has had five or six days start of us,
and anything may be happening.
If that idiot ROLES still refuses the
address. / Will thrash him till he
gives it up, and take the consequen-
ce2.''
He meant what he said-he always
did-and ] followed him, with un-
pleasant visions Of a summons at
Bow street and caustic paragraphs in
the evening papers.
But we were in luck. Mr.. RO.eI
had retired tC the Athenaeum 10"
his tea, and in the assistant edi-Cf.
who received us. I recognized al %
acquaintance. He was a cic"-r
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let the Appreciation TINE be Sc
lected from this st-anytAing goes
tonight" The virtuoso was reck-
less. Make your choice. gentlemen.
and I'll play it OFF the notes"
'We leave that to you, Joe." the
publican said In limp voice. Music
is your high card"
Then il shall be The Blue Dam
ube,' by Strauss. There's movement
and passion and fire in that score,
and that's the way I feel. This is
the happiest moment of my life-g
From the pile of junk the inspired
fiddler dragged a book and smeaed
it open on the counter behind which
he stood
Somebody turn the leaf when [
stamp on the floor That is the
signal"
He Danubed to the bottom OF the
page and then stamped on the floor
with both feet Being deaf. Mr.
Tondy put too much ginger into the
signal. The row of catsup bottles
on the top shelf came tumbling about
his ears In Tending them OF with
the new fiddle bow, Mr.. Tondy yank-
ed an oil lamp from its bracKe+. The
lamp exploded, and soon the lUrid
flames shot heayenward athwart the
muTky sky
The oyster conservatory went on
like a Roman candle A few flashes
and everything grew quiet again. II
was low tide at the tine, and Mr.
TOndy lost about three more ~
foundation D;ling than he world h1d
the tide Ceen up. Nothing burned
below the wser line At cost oT
80 cents esch we had put an honest
man Out of business beinS good u
him:
Did the oyster man sue fo- dsm-
ages? Well. yes. in way. Ee
stung us some. On the iO-lCvlR
Friday the weekly pacc- prsn,aJ
this:
CARD OF THANES
Mr. Joe Tcndy takes this method
of publicly expressing his app-e-
citation of a handsome gift bestowed
upon him ieSt Saturday nigat II
lHiS VI Oui psOutAuclb CtLi1t-i1-
The Appreciation Tune alone could
not measure the depth cf Mr.
Tondy's gratitude
On he site OF the old place Mr..
TonGy bJilt a new oyster palace
m0Ie Gorgeous than before. and his
oEsie-s 'Cdoy, with or without music,
are as tLa as any on the Gulf Coast.
Copyright 1905. by Charles Dryden9
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near the edge. And so in ten minutes
come home. We viii meet you, and
all will be welI-at least for your
father" he added grimly
Il understand" she answered
simply, and walked on.
II was wild rush thar We made.
We found the spring, and turning 10
our right. crashed into the thicket
for the path" was a courtesy title.
The hanging scrub brushed our
faces, in the open patches the dead
gorse dug its spines into our knees.
We quickened our pace in the more
open firwOod, vaulted the four-foot
wall of the little garden, and. pant
ing like exhausted hounds. ran furi-
ously upon the house. There was no
time for lodging and crawling. II
was e forlorn hope we led.
And DR.. Weston was alive.
He sat amongst his pillows. a
great book upon his knees. gazing
over his spectacles with the most
profound amazement on his kindly
old face at the two diSheveled
strangers who burst in upon him
Leaving me to guard and quiet him
for, indeed. the shock might prove
most angerous-Graden dashed out
on his errand OF vengeance Two
minutes later ] heard him call. and,
breaking OFF the excuses that ] was
inventing. / ran through the house
10 join him.
Miss Weston and he were standing
before the porch-alone- She was
leaning on his arm, painting from
great exertiOn.
Think OF it. Robert cried my
cousin. He chased her-the devil
followed and chased her."
How is my father" she faltered-
is he-as this gentleman says
quite unharmed?"
quite safe, assure you 1 an
swereG.
Il must go 10 him"
'One moment. Miss Weston, said
my cousin. we have yet duty
TO the public safety. Which way did
this man rum"
She told her story quickly After
she had LETT us and gained the cliff
turf above the glen. she glanced
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Tale of Mr.. Joe Tondy, n
His Appreciative Friends

ertion required TO keep the bald
headed bow in contact with the
strings was harder work than open
ing oysters or saving wood.
No amatOOr cOuld play with a
bow like that" Mr.. Tondy observed,
without egOtism, when the applause
subsidized.
II would keep a juggler guessing" "
said the butcher, who had travelled
some. You should have been a
trick bicycle rider"
Thank you gentlemen" replied
the virtuoso. being easy TO all sorts
of compliments My place is al
ways open to good people. Good
night. and God bless you"
So we were good people. dtdn't
realize how good until next day,
when the butcher said he dreamed
all night about the bald-headed fid-
die bow. II was a shame. The
oysterman loved music, not being
able to hear much of 1t and the
generous heart Of the meat man was
touched. With new bow, Mr.. Tondy
could play much louder, and not
even himself would be the wiser.
Something should be done.
Well" remarked the saloon man,
who was listening, and he didn't go
out of his way. 80 cents apiece will
get a new bow. We can send over TO
the city by the brakeman. and make
Joe happy next Saturday night. He's
a good fellow.
The butcher was philanthroplc 10
the limit So was /, having been
with him all day. Mr.. Tondy had
said we were good people, and we
couldn't go behind the expert re-
turns. At an expense of $3.50 we did
the Carnegie act, and endowed a
Door fiddler at a time when the
Maiden With the Dreamy Eyes
was on the verge Of going blind
In order to surprise the honest
oyster man, the butcher, the publi-
can and myself butted in on him
after closing hours Saturday night
Mr.. Tondy sat in the damp wheel
barrow on his back gallery saving
away at the Dreamy Eyes" with the
swavback bow The moon shone
down near the placid gulf waters.
and the oysters heaved unanimously
in their phosphorescent bed All ma
ture was at peace and the moment
auspicious for the consummation OF
noble deeds.
My fellow -philanthropists seemed
oppressed. and / felt like the main
squeeze at the laying of a corner
stone at Schenectady, n. Y. We
carried six visible bottles OF beer
ana bag of crisp salted waters
from the One-price grocery. From
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ters were fine and the catsup excel
lent.
Gentlemen, said Mr. Tondy.
Doking the telltale shells through
the hole in the counter, III play you
all a piece for lagnappe That is a
Creole word, meaning something
extra, token of esteem aside from
the purchase.
Don't do It If you are weary"
replied, being devoid OF enthusi-
asm, when begged down with raw
oysters. My share OF the revel came
TO 10 cents.
Let him fiddle some, urged the
village butcher He can't hear it"
Sure" put in the publican. Joe
doesn't mean any harm
So Mr.. Tondy brought out his
noisebOx and bow that was al
most bald. But half a dozen nairs
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ing ordeal The musical instinct got
us out of it.
Gentlemen" cried Mr. Tondy. in
muftled accents. you all get al APP
probation Tune right OF the music ="
The ardCr of the grea artist shone
in his humid eyes. IL ~ no barrel
house fiddler. lef me tell you that
I've been to the ccDeervatory. Them
hands don't show l., bu' I've studied,
and l used TO have the touch. the
technique and the motif TO beat the
band. Look al that, gentlemen"
Diving under the oyster bar. Mr.
TOndy emerged with an armfUl Of
junk-odds and ends of sheet music.
mostly Songs IF Long Ago from the
Sunday supplements.
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pirate gestures and we'll sneak be-
fore he can play"
As the visible pints of beer were
donated to the cause, the presenta-
ton program stood as read. The
presence of three gentlemen of af-
fiuence in hard shirts stirred Mir
TOndy 20 the verge of strenuous cat
ering. He got busy and dug up vast
quantities of sleepy Oysters-fat and
luscious fellows bearing the true
ocean flavor. All they required was
a squirt of catsup, and Mr.. Tondy,
rs previously stated, kept twenty
two bottles constantly on hand.
When the orgy had attained
eleven dozen empty half-shells, the
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I accept this that you offer, you will
let him go urharmed?" ] cried.
-On my word of honor I will not
hurt d hair OF his head. "
Your word OF honor"
DO you doubt me. mademuiselle? p"
he shouted, haring up into another
burst of passion. Il come of an hon
orabie house. a house that served its
kings in many wars before the revo-
luton destroyed us. | am no pig
OF German; / am a Marnac of
Toulouse, mademoiselle, and we hold
10 our word though we are torn in
pieces"
But how can you. "A gentleman.
drive an innocent girl to so fright
ful DEATH pleaded with him.
Innocent Did you not write that
article? He spoke eagerly, with a
glance of keen suspicion.
Yes. ] wrote it,"
Then 90. Remember. | wait and
watch If you fear to do this
thing, yes, even if you hesitate too
long over there upon the cliff edge.
| shall Kill your father"
Without another word / began 10
walk down the sloping moor toward
the sea.
&
have asked Miss Mary Weston to
end her Eaf'i'5itt tive at this point. !
think it better that ] should now
take mp the threads of the story.
After Marnac's escape from Po-
land, Sir Henry Graden and I trav-
eled TO Berlin. There we carefully
examined the book Of extracts which
had come into our hands, and sem
warning letters 10 those writers
who from the marginal notes seemed
to have especially reused this mad
mans anger against them. The e2-
treme animOsity which was evinced
against "Cantabs" article In the
University Review especially alarm
cd us for the authors safety. Fin
ally we determined to proceed to
London, discover his identity. and
take the necessary steps for his
safety. Distastefui as was this de-
tective business 10 a man Of my
studious habit, J nevertheless felt
that IL was my duty TO assist my
cousin IN hunting down the mur-
dcrer.
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II was on the evening of Sunday,
November 20. that we arrived at
Charing Cross Station. from which
we removed 70 the morose respecta-
bility of Jerold's Hotel. At eleven
on the following morning we were
ushered by buttony boy into the
editorial sanctum of the University
Review.
Nr. ROiles-for such We had dis
covered was the name of the editor
remained seated before his Ameri-
can roller-Jop desk He was a very
large and sleek young man. with
plump cheeks Of d,ngy color. and
pince-neZ glasses which he wore half
way down his nose. His general
appearance was suggestive of a ca
pacity for plUm-duff and sugar wa
ter, and he oozed self-appreciatfon
from every pore.
And what can | do for you?" he
inquired, with sedate patronage.
In the month of August" said
my cousin. declining the chair that
Mr.. ROLES suggested. you publish
cd an article signed 'Cantab, deal
ing with book written by Pro-
Marnac. OF Heidelberg"
Most certainly. Pray proceed"
For the most urgent private rea-
sons | desire 'Cantab's' name and
address"
Which | cannot give you" said
Mr.. ROLES, lighting a gold-tipped
cigarette.
My cousin walked up TO the edr-
torial desk and spoke down upon
him.
From my card. sir, which ! per
ceiye you have before you, you can
judge that ! am a respectable per-
son"
Perhaps, perhaps" smiled Mr..
ROLES: but nowadays even baron
cts, you know. are-well, not always
worthy of such implicit confidence
as you demand"
| saw the right hand of my cousin
steal out toward the editorial col
lar. but he restrained himself
You reduce me. sir. to speak of
myself with less good taste thar
modesty," he said. Have yoU
never heard of my name as an ey-
plOre- or SCIENTIST
Very often, my dear Sir Henry;
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OcAAAStONv lhC LCdl w uch ol
sea, which registered the amount of
your purchase. Mr. TOndy was sat
isfied either way; il was all the
same TO him, being an affable and
likewise urbane and gentlemanly
caterer.
One night ] was invited out. The
village butcher, the saloon man who
donated the beer and myself went
down 10 Joe's place. 1t is the prop
er thing. Mr. Tondy was deeply af-
fected. He. delivered an address of
welcome witE each oyster. and it
was nearly midnight before we got
filed up, despite Mr.. Tondy's mean
velocity as an opener Still, the oyS-
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Ii Was Il Clnch. 1he NOR
bid walls of his violin kept the oys-
ters awake at night Next day they
yawned impolitely. and it was no
trick at all for Joe to stick his knife
into the oysters face and lay bare
the pallid vitals at 10 cents per dozen
retail
Anyhow. the natives said Joe could
conjure an oyster. and a few easy
ones among the Northern sojourners
deemed him pippin Mr. Tondy
looked good to me because he gave
more tabasco sauce, catsup, and
crackers on the side than any of his
esteemed contemporaries along the
beach. That is how / came to know
about Joe Always there IS some
thing which will endear a man TO his
fellow.
The boss shucker lived alone in a
shanty lettering on tall piles. Some
times when wind and wave ran high
the shanty was tempted to roam
Fiddling was Mr. Tondy's main
theme, and his solitude would have
been more complete had the oyster
possessed ambition enough TO leave
Being deaf. Joe had no idea about
the devastating character of his
music. SO, he just dotted on melody
OF the sentimental strain. His oys-
ters boarded IN the shallow water on
either side OF ricilety pier extend
ing many yards into the gulf. AT
night Joe sat IN little balcony on
the seaward side of the shanty and
dragged The Girl With the Dreamy
Eyes" from his moldy fiddle.
Inside the shaHty was a counter,
and behind II three rows of high
shelves filed with oyster dressing,
mostly red. At the last inventory l
counted twenty-five bottles. and all
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had withstood the wear and tear Of
time, and the wooden rod was sway
backed, like the spine OF an ancient
hoTs.
Name any piece you please, gen
tlemen. classic or rough-and-tum-
bic, and I'll produce her" said Mr.
Tondy.
Before we could put title to any
thing the Maiden With the Dreamy
Eyes" was tearing at our heart
strings For the first time in my
life | knew how it felt to be an
oyster. The fiddler grunted in rap
ture, or maybe it was ecstasy, and
when he ceased his bow was stud
ded with moisture. The physical ex-
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Concluded on PAGE Ninc. this Section
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
NORWAY NEW
KING PLEASES
HIS PEOPLE

Copenhagen, Nov. 21.-At a banquet
in the palace last night King Chris
tian conducted Queen Maud and King
Iaakon conducted the dowager EN-
press of Russia to the table. Those
present Included all the members of
the Danish royal family, members of
the Norwegian delegation, Danish
cabinet and other officials, British aud
Norwegian ministers and other promi-
iuent persons.
King Christian proposed a toast to
tho Norwegian people and their new
sovereign, to which King Haakon re,
piled, expressing his gratitude for the
kind expressions toward his cousort
and himself and praying for friendli.
est relations between himself and the
Norwegian people.
King Christian last night issued an
open letter, formally announcing the
acceptance by Prince Charles of the
Norwegian throne. He also an
nounced the appointment Of King
Haakon rs an admiral of the Danish
navy.
Christiania, Norway, Nov FL
News of yesterdays events at Copen-
hagen was eagerly read by every sec,
ton Of the Norwegian population and
/ the greatest enthusiasm was dis.
played, On all sides King Haakon 5
simple cordiality and unceremonious
behavior, correspondents with the
Norwegian spirit of democracy. are
accepted as an omen that he will
prove to be a king after the Norweg
ian heart His assumption of the
name Of Haalon VII for himself and
Olaf for his son. reminders of The
glorious centuries OF Norwegian his
tory, has made an excellent inpres
sion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
BERNHARDT'S GREAT
JOURNEY TO CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Sarah Bernhardt
the famous French tragedienne,
opened weeks engagement at the
Grand opera house here last night In
order to meet this engagement she
made one of the longest trips on record
and finished a 9,OOO-mile Journey at
1920 yesterday afternoon She left
Rio De Janeiro Oct. 10, going direct to
Lisbon, then to Paris, thence TO Hayre,
where she took passage for New York
The steamer was several hours late
arriving in New York, where special
train was taken as soon as the transfer
could be made. The train left New
York city Sunday night at $50 ana
reached Chicago at 1920 yesterday al
ternoon, making the distance in 10
hours and 80 minutes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
MUCH KICKING
AGAINST SEA
LEVEL CANAL

Washington, Nov. 2l.-Seyeral call
crs on the president yesterday dis
cussed with him the decision of the
board Of consulting engineers to builo
a sea level canal. Among the callers
was Representative Mann of Illinois, a
member of the interstate and foreign
commerce committee, which deals with
canal matters. Incidentally Mr. Mann
criticised General Davis and Mr.. Burr,
members Of the board, for their agree
ment with the five foreign engineers TO
make the canal a sea level waterway.
1T was largely on the recommenda
ton Of Davis and Burr" said Mann,
lin favor Of a lock canal that con
gress decided in favor of the Panama
canal Now they join with the foreign
engineers in support Of a sea leVCl
canal that will cost tens Of millions of
dollars more. That is the way the
money goes.
Mr. Mann indicated his belief that
no difficulty would be experienced in
congress in procuring the legislation
necessary to provide funds to continue
the construction of the canal
Chief Engineer Stevens of the Pana
ma canal commission will leave Colon
for Washington Thursday. He is COM
ing to give the commission his views
as to the type Of canal. Stevens tolo
the officials who recently visited the
isthmus that If a sea level canal was
to be constructed the government
ought to put boys under 30 years or
age in charge of it, so they would last
until the work was completed. From
what has been said by members of the
commission and the views already Off.
cially expressed by them, there seems
little doubt but they will disagree with
the recommendations of the consulting
board, which has voted to recommend
Il sea level canal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

mo, no; not word! That is
enough for me. You are mine now,
and always and forever.
"Forever!" she breathes.
"And-and," he hurries on, Il have
no right to ask you about the past
the past that did not belong to me.
Besides, if did, you would have the
right to ask me, and He stops
suddenly, pale and troubled.
Il ask you nothing. You shall tell
me all you want to tell me. Just thar
and no more"
my darling, my dearest" he says;
but the trouble still rings in his voice.
Shall he tell her? Now is the time!
She would forgive him, love him none
the less, If he told her all now. Shall
he throw himself upon her great love
and mercy?
For a moment Yorke's guardian
angel hoyers near him and whispers:
Tell her; trust herr" bat he thrusts
the angel aside, and silences her
q am not worthy of you, dearest, -
he says 81 can tell you that much.
But no man Is worthy of YOU. But he
best Of us couldn't love YOU bette.
than | do, Leslie Leslie, do You
know that when I heard your name Il
seemed to me the prettiest | had ever
heard, and as if it belonged to some
one l had loved for years? Have you
any other name?"
isn't one enough I am not big
enough for more than one or two
sylablos Why, see; yours is only
one! Or have You got any more
names? Tell me them. How strange
oh, how strange! ! do not know
rightly what you are called, and yet"
To be continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
VISITORS OF
NORMAL SCHOOLS

State Superintendent Cary has an
nounced the appointment Of the board
of visitors of state normal schools, for
the year 1905-lO06, as follows
For the school at Milwaukee,. 4.
Eichinger, Sturgeon Bay; DR. B. l..
Cleary, Edgcrton, and P. j. Itmmels,
Kenosha.
Oshkosh-G. 0. Banting Waupaca;
John p. Lewis, Friendship. and J. p.
Peterson, Luck.
latteville-Thomas J, Jones, Elk
horn; John Kinney, Milwaukee, and
Richard Beger, Fredonia
River Falls--Lura Burce, Eau
Claire; c. j. Brewer, New Richmond,
and Dr. b. L. Boothby, Hammond
Stevens Point-John Callahan, Me
nasha; e p, Arpin, Grand Rapids, and
S. M. Marsh, Neillsville
Superior-B f, Gilman, West
Salem; e, NJ Denning. Marshfeld, and
Judge J. c, Gilbertson, Eau Claire.
Whitewater-John Kelley, Juneau:
A. j Winnie, Racine, and Harry Lock
ney, Waukesha.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

London. Nov 21.-One hundred and
twenty,eight persons lost their lives
in the wreck Of the steamer HiTda off
the northern coast of France Satur
day night, according to an official esti-
mate given out last night.
ST. Malo, France. Nov. 21.-The
realization of the full extent OF the
disaster to the cross-channel steamer.
Hilda. came to the people of st. Malo
yesterday as reports of the finding OF
the bodies were received from points
along the coast In all over 60 bod,
les have been washed up. Thirteen
bodies of sa,oon passengers have
been identified
The entrance to the harbor of St.
Malo is one OF the most difficult
known to mariners. Saturday night
binding snow storm with a haze
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
APPALLING DISASTER TO
STEAMER ON FRENCH COAST

and high wind prevailed. and il is
little wonder that even so experienced
a navigator as Captain Gregory lost
his reckoning especially as at the
point where the Hilda struck only
few yards deviation from the regular
course meant destruction. Torpedo
boats dispatched to the scene Of the
wreck ascertained that there is No
hope Of saving the vessel.
Steamer and Crew Lost
Halifax. y. s. Nov 21.-Informa
ton has been received here from
Clark's Harbor indicating tnat the
Norwegian steamer Turbin. coal lad.
en-. foundered off CIark's Harbor. y.
s., during a severe storm Friday. The
entire crew Of Is is thought to be
lost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
CHAPTER xI.
Il love you'll"

= love you'll"
Leslie draws her hands from his
grasp and stands with averted taos.
her bosom heaving, her breath comtrs
with difficulty.
1t Is SO sudden, 50 swift, lhts
declaration, that she is overwhemei.
The heart Of n pure minded. In.
nocene girl is not unlike fortress.
II withstands many an attack ana i
able to repulse the besiegers until
one comes who cries surrender" ana
Mt the sound Of his voice, before some
nameless magic in his presence, het