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From fhe Sunshine o
Royal Favor the Noble
Beast Has Turned to the
Shadow of a Trickster's
Wand.
ry EPOSED from th palac of Kin
I I Manuel II of Portugal with th
" other playthings cf the young.
p.easur-lovlng mcurcb, a roaI pet
lion la now dole muokfr trlcka for
aa American magician. The thn In
the Hons atatua In life ! aa great aa
tbat of his royal owner and tie life
history and present usefulnese of this
monarch of the African Jungi make as
Interesting- a storr as any that has
Tar been told of the poor unfortunate
boy King.
The lion waa christened Leo as manr
lions before htm have been but hla new
master. Charles J. Carter, the magician,
who brought him to this country only
a few weeks ago on the Lu.ilLar.la,
calls him Baby, ana for a very (rood
reason. Carter claims, moreover, that
Baby Is the most Intelligent lion in
captivity and that he is the best actor
In his company, which has toured- the
world. For. while he was belnir taught
hla part In The Lion's bride." In wnlcii
he plays the principal role, he Intro
duced oat of his own Imagination the
most effective parts of his "business":
and though it Is necessary for him to
pick up hla cues with the utmo3t pre
clelon and to make several springs at
(Ivan moments, he haa never yet
missed a cue. To a magician and Illu
sionist this Is a necessity. Further
more Carter asserts that Baby knows
what Is said to him and has means of
communication by which Carter at least
knows what Baby thinks about It ail.
Cawsj-t ta Jaaarle.
Baby waa not born In captivity but
the influences of his gentl rearing
have apparently made him as domestic
In hts tastes and Inclinations as a
house cat and as gentle and affeciion
te. Much of tne savagery and boor
Ishness In the face of food which Is
characteristic of wild animals Is ab
sent In his demeanor and he neither
rends his rood nor bolts It but dis
cusses it like a true aristocrat. Evi
dently his royal education haa been
effective In making him a gentleman in
bearing aa well as In heart. Ills mas
ter value him at $10.000 but he cost
htm much less and carries Insurance
en the lion life, tie haa a valet de
rhaunbr and on several occasions has
been accorded the honor of a military
escort and an armed guard.
The royal period of
his
extstnee In
captivity began when
he wae f months
id. Prior to that time r.e was as
free as his parents, who were of some
Importance In the Jungloa of Africa.
With his brother Baby was basking In
the lasy sunshine of a tropical "after
noon and exciting the signified amuse
ment of his proud parents when this
highly domestic scene rudely dis
turbed bv the clamorous approach of a
roval hunting party organised for the
amusement of young King Manuel It.
wh sought diversion from the arduous
and unaccustomed duties of state In
the ptessure of the chase.
The account of the hunt which was
published In the It.al LlsV-n tlaietts
.re.lits the kins of the Jungle w;th a
brate fight, and describes In the most
complimentary terms the hravery of the
ve.utl.ful Manuel, who killed both the
father and mother lions In self-defense
an.i took captive the two fluffy, snarly
I if- now took on a very rosy tint
for Baby and he took to his new
ou.rters In the palace like a duck to a
rrvi.l pond, but his brother, brooding
over hie orphaned state, wasted away
an.i died of voluntary starvation.
Th troublous times upon which
Portugal and Its l-resnonslble young
ruler were entering disturbed Baby
not st all. They dM not seem to make
tr.u.-h Impression, either, upon Mr.nuel
until the retal October 1. 11(J. when
h was deon.ed and had to flee for his
precious I f'. The King had already
taken luhv'e education seriously and
BY A. TALTTJt I 11 rK
Hr. strayed Into th hotel lobby Ilk
a lost pup. a tattered Individual
redolent of long country walks
and haphaxard meals, fac bronzed
by th elements, and characteristics
ef th evperlea-e.l. I.e'.aurly he re
garded th register, his countenance
not changing until hla ey caught th
nam of a fan well known In th West
and not a stramrer In the l ast.
-Mr. Walton In" h asked th clerk
Th lord cf th establishment turned
to th key-rack. "He Is." n replied.
"What name?"
"Splvlns Jim Pplvlns."
"Front! Ah. ther he Is now. Never
niit.d. Front." said th clerk.
r-rlvln advanced to meet a man Ms
ant. thesis In appearanc. "Ah. Wal
ton." he whispered: "I want to hav a
word lth you. Yes. sir: Jim Splvlns.
Met you nrst In 'Frisco, then In Fan,
then stumMed across yon In th Poets'
Corner of th Abbey, and last met you
li Chlrag". Krmember me plvlns.
Ah. you !..' lUv ou t'-r.e I wouU
h rleaj'.l to (ii to jour room; yea,
sir"
Shonlder to shout Vr ther walked to
t elevator, and Walton s suite was
hardly entered befor Kplvin was un
bending a lo.iua.-lousnea which would
have been appalling to Walton bad It
not Interested htm.
"Tou re wondering what I'm doing;
here? Just dropped n to se you. Her
ttKlay: gon tomorrow, but I nver for
get my friends. Just want to keep
ou In touch v.lth m. Iont want to
interfere with your business: Just to
sound mv barbaric yawp as a strong
er man hss said and then go on my
way. Ion t want oi to talk: I can
aav enough for both cf ns: yes. sir.
"Travel. Ilk win, gives a bing to
the tongue. Ion said that when yoa
ro-. of your visit to th Poets' Cor
ner. But. ur.llk wine. sir. travel
serves. It lasts; lingers In th mem
ory. And such memories as may
come; For lnst.n-.
-There was that part of my Hfe
sttert In Terdel tt Itago. Its beginning
Catlag It m.T.ths n and Its ending
just long ruth hak on th road of
Ttme f permit my coming to New
York. I s"-ll never forget that time,
for la It I spent the most delicious
hours of mv l!f; tn It I reveled In
Love a dream awakened fcr as man
personally In hand, and the Hon could
by that time do all tha parlor tricks
that anr well-bred cat or dog about
the palace could do: and besides, his
clumsy paws, with their needle-sharp
claws 'sheathed In satin aa thick as
the Qoeen'i thickest Brussels carpet,
had Inspired a wholesome respect In
the other pets toward himself. But
with the King and all other human
beings Baby waa as gentle and affeo
tlonate as a child, and he was the
constant companion and chief amuse
ment of th boy monarch.
Tut Klags Lom Oat.
Then cam th revolution: the In
vasion of th palace by th despised
and overtaxed republicans: the hur-
,,. - . V. TlahV VU left
neu 1 1 . a 11 k -
behind, unloved, feared and starved by
the new occupants n- -r
dene. Not knowlrur what else to do
i.w . t. - ... linn h eeVOlUtlonlStS
took him to the Jardln Zoologlco de
Acctlmacao em Portugal. In tiie Parquo
te Palbava In Lisbon. Here Baby put
in a mile over a, J -
and the fact of hi having been the
L-. n? Pnrtiirfti'ft lion SlV him a
atandlnff that none of th other wild
beasts could boast. eui nis o"i"
tlon wss not soured and be remained
aa gentle aud playful aa before. He
acquired. In fact, such a liking for
human companionship and attention
. i. . w- . . v-rv lonesome when the
holiday crowd were not allowed In
, . .. i n , n and voiced hla
ini win i. .
adneaa with almost human whimper-
'"but the directors of th Garden were
not atronsjv Inclined toward the Hon.
for he aevored ot ine i rviw
royalty, and they decided to aell th
b'artr, who was In Lisbon at the
time, bought him.
The price was nominal very moaer
. 1 1 SMin n tirrrt and tin-
ate lor a ncu-i.u .. .7.V
damaged Hon 100.000 rels. W hen It
Is realised that In order to sausiy even
. normal hunger It Is necessary to
part with J00 rels In a good hotel
It Lisbon, the ngure is noi
lng. In American money the transfer
. v. i n -noomnltehed for a
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sum approximating 1550. for which
Carter obtained the Hon and the guar
antee from the director of the soolog
Ical garden. Jose Julia Lopaa Vallades.
that the lion's teeth were sound, his
digestion In good order and bis limbs
in perfect condition.
The deal waa made through Pig.
Antonio Pantos, the wealthy manager
of the I-shon Colyseu Dos Kecreloa,
the most Important vaudeville house
south of the Pyrenne. Carter found
Hahy a oulck study and a thorough
artist, quick to grasp th possibilities
of the leading "heavy" In th melo
drama. 1,11 ll l J I It'll KB" 1 1 . 1 .. . ' . . - .
Ttabv s premiere. The theater wss the
Utile Colyseu In Setubal. a city about
subtleness but by th powers most un
expectedly, almost unbelievably, ex
erted by Nature. It ta of this I will
tell you befor I again los myself In
th Earth s mystlo mas.
"You know me for a traveler. 1
have drank Marcobrunner In a Ble
brich Inn. at th exact place wher
Caesar crossed th Khln when he
nia.le his second Invasion. I hav vis
ited the battlefields of Boyaca and
Carabo'uo. and traveled the route of
Bolivar's march of 1S19. I hav tried
to read th eternal question from the
Sphinx. I have compared the natural
wonders of Niagara and the Yellow
stone with th falls of th Nyansa.
Tb drear spots of Calcutta wer not
overlooked becaus I had beheld the
Joys of Naplev I hav traveled. I
know th topography of th earth
prtty we!L Concede my knowledge
on that point; I know. Thank you.
But never did I meet repoe until X
enterd Terdel de Pago.
"It was natural for m to travel. I
wa bora with th wanderlust. And
It was as natural for m to unacquaint
myself with th aptness of things. My
present condition reveals my nature- I
am energetic, but my energies are often
misplaced. I had th unhappy faculty
of wanting to manufacture lc when
In Alaska, and to make a new brand
cf steam-heating apparatus when In
the tropics. Other men ar mor
gifted such man a Juan Belgardo,
for instance, who figures In my story
of Terdel d Kago.
-jl was not a handsom man. His
head was as bald as a tomato: his ears
wer Ilk small cabbag leaves, and
half Ms teeth wer iom from talk
ing too much. His eyes wer as black
on th Insl J as a battered pugilist s
eyes ar on if outsld. And. for a man
of wits, h was extrerooiy mean. Sir.
h would not hav glvn a flvcnt
piece to se an earthquake!
He was energetic, however: a man
ef tomorrow working Its dtiny today.
He knew the coign of vantage to bo
hold th coin of th realm. H will
never b blind, becaus h will always
se tl color cf gold. I found that out
before I had bees la Terdel de Rag
two weeks: as mob as I determined
to court and marry ClarabeiJ who, by
the way. mad th spot attractive.
"I may aay too much: I may ro
coco monotonous; but that Is a htunaa
av w.. -. ' cw m tsrt t t ; .t - ?v &rrn '''-.-.exMa. tv.v
id mllea from'Llsbon. The second rev
olution had passed over the new re
public and left Its people with even less
regard for royalty, and with more vig
orous stirrings of patriotism and re
publicanism evident In its attitude.
Carter advertised widely the fact that
he would exhibit the King of Portugal's
Hon In one of the Important acts in his
entertainment. It drew a house, but
one whose temper wss somewhat like
that of the audience which frreeted Lady
Gregorys Irish Players when they
sousht to present for the first time
The riay Hoy of the 'Western World"
to t typical Irish-American audience.
They were walling for Baby. The stag
was set. It represented the palace of
the Fhah of Persia. In the background
was a double cage. In one-half of which
Itahy is discovered walking restlessly
tack and forth, switching his tall
ecalnst the bars, snarling and bi-having
ferocloutly as though waiting Impa
tleialy for a long-delayed dinner of
missionary chops. Th other half of
thj cage waa vacant. A slender door
stood between.
It seemed that the Shah, who owned
the Hon, had become desperately enam
ored of the charms of Hester, a young
wor.--.an In hie dominion. The beauteous
Hector was oblivious to the advantages
of the Shah's romantic attachment, as
her affections wero fixed upon the ad
vance agent of a Persian circus named
Hadji. But the Shah was stubborn. He
would compel the beautiful maiden to
love blm or cast her to the Hon. In her
extremity she appeals for her llfe,vbut
in vain. The Shah sounds the alarm
gong. Tha maiden is seised and la
about to be cast into the outer cage
when Prince Sahib, a powerful poten
tate from Punjaub, ar.d a mysttc Sla
hatma. or sacred man, appears. He
had been entreated by the maiden's
father to save her life. He bespeaks
th j Shah with smooth words and asked
him why he had taken the maiden pris
oner and held her against her will. Th
Shall hangs his head In guilty confu
sion, but steadfastly refused to give
the maiden up. The Prince therefore
shows the Shah the sign of the Order of
Yogi, the insignia of his mystic order,
and tells the Shah that he Is able to
release Hester by magic if he chooses,
but the Shah still refuses, and the
Prince takes his departure with a long
tnreatenlng look as he exits.
The fchah thereupon directs the In
carceration of the young lady In the
ante-rage preparatory to her execu
tion and deputises a female slave to
stand guard over her to see that she
does not escape. The Fhah goes out,
the prince comes. He bribes the female
slave to assist him. ttoe Hon in the
meantime, uttering convincing roars at
frequent Intervals. Disguising himself
aa a priest, the prince enters the ante
rage, much to the relief of the harassed
Hester.
Now come the big moment for Baby.
He crouches In the farther end of his
fault. What has gon befor was nec
essary: what comes is, I hope. Interest
ing, it Is at least strange.
"I was not a poor man. Between
misfits of commercial Judgment I had
made proportionate calculations. Trad
ing In the South Seas had swelled the
gains of toy exporting from Holland
and Ivory dealings In Africa. So I
was able to buy a residence near the
woman who had won my heart my
heart, sir, which had never turned to
ward woman! And I mad a flourish
w ith my wealth to correspond with the
house and th vast estate in th rear.
I entered th bast society because
Clarabel was to b met there. I waa
soon looked upon as a desirable suitor
for her hand.
There was another suitor, however:
Juan Ilelgardo. although my coming
set him back Just when his courting
had attained almost to the pinnacle of
success. My wealth waa greater than
K 1 , I
cage and with one terrific roar leaps
at the partition, which separates blm
from the trembling maiden. The par
tition gives way. The entire cag fall
apart, and lo! the terrible lion is In
stantly changed Into the magician him
self. Riot Nearly Brought On.
Th audience had sat quietly enough,
but at this cries of "down with King
Manuel's Hon" started in the top gal
lory and were taken up In the pit A
riot seemed Hkely. The people outside
the theater who could not get in threat
ened to demolish the windows and
storm the stage, when Carter bethought
him of a scheme to startle the audience
Into submission. He brought Baby out
on the stage, ostensibly to take a cur
tain bow, held In leash only by a
slender cord. Inside of four minutes
there was not a seat In the house oc
his. I might say, and modestly refrain
from mentioning the fact that my good
looks were also greater. And It was
Inevitable I should have fastened upon
property abutting his, so that we could
each tell every act of the other.
"I will not attempt to describe th
charms of Clarabel. I could rhapso
dize. Such, sir, is the way of love. I
wish to be as brief as possible. I
found myself often in her company,
and welcomed by her; Belgardo shoved
aside to accommodate me, for which I
gained his sincere enmity. And when
I found diamonds on my property
aa I did within six weeks this enmity
knew no bounds, especially when an
investigation railed to reveal precious
stones In his own property.
"Clarabel'a Joy was plain when my
wealth was thus unexpectedly In
creased. It was simply, you under
stand, a case of finding diamonds where
no on had presumed them to be. Dig
ging tor potatoes, I remember, brought
them to light. I lavished glfta on the
woman of my heart as soon as I saw
thes stones wer to be had for the
mere matter of picking them op: and
after a while I arranged to hav my
property mined scientifically.
"Then Katur stepped in. I was away
from home on day when the town was
shaken by an earthquake. Some frail
buildings wer toppled over; much
ground waa disturbed. My own prop
erty waa upheaved as was Belgardo's.
W wer In th zone.
"And In Belgardo's ground on my
light wher no diamonds had been be
fore, war now so many as to be lying
loosely on th soil! Mother Nature had
Imply stolen them from me by her
convulsive throw, and given them to
my rival In love, for I was surprised
to find no further trace of diamonds
when having my estate inspected. Not
one stone was to be found In th
property which, before th quake, had
contained countless gems.
"You. sir, being primarily a matter
of fact man of business, will ignore th
existence of luck; many men do. Many
men blush at the thought of luck as
they blush at the thought of facing th
naked truth. But her was luck for
both of ns good for him. bad for me.
- -Jim Pplvlns,' said Belgardo to me.
shortly. 1 will now show you how to
win Clarabel.
"I laughed at him. Mankind, by
Umhtar unadorned, post sops, dscaj;
W-W$8j& 'Wt -'-'ill' ' i
cupled, and no one came Tjack to the
box office to demand his money.
From this auspicious beginning of
his theatrical career Baby played all
through Portugal and Spain. France
and Belgium. It was In Liego, Belgium,
that Baby Inadvertently caused another
riot. His act was over and his case
wheeled into the wings. During the
Intermission a Belgian audience repairs
to two convenient bars on either side of
the auditorium, there to refresh them,
selves against the second half of the
entertainment. During this Intermis
sion, one of the stage hands, who waa
unaccustomed to handling lions, acci
dentally loosened the door at the top of
the cage and Baby stuck his head out
In playful fashion and grinned at him.
a felicitous phrase, sir, that I myself
coined.
" "You make love as energetically
and lnspiringly as a cow chews her
cud,' I replied. "You must show me.'
"ut I had no Intention of letting him
show me. I courted my fair one as sed
ulously as theretofore, if attention will
replace, the fervor of gifts. Presents I
could not now make my wealth had
been lavished In attendance on Cupid.
"However, my idea was to tell of my
revefses. Do not think I Intended idly
to sit and watch Belgardo gather the
gems that had been mine. I knew
nnd he knew that without financial
backing my suit with Clarabel would
be lost. Therefore, I resorted to Yan
kee logic. I visited a Judge and ob
tained a writ asking Belgardo to show
cause why the diamonds, which had
been mine, should not continue as my
property, and restraining him from dig
ging for them.
"He brought the matter to Issue in
th courts. He had engaged the best
lawyer In Terdel de Bago as his coun-
1 vri)
Without more ado grips broke for
the stage, Jumped over the footlights
Into the pit and ran up the center aisle
screaming "au lion." It did not take
the audience long to leave the theater,
but they all came back when they were
assured that there was nothing to fear.
It is not so easy to travel comfort
ably with a lion as people unacquainted
with that form of pleasure might sup
pose. Railway officials are skeptical,
and golden assurances often have to
be extended before their fears are pla
cated, but It is wonderful what allt
tle assurance of this kind will do. In
genuity often results in smoothing the
way where the other method is too ex
pensive. For instance, when Carter was
seeking passage from Ostend to Dover,
he resorted to a little Yankee face
tiousness to enable him to get across
In a hurry, as he had no time to wait
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sel. and helped him with argument, In
this strange case. And our battle was
famous for new facts of Blackstone in
that part of the world.
"I based my ownership of the dia
monds on my previous possession and
the transference of the property with
out my consent. The stones had not
been given to him by me, I argued; nor
had he purchased them from me. And
In making this claim I introduced, I
believe, one of the most unique argu
ments ever heard in a court of Justice.
"To these allegations his lawyer re
plied that the earth had owned the
gems and had willingly given them to
Belgardo.
"Discarding rhetoric, my counsel ar
gued most logically tbat I had bought
the diamonds when I had bought my
land, and therefore they were mine by
right of purchase. But bis attorney
parried his thrust with an application
that staggered me. He insisted I should
identify each stone. If I could suffi
ciently prove that this and that dia
mond had been my property, relin
quishment would be readily and wil
lingly made. He contended that Juan
Belgardo had purchased a piece of
ground known and recognized on-the
map as such a lot on such a block.
Title had been clear. Consequently all
property In that section specified and
mapped thus belonged legitimately to
him. If he wished to plant potatoes,
it was his privilege to do so. He
could build on every Inch if he so de
sired. Or he could dig for diamonds
if he liked. What he did with what
was legally his own was none of my
business. And was It consistent with
Justice, argned his counsel, to suppose
that, if, while he was digging for pota
toes he should discover diamonds, he
should be obliged to hand those dia
monds to me simply because my ground
failed to show presence of diamonds
thought to be there? Was this the
understood interpretation of the law?
"Technicalities were greatly In evi
dence. This case was as great a stick
ler as was the case of Shylock trying
to get his pound of flesh, no more, no
less, without spilling a drop of blood;
and In legal annals stands without a
parallel for strangeness.
"My lawyer pleaded logically from
my viewpoint. All he asked waa that
I be given that which, without my con
sent had been taken from me. He said
I wanted what was rightfully nrlne. but
which J could not provs waa lawfully
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trunks, besides the lion, to transport
He carefully saw to it that the trunks
were all on board beforo he sprung it
upon the gaily uniformed courtiere
maratlme eta d'Assurances d'Ostend. In
other words, the superintendent of the
boat company, that he had a Hon also
to go on board. This was merely men
tioned In a casual, offhand way, as if
It were the everyday business of the
boat to carry lions the same as other
passengers. ,
Teuton Is Fooled.
He had already paid a sum approxi
mating T50 for the passage! and the
boat had already waited an hour, while
the baggage was being put on board.
But the superintendent put his foot
down hard when it came to passing the
Hon. He called attention to the regu
lations on the back of the ticket, w'alch
prohibited the transportation of ' wild
forest-bred beasts." and he Insisted
that the Hon was a wild beast. Mr.
Carter declared that he was not a wild
beast, that it was a good, tame, do
mesticated actor, and not a Hon at ail.
in fact, and after about an hour's ar
gument, while the captain of the boat
fumed up and down the deck, he finally
convinced the doubting Teuton that
the animal in the cage was nothing
more or less than an American Whang
doodle, a well-known American quad
ruped of the cat tribe. Inhabiting prin
cipally the sta.tes of Alabama, Louisi
ana and Texas, although now they were
being grown in The Bronx, New York,
and were making their appearance on
Broadway. The perplexed uniformed
courtiere maratlme eta d'Assurances
d'Ostend nervously looked up In the
restrictions to the boat company
whether or not a Whangdoodle were
permissible upon the line, and finding
no restrictions on any animal of this
sort he reluctantly allowed the cage
to be put upon the boat, and the voyage,
delayed for three hours, was begun.
When the lion was brought to this
country the Cunard Line officials sta
tioned an armed guard over his cage
in addition to Fritz, his regular valet.
This guard was relieved every four
hours, the ceremony partaking of the
dignity of guard mount. The lion
proved so gentle and amiable that one
of the men whose duty it was to exer
cise the dogs and horses came to Mr.
Carter and asked him when he should
exercise the lion. But the captain,
hearing of this contemplated tour en
force, gave a peremptory order that it
should not take place at all. and so
Baby got no exercise on the voyage;
but it is a matter of record that he was
the only passenger on the ship that was
not seasick, for the voyage was rough.
However, he was landed safely and has
since been living on the fat of the land
ever since his arrival In America.
Fat of the land, as applied to the
King of Portugal's lion, is 15 pounds of
the best beef, raw, nce a day, and a
barrel of water.
Lost Love.
mine. And my opponent's natural re
tort was that, as he had previously
said, if I could identify the diamonds
as those which had been imbedded in
my property I could receive them.
"The court was puzzled. There was
absolutely no precedent to guide him
in the conduct of affairs. By granting
equity to one he would be working a
palpable unfairness on the other; and
the environment was dedicated- so the
tablets on the walls said to Justice.
"One thing was positive: Without
the diamonds I would be a poor man,
for my counsel fees were equivalent to
the value of my estate the case was
worth the price. For myself, I cared
not, save only that I must relinquish
all thought of Clarabel and that tor
my heart.
"I visited her once Just to talk this
matter over with her. Sir, I spoke
plainly to her. 'If my suit is lost," I
told her, 1 will be a ruined man. I
will be unable to marry you, much
as my heart desires you. I would not
pull you down to my level: a shiftless
wanderer on the face of the earth. I
can struggle as often as I have strug
gled, but my love for you must not let
you suffer abasement'
"So it was understood. EUI1, the de
cision was a heavy blow to me, for I
wa8 told that what was Belgardo's wos
his own to do with as ho felt Inclined.
If Nature had turned burglar and
robbed me, my only recourse for satis
faction was by identifying the gems as
those stolen from me. This was the
law of the criminal courts; It must be
the law In this case.
"That is why you find me here In
straitened circumstances. That is
why I am in New York, the mecca of
the hungry, the disconsolate, the fail
ure. I still smile, but my heart aches.
In time, perhaps, memories of Clarabel
will become fainter and Thank you.
sir: I had no Intention of borrowing
a five-spot from you; I wished merely
to tell su of my self, and to let you
know of my past since last seeing you.
We have met many times before ah,
the Marcobrunner of the Rhine! And
we shall meet again. Meanwhile, this
five-spot will help. When we next
meet I hope we'll both be opulent.
"Hav I detained you too long? Par
don me. but one will grow loquacious
over fond memories. Well, as we used
to say, I don't know wher I'm going
now, but fas on my way."
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