Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-24


gclns tc see Mr. Isolda now"
i assure madam that II Is impossible /
NJ. lsolda on.y sees clients who have no
appointment under We special cltcum-
s. -es for very special fec"
"Mr. lsolda viii see me without feel
at all
The young man sought in another direc-
u for a PLANTATION for what clearly
struck him as my peculiar manner
app ,ps madam i9 friend Of Mr.
Isolla@'
81 am not-thauk goodness am very
mitch the other ~ Euunb man"
He started at the tone I'm which ] said
Young mani! He probably was older
than / was.
Madam nc exclaimed, as II about to
demonstrate with my inclination towards
over-familiarty. I allowed him to go 10
farther
This morning" told him. you called
at hou. in Hyde Park Gate, ana you
endeavored to obtain by false rretenses
a writing tesk, jewel case, and "A dress
ing bag Is there any reason why
should not Mt once give you into the
custody OF the police?
The change which took place In that
young mans manner
I'll think you are making d mis-
take he stammercd
"Oh, no, I'm not, Rs you're perfectly
well aware. Let me give you piece
Of information. It Is not impossible that
the police will be here in a few minutes.
on business with which you ore not i'm
mediatcly concerned If you are on th,
premises when they arrive you certainly
viii be arrested with your principal, and
unpleasantness probably will follow II
you prefer not to be found on the prem
ises you can take yourself Off. You are
the best Judge of which course you pre-
fer"
Ne looked about him like rat which
seeks way out Of a trap; glanced to-
ward the door at the other side Of the
room.
NO you can't give Mr.. Isolda warning
II you don't want to- be found. you'll
make yourself scarce inside of thirty sec.
onds by my watch"
When he saw how l regarded It. he
took down his hat and overcoat. put the
hat on his head. the coat over his arm
a without even SO much as a word
went hurriedly out OF the door throug.
which he had admitted me Within ten
seconds OF his going through one door
crossed the room and passed through an.
other. 1t opened into a sort Of passage.
way, on either side Of which were wha,
! can only describe as cuhicles, screen cd
by heavy curtains ! presume that In
them expectant clients waited until II
| pleased the great man 70 admit them "a
| his presence At the farther end of this
| passaEeway corridor bra0ched off T.
| the right and left; = ere We're doors in
both directions stood 'tin and listened
voices were coming from a door on the
loft walked uH 10 =, turned the handle
| ana ushered myself in
! found myself In what Tsolda rrohabIv
! intended to he really renarkahle room:
| II struck me az rather worse than taw-
dry What appeared to be black velvet
| screened both the walls and ceiling; a
green carpet covered the floor; In the
center was a table covered with a scar.
LET tablecloth; on this table was whal
seemed 10 be a large, solid glass sphere
There seemed 10 be no window to the
| room. which rceked OF what perhaps
was some variety OF incense Although
II was broad day outside and the sur
was shining a single electric light flannel
| IN the ceiling.
Three men We're the occupants Of wha
| seemed to me to he this stuTv and ex
| tremely undesirable northumberland rs
stood there in the doorway facing then
an exceedingly surprised three men tnel
seemed to be One VAS the great Isold,
himself another was Mr. George Ration
and the third was the man with the bar
rel body and the cheese shaped head
/ They had, apparently. up 20 the moren
~. .I4 si,-'i ., vi" '.'-"-eu III ln am
t., a. Wy t''uInru /.
-, ~ ~ ]. W 80 ~ :.
was the first to speak.
who are you and what do want II
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Scarlet-coverod table
IT'S no use your ringing that bell"
Informed him THE tool whom YOU son
20 HYDE Park Gate this morning on
felouious GRAND has deemed IL discree
10 nv from the wrath which 10 coming %
NV words seemed not only to add I,
their surprise hut 10 confuse them TIL
long man and the round man each eve,
each other rs II in doubt Wha. this thini
might be Mr. Ration said:
"Isolda. who is This young ladv?''
answered for the great Ieolda
81, Mr. Ration, am Nemesis Mr. Isolda
II I may add what seems t. be an unaC
custoned prefix is worker Of wonders
represent that power which brings thos
wonders to uaught proving them 10 b
the poor antics Of clumsy charlatan
I Isolda cried, with what he probahl
meant to be crushing dignity:
/, "Brayshaw, put this woman outside n
! once"
: Tho command eeer,ad RI bo ,daroeso
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~ w co. -. ~ $500, - &c, " q
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/, wore 90" WIN 20 'oNch !o'
nut l shah hesitate 10 40 so II you max
me
| smiled at the barrel-shaped man. TIL
Idea of such creature PUTIN, me out q
the room really was too funny.