The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-01-09
A MORNING SURGICAL
OPERATION
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A young American, Walter Tisdale,
with two ladies. was dining in Paris
at a cafe IN the Champs d'Elicier,
There is an adage that two is com.
pany and three is a crowd and lis.
dale wished for another man to be q
companion for one of the girls. \ gen.
tleman sat ut a table near by smoking
his cigarette, drinking his absinth and
twirling his mustache. He cast an oc
casional glance at Tisdale and his par.
ty and seemed interested in them,
When the waiter presented the bill
Tisdale was chagrined to find that lie
had left his portemannaie at his hotel,
There was nothing remaining in his
vest pocket but FIVE franc piece,
quite insufficient to meet the indebted.
ness. He was at loss to know what
TO do. The ladies had no money with
them, and the position was embarrass-
ing. All this was evident to the gen.
tleman sitting near. He rose, APP
preached Tisdale and, lifting his hat,
politely said:
Pardon, m'sieu. If you will permit
me will relieve your embarrassment.
What is the amount of the blll?"
After some discussion Tisdale accept.
cd the strangers offer and asked him
TO take his place at the table while he
drove to his hotel to get his money.
The stranger consented Tisdale was
absent less than half an hour and
when he returned found the girls
quite at home with their protector.
He was man Of perhaps forty. His
manners were affable, and he pos
sessed the faculty Of being an atten.
tive listener. Tisdale was very CRATE.
full for the favor he had done him and,
thanking him, said:
"M'sleu, we would be happy to have
you join our party for the evening, We
shall visit those places of amusement
with which this delightful city
abounds and when we have exhausted
them will sup at one of the cafes in
the amusement center"
Tlsdale took out a card and handed
II to the stranger, who looked at it
musingly.
"M'sleu will pardon me-" said the lat
ter. "for not returning my card. I
never carry one. My name has dis
agreeable associations. You probably
know that the implement used in the
revolution for getting rid of the no
bllity took it's name from a physician,
DR.. Guillotin"
81 see," said Tisdale; you are de.
scendant Of HIS
THE name is not uncommon" saiG
one Of the ladies, Mile. de Four.
81 rather like It," said the other,
Louise Micheau. '""rhere is keen edge
to It,"
All laughed at the sally. The ladies
gathered their wraps, the men put on
their overcoats, all left the cafe and,
getting into a carriage, drove away.
During the evening the party gave
themselves up to pleasure, The stran-
ger once or twice demurred at not be.
ing permitted to pay any bills, but,
seeing that Tisdale was determined on
this point. gave way. He was not a
communicative man-rather silent, in
fact-but this did not prevent him from
being comparionable. He asked to be
excused from drinking, giving as
reason that he would be obliged to per-
form n delicate operation in the morn.
Ing and would need steady hand.
80 you are like your celebrated an
cestor, a doctor?' remarked Tisdale.
Il follow his footsteps" replied Gull.
lotin.
The doctor seemed to prefer Mile.
Micheau and became her escort for
the evening.
1t was o'clock before the party
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