The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-11
By Louis BecIke

Then Thoreau, who seemed bent up
on business, whispered a few words
to Pere Leblond who nodded his head
and smiled
MY son, can refuse you nothing, I"
he said in French, ''you are irresistible
and / feel that you mean well to the
young lady, and that it will be best
for her to be away from that man."
Thoreau, a smile for a moment NOV
ing his quiet, but somewhat saturnine
features, stepped up to where a group
of ladies and gentlemen of the Imperi-
al Dramatic company were gathered
together, and addressed himself to the
manager, a fat, tall and dark-faced,
hOGk-nosed man, who bore the name
of CouTcy d'Epinasse.
Now Mr.. Courcy d'Epinasse, or
Moses Solomon, or whatever is your
real name, I have a chance of talking
to you pretty freely In the presence
of your company. Poor Captain Seaton
always said he would give a months
pay for the pleasure of kicking you
for he thought, as I think, that you
are the two ends and blight of a low
down scoundrel. Now Seaton is dead,
and therefore you are safe from him,
but I have formed myself into a COM
mittee Of one, and I am going TO let
myself out upon you for q little for
thought that we didn't know that you
beat your wife, and that you have
been prosecuting Miss Rowlands with
your beastly attentions ever since she
was so unfortunate as to join your
company in Frisco six months ago
But we did know. And now, my fat
friend, I am going TO give you a ham
mering. Ladies. will you kindly with
draw. Mrs. Riley, will you and Miss
Rawlinson accept the hospitality of
Father Leblond-it is his wish that you
do so, during the time that we may
have to remain on the island. Now,
my greasy friend, come down to the
beach,
A young, pale-faced actor darted in
front of him.
mo. no. Mr.. Thoreau, let me settle
with the brute. It viii add five years
to my life"
Thoreau glanced with satirical
amusement, first at the slender-framed
young actor, and then at the burly
figure of the scOwling Jewish mana
ger who was endeavoring to make a
retreat, but was impeded by the male
members of the company, who were
delighted at the prospect of seeing him
receive a thrashing.
mo. Mr.. Courtney" said Thoreau
I cannot deprive myself of such a
pleasure, so don't ask me. Now Ia
dies, you must retire. Come, Moses.
or Isaacs, or whatever your real name
be-"
The manager, gripped by the iron
hands Of Clancy and Toa, was led to
the beach, and as he refused to fight.
was kicked, first by ThOreau and then
by the members Of his company who
hated him to a man for his meanness
and brutality.
Then ThOreau, who had managed to
have some cigars, passed them around
to the company, and said as they
watched the writhing figure Of the
manager Of the Imperial Dramatic
company lying upon the sand:
81 feel real good tonight bows. 7
have saved all the specie that was on
board the old Aztec; have put out two
of the men who murdered Door Can
tain SeatOn, Mr.. Mason, and the boat
swain; have seen that Iow-down bully
OF a Jew manager Of yours kicked by
his own company; and am to be mar
ried at the mission house tomorrow TO
Miss Rawlinson. Nine o'clock is the
time"
A cheer broke from the COMPANY. a.
cheer in which the pale-faced young
actor did not jOin-for he was in love
with the girl with the hazel eyes.
And Of all these things Tom was
thinking as he lay under the shade of
the great masoi tree.
CHAPTER XVI
Just as Tom was about to return to
the village, he heard the sound Of foot