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gloves the more easily TO handle her
louis, thereby revealing to me a white
hand with dimpled kuUskles, the same
I had noticed at the ball By this one
fact alone was convinced that she
was Madame de Courier. and few
moments later my interest in her was
Increased by a dumb motion which
size made 10 q tall fiOrid-faCed. fair
haired man. who was sitting al the
nposite side Of the table. II was as
Fl she desired him 30 remain patient
return. ne smiled cynicallE, as II
.tad of waiting. and. resting both his
bows upon the green cloth, con-
.lIttd the register-card before him
suddenly he rose, and, as he passed
a-- closely without stopping 10 speak,
Hs whispered 90 him.
you're "A fool BE patient You
row what ID single blunder would
..-au"
I'm sick of the whole thing he
ulted. half turning toward her.
VERY we'll" she answered You
ave the remedy in your own hands"
Tie shrugged his shoulders with A
..g-eIess air. and passed ON down the
-1o-I.
All except Pa54uale left the Casino
soon afterWarI. but. as the old game
ster knew m1 so well. / hesiJaJed 10
speak 10 him yet fearing lest by SO
doing Sc might prevent the truth be-
coming known. That there was some
mysterious system about to be worked
AGAINST the bank felt assured, but
az what nature I could only discover
bv 1igilant observation.
Several days went by and I saw
Rrmsuyi louugins ia one Of the wick
er chairs I'm the entrance OF the Grand
hotel. smoking and reading a paper.
but he did not enter the rooms The
fair-EaireI man apparently lived IN
Nice. and I'm order To ind out what
fould I went over there one morn
inc. and took a turn in the sunshine
along the promenade Ges Anglais- The
magnificent eSp.anade is the sayesi-
brightest. uaVpits1 spot iu all Eu-
rcue ON a February morning. spot
where society suns itself. ana where
the .anlesters Of Monte Carlo breathe
the fresh. pure air after the heat and
excitement of the previous night All
il color. movement. life, and laughter
as tIe crowd Of promenaderS in sum
m-r costumes. the men in straw hats,
or those cray. felt ones peculiar 70
fIa riviera ald the women with sun
SHADES. stroll Ieisursly the whole
.,uEth of the clean, cemented foot
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THE CASCADE OF GOLD

WAS sitting one bright afternoon
on the terrace outside the Cafe
de Paris. idllng over a cigarette
and a mazagran. It is my ia
vorite resort at about 4 o'clock.
for while Swimming the Figaro I
can, II I choose. watch each person
who ascends or desceuds the Casino
steps, while very often the cosmopoli-
tan chatter at the tables IN my VI
entity is OF unusual interest to me.
on such occasions I present. out
wardiy, the appearance of a weIl-to-
do Partisan, and, although the profess
sional gamblers and the staff are we'll
aware who and what I am. the hun
dreds OF thousands Of strangers NOV
ing through the princlpaHty have no
idea OF my true position. AS is usual
on sunny afternoon. the tables about
me were crowded. the relocated Hun
gariau band was playing some pretty
waitzes the British section OF the
crowd slipped tea. while the French
allowed absiHthe 10 dTibhle into their
glasses. The place was bright with
flowers. and beneath the trees hun
dreds of people were sitting, ENJOYING
that sweet. calm hour before the chill
wind comes up from the sea. and the
italian coast beyond San Reno grows
purple I'm the dying day.
Within the hot. sitting rooms the
Derspirinr crowds were losing and
winning, struggling gIeefully to snatch
up their gains. or signing as they saw
their stakes Taked IN 10 swell the
bank; while outside in the balmy air.
sweet with the scent OF flowers. all
was $50 pleasant and restfuI-so beau
tliul indeed, that it seemed impos-
slhle thar such spot should be the
center OF all the evil passions which
dominate the world To is a vivid con-
trast, the Monte carlo without and the
Monte Carlo within. How much Of hui
man life one sees at those tables
what a strange. evil world it is. that
leNeFod world of rouge ct uoir- pass
ms daily across those polished floors
and vaiIlly striving to win fortune.
Even the colors of the roulette wheel
possess an obvious siguincation-fEe
red for blood. and the black for crime.
As / sat in a lazy attitude. my
thoughts far from ms surroundings.
some words uttered in a mans voice
caught my ear. and brought me back
I'D d c'H7cioN7nes5 ~ where ] was
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The ming Is Quite Easy,

Nv = aAAA~ - NEfAAh'
OF course. the thing is quite easy
the elder man observed at length,
slowly putting at his cigarette. for the
gambler never INDUCES In cigars until
after play Is over. When he goes out
to the cafe to change his luck and
Stake that terrible thirst one develops
I'm those crowded rooms, he Whins his
Laurens and quaffs the grateful book
Would a very large capital be re-
quired?" the huncnback inquired. in a
tone of affected Carclessuess.
Il don't think so. Fifty thousand
francs. the sum you mention. would be
quite sufficient" the old man respond
ed But. Of course. there's a risk-a
terrible risk A single bIuader would
be disastrous"
The def0rmed man laughed.
ITO blunder would he quite out Of
the question" he said. ITO effect
such a coup the arrangements must be
perfect But isn't ii unwise 10 discuss
the matter here2'' he added. In a lower
tone. Some one might overhcar, you
know.
PasquaIe agreed. and both rose and
crossed TO the Casino again.
Later that day. owing 90 instruc-
tions I gave the doorkeeper. dis
covered that the hunchbacks name
was Paul Remenyi. Of Vienna, and
that ne was staying at the Grand Ho-
tel. NV suspicious being aroused. /
accidentally loUngcd into The hair
dresser's IN the Rue de Ia Scala. next
morning. and while waiting discovered
the hunchback there. He spoke en-
Enthusiastically OF the beauties # the
principally. the attractions o. he
play. The excellence of the music. and
as far as 7 could Judge was highly
educated and refined man No De had
not lost yesterday. lie bad won two
zeros at roulette. stalking a louis each
time He did not intend 90 play very
much: he had come solely fc the air
and the music In the clubs o. Vienna
there was a good deal e high play,
and he confessed he was never lucky
These and other things he told me as
we sat I'm the barbcr's saloon; then.
after submitting ourselves 10 the ct
tendaut. we parted.
Nearly a fortnight elapsed, and
saw nothing of Pasoualo. 7 had many
affairs on hand. for during the season
the rooms are always crowded. and
our surveillance SIS. consequently. more
strict Yet ] could not get out Of my
head the those strange words which
the Old gambler had uttered. That
some combinations existed between the
two men was certain. but there are
many pairs Of professional gamblers
who are partners, and many who are
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IN Old Man Named PasquaIc.

The words We're unexpected and
spoken In a curious, squeakiuE voice,
tAe owner OF which ! knew. without
turning 10 look at him. lie w~s an
OLD man named PasquaIe. an invefer-
ale player, who had been known in
tLe rooms tar. many years He lived
DO Nice. aud regularly, twice or thrice
week, tae whole year round me
came over aud played throughout the
afternoon always with great care and
precision. one Of uis ecceutricites
was that when iu his rooms he car
Tled iu mis- hand huge. bag-like
purse, worked iu ColorsI beads of the
style oft century ago. and legend
,nad DC chat Ha believed this bag
brought him good fortune he having
used b. con- one celebrated occasion
when, nearly twenty years before. me
had made an unusually large coup.
This bead purse was often remarked
upon hy his feUow-pIavers. who
smiled at ghe old fellows eccentricity.
half inclined TO pity his seeming seniIe
murrlLIt- lie was. however. no fool.
Indeed. few shreWlar men frequented
eEe rooms taar Francesca PasquaIe.
for when he played his eyes were
VIZ " .r'-. .t|.'a as ilH Th+HA Nft-laliiiA
che eragpjar, handing him his pieces,
and giving him instructions i'm a low
hair Whispar-as though he were act
iu- Bon coutraveution OF some rule-he
certainly presented a mysterious fig
urr. -o- Eo was one os the most clear
headed gamesters I have ever known.
have seen him lose ten. ana even
FIFTEEN thousand francs in an hour
with perfect sang froid, and / have.
On Jhe other hand watched him win
similar amounts. and then walk back
down the steps TO the station without
-E7u anordlug himself the luxury of a
T.wi-Jasse or hack. He hated
what vie always term the small
change crowd namely, the people
who. after collecting Il few odd five
franc pieces. come TO Monte Carlo ex-
pecting TO gain a fortune and he
never failed To vent his sarcasm upon
them
The words he had uttered were,
however. puzzEng. Z kept my ears
open I'D Che hope of something further.
but the old fellow maintained dis
Greet silence. His companion laughed,
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and when gave a furtive glance iH
their direction I saw that the man
sitting opposite him was an ugly
bunchback, small of stature. with
face pale and drawn, black hair, and
a thin. scraggy beard. one OF the
features of Monte Carlo is its bunch
backs. By many players the sight OF
them IS supposed 20 portend good for
tune Perhaps, nowhere else on the
Continent is there such an infinite va
riety Of the deformed as you may see
in the rooms.
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Her Name is Vine. de Gourlefi.

EAeI tduit II VI me- Ue bouEieh-
I noticed she was looking across at
the lady i'm the clowns dress.
"A pretty dress that, is it not?' 1
remarked
Yes" she replied And. if I mis-
take not. its wearer fs even pretuer.'
You know herr" I inquired, eager
ly.
Yes if she's the lady 7 mean. Her
name is Madame de Gourie6. and she
comes from Petersburg.
And you madame, are Russian al
so-eh?' I inquired.
What makes YOU think that?" she
asked. with a low laugh.
only a Russian can pronounce the
word Petersburg as you have just
pronounced IT," I answered.
'M'sieur is shrewd." she observed.
in rather a strange tone. as IL an
moved that she should thus involun-
tarily tetray her nationality.
Il am interested in that lady"
said. Tell me more Of her. Were you
acquainted with her in Petersburg?'
NO" she answered. rather eyasiye-
Iy Il have. however, seen her there
many times"
is she a LADY,"
she belongs to a very good fam
ily, 1 believe
And her companion-what Of him?
'Ah! know nothing" she answered
with an expressive gesture of the
hands. AT that instant I noticed that,
at her throat. beneath her domino of
mauve satin, she wore brooch with
tiny watch enameled in blue and set
with diamonds. It was a beautiful lit
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1t Was PasauaIe.

Together they walked over to one Of
the roulette tables, where the dwarf
touched on the shoulder a man who
sat there.
He turned. II was Pasquale.
The old fellow. with his bead-purse
recognizing the newcomers, greeted
them affably, while the pair walked
over to the trente-et-quaTaute and
there risked a few louis wi hout sue
cess.
As stood watching, tins pretty
young woman took off one OF her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-14
IN Accidental Meeting.

on the night Of the battle Of cor
fetu at Nice, having another matter
in hand, found it necessary to go TO
the redoute OF balmaSque on the
Jetee promenade. that pier-lile struc-
Jure which is the most prominent fea-
uire OF the espIanade I chose a pier
rots dress OF the carnival coIors.
mauve and vert d eau. and entered the
theater about II o'clock. just as dane
ing was in fun swing. Ony those wEo
have spent "a carnival at Nice and at
tended the balls know the wildness
Of tie dancing and the mad frolic
there. Perhaps the company Is not
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Madame Is Secret Police Agent.


II noticed the wise on madane's
passport" / exclaimed. 1T bears the
special stamp Of the ministry. which
shows madame 10 be an agent Of Sc
cret police. In such circumstances
there IS assuredly no need for secrets
between us- u / can aid you. com
mEnd me- As you know. I am in
weekly communication with YOUR cen
trial bureau iE 81. Petersburg. I pre-
sumo that tile person who interests
sou IS this Madame de Gourien-ahe-
you have guessed Alright" she all
mttted. as we stroUed down the rooms
together "she IS revoIutionist-
president OF The Zurich Council II
Twenty"
1.-THE president.' J exclaimed. Then
she IS a Nihilist And your orders"
"Jo watch her closely. Aided by
my husband, ] have been keeping o5-
seryation upon her for these last three
months. She has TO money. and has
come 90 Monte carlo TO repIenish her
funds"
And this Austrian. RemeHyi. what
OF Eim7"
she has only lately made HE ac-
qUaiuJance. From what 7 have CD
served. there is some compact be
tween them She is 10 meet him here
this afternoon"
Scarcely had this handsome woman.
whose passport geEe her immunity
from arrest throughout the Cars en-
pire- uttered these words when we
saw tEe lair approaching, end moved
away 10 escape observation.
They walked on 10 the right-hand
treEte- et-guaraute table. where Pa
quaie was already seated, and stood
for some time iutentIy Watching the
game Madame Severlue left lie TO
wander about alone. having agreed
that we would both keep the pair IN
der observation ] saw her later on
seated at the old Italians side. play
ing quite q IS eagerly as any other gam
bier. But her manner was perfecJ.
She had been trained in that excel
lCnt school over which the Russian
minister CT The interior presides. A
woman, being quicker of perception.
always makes a better secret agent
Than mana fact of which the Rus
sian government has long ago taken
advantage
A seat at last becoming vacant
next 10 CRUEL, The taIueur,S the ugly
little Austrian iE an instant marked"
ii by ninEIEg down louis. Then,
leisurely seating himself with his
companion standing behind his chair
he commenced playing with precision
and care
suddenly. just as two clustering
men-one If whom was the fair-haired
player, who had previously expressed
lmpatence-dema gold in ex-
change for notes. Madame de Courier
drew from her pocket a paper con-
tanning about "a thousand francs IN
gold, and. In her haste 90 stake Il
louis upon the table. the paper broke,
ana the gold fell 10 the floor in a per
feet cascade. the louis rolling away
beneath the feet of the players. under
the chairs. and under the table. This
created hopeless confusion Tor nearly
everybody rose' in order that the at
tendants might collect the fluen
money, while madame. red and con
fused, uttered a thousand pardOns.
Even the chef de paTtie descended
from his high chair and glanced
around to seek the missing coin
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caused me start Of surprise Her
name. it stated, was Vera Severine.
and when, q quarter Of ara hour later,
/ encountered her iu the rooms and
addressed her by The name she looked
at me quickly. with mingled annoy
ance and surprise.
Madame has no necessity 10 dis
suise her Identity from me-" eE-
claimed. mesnin2ly. in a low voice Il
am chief 0f the surveillance here. Ny
name IS Mart.n-Ant0ire Martha"
She laughed rather uervOusiy. and
admitted tLat she lad heard of me
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CONSULTATIONS Win Limit.

The hunchoack uttered a word OF
apology TO Cruel that his fair com
paniou should have caused any such
interruption IN the game: but soor
afterwards all settled again, and there
sounded the well-known invitation
''Afessieurs. faites vos jeux
Nina de Courier. with a gamblers
fear }est'her gold. once fallen. should
bring her nl-luck. took some notes
from her pocket and placed twelve, the
maximum, on the noire, while, strange
~ enough, the deformed man acted
ia q similar manner
"Rien ne VI plEs," cried the tall
leur, and he dealt the cards swiftly in
two ranges
.DeuX. six, rouge peTd ct cOuleur
gagnet' cruel exclaimed loudly a mo-
ment later, raSing in the stakes upon
an. red
Both the man and the woman had
Continued on Third Pags.l
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eager for any excuse 10 remain in that
ROOM. I invited her 10 dance with me-.
''Afsieur IS very kind answered
woll-mcduIated voice i'm French, which,
however. was not quite perfect In its
accent. But COR the moment I prefer
TO remain here. 1t is too hot ard
crowded iu the Jhedtcr"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-28
DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSON.

On Thursday morning, August ~,
1908 at 2 80 o'clock, the spirit of Mrs.
Buckley Johnson passed to the better
world after an illness of several
months.
Miss Sarah Abigail Mcmillan was
born near Tolelo, May 10, 1884 and
was united IN marriage with Buckley
Johnson July Z, 1861. They located
on the farm near Perrys aurg where
they resided until II years ago when
the family moved to town where they
have since resided.
Seven children were born of this
union of whom six are living-Anna,
Arthur, Buckley, Audubon, Robert
and Sylvester.
During her early womanhood de-
ceased was teacher in the schools of
Lucas county. Her husband di d in
February IA, 1891.
Mrs. johnson was a member of the
NJ. E. church and in the early days
when the ministers made their homes
with the members of the church their
home was the regular stopping place
of the pastor, and thus her whole life
has been identified with the church.
She was faithful and devoted
mother, good neighbor, and con-
sistent Christian woman, who will be
greatly missed by many friends, while
her family have the deep sympathy of
all in their great bereavement
The funeral services will be held at
the residence Saturday, Aug. 20, at
2 80 p. m. conducted by Rev. w. w.
Constein.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-28

Miss Irene Haas, of Toledo, spent
the week with Miss Alice Dibling.
g. Joe Swan, of Maumee, was the
Sunday guest of N. Crayen and wife.
Mrs. d. Van HELEN and Miss Bess
called on Pemherville friends, Sunday.
Fred J. Dauer is attending the w.
o. w. convention at Cedar Point this
week.
"A bright baby boy arrived at the
Nhome of Bert Finch and wife last
Sunday.
Mrs. f. d. Peck, of Toledo, was
the guest of Mrs. II. F.. Peck last
Thursday.
Clifford Ragelmier, of Defiance,
spent the first of the week with VIM.
Mills and family.
Geo. Mills spent n few days of
last week in Bowling Green the guest
of Chas. Cook and wife.
C. f. Shier and family visited
with w. F. Woodring and family in
LaCarne, Ohio, last week
Abel Comstock and wife, of Bowl
ing Green, were Sunday visitors of
jWm. Comstock and family.
Mrs. Geo. Ladd and son and Wes-
ley Adams, of Weston, were guests of
c. ]. ETartsing and family, Friday.
The Misses MAY and Margaret
Freis of Weston are visiting with Geo.
Leatherer, Jr., and family this week.
Mrs. John Striker and Mrs. Alice
Toomey of Toledo were Thursday yis-
itors of Mrs. Frank Rhoda and fam
lily.
Mrs. Haas and Mrs. A. E. Robin
son. of Toledo, were Thursday guests
of Mrs. Philip Robinson, Sr, last
Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Curtis attended the N.
V. w. A. lodge meeting in Toledo last
Friday evening and was appointed
chairman of the soliciting committee.
Mrs. T. T. McArdle and daughters,
the Misses Margaret and Ethel, of Ft.
Wayne, and T. Franey, Sr., and Miss
Mary, visited with John O'Leary and
family in Stony Ridge last Tuesday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-28
KAzMA|ER FAMILY
Hold their Fourth Annual Reunion
in Perrysburg.

On Thursday, Aug. 90, 1908, the
Kazmaier family held their fourth an
nual reunion at the home of George
j. Kazmaier, south of town.
The occasion was one of great inter-
est to the members of the family and
they makei it day of general rejoicing
and Ileasure.
The ladies supply the best there is
to be had for the big feast and great
banquet is served on the long tables
placed under the tent that is procured
for that purpose, and on this occasion
dinner and supper were served to 1O5
relatives and few intimate friends.
During the day all kinds of games
were enjoyed by both old and young.
The guest of honor was Mrs. Mary
Kazmaier. the eldest of the family
who came to this country from Ger
many In 1916 who is now 80 years of
age, and next to her to receive atten-
ton was the infant son of Ray Kopp
and wife, who represents the fifth gen.
Grafton.
The family elected officers for the
coming year as follows:
President Kazmaier.
Vice Pres. John G. Leydorf.
Treasurer-Mrs. Kate Reubensaal.
Secretary-Miss Alma Degner.
Those who attended were from
Cleveland, Findlay. Toledo, Wal
bridge. and Perrysburg and vicinity.
Regrets were received from relatives
in Ogden, Utah.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-28
SAD AFFLICT|ON
Two Members of One Family Buried
At One Time.

Monday afternoon at Dunbridge oc-
CURED double funeral, that of Mrs,
Jacob Lintner who died Friday night
at the Toledo hospital following an
operation for cancer and that of Har-
old APPEL aged ten who was killed in an
accident IN Dunbridge Saturday after
noon. Both we're the children of Geo.
APPEL, Sr., of Dunbridge.
The boys death was unusually
tragic. Mr.. APPEL was threshing and
the boy went with the driver of the
water tank wagon for q tank of water.
Returning, the axle of the wagon
broke as it was crossing bridge over
a deep ditch and the entire outfit,
horses, tank of water, wagon, driver
and the little boy who was riding on
the tank were thrown into the ditch
The boy was caught beneath the
wheel of the wagon, and was killed in
stantly. His neck was broken, his jaw
was also broken and he suffered other
injuries. The team fell upon a pipe
line which crosses the ditch and was
thus prevented from being caught be-
meath the wagon. The bridge was
smooth and why the wagon axle
should happen to break on the bridge
is unexplainable.
Mrs. Lintner lived near Luckes and
had been i'll for some months. AS the
onls means of relief she submitted
to an operation at the Toledo hospital
two days before her death. Mr. and
Mrs. APPEL haye the deepest mpathv
of all the people of Dunbridge and
surrounding country.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. NJ. L. Donahey and interment
was at Dowlrng cemetery. Sentinel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-28

Mrs. Geo. Siler, of Merrill, Mich,
visited with Mrs, Jonn Rooms, Mon
day.
Miss May Metzger of Monclova,
was the guest of Miss Alice Hegley
last week.
Miss Loretto Lee. of Toledo, is
spending the week with her aunt, Mrs.
Chester Thornton.
u. F. Shimmon, of Garrett, Ind.
was a recent guest of his parents, r.
r. Shimmon and wife.
Mrs. Ed Witzler and daughter
spent last Sunday with John Moser,
.Jr, and family in the country.
Miss Celia Brandhuber, who has
been nurse at the Rheinfrank hosplt-
al for several years has resigned.
Mrs. Chester Mills and son Merlin
are visiting with Mrs. l.. Judson and
will remain until after the encamp-
ment.
Rev. j. II. Kleekamp, of Perrys.
burg, conducted services at st.
Joseph's church in Maumee on Thurs
day, in the absence of Rev. Michaelis.
John w. Easton of South Whi ley,
Ind, will arrive the latter part of the
week to be the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Veitch during the encamp-
ment