The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-03-20

And 1 was muddy and travel stained.
and quick of my tongue for one so
young, which the middle aged neva~
like. though the old bear 1t better. He
%hesitated.
DO not be a fool. Master Host!" K
said. II have so.nthlng here and (
touched my pocket. which happened to
be near my sword hilt-"that will make
you rue 1t II you interfere with mel"
"Ho! ho!" cried the bailiff in haste
and triumph. $50 that Is his tone, we
have a tavern brawler here. have wer
A young swasl1bucklerl His tongue
will not run SO fast When he finds hia
feet in the stocks. Master landlord,
call the watch! Call the watch at ones.
1 command you!"
You will do SO at your peril!" I said
sternly. Then. seeing that my manner
had some effect upon all save tho
angry official. gave way to the temp
tation to drive the matter home and
that seemed possible. Il is an old story
that n deception leads Inevitably TO
another. 1 solemnly drew out the white
staff 1 had k from the apparitor.
Look here!" I continued, waving ie-
DC you see this, you BOBBY? I am
tIdNCllLlS III l1lS 4ACCll 3 XdlIle ana On
her service. BY special commission.
too. from the chancellor. Is that plain
speaking enough for you7 And let me
tell you master bailift." I added. fixing
| my eye upon him. that my business
is private. and that my Lord Of VIM
he hears how I have had to declare
myself. Do you think the queens ser.
wants go always IN cloth OF gold, you
fool? The stocks indeedl-
I laughed out loudly and without et-
fort. for there never was anything so
absurd as the change In the batlin'a
visage. His color fed, his cheeks grew
pendulous, his lip hung loose. He stared
at me. gasping Hike a fish out Of water
n seemed unable to move toe or f1ng-
er. The rest enjoyed the scene. as peo~
pie will enjoy a marvellous sudden
stage pageant to them. They could not
take their eyes from the pocket In
which l had placed my wand, and con-
tinued long after I had returned to my
meal to gaze at me In respectful sill
ence. The crestfalien bailir presently
slipped out. n I was left cock OF the
walk and for the rest OF the evening
enjoyed the fruits OF victory.
They proved to be more substantial
than l had expected, for as 1 was on
my way up stairs to bed. the landlord
preceding me with a light. y man 40
costed me and beckoned me aside mys-
teriously.
"The baiur is very much annoyed
he said, speaking in a muffed voice be-
hind his hand. while his eyes peered
into mine.
We'll. what is that to me Z" I replied.
loking sternly at him.. ! was tired and
sleepy after my meal. "He should not
make such a fool of himself"
Tut. tut, tut. tut! You misunder~
stood me. young sire" the man an
yy,arnI -J,,11I~~ ~,~r 11., -. r ,---A
away. "He regrets the he
has caused you. A mistake. he says. q
pure mistake, and he hopes you will
have forgotten 1t by n rning." Then.
with a skillful hand winch seemed not
unused to the task. he slid two coins
moment, not perceivlng his drift. Then
found they were two gold angels. and
/ began to understand. "Ahem!" 1 said.
lingering them uneastly. Yes. Well,
we'll, l will look over 1t. l will look over
it. Tell htm that from me-" I continued
gaining confidence as I proceeded With
my new role, that he shall hear no
more about 1t. He ia jealous, perhaps
oyer-zealous."
That is It," muttered the envoy ess~
perfectly how It is. He is zealous-
Jealous in the queens service"
TO be sure, and so l will report him
Tell him that SO I will report him. And
here, my good friend, take one of these
for yourself" I added. magnifcently
giving him back half my fortune. young
donkey that l was. Drink to the
queens health, and SO good night to
you"
He went away, bowling to the very
ground, and when the landlord likewise
had left me l was very merry over this.
being In no mood for weighing words-
The world seemed-to be sure. the Gle
was humming in my head, and I wa
in the landlords best room-easy
enough to conquer. provided one pos
sessed a white staff. The fact that I
had no right to mine only added-be Il
remembered l was young and foolish
to my enjoyment Of its power. I went
to bed In all comfort with 1T under my
pillow and slept soundly, untroubled
by any dream Of a m~ischance. But
when did a lie ever help q mar In the
end?
When I awoke, which 1 seemed TO do
on a sudden. 1t was still dark. won
dered for a moment where I was ana
what was the meaning OF the shouting
and knocking I heard. Then, discern-
ing the faint outline Of the window. Z
remembered the place in which 1 had
Some one-nay. several people-were
drumming and kicking against the
wooden doors OF the inn yard and
shouting besides loud enough to raise
the dead. In the next room to mine I
caught the grumbling voices of persona
disturbed. like myself. from sleep. And
by and by a window was opened, and I
heard the landlord ask what was the
matter.
CONTINUED Next Week.)
How He Tested the "Lift.s
Washington Herald: This is 9. story
related by William r. briggs. of Rich
mond. Va, at the National the other
night.
Several years ago when the elevator
was first put in the capital at Rich
mond, an incident occurred showinr
the sense Of humor Of the Their Covers