The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-01

MY daughters hand! l should let
my daughter marry loafer like you, a
pauper who has not got q sou to his
name! Do look like fool? Get out
Of here as fast as you can, unless you
want me to kick you out. And do not
let me catch you sncaking around
The Crowned OK again., or you will
be invited to attend your own flu
neral
And in spite of the ironical smiles OF
the guests on the hotel piazza. who
were amused at the sight OF his ange-.
Maitre Berdigauz, the host of 'the
Crowned Ok" drove the unfortunate
sutton away with his napkin.
Had It been any other man than
the charming Annette's father who
had treated him like this. Reno Bel
lizard would at least have broken two
or three Of his ribs. but he thought
of the future and stammered: but
we love each other Annette and l."
Let Annette come and tell me that
and I win give her something else to
think about. My daughter Annette,
the prettiest girl in the country. who
Is to have a dowry Of $4,000 francs,
marry waiter. Never!"
Bellaird felt that he was losing con.
troll of himself.
1T is all right, Maitre Berdigeaux,'
he said, Il am going now. but will
not say goodbye yet You will hear
from me. and don't you forget it."
He walked Off slowly, followed with
sympathetic glances by two English
Misses, who rather liked the athletic
looking young fellow with the curly
hair.
Maitre Berdigeaux, who felt that his
guests were siding with the enemy
went back to his kitchen and a few
moments later there came the sound
of blows and the sobbing of woman.
telling the guests Of prolonged dis
cussion OF the marriage question.
Although having thus asserted his
paternal authority, the host OF The
Crowned Ok" felt rather uneasy at
heart, and regretted having been SO
rough on Belliard Not that he
| thought for a moment of accepting
him as son-in-law, but he remembered
how difficult 1t would be now. at the
i very height of theF season, to get a
man as faithful and reliable as his
former waiter. Belliard was AZ good
as a whole staff of walters and what
was now to become OF the celebrated
echo that had made his inn famous
The Crowned OK" owed it's whole
!, popularity, which extended far be.
yond the boundaries of Brittany, TO
the proximity of famous rock. This
| rock, known as the talking stone
| not only commanded a magnificent
view Of the sea, but /. also had a
voice, which would have made Carusc
turn green with envy. The stranges.
thing was that nobody had heard oil
this echo before Berdigeaux discover
ed it. The former owner of THE
Crowned OK. who sold the inn for 4
/ few thousand francs. had never even
suspected its existence. but q few
/ months later the echo was discovered
and the story Of its wonderful qualit
les told to half . million readers in .
Paris newspaper. with the result thai
tourists came from all parts OF the
1 country and inside of three years "Tht
Crowned OK was the most prosper
GUS hotel on all the coast between
| Tregannec and Plouville, and Maitrt
Berdigeaux had been forced to adj
two stories to the main building ant
build a big garage.
Now the famous echo was not quite
~ natural as people thought, and THU
scoundrel Bel1iard knew the secret o.